Tropical Storm Dolly threatens maritime activity along Texas Gulf coast
Tropical Storm Dolly in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to strengthen and could pose a serious threat to maritime activities along the Texas coast by midweek. The National Weather Service has issued a hurricane watch for the Texas coast from Brownsville northward to Port O'Connor. A tropical storm watch has been issued for the Texas coast from north of Port O'Connor to San Luis Pass.
MSNBC.com reports in Dolly drenches Yucatan, Texas could be next: Hurricane Watch issued for Texas coastline near Mexican border:
Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph with higher gusts. Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 175 miles from the center. Strengthening is forecast and Dolly could become a hurricane by tomorrow.
MSNBC.com reports in Dolly drenches Yucatan, Texas could be next: Hurricane Watch issued for Texas coastline near Mexican border:
"Emergency officials across Texas are monitoring the storm's track and moving some resources toward the Corpus Christi area, NBC affiliate KPRC reported.At 11:00 AM EDT today the center of Tropical Storm Dolly was located about 55 miles north-northeast of Progreso Mexico. Dolly is moving toward the west-northwest near 18 mph. A gradual decrease in forward speed is forecast during the next couple of days with little change in the direction of motion. On this track, Dolly will be approaching the coast of the western Gulf of Mexico by Wednesday.
Shell evacuated about 125 personnel from some of its Gulf of Mexico West operations on Sunday, KPRC added. Another 60 people were expected to be evacuated on Monday.
The company said it does not expect Dolly to have an impact on its gulf production."
Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph with higher gusts. Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 175 miles from the center. Strengthening is forecast and Dolly could become a hurricane by tomorrow.
