Printable ProductProvided by - NWS Southern Region HQ - Print 000 WTUS84 KHGX 131628 HLSHGX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IKE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 1128 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008 ...IKE MOVING INLAND AND SLOWLY WEAKENING... .AT 1000 AM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 95.3 WEST OR NEAR TRINITY TEXAS. THIS POSITION IS ALSO ABOUT 20 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF HUNTSVILLE TEXAS...AND ABOUT 35 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF LUFKIN TEXAS. IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 16 MPH. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY...WITH A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AND AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF IKE IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH EASTERN AND NORTHEASTERN TEXAS TODAY...AND INTO WESTERN ARKANSAS TONIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 80 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IKE IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR- SIMPSON SCALE. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED AS THE CENTER MOVES FARTHER INLAND. HOWEVER...IKE COULD REMAIN A HURRICANE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES...370 KM. A WIND GUST TO 56 MPH WAS REPORTED DURING THE PAST HOUR IN LUFKIN TEXAS. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 964 MB...28.47 INCHES. DURING THE PAST HOUR...A PRESSURE VALUE OF 968.5 MB... 28.60 INCHES...WAS REPORTED AT HUNTSVILLE TEXAS TO THE WEST OF THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE. TXZ214-238-141630- /O.CAN.KHGX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KHGX.TR.W.1009.080913T1628Z-000000T0000Z/ CHAMBERS-GALVESTON- 1128 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... ...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...NEW INFORMATION... HURRICANE WARNING REPLACED BY A TROPICAL STORM WARNING. UPDATED STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE SECTION. UPDATED WINDS...TORNADOES...INLAND FLOODING SECTIONS. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS: CHAMBERS...GALVESTON. ...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... STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. 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 930 AM AND 1000 AM SATURDAY: ROLLOVER PASS - MISSING HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL/BATTLESHIP TEXAS - MISSING HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL/MANCHESTER - 12.2 FEET MORGANS POINT - MISSING CLEAR LAKE ENTRANCE - MISSING EAGLE POINT - 8.9 FEET NORTH JETTY - MISSING PIER 21 - 5.9 FEET PLEASURE PIER - 3.4 FEET FREEPORT - 2.7 FEET TIDE LEVELS REMAIN 10 TO 14 FEET ALONG THE WESTERN SHORE OF GALVESTON BAY...4 TO 8 FEET ALONG THE BAY FACING PORTION OF GALVESTON ISLAND...AND 3 TO 6 FEET ALONG THE GULF-FACING SHORES OF THE UPPER TEXAS COAST. TIDE LEVELS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THE REST OF TODAY. TIDE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO BELOW 4 FEET AT ALL LOCATIONS BY EARLY THIS EVENING. 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 3:00 PM. GALVESTON CHANNEL... SAT 2:46 PM. GALVESTON PLEASURE PIER... SAT 1:40 PM. JAMAICA BEACH... SAT 7:16 AM. SAT 5:24 PM. SAN LUIS PASS... SAT 2:37 PM. FREEPORT... SAT 2:02 PM. NOTE...TIDE LEVELS ARE REFERENCED FROM THE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. ...WINDS... MOST AREA WIND GAUGES ARE NOT REPORTING DATA. WIND SPEEDS REPORTED 930-1030 AM CDT SATURDAY: FREEPORT - SUSTAINED 24 KNOTS GUST TO 30 KNOTS EAGLE POINT - 37 KNOTS GUST TO 54 KNOTS BRAZORIA NWR - SUSTAINED 18 MPH GUST TO 39 MPH SAN BERNARD NWR - SUSTAINED 17 MPH GUST TO 31 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE TO 10 TO 20 MPH EARLY THIS EVENING. ...INLAND FLOODING... FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING WATERSHEDS: LOWER WHITE OAK BAYOU MIDDLE GREENS BAYOU BUFFALO BAYOU KEEGANS BAYOU LOWER CLEAR CREEK ARMAND BAYOU HUNTING BAYOU HALLS BAYOU BERRY BAYOU CHIGER CREEK IN FRIENDSWOOD WEST FORK OF SAN JACINTO RIVER AT SHELDON 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. LOWER CARPENTERS BAYOU - 2/3 BANK FULL ESTIMATED LOWER GREENS BAYOU AT I-10 AND SOUTH - NEAR BANK FULL. SIMS BAYOU AT TELEPHONE RD AND EAST - STARTING TO RISE BUT WELL WITHIN CHANNEL. LOWER BRAYS BAYOU VINCE AND LITTLE VINCE BAYOUS AT BANK FULL OF SH 225. LOW LYING AREAS ON HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL...SAN JACINTO...SAN JACINTO TRIBUTARIES ARE FLOODING. WATER RISING. PLEASE CONSULT THE LATEST FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS FOR AREA RIVERS...CREEKS...AND BAYOUS. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT. 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. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH TONIGHT WILL AVERAGE AROUND AN INCH WITH ISOLATED TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL AGGRAVATE EXISTING FLOODING PROBLEMS. ...TORNADOES... THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES WILL CONTINUE TODAY. 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 1230 PM CDT. $$ GMZ355-141630- /O.CAN.KHGX.HU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KHGX.TR.W.0001.080913T1628Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM- 1128 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... ...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...NEW INFORMATION... HURRICANE WARNING REPLACED BY A TROPICAL STORM WARNING. UPDATED WINDS AND TORNADOES SECTIONS. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS: WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. TORNADO WATCH. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO THE CONTINUATION OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. ...WINDS... WIND AND WAVE REPORTS AS OF 1000 AM CDT: BUOY 035 (20 NM EAST OF GALVESTON): WINDS 29 KNOTS GUSTS TO 39 KNOTS SEAS 15 FEET BUOY 019 (60 NM SOUTH OF FREEPORT): WINDS 23 KNOTS GUST TO 31 KNOTS SEAS 10 FEET TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 KNOTS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DECREASE TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS BY THIS EVENING. SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IKE WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT BUT WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE. SEAS ARE RUNNING 15 TO 20 FEET...BUT WILL SUBSIDE TO 6 TO 9 FEET BY TONIGHT. ...TORNADOES... THE POTENTIAL FOR WATERSPOUTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 1230 PM CDT. $$ TXZ200-213-237-141630- /O.CAN.KHGX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KHGX.TR.W.1009.080913T1628Z-000000T0000Z/ BRAZORIA-HARRIS-LIBERTY- 1128 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... ...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...NEW INFORMATION... HURRICANE WARNING REPLACED BY A TROPICAL STORM WARNING. UPDATED STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE SECTION. UPDATED WINDS AND INLAND FLOODING SECTIONS. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS: BRAZORIA...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. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. 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 930 AM AND 1000 AM SATURDAY: ROLLOVER PASS - MISSING HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL/BATTLESHIP TEXAS - MISSING HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL/MANCHESTER - 12.2 FEET MORGANS POINT - MISSING CLEAR LAKE ENTRANCE - MISSING EAGLE POINT - 8.9 FEET NORTH JETTY - MISSING PIER 21 - 5.9 FEET PLEASURE PIER - 3.4 FEET FREEPORT - 2.7 FEET TIDE LEVELS REMAIN 10 TO 14 FEET ALONG THE WESTERN SHORE OF GALVESTON BAY...4 TO 8 FEET ALONG THE BAY FACING PORTION OF GALVESTON ISLAND...AND 3 TO 6 FEET ALONG THE GULF-FACING SHORES OF THE UPPER TEXAS COAST. TIDE LEVELS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THE REST OF TODAY. TIDE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO BELOW 4 FEET AT ALL LOCATIONS BY EARLY THIS EVENING. 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 3:00 PM. GALVESTON CHANNEL... SAT 2:46 PM. GALVESTON PLEASURE PIER... SAT 1:40 PM. JAMAICA BEACH... SAT 7:16 AM. SAT 5:24 PM. SAN LUIS PASS... SAT 2:37 PM. FREEPORT... SAT 2:02 PM. NOTE...TIDE LEVELS ARE REFERENCED FROM THE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. ...WINDS... MOST AREA WIND GAUGES ARE NOT REPORTING DATA. WIND SPEEDS REPORTED 930-1030 AM CDT SATURDAY: FREEPORT - SUSTAINED 24 KNOTS GUST TO 30 KNOTS EAGLE POINT - 37 KNOTS GUST TO 54 KNOTS BRAZORIA NWR - SUSTAINED 18 MPH GUST TO 39 MPH SAN BERNARD NWR - SUSTAINED 17 MPH GUST TO 31 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE TO 10 TO 20 MPH EARLY THIS EVENING. ...INLAND FLOODING... FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING WATERSHEDS: LOWER WHITE OAK BAYOU MIDDLE GREENS BAYOU BUFFALO BAYOU KEEGANS BAYOU LOWER CLEAR CREEK ARMAND BAYOU HUNTING BAYOU HALLS BAYOU BERRY BAYOU CHIGER CREEK IN FRIENDSWOOD WEST FORK OF SAN JACINTO RIVER AT SHELDON 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. LOWER CARPENTERS BAYOU - 2/3 BANK FULL ESTIMATED LOWER GREENS BAYOU AT I-10 AND SOUTH - NEAR BANK FULL. SIMS BAYOU AT TELEPHONE RD AND EAST - STARTING TO RISE BUT WELL WITHIN CHANNEL. LOWER BRAYS BAYOU 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. PLEASE CONSULT THE LATEST FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS FOR AREA RIVERS...CREEKS...AND BAYOUS. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT. 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. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH TONIGHT WILL AVERAGE AROUND AN INCH WITH ISOLATED TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL AGGRAVATE EXISTING FLOODING PROBLEMS. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 1230 PM CDT. $$ GMZ335-141630- /O.CAN.KHGX.HU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KHGX.TR.W.0001.080913T1628Z-000000T0000Z/ GALVESTON BAY- 1128 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... ...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...NEW INFORMATION... HURRICANE WARNING REPLACED BY A TROPICAL STORM WARNING. UPDATED WINDS SECTION. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS: GALVESTON BAY. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. TORNADO WATCH. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO THE CONTINUATION OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. ...WINDS... WIND AND WAVE REPORTS AS OF 1000 AM CDT: EAGLE POINT - SUSTAINED 30 KNOTS GUST TO 38 KNOTS TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 KNOTS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DECREASE TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS BY THIS EVENING. BAY WATERS WILL REMAIN VERY ROUGH TO DANGEROUS. ...TORNADOES... THE POTENTIAL FOR WATERSPOUTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 1230 PM CDT. $$ GMZ375-141630- /O.CAN.KHGX.HU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KHGX.TR.W.0001.080913T1628Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT 20 TO 60 NM- 1128 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... ...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...NEW INFORMATION... HURRICANE WARNING REPLACED BY A TROPICAL STORM WARNING. UPDATED WINDS SECTION. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS: WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT 20 TO 60 NM. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO THE CONTINUATION OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. ...WINDS... WIND AND WAVE REPORTS AS OF 1000 AM CDT: BUOY 035 (20 NM EAST OF GALVESTON): WINDS 29 KNOTS GUSTS TO 39 KNOTS SEAS 15 FEET BUOY 019 (60 NM SOUTH OF FREEPORT): WINDS 23 KNOTS GUST TO 31 KNOTS SEAS 10 FEET TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 KNOTS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DECREASE TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS BY THIS EVENING. SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IKE WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT BUT WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE. SEAS ARE RUNNING 15 TO 20 FEET...BUT WILL SUBSIDE TO 6 TO 9 FEET BY TONIGHT. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 1230 PM CDT. $$ TXZ235-236-131730- /O.CAN.KHGX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ JACKSON-MATAGORDA- 1128 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...NEW INFORMATION... HURRICANE WARNING CANCELLED. UPDATED ALL SECTIONS. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS: JACKSON...MATAGORDA. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... TIDE LEVELS HAVE SUBSIDED TO 2.5 TO 3.8 FOOT RANGE. TIDE LEVELS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THIS EVENING. ...WINDS... SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL PERSIST TODAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT. THESE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE TO AROUND 10 MPH THIS EVENING. ...INLAND FLOODING... THE FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS WILL BE THE LAST LOCAL STATEMENT ON IKE FOR JACKSON AND MATAGORDA COUNTIES. $$ GMZ350-370-131730- /O.CAN.KHGX.HU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM- 1128 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...NEW INFORMATION... HURRICANE WARNING CANCELLED. UPDATED ALL SECTIONS. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS: WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM...WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 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. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN IN PORT TODAY. ...WINDS... SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS WILL PERSIST THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO 8 TO 11 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS WILL BE THE FINAL LOCAL STATEMENT ON IKE. $$ GMZ330-131730- /O.CAN.KHGX.HU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MATAGORDA BAY- 1128 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...NEW INFORMATION... HURRICANE WARNING CANCELLED. UPDATED ALL SECTIONS. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS: MATAGORDA BAY. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT TODAY. ...WINDS... SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS WILL REMAIN ROUGH. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS IS THE FINAL LOCAL STATEMENT ON IKE FOR MATAGORDA BAY. $$ TXZ163-164-176>179-198-199-140000- /O.CAN.KHGX.HI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080914T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KHGX.TI.W.0003.080913T1628Z-080914T0000Z/ GRIMES-HOUSTON-MADISON-MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER- 1128 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HURRICANE WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...NEW INFORMATION... HURRICANE WIND WARNING REPLACED BY A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING. UPDATED ALL SECTIONS. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS: GRIMES...HOUSTON...MADISON...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. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MINOR DAMAGE WILL OCCUR TO MANY MOBILE HOMES. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY RECEIVE SOME WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. A FEW HOUSES MAY HAVE MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES AND SIDING. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. SOME ELECTRICAL WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. SOME ROTTING SMALL TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...AND ROTTEN LARGE BRANCHES WILL SNAP. NUMEROUS SMALL TWIGS WILL SEPARATE FROM TREES. ...WINDS... WIND REPORTS AS OF 1100 AM CDT: HUNTSVILLE - SUSTAINED 28 MPH GUST TO 39 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WILL PERSIST FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 75 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. PERSONS SHOULD REMAIN SHELTERED IN A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE ON THE LOWEST FLOOR AWAY FROM WINDOWS. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IKE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL AVERAGE 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH ISOLATED ADDITIONAL TOTALS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES POSSIBLE. SIGNIFICANT FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 1230 PM CDT. $$ TXZ212-227-131730- /O.CAN.KHGX.HI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080914T1200Z/ FORT BEND-WALLER- 1128 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008 ...HURRICANE WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...NEW INFORMATION... HURRICANE WIND WARNING CANCELLED. UPDATED ALL SECTIONS. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS: FORT BEND...WALLER. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. FLOOD WATCH. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE HURRICANE WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH. ...WINDS... GUSTY WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL PERSIST THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 MPH BY EARLY THIS EVENING. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IKE WILL BEGIN ACROSS THE AREA VERY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL AVERAGE AROUND AN INCH WITH ISOLATED TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE. SIGNIFICANT FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS WILL BE THE FINAL LOCAL STATEMENT FOR FORT BEND AND WALLER COUNTIES. $$ TXZ195>197-211-131730- /O.CAN.KHGX.TI.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080914T1200Z/ AUSTIN-BRAZOS-BURLESON-WASHINGTON- 1128 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING CANCELLED. UPDATED ALL SECTIONS. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS: AUSTIN...BRAZOS...BURLESON...WASHINGTON. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. FLOOD WATCH. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. ...WINDS... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 MPH BY THIS EVENING. ...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. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL AVERAGE AROUND AN INCH WITH ISOLATED TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE. SIGNIFICANT FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS WILL BE THE FINAL LOCAL STATEMENT ON IKE FOR THIS AREA. $$ TXZ226-131730- /O.CAN.KHGX.HI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080914T1200Z/ WHARTON- 1128 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008 ...HURRICANE WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...NEW INFORMATION... HURRICANE WIND WARNING CANCELLED. UPDATED ALL SECTIONS. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS: WHARTON. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE HURRICANE WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. ...WINDS... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 MPH BY THIS EVENING. ...INLAND FLOODING... THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING HAS ENDED. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS WILL BE THE FINAL LOCAL STATEMENT ON IKE FOR THIS AREA. $$ TXZ210-131730- /O.CAN.KHGX.TI.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080914T1200Z/ COLORADO- 1128 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING CANCELLED. UPDATED ALL SECTIONS. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS: COLORADO. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. ...WINDS... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 MPH BY THIS EVENING. ...INLAND FLOODING... THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING HAS ENDED. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS WILL BE THE FINAL LOCAL STATEMENT ON IKE FOR THIS AREA. $$