[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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Sat Sep 13 06:27:39 CDT 2008
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HURRICANE IKE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
626 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008
...HURRICANE IKE MOVING ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
AT 600 AM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
30.1 NORTH LONGITUDE 95.1 WEST OR JUST NORTHEAST OF KINGWOOD TEXAS.
THIS POSITION IS ABOUT 15 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF HOUSTON
INTERCONTINENTAL AIRPORT AND ABOUT 80 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF
LUFKIN TEXAS.
IKE IS NOW MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH. A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTH 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 WILL MOVE THROUGH
SOUTHEASTERN AND EASTERN TEXAS TODAY AND INTO WESTERN ARKANSAS
TONIGHT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 100 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. IKE IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE.
ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED AS THE CENTER MOVES FARTHER
INLAND...ALTHOUGH IKE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN A HURRICANE THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 125 MILES FROM THE CENTER
AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 260 MILES.
HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR WELL INLAND NEAR AND TO
THE EAST OF THE CENTER. PORT ARTHUR TEXAS RECENTLY REPORTED A WIND
GUST OF 91 MPH WHILE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL AIRPORT RECENTLY
REPORTED A WIND GUST OF 82 MPH.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 956 MB...28.23 INCHES.
HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL AIRPORT RECENTLY REPORTED A PRESSURE OF
961.1 MB...28.38 INCHES.
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BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-HARRIS-LIBERTY-
626 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008
...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 600 AM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
30.1 NORTH LONGITUDE 95.1 WEST OR JUST NORTHEAST OF KINGWOOD TEXAS.
THIS POSITION IS ABOUT 15 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF HOUSTON
INTERCONTINENTAL AIRPORT AND ABOUT 80 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF
LUFKIN 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 6 AM AND 10 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 4 AM CDT AND 6AM SATURDAY:
ROLLOVER PASS - MISSING
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL/BATTLESHIP TEXAS - MISSING
MORGANS POINT - MISSING
CLEAR LAKE ENTRANCE - MISSING
EAGLE POINT - 10.14 FEET
NORTH JETTY - MISSING
PIER 21 - 10.69 FEET
PLEASURE PIER - 9.19 FEET
FREEPORT - 5.44 FEET
HURRICANE IKE CONTINUES TO PUSH ACROSS GALVESTON BAY. TIDE LEVELS
MAY INCREASE AS THE SOUTHERN EYE WALL MOVES ACROSS THE BAY. TIDE
LEVELS SHOULD THEN BEGIN TO DECREASE AS THE EYE MOVES INLAND.
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.
NOTE...TIDE LEVELS ARE REFERENCED FROM THE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.
...WINDS...
WIND SPEEDS REPORTED BY 6 AM CDT SATURDAY:
ROLLOVER PASS - MISSING
MORGANS POINT - MISSING
NORTH JETTY - MISSING
FREEPORT - SUSTAINED 41 KNOTS GUST TO 55 KNOTS
CLEAR LAKE ENTRANCE - MISSING
EAGLE POINT - 54 KNOTS GUST TO 65 KNOTS
PLEASURE PIER - 44 KNOTS GUSTS 65 KNOTS
PEARLAND AIRPORT - MISSING
HOUSTON HOBBY - SUSTAINED 75 MPH GUST TO 92 MPH
HOUSTON BUSH INTERCONTINENTAL - SUSTAINED 45 MPH GUST TO 66 MPH
SUGARLAND AIRPORT - MISSING
PALACIOS - SUSTAINED 23 MPH GUST TO 39 MPH
BAY CITY - MISSING
BRAZORIA NWR - SUSTAINED 32 MPH GUST TO 71 MPH
SAN BERNARD NWR - SUSTAINED 31 MPH GUST TO 55 MPH
RADAR ESTIMATES OF WIND GUSTS EXCEED 80 MPH AT TIMES.
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 FOR ANOTHER
12 HOURS.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS AND WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS
SOUTHEAST TEXAS FOR THE NEXT 6 HOURS. PEAK WIND GUSTS OF 70 TO 100
MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
HARRIS...LIBERTY...BRAZORIA...GALVESTON...AND CHAMBERS COUNTIES.
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 ABOVE BANKFULL AND RISING
LOWER ARMAND - NEAR BANKFULL 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. 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 11 AM CDT.
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JACKSON-MATAGORDA-
626 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008
...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 600 AM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
30.1 NORTH LONGITUDE 95.1 WEST OR JUST NORTHEAST OF KINGWOOD TEXAS.
THIS POSITION IS ABOUT 15 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF HOUSTON
INTERCONTINENTAL AIRPORT AND ABOUT 80 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF
LUFKIN 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 AT 4 AM CDT:
FREEPORT - 5.24 FEET
PORT O'CONNOR - 3.88 FEET
IN AREAS AROUND MATAGORDA BAY...TIDE LEVELS MAY NOT SEE MUCH MORE OF
AN INCREASE. TIDES MAY BEGIN TO DECREASE AS OFFSHORE WINDS DEVELOP WITH
HURRICANE IKE MOVING INLAND
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 6 AM:
PORT O'CONNOR - 18 KNOTS GUST TO 21 KNOTS
PALACIOS - SUSTAINED 23 MPH GUST TO 39 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.
HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS THE SOUTHERN PART OF
HURRICANE IKE CONTINUES TO MOVE INLAND.
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 11 AM CDT.
$$
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GALVESTON BAY-WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM-
626 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008
...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 600 AM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
30.1 NORTH LONGITUDE 95.1 WEST OR JUST NORTHEAST OF KINGWOOD TEXAS.
THIS POSITION IS ABOUT 15 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF HOUSTON
INTERCONTINENTAL AIRPORT AND ABOUT 80 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF
LUFKIN 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 6 AM CDT:
BUOY 035 (20 NM EAST OF GALVESTON):
WINDS 43 KNOTS GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS
SEAS 16 FEET
BUOY 019 (60 NM SOUTH OF FREEPORT):
WINDS 27 KNOTS GUST TO 33 KNOTS
SEAS 8 FEET
SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IKE ARE ALREADY AFFECTING THE
COASTAL WATERS. SEAS ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING 14 TO 17 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 11 AM CDT.
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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-
626 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008
...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 600 AM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
30.1 NORTH LONGITUDE 95.1 WEST OR JUST NORTHEAST OF KINGWOOD TEXAS.
THIS POSITION IS ABOUT 15 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF HOUSTON
INTERCONTINENTAL AIRPORT AND ABOUT 80 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF
LUFKIN 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 4 AM CDT:
BUOY 035 (20 NM EAST OF GALVESTON):
WINDS 54 KNOTS GUSTS TO 74 KNOTS
SEAS 16 FEET
BUOY 019 (60 NM SOUTH OF FREEPORT):
WINDS 27 KNOTS GUST TO 35 KNOTS
SEAS 10 FEET
HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE STILL POSSIBLE NEARSHORE AS THE SOUTHERN
PART OF THE EYE OF HURRICANE IKE PASSES THROUGH. WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO
DECREASE LATER THIS MORNING AS IKE MOVES INLAND.
SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IKE ARE ALREADY AFFECTING THE
COASTAL WATERS. SEAS ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING AROUND 10 FEET OUT 60 NM
AND 14 TO 17 FEET NEARSHORE. SWELLS 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 11 AM CDT.
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FORT BEND-HOUSTON-MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-
626 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008
...HURRICANE WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
SUNDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 600 AM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
30.1 NORTH LONGITUDE 95.1 WEST OR JUST NORTHEAST OF KINGWOOD TEXAS.
THIS POSITION IS ABOUT 15 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF HOUSTON
INTERCONTINENTAL AIRPORT AND ABOUT 80 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF
LUFKIN 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 CONTINUE TO INCREASE AS THE EYE OF
HURRICANE IKE MOVES INTO LIBERTY...MONTGOMERY...SAN JACINTO...WALKER
AND POLK COUNTIES. HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE AFTER
7 AM AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
...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 11 AM CDT.
$$
TXZ176-198-212-226-141130-
/O.CON.KHGX.HI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080914T1200Z/
GRIMES-MADISON-WALLER-WHARTON-
626 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008
...HURRICANE WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
SUNDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 600 AM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
30.1 NORTH LONGITUDE 95.1 WEST OR JUST NORTHEAST OF KINGWOOD TEXAS.
THIS POSITION IS ABOUT 15 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF HOUSTON
INTERCONTINENTAL AIRPORT AND ABOUT 80 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF
LUFKIN 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 CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO WALLER AND
GRIMES COUNTIES THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WIND
GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY AFTER 7 AM CDT AND REMAIN POSSIBLE
THROUGH THE MORNING.
...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 11 AM CDT.
$$
TXZ195>197-210-211-141130-
/O.CON.KHGX.TI.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080914T1200Z/
AUSTIN-BRAZOS-BURLESON-COLORADO-WASHINGTON-
626 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
SUNDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 600 AM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
30.1 NORTH LONGITUDE 95.1 WEST OR JUST NORTHEAST OF KINGWOOD TEXAS.
THIS POSITION IS ABOUT 15 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF HOUSTON
INTERCONTINENTAL AIRPORT AND ABOUT 80 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF
LUFKIN 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 BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MORNING
HOURS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AS IKE
MOVES NORTHEAST OF THE AREA.
...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 11 AM CDT.
$$
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