Ike (coast, areas, storm, cities)

[kaykay]

Originally Posted by I LOVE NORTH CAROLINA

No wind yet, but we should start feeling the wind pick up in the morning. I did see it's going to curve over to the right so you just might get rain from it.

Praying for you and the other residents as ya'll "batten down the hatches." I'm praying it will be much weaker than predicted.

[ohioaninsc]

Ike has to be the largest storm I've ever seen...It almost takes up the whole Gulf...seems like they are predicting cat 4 level storm surges b/c of it's size...good luck to everyone in the path of the storm. Hopefully, no one is staying in Galveston, b/c it looks like the surge will go over your sea wall. The Weather Channel also has said that the surge will be 20' as far north as Port Arthur, and their sea wall is only 14'...Yikes, prayers are with you all.
Also, hopefully, the refiniries aren't messed up too bad, they are already predicting a huge spike in gas prices, just what we all need.

[11thHour]

Also, most of that seawall in Galveston has about 6 feet or so of sand built up at the bottom of it, making it effectively shorter.

Latest trends show Ike strengthening at this time.

[HDL]

Stay safe and may the storm pass quickly without any damage to lives or property!

[mattyj46]

Ike starting to strengthen

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HURRICANE IKE ADVISORY NUMBER 45
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092008
400 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008

...IKE GETS A LITTLE STRONGER...FORECAST TO BECOME A MAJOR
HURRICANE...

A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA TO
BAFFIN BAY TEXAS. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE
COAST IN THE WARNING AREA LATER TODAY. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE
AN PROPERTY IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA SHOULD BE RUSHED TO
COMPLETION.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT SOUTH OF BAFFIN BAY 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 400 AM CDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 91.6 WEST OR ABOUT 365 MILES...585
KM...EAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS AND ABOUT 265 MILES...425 KM...
SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS.

IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH...20 KM/HR. A
TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY...WITH A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTH EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE
CENTER OF IKE WILL BE VERY NEAR THE UPPER TEXAS COAST BY LATE TODAY
OR EARLY SATURDAY. HOWEVER...BECAUSE IKE IS A VERY LARGE TROPICAL
CYCLONE...WEATHER WILL DETERIORATE ALONG THE COASTLINE TODAY...LONG
BEFORE THE CENTER REACHES THE COAST.

REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE
THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 105 MPH...
165 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IKE IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON
THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS
FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND IKE IS FORECAST TO BECOME A
MAJOR HURRICANE BEFORE THE CENTER REACHES THE COAST.

IKE REMAINS A VERY LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. 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.
AN OIL PLATFORM IN THE NORTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO RECENTLY
REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 89 MPH...144 KM/HR...AT AN ELEVATION OF
400 FEET.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY THE HURRICANE
HUNTERS IS 953 MB...28.14 INCHES.

COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF UP TO 20 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE
LEVELS...ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...CAN BE
EXPECTED NEAR AND TO THE EAST OF WHERE THE CENTER OF IKE MAKES
LANDFALL...EXTENDING A GREATER THAN USUAL DISTANCE FROM THE CENTER
DUE TO THE LARGE SIZE OF THE CYCLONE. SURGE FLOODING OF UP
TO 25 FEET...AND POSSIBLY HIGHER...COULD OCCUR AT THE HEADS OF BAYS.
COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 6 TO 8 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE
LEVELS...ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS WAVES...CAN BE EXPECTED
WITHIN THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING AREA ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF
COAST. ABOVE NORMAL TIDES IN THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO SHOULD
GRADUALLY SUBSIDE OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO.

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 TODAY OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
LOUISIANA AND EXTREME SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE
POSSIBLE TONIGHT OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA AND
SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS.

REPEATING THE 400 AM CDT POSITION...26.7 N...91.6 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105
MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...953 MB.

AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 700 AM CDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 1000
AM CDT.

Source:National Hurricane Center

[Jammie]

It's strengthening just a bit~105 mph right now so it could hit a low Cat 3 by the time it hits. It's still heading right for Galveston.

[michiganmom48]

Prayers are with you all. I don't understand why some people aren't leaving and why there telling some people to stay put After Katrinia I reallt was impressed with what they did in the areas with Gustav. I 'm really worried that there will be loss of lives because some didn't leave or was told to leave. With a storm this big you don't know what it can do.

[sanspeur]

This has to be the most dire warning I've ever seen!


"All neighborhoods and possibly entire coastal communities will be inundated during the period of peak storm tide," the National Hurricane Center said late Thursday, referring to land along the Galveston Bay.
"Persons not heeding evacuation orders in single family one- or two-story homes will face certain death," it said.

AFP: Dire warning, evacuations as Ike eyes Texas

[11thHour]

Live feed from Galveston seawall (don't know how long this feed will be up..)

CNN.com Live

Also, a good live feed from a local news station. Good coverage:
http://www.khou.com/video/?nvid=1788...e=yes&noad=yes

[Blondie621]

Originally Posted by michiganmom48

Prayers are with you all. I don't understand why some people aren't leaving and why there telling some people to stay put After Katrinia I reallt was impressed with what they did in the areas with Gustav. I 'm really worried that there will be loss of lives because some didn't leave or was told to leave. With a storm this big you don't know what it can do.

Same here..some people refuse to leave...that is insane. Well I just hope everyone is safe and please people do not leave your pets behind! There will be no one to help them.