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[Breeze54]

Hurricane IKE Public Advisory Number 48

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...LARGE HURRICANE IKE CONTINUES ITS TREK TOWARD GALVESTON ISLAND
AND THE UPPER TEXAS COAST...
...HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS OCCURRING ON GALVESTON ISLAND...

A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA TO
NORTH OF PORT ARANSAS TEXAS. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
REACH THE COAST IN THE WARNING AREA LATER TODAY.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM PORT ARANSAS TO
PORT MANSFIELD TEXAS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT
FROM EAST OF MORGAN CITY TO THE MISSISSIPPI-ALABAMA BORDER...
INCLUDING THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN.

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

AT 1000 PM CDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 94.4 WEST OR ABOUT 55 MILES...
85 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS AND ABOUT 95 MILES...150
KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF PORT ARTHUR TEXAS.

IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/HR. A
NORTHWEST TO NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE
TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING...WITH A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH
EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF
IKE WILL BE VERY NEAR GALVESTON ISLAND AND THE UPPER TEXAS COAST BY
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

DATA FROM NOAA DOPPLER WEATHER RADARS AND RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT
INDICATE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 110 MPH...175 KM/HR...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

IKE IS A STRONG CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE
AND COULD REACH THE TEXAS COAST AS A CATEGORY THREE...MAJOR HURRICANE...

JUST BEFORE LANDFALL. STRONGER WINDS... AS MUCH AS 30 MPH HIGHER THAN
AT THE SURFACE...COULD OCCUR ON HIGH RISE BUILDINGS.

IKE REMAINS A VERY LARGE HURRICANE AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 120 MILES...195 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 275 MILES...445 KM. DURING
THE PAST HOUR...HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ON
GALVESTON ISLAND AND REPORTS FROM NOAA AND AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE
AIRCRAFT INDICATE SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE JUST OFFSHORE
GALVESTON ISLAND.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE RECENTLY REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE
RESERVE UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS 952 MB...28.11 INCHES.

COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF UP TO 20 FEET...WITH NEAR 25 FEET
IN SOME AREAS...ABOVE NORMAL TIDES ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS
BATTERING WAVES...CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR AND TO THE EAST OF WHERE THE
CENTER OF IKE MAKES LANDFALL.

THE SURGE EXTENDS A GREATER THAN USUAL DISTANCE FROM THE CENTER DUE TO
THE LARGE SIZE OF THE CYCLONE. WATER LEVELS HAVE ALREADY INCREASED TO
9 TO 12 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ALONG MUCH OF THE NORTHWESTERN GULF COAST.

DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE IN THE EYE. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST
SURGE WILL LIKELY OCCUR NEAR OR JUST AFTER THE EYE MAKES LANDFALL.

IKE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES OVER
EASTERN TEXAS AND EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA...WITH ISOLATED
AMOUNTS OF 15 INCHES POSSIBLE.

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY OVER PORTIONS
OF EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...AND SOUTHERN AND WESTERN
LOUISIANA.

REPEATING THE 1000 PM CDT POSITION...28.6 N...94.4 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...110 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...952 MB.

INTERMEDIATE ADVISORIES WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 1200 AM CDT AND 200 AM CDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE
ADVISORY AT 400 AM CDT.

$$
FORECASTER STEWART/READ

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[Breeze54]

1. Hurricane IKE Highest Water Levels

Highest Water Levels

Updated: Friday, September 12, 2008 10:07 PM



The large circulation around Hurricane Ike continues to shove a massive amount of water toward the Texas coast.

All this inbound water is being funneled between the center of the storm to the south and the Gulf coast to the north.

This tremendous excess of sea water is inundating all barrier islands along the Texas coast.

The deepest part of the storm surge will pile up between Freeport and High Island.

Water levels along this stretch of the coast will be as much as 20 feet above normal

sea level. The worst of the surge is expected between midnight and 2 a.m., which is the period just

prior to landfall.


Story by AccuWeather.com Expect Senior Meteorologist John Kocet.

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STORM SURGE EXCEEDANCE... WATER IN FEET

[Breeze54]

2. The eye is right over Galveston right now!!

At least I think that's Galveston, in the TOP Picture....

THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SURGE WILL LIKELY OCCUR NEAR OR JUST AFTER THE EYE MAKES LANDFALL.

[geomon666]

3. Yup, the outter eyewall hit Galveston about 20 - 30 minutes ago. n/t

[Breeze54]

4. I hope you aren't there!

:scared:

If you live near there, I hope all will be well, for you and yours. :hug:

[geomon666]

5. No I'm in Miami, FL.

But keep those prayers up for those who need it.

[Breeze54]

6. That's good... you've had your share this week and

so have I! Hopefully this will be it for this Hurricane season!

[RL3AO]

7. Or you could use this one that updates every 5 to 15 minutes.

http://adds.aviationweather.gov/satellite/displaySat.php?region=AUS&isingle=single&itype=irbw


EDIT: It might not be updating as we are in the satellite eclipse now.

[Breeze54]

8. Thanks... 'Hurricane IKE - Worst Case Scenario'

Worst Case Scenario

Hurricane IKE - Updated: Friday, September 12, 2008 10:07 PM


In Houston, fierce winds gusting as high as 100 mph will cause major structural damage,
take out power and knock out windows of high-rise buildings. Serious flooding will also hit.

In the eastern quadrant of the storm, we expect numerous tornadoes across Louisiana and all
of eastern Texas. A few could become EF-3 tornadoes, which are capable of considerable damage.

Ike will quickly lose its hurricane-force winds after landfall, but wind damage can reach as
far north as Oklahoma. The biggest problem from Dallas northward is going to be very heavy
rainfall on the order of 4 to 8 inches.

Though not a severe buzz saw type of hurricane, Ike is a massive storm, and its harmful impacts
will be far-reaching.