It's gettin hot and heavy now boys and girls....welcome Tropical Depression Erin. Also update on HURRICANE Dean.

First Tropical Depression Erin

TROPICAL DEPRESSION ERIN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 7A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL052007
700 AM CDT THU AUG 16 2007

...ERIN MAKING LANDFALL ON THE TEXAS COAST NEAR LAMAR AND WEAKENS TO
A TROPICAL DEPRESSION...

AT 700 AM CDT...1200Z...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE TEXAS
COAST HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 700 AM CDT...1200Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION ERIN IS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 97.2 WEST...NEAR LAMAR
TEXAS OR ABOUT 25 MILES...40 KM...NORTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...19
KM/HR. THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE...BRINGING THE CENTER
FARTHER INLAND TODAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO 35 MPH...55 KM/HR...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. THE DEPRESSION SHOULD CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES
OVER LAND TODAY.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES.

TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH
OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN TEXAS...WITH POSSIBLE ISOLATED MAXIMUM
AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES.

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE MIDDLE TEXAS GULF COAST
TODAY.

REPEATING THE 700 AM CDT POSITION...28.0 N...97.2 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35
MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
1000 AM CDT.

And thats a downgrade, aint much left to expected from Erin but lots o rain for all you Texans. I know I know, don't man squat to us Eastern Shore folk. Either way heres a shot of what Erin looks like...


And now on to Hurricane Dean. Must say I didn't think this would become a hurricane until later Friday, but blam, there she blows! Check out the eye that has formed. If your on dial up that link may make your computer struggle a bit. Its a sat loop feed with much data, something us weather geeks love to look at. Here is a shot of Hurricane Dean this morning.

Everything I have read says el Dean-yo is heading towards the Yucatan. Lots of rain and some wind, but it may never progress past a weak cat 2. We will see, its storms like this that are a good gauge on how much strength a weak storm can surge to when it meets that warmer waters in the Gulf.

Alright, so now you got your water cooler talk of the day. That's right, you know you got people you hate to work with and I have found if you restrict your comments to technical weather conversation, those people tend to avoid you. ;)