Printable ProductProvided by - NWS Southern Region HQ - Print 000 FLUS44 KHGX 120409 HWOHGX HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 1109 PM CDT THU SEP 11 2008 GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226- 227-235>238-121200- AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-BRAZOS-BURLESON-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND- GALVESTON-GALVESTON BAY-GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON-JACKSON-LIBERTY- MADISON-MATAGORDA-MATAGORDA BAY-MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO- TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON- 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- WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM-WHARTON- 1109 PM CDT THU SEP 11 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT EXPECT INCREASING SURF AS HURRICANE IKE GETS CLOSER TO THE AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY HURRICANE IKE IS STILL ON TRACK TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE UPPER TEXAS COAST SOME TIME LATE FRIDAY NIGHT OR EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. IMPACTS FROM IKE WILL BEGIN ON FRIDAY MORNING AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH INCREASING WINDS. BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL LIKELY BEGIN DURING THE AFTERNOON NEAR THE COAST AND THEN SPREAD INLAND DURING THE EVENING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO ARRIVE EARLY FRIDAY EVENING NEAR THE COAST AND SPREAD INLAND OVERNIGHT AS THE EYE CROSSES THE COAST. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH IKE. THERE WILL ALSO BE A TORNADO THREAT WITH SOME OF THE RAINBANDS AS IKE MOVES ONSHORE. RESIDENTS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS ON IKE. NOW IS THE TIME TO COMPLETE YOUR HURRICANE PLAN AND PREPARATIONS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED. $$