Printable ProductProvided by - NWS Southern Region HQ - Print 000 FLUS44 KHGX 130955 HWOHGX HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 455 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008 GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226- 227-235>238-140000- 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- 455 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT HURRICANE IKE HAS MADE LANDFALL NEAR GALVESTON AROUND 2 AM THIS MORNING. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL PERSIST THIS MORNING AS IKE TRACKS TO THE NORTH AT 10 TO 12 MPH. 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. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY DEEP MOISTURE LINGERING IN THE WAKE OF IKE WILL LEAD TO ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON SUNDAY. A COLD FRONT CROSSING THE REGION ON SUNDAY EVENING WILL ALSO SERVE AS A FOCUS FOR ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY EVENING. COOLER AND DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT FOR MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE REQUIRED. $$