[MeekOneGOP]

PL, I couldn't reply on the other thread cuz it's locked now.

Yep. It looks like it's heading right for you in Victoria.

And right for us here in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area by Saturday.

Better batton down the hatches down there!!

[NautiNurse]

Please take a look at the inland wind effects of a 144 mph storm. The different graphics illustrate storms traveling at different forward speeds. The last example most closely resembles Ike at its current speed of 7 mph. However, Ike may be moving at a more rapid pace nearing landfall.

The point is that the faster a storm is moving, the less decay of hurricane force winds as it moves inland. Slow moving storms will generally lose their strength closer to the coast.

Gulf Coast Storm Inland Wind Potential