Printable ProductProvided by - NWS Southern Region HQ - Print 000 WTUS84 KHGX 130755 HLSHGX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IKE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 255 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008 ...HURRICANE IKE MAKING LANDFALL OVER GALVESTON TEXAS... AT 200 AM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.2 NORTH LONGITUDE 94.7 WEST OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS. IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH. A NORTHWEST TO NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING...WITH A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE CENTER OF IKE SHOULD CROSS THE TEXAS COAST NEAR GALVESTON IN THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO...THEN MOVE OVER SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS THE REMAINDER OF SATURDAY MORNING. DATA FROM NOAA DOPPLER WEATHER RADARS AND RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT INDICATE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 110 MPH 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...AT THE TIME OF 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 FROM THE CENTER AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 275 MILES. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING ON THE TEXAS COAST BETWEEN FREEPORT AND SABINE PASS. THE NOAA AUTOMATED STATION AT SEA RIM STATE PARK TEXAS RECENTLY REPORTED 10-MINUTE AVERAGE WINDS OF 76 MPH AND A WIND GUST OF 99 MPH. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 953 MB...28.14 INCHES. TXZ200-213-214-237-238-140800- /O.CON.KHGX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-HARRIS-LIBERTY- 255 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... AT 200 AM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.2 NORTH LONGITUDE 94.7 WEST OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS: BRAZORIA...CHAMBERS...GALVESTON...HARRIS...LIBERTY. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. TORNADO WATCH. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO WORSEN THE NEXT FEW HOURS. CHAMBERS...GALVESTON...EASTERN HARRIS...AND LIBERTY COUNTIES WILL EXPERIENCE MUCH STRONGER WINDS BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 3 AM AS IKE MOVES INLAND. PERSONS OUTSIDE OF THE MANDATORY EVACUATION AREAS WHO HAVE NOT EVACUATED SHOULD PLAN TO SHELTER IN PLACE IN A WELL BUILT STRUCTURE FOR THE DURATION OF THE STORM. MOBILE HOMES AND HIGH RISE BUILDINGS WILL NOT BE SAFE FOR SHELTERING. WINDS CAN BE AS MUCH AS 20 TO 30 MPH STRONGER AT THE TOP OF A HIGH RISE THAN AT GROUND LEVEL. GALVESTON COUNTY HAS A CURFEW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING. THE CITY OF GALVESTON HAS ESTABLISHED A SHELTER OF LAST RESORT AT BALL HIGH SCHOOL AT 4115 AVENUE O IN GALVESTON. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... TIDE LEVELS REPORTED BETWEEN 1 AM AND 2 AM CDT SATURDAY: ROLLOVER PASS - 11.17 FEET HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL/BATTLESHIP TEXAS - 7.89 FEET MORGANS POINT - 8.98 FEET CLEAR LAKE ENTRANCE - 8.17 FEET EAGLE POINT - 11.47 FEET NORTH JETTY - MISSING PIER 21 - 11.29 FEET PLEASURE PIER - 12.15 FEET FREEPORT - 6.3 FEET PORT O`CONNOR - 3.86 FEET AS THE WINDS INCREASE WITH THE APPROACH OF THE VERY LARGE EYE TIDE LEVELS WILL CONTINUE RISING FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. WATER LEVELS HAVE PEAKED IN SOME LOCATIONS AS THE STORM SURGE SPREADS ONTO THE COAST AND BAYSHORE AREAS. MAXIMUM STORM TIDE LEVELS ARE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON THE TRACK OF THE STORM AND VARIATIONS IN THE TRACK OF ONLY 15 MILES CAN MAKE DIFFERENCES OF SEVERAL FEET MORE OR LESS FROM SOME OF THESE VALUES. IN AREAS AROUND MATAGORDA BAY...TIDE LEVELS MAY NOT SEE MUCH MORE OF AN INCREASE. MAXIMUM WATER LEVELS FORECAST: SHORELINE OF GALVESTON BAY...14 TO 18 FEET BOLIVAR PENINSULA...17 TO 20 FEET GALVESTON ISLAND......10 TO 15 FEET GULF-FACING COASTLINE FROM SARGENT TO SAN LUIS PASS...6 TO 10 FEET GULF-FACING COASTLINE WEST OF SARGENT...4 TO 6 FEET SHORELINE OF MATAGORDA BAY...3 TO 6 FEET SEVERE INUNDATION IS LIKELY NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND BAYSHORE AREAS! NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THE STORM SURGE...AND POSSIBLY ENTIRE COASTAL COMMUNITIES...WILL BE INUNDATED DURING THE PERIOD OF PEAK STORM TIDE. MANY RESIDENCES OF AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION DIRECTLY ON THE COAST WILL BE DESTROYED. WIDESPREAD AND DEVASTATING PERSONAL PROPERTY DAMAGE IS LIKELY. VEHICLES LEFT BEHIND WILL LIKELY BE SWEPT AWAY. NUMEROUS ROADS WILL BE SWAMPED...SOME MAY BE WASHED AWAY BY THE WATER. ENTIRE FLOOD PRONE COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL BE CUTOFF. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN MULTI- STORY FACILITIES RISK BEING CUTOFF. CONDITIONS WILL BE WORSENED BY BATTERING WAVES CLOSER TO THE COAST. SUCH WAVES WILL EXACERBATE PROPERTY DAMAGE...WITH MASSIVE DESTRUCTION OF HOMES...INCLUDING THOSE OF BLOCK CONSTRUCTION. DAMAGE FROM BEACH EROSION COULD TAKE YEARS TO REPAIR. HIGH TIDE TIMES: MORGANS POINT... SAT 2:59 PM. CLEAR LAKE ENTRANCE... SAT 10:43 AM. EAGLE POINT... SAT 8:32 AM. PORT BOLIVAR... SAT 4:52 AM. SAT 3:00 PM. GALVESTON CHANNEL... SAT 4:38 AM. SAT 2:46 PM. GALVESTON PLEASURE PIER... SAT 3:32 AM. SAT 1:40 PM. JAMAICA BEACH... SAT 7:16 AM. SAT 5:24 PM. SAN LUIS PASS... SAT 4:29 AM. SAT 2:37 PM. FREEPORT... SAT 3:54 AM. SAT 2:02 PM. PORT O CONNOR... SAT 2:01 PM. NOTE...TIDE LEVELS ARE REFERENCED FROM THE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. ...WINDS... WIND SPEEDS REPORTED BETWEEN 2 AM CDT SATURDAY: ROLLOVER PASS - MISSING MORGANS POINT - SUSTAINED 26 KNOTS GUST TO 45 KNOTS NORTH JETTY - MISSING FREEPORT - SUSTAINED 39 KNOTS GUST TO 58 KNOTS CLEAR LAKE ENTRANCE - 22 KNOTS GUST TO 47 KNOTS EAGLE POINT - 24 KNOTS GUST TO 31 KNOTS PLEASURE PIER - 9 KNOTS GUST TO 15 KNOTS PORT O`CONNOR - 25 KNOTS GUST TO 32 KNOTS PEARLAND AIRPORT - MISSING HOUSTON HOBBY - SUSTAINED 58 MPH GUST TO 83 MPH HOUSTON BUSH INTERCONTINENTAL - SUSTAINED 49 MPH GUST TO 62 MPH SUGARLAND AIRPORT - MISSING PALACIOS - SUSTAINED 28 MPH GUST TO 41 MPH BAY CITY - MISSING SMITH POINT - SUSTAINED 46 MPH GUST TO 58 MPH ANAHUAC - SUSTAINED 45 MPH GUST TO 56 MPH ANAHUAC NWR - MISSING COTTON BAYOU AT I-10 - SUSTAINED 30 MPH GUST TO 71 MPH BRAZORIA NWR - SUSTAINED 36 MPH GUST TO 68 MPH SAN BERNARD NWR - SUSTAINED 30 MPH GUST TO 54 MPH THE WIND FIELD SURROUNDING IKE IS UNUSUALLY LARGE. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 39 MPH HAVE ALREADY SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS OF AT LEAST TROPICAL STORM FORCE WILL LAST UP TO 24 HOURS. SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 74 MPH WILL REACH THE COASTAL COUNTIES IN THE NEXT 1 TO 3 HOURS. THESE WINDS WILL SPREAD INLAND THROUGH THE HOUSTON METRO AREA AROUND MIDNIGHT. HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST 7 TO 10 HOURS. PEAK WIND GUSTS OF 70 TO 100 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS HARRIS...LIBERTY...BRAZORIA...GALVESTON...AND CHAMBERS COUNTIES. WIND GUSTS NEAR 110 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR WHERE THE CENTER OF THE STORM COMES ONSHORE. VERY DANGEROUS WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE AND DESTRUCTION OF MOBILE HOMES IS LIKELY. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WILL INCLUDE THE MAJORITY OF MOBILE HOMES BEING SEVERELY DAMAGED. THOSE THAT SURVIVE WILL BE UNINHABITABLE UNTIL REPAIRED. HOUSES OF POOR TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION WILL HAVE MAJOR DAMAGE...INCLUDING PARTIAL WALL COLLAPSE AND ROOFS BEING LIFTED OFF. MANY WILL BE UNINHABITABLE. WELL CONSTRUCTED HOUSES WILL INCUR MINOR DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS...AS WELL AS BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. UP TO ONE QUARTER OF GABLED ROOFS WILL FAIL. PARTIAL ROOF FAILURE IS EXPECTED AT INDUSTRIAL PARKS...ESPECIALLY TO THOSE BUILDINGS WITH LIGHT WEIGHT STEEL AND ALUMINUM COVERINGS. OLDER LOW RISING APARTMENT ROOFS MAY ALSO BE TORN OFF...AS WELL AS RECEIVING SIDING AND SHINGLE DAMAGE. UP TO ONE QUARTER OF ALL GLASS IN HIGH RISE OFFICE BUILDINGS WILL BE BLOWN OUT. AIRBORNE DEBRIS WILL CAUSE DAMAGE...INJURY...AND POSSIBLE FATALITIES. NATURAL DAMAGE WILL INCLUDE ALL TREES WITH ROTTING BASES BECOMING UPROOTED OR SNAPPED. NEARLY ALL LARGE BRANCHES WILL SNAP. BETWEEN ONE QUARTER AND ONE HALF OF HEALTHY SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED TREES WILL BE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED...MOST COMMON WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. UP TO THREE QUARTERS OF NEWLY PLANTED GROUND CROPS WILL BE DAMAGED. ...INLAND FLOODING... THE FOLLOWING WATERSHEDS ARE NEAR BANK FULL OR OVER BANKS ON THE LOWER END: CLEAR LAKE - FLOODING IN PROGRESS. SURGE AT 11 FEET AT KEMAH AND 9 FEET AT CLEAR LAKE. CLEAR CREEK - EAST OF FM528 AT OR NEAR BANKFUL LOWER ARMAND - ABOUT 2/3 FULL AND RISING LOWER CARPENTERS BAYOU - 2/3 BANK FULL ESTIMATED GREENS BAYOU AT I-10 AND SOUTH - NEAR BANK FULL. LOWER HUNTING - 1/2 BANK FULL WHITE OAK NEAR DOWNTOWN - NO PROBLEMS BUFFALO BAYOU AT SHEPARD AND EASTWARD RISING BUT WELL WITHIN CHANNEL. SIMS BAYOU AT TELEPHONE RD AND EAST - STARTING TO RISE BUT WELL WITHIN CHANNEL. BRAYS BAYOU AND LAWNDALE - 2/3 FULL. VINCE AND LITTLE VINCE BAYOUS AT BANKFULL OF SH 225. LOW LYING AREAS ON HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL...SAN JACINTO...SAN JACINTO TRIBUTARIES ARE FLOODING. WATER RISING. A FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE WEST FORK OF THE SAN JACINTO RIVER AT SHELDON WHERE MINOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED. PLEASE CONSULT THE LATEST FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS FOR AREA RIVERS...CREEKS...AND BAYOUS. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IKE ARE MOVING OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE HOUSTON METRO AREA. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF 5 TO 7 INCHES WITH ISOLATED TOTALS OF 10 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY. SIGNIFICANT FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL. THE HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE ADDITIONAL RAPID RISES ON THE BAYOUS DUE TO THE STORM TIDE BACKING UP THE BAYOUS. ...TORNADOES... THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES WILL BE INCREASING OVER CHAMBERS COUNTY AND WILL EXPAND WEST ACROSS THE BAY AND INTO GALVESTON...HARRIS... AND LIBERTY COUNTIES IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS AND CONTINUE TO EXPAND WEST AND NORTH LATER TONIGHT. YOU SHOULD PLAN TO SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR AWAY FROM WINDOWS. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 5 AM CDT. $$ TXZ235-236-140800- /O.CON.KHGX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ JACKSON-MATAGORDA- 255 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... AT 200 AM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.2 NORTH LONGITUDE 94.7 WEST OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS: JACKSON...MATAGORDA. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PERSONS OUTSIDE OF THE MANDATORY EVACUATION AREAS WHO HAVE NOT EVACUATED SHOULD PLAN TO SHELTER IN PLACE IN A WELL BUILT STRUCTURE FOR THE DURATION OF THE STORM. MOBILE HOMES AND HIGH RISE BUILDINGS WILL NOT BE SAFE FOR SHELTERING. WINDS CAN BE AS MUCH AS 20 TO 30 MPH STRONGER AT THE TOP OF A HIGH RISE THAN AT GROUND LEVEL. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... TIDE LEVELS REPORTED BETWEEN 12 AM CDT: FREEPORT - 6.15 FEET PORT O`CONNOR - 3.94 FEET AS THE WINDS INCREASE WITH THE APPROACH OF THE VERY LARGE EYE TIDE LEVELS WILL CONTINUE RISING FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. WATER LEVELS SHOULD BE PEAKING BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 4 AM TONIGHT AS THE STORM SURGE SPREADS ONTO THE COAST AND BAYSHORE AREAS. MAXIMUM STORM TIDE LEVELS ARE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON THE TRACK OF THE STORM AND VARIATIONS IN THE TRACK OF ONLY 15 MILES CAN MAKE DIFFERENCES OF SEVERAL FEET MORE OR LESS FROM SOME OF THESE VALUES. IN AREAS AROUND MATAGORDA BAY...TIDE LEVELS MAY NOT SEE MUCH MORE OF AN INCREASE. MAXIMUM WATER LEVELS FORECAST: GULF-FACING COASTLINE FROM SARGENT TO SAN LUIS PASS...6 TO 10 FEET GULF-FACING COASTLINE WEST OF SARGENT...4 TO 6 FEET SHORELINE OF MATAGORDA BAY...3 TO 6 FEET SEVERE INUNDATION IS LIKELY NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND BAYSHORE AREAS! NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THE STORM SURGE...AND POSSIBLY ENTIRE COASTAL COMMUNITIES...WILL BE INUNDATED DURING THE PERIOD OF PEAK STORM TIDE. MANY RESIDENCES OF AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION DIRECTLY ON THE COAST WILL BE DESTROYED. WIDESPREAD AND DEVASTATING PERSONAL PROPERTY DAMAGE IS LIKELY. VEHICLES LEFT BEHIND WILL LIKELY BE SWEPT AWAY. NUMEROUS ROADS WILL BE SWAMPED...SOME MAY BE WASHED AWAY BY THE WATER. ENTIRE FLOOD PRONE COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL BE CUTOFF. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN MULTI- STORY FACILITIES RISK BEING CUTOFF. CONDITIONS WILL BE WORSENED BY BATTERING WAVES CLOSER TO THE COAST. SUCH WAVES WILL EXACERBATE PROPERTY DAMAGE...WITH MASSIVE DESTRUCTION OF HOMES...INCLUDING THOSE OF BLOCK CONSTRUCTION. DAMAGE FROM BEACH EROSION COULD TAKE YEARS TO REPAIR. HIGH TIDE TIMES: FREEPORT... SAT 3:54 AM. SAT 2:02 PM. PORT O CONNOR... SAT 2:01 PM. NOTE...TIDE LEVELS ARE REFERENCED FROM THE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. ...WINDS... WIND SPEEDS REPORTED AT 2 AM: PORT O`CONNOR - 25 KNOTS GUST TO 32 KNOTS PALACIOS - SUSTAINED 28 MPH GUST TO 41 MPH BAY CITY - MISSING BRAZORIA NWR - SUSTAINED 36 MPH GUST TO 68 MPH SAN BERNARD NWR - SUSTAINED 30 MPH GUST TO 54 MPH THE WIND FIELD SURROUNDING IKE IS UNUSUALLY LARGE. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 39 MPH HAVE ALREADY SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS OF AT LEAST TROPICAL STORM FORCE WILL LAST UP TO 24 HOURS. SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 74 MPH WILL REACH THE COASTAL COUNTIES IN THE NEXT 1 TO 3 HOURS. THESE WINDS WILL SPREAD INLAND THROUGH THE HOUSTON METRO AREA AROUND MIDNIGHT. HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST 7 TO 10 HOURS. PEAK WIND GUSTS OF 90 TO 110 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS HARRIS...LIBERTY...BRAZORIA...GALVESTON...AND CHAMBERS COUNTIES. WIND GUSTS NEAR 115 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR WHERE THE CENTER OF THE STORM COMES ONSHORE. VERY DANGEROUS WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE AND DESTRUCTION OF MOBILE HOMES IS LIKELY. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WILL INCLUDE THE MAJORITY OF MOBILE HOMES BEING SEVERELY DAMAGED. THOSE THAT SURVIVE WILL BE UNINHABITABLE UNTIL REPAIRED. HOUSES OF POOR TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION WILL HAVE MAJOR DAMAGE...INCLUDING PARTIAL WALL COLLAPSE AND ROOFS BEING LIFTED OFF. MANY WILL BE UNINHABITABLE. WELL CONSTRUCTED HOUSES WILL INCUR MINOR DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS...AS WELL AS BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. UP TO ONE QUARTER OF GABLED ROOFS WILL FAIL. PARTIAL ROOF FAILURE IS EXPECTED AT INDUSTRIAL PARKS...ESPECIALLY TO THOSE BUILDINGS WITH LIGHT WEIGHT STEEL AND ALUMINUM COVERINGS. OLDER LOW RISING APARTMENT ROOFS MAY ALSO BE TORN OFF...AS WELL AS RECEIVING SIDING AND SHINGLE DAMAGE. UP TO ONE QUARTER OF ALL GLASS IN HIGH RISE OFFICE BUILDINGS WILL BE BLOWN OUT. AIRBORNE DEBRIS WILL CAUSE DAMAGE...INJURY...AND POSSIBLE FATALITIES. NATURAL DAMAGE WILL INCLUDE ALL TREES WITH ROTTING BASES BECOMING UPROOTED OR SNAPPED. NEARLY ALL LARGE BRANCHES WILL SNAP. BETWEEN ONE QUARTER AND ONE HALF OF HEALTHY SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED TREES WILL BE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED...MOST COMMON WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. UP TO THREE QUARTERS OF NEWLY PLANTED GROUND CROPS WILL BE DAMAGED. ...INLAND FLOODING... PLEASE CONSULT THE LATEST FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS FOR AREA RIVERS...CREEKS...AND BAYOUS. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. RAIN BANDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS MATAGORDA COUNTY INTO JACKSON COUNTY. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF 5 TO 7 INCHES WITH ISOLATED TOTALS OF 10 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY. SIGNIFICANT FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL. THE HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE ADDITIONAL RAPID RISES ON THE BAYOUS DUE TO THE STORM TIDE BACKING UP THE BAYOUS. ...TORNADOES... AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS POSSIBLE...MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. YOU SHOULD PLAN TO SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR AWAY FROM WINDOWS. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 5 AM CDT. $$ GMZ335-355-140800- /O.CON.KHGX.HU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ GALVESTON BAY-WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM- 255 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... AT 200 AM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.2 NORTH LONGITUDE 94.7 WEST OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS: GALVESTON BAY...WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. TORNADO WATCH. ..PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS SHOULD REMAIN IN SHELTER. ...WINDS... WIND AND WAVE REPORTS AS OF 2 AM CDT: BUOY 035 (20 NM EAST OF GALVESTON): WINDS 14 MPH GUSTS TO 19 MPH SEAS 10 FEET SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IKE ARE ALREADY AFFECTING THE COASTAL WATERS. SEAS ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING 10 FEET ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS. SEAS HAVE PEAKED OF AROUND 20 FEET. ...TORNADOES... WATERSPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY AS IKE PASSES THROUGH. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 5 AM CDT. $$ GMZ330-350-370-375-140800- /O.CON.KHGX.HU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MATAGORDA BAY- WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT 20 TO 60 NM- 255 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... AT 200 AM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.2 NORTH LONGITUDE 94.7 WEST OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS: MATAGORDA BAY...WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM...WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM...WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT 20 TO 60 NM. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS SHOULD REMAIN IN SHELTER. ...WINDS... WIND AND WAVE REPORTS AS OF 2 AM CDT: BUOY 035 (20 NM EAST OF GALVESTON): WINDS 14 MPH GUSTS TO 19 MPH SEAS 10 FEET BUOY 019 (60 NM SOUTH OF FREEPORT): WINDS 33 KNOTS GUST TO 43 KNOTS SEAS 11 FEET WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE TO DECREASE AS IKE MOVES INLAND. SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IKE ARE ALREADY AFFECTING THE COASTAL WATERS. SEAS ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING AROUND 10 FEET AND SHOULD SLOWLY SUBSIDE AS IKE MOVES INLAND. ...TORNADOES... WATERSPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY AS IKE PASSES THROUGH. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 5 AM CDT. $$ TXZ163-164-177>179-199-227-140800- /O.CON.KHGX.HI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080914T1200Z/ FORT BEND-HOUSTON-MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER- 255 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008 ...HURRICANE WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY... ...NEW INFORMATION... AT 200 AM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.2 NORTH LONGITUDE 94.7 WEST OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS: FORT BEND...HOUSTON...MONTGOMERY...POLK...SAN JACINTO... TRINITY...WALKER. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. TORNADO WATCH. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. PERSONS SHOULD PREPARE THEIR PROPERTIES FOR THE EXPECTATION OF DAMAGING WINDS. SECURE OR REMOVE ANY LOOSE ITEMS SURROUNDING YOUR PROPERTY WHICH COULD BE BLOWN AROUND BY TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE FORCE WINDS. TRIM TREES NEAR YOUR PROPERTY. MOST MOBILE HOMES WILL EXPERIENCE MODERATE DAMAGE. SOME OF POOR CONSTRUCTION WILL BE UNINHABITABLE UNTIL REPAIRED. HOUSES OF POOR TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION WILL HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING... AND GUTTERS. SOME WINDOWS WILL BE BLOWN OUT. UNFASTENED HOME ITEMS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT WILL BECOME AIRBORNE... CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. DOZENS OF WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN. LOCAL POWER OUTAGES WILL AFFECT ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS. MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED...AND ROTTING SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED TREES WILL BE UPROOTED. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL MOVE INTO MONTGOMERY...WALLER... POLK...AND SAN JACINTO COUNTIES BEFORE 5 AM CDT. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE LIKELY AND SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE AREA THROUGH 5 AM AND LASTING THROUGH MID MORNING SATURDAY. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 90 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IKE WILL BEGIN ACROSS THE AREA VERY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF 5 TO 7 INCHES WITH ISOLATED TOTALS OF 10 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY. SIGNIFICANT FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL. ...TORNADOES... THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AS IKE MOVES ONSHORE. YOU SHOULD PLAN TO SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR AWAY FROM WINDOWS. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 5 AM CDT. $$ TXZ176-198-212-226-140800- /O.CON.KHGX.HI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080914T1200Z/ GRIMES-MADISON-WALLER-WHARTON- 255 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008 ...HURRICANE WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY... ...NEW INFORMATION... AT 200 AM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.2 NORTH LONGITUDE 94.7 WEST OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS: GRIMES...MADISON...WALLER...WHARTON. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. PERSONS SHOULD PREPARE THEIR PROPERTIES FOR THE EXPECTATION OF DAMAGING WINDS. SECURE OR REMOVE ANY LOOSE ITEMS SURROUNDING YOUR PROPERTY WHICH COULD BE BLOWN AROUND BY TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE FORCE WINDS. TRIM TREES NEAR YOUR PROPERTY. MOST MOBILE HOMES WILL EXPERIENCE MODERATE DAMAGE. SOME OF POOR CONSTRUCTION WILL BE UNINHABITABLE UNTIL REPAIRED. HOUSES OF POOR TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION WILL HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING... AND GUTTERS. SOME WINDOWS WILL BE BLOWN OUT. UNFASTENED HOME ITEMS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT WILL BECOME AIRBORNE... CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. DOZENS OF WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN. LOCAL POWER OUTAGES WILL AFFECT ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS. MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED...AND ROTTING SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED TREES WILL BE UPROOTED. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL MOVE INTO THESE LOCATIONS BEFORE 5 AM CDT. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE AREA BEGINNING BETWEEN 3 AND 5 AM TONIGHT AND LASTING THROUGH MID MORNING SATURDAY. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IKE WILL BEGIN ACROSS THE AREA VERY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF 5 TO 7 INCHES WITH ISOLATED TOTALS OF 10 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY. SIGNIFICANT FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL. ...TORNADOES... THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AS IKE MOVES ONSHORE. YOU SHOULD PLAN TO SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR AWAY FROM WINDOWS. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 5 AM CDT. $$ TXZ195>197-210-211-140800- /O.CON.KHGX.TI.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080914T1200Z/ AUSTIN-BRAZOS-BURLESON-COLORADO-WASHINGTON- 255 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY... ...NEW INFORMATION... AT 200 AM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.2 NORTH LONGITUDE 94.7 WEST OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS: AUSTIN...BRAZOS...BURLESON...COLORADO...WASHINGTON. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. PERSONS SHOULD PREPARE THEIR PROPERTIES FOR THE EXPECTATION OF DAMAGING WINDS. SECURE OR REMOVE ANY LOOSE ITEMS SURROUNDING YOUR PROPERTY WHICH COULD BE BLOWN AROUND BY TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE FORCE WINDS. TRIM TREES NEAR YOUR PROPERTY. MOST MOBILE HOMES WILL EXPERIENCE MODERATE DAMAGE. SOME OF POOR CONSTRUCTION WILL BE UNINHABITABLE UNTIL REPAIRED. HOUSES OF POOR TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION WILL HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING... AND GUTTERS. SOME WINDOWS WILL BE BLOWN OUT. UNFASTENED HOME ITEMS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT WILL BECOME AIRBORNE... CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. DOZENS OF WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN. LOCAL POWER OUTAGES WILL AFFECT ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS. MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED...AND ROTTING SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED TREES WILL BE UPROOTED. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL MOVE INTO THESE LOCATIONS BEFORE 5 AM CDT. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE AREA BEGINNING BETWEEN 4 AND 5 AM TONIGHT AND LASTING THROUGH MID MORNING SATURDAY. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IKE WILL BEGIN ACROSS THE AREA VERY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF 5 TO 7 INCHES WITH ISOLATED TOTALS OF 10 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY. SIGNIFICANT FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL. ...TORNADOES... THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AS IKE MOVES ONSHORE. YOU SHOULD PLAN TO SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR AWAY FROM WINDOWS. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 5 AM CDT. $$