Printable ProductProvided by - NWS Southern Region HQ - Print 000 FLUS44 KHGX 121138 HWOHGX HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 638 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008 GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226- 227-235>238-131145- 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- 638 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT HURRICANE IKE IS STILL ON TRACK TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE UPPER TEXAS COAST SOME TIME LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. IMPACTS FROM IKE WILL BEGIN LATE THIS MORNING WITH INCREASING WINDS. BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL LIKELY BEGIN DURING THE LATE MORNING 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. HURRICANE PLAN AND PREPARATIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY HURRICANE IKE WILL CONTINUE ITS JOURNEY ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS. HEAVY RAIN DURING THE MORNING WILL PRODUCE SOME FLOODING ALONG AREA BAYOUS AND OTHER LOW AREAS. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL DIMINISH DURING THE DAY AS IKE PULLS AWAY. ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE REQUIRED. $$