This storm is packing a lot of water in the form of surges....... That will be the most devastating thing to come from it most likely. The following from the forecast:
Coastal storm surge flooding of up to 20 feet above normal tide
levels...along with large and dangerous battering waves...can be
expected near and to the east of where the center of Ike makes
landfall...except at the heads of bays...where surge flooding of up
to 25 feet could occur. Coastal storm surge flooding of 6 to 8 feet above normal tide levels...along with large and dangerous
waves...can be expected within the Tropical Storm Warning area
along the northern Gulf Coast. Above normal tides in the eastern
Gulf of Mexico should gradually subside over the next day or so.
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We’re heading for a full moon on the 15th but I understand that it usually doesn’t affect the Gulf tides the same way it does the ocean tides.
So what’s the tide expected to be Sat morning along the TX coast? High or low and what’s the difference in feet between them?