[NautiNurse]

Very ominous warning for Matagorda and Galveston Bays...

Maximum water levels forecast: Shoreline of Matagorda and
Galveston Bays... 15 to 20 feet

Gulf-facing coastal areas from Matagorda to High Island
including Galveston Island... 12 to 16 feet

Life threatening inundation likely!

All neighborhoods... and possibly entire coastal communities...
will be inundated during high tide. Persons not heeding
evacuation orders in single family one or two story homes will
face certain death.

Many residences of average construction directly on the coast
will be destroyed. Widespread and devastating personal
property damage is likely elsewhere. 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. Water
residents in multi-story facilities risk being cutoff. Conditions will
be worsened by battering waves. 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.

On/Off Hurricane List Mash Here-->

[arkady_renko]

Doesn’t that give you the chills? I remember the same type of ominous warning for Katrina being read on FOX and they were dead on.

[SomeCallMeTim]

Note that the NHC spoke of a “slight jog to the Northwest” ?? Hmnnnn...

Just looking at the “Bigger picture”... the NW quadrant is showing signs of shear... what that means to me is.. Ike is starting to feel the interaction with the oncoming Upper Level trough.

I’m still not convinced that Louisiana is out of the woods on this one. Remember... at this point during Rita, Houston was in the “bulls-eye”. Then, it veered north.

I still think that’s possible here...

[Elle Bee]

prayers for all in Ike's path ... let's hope he stalls and dies down

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[Enosh]

When was the last time they said ‘death’ in a warning? Katrina?

[brytlea]

Yikes.....

[RDTF]

yikes

[Constitutionalist Conservative]

Ike Causes Gas Price Increase

The wholesale price for gasoline produced on the Gulf Coast has jumped about 30 percent as Hurricane Ike churns toward Texas.

The area is home to massive petroleum refining infrastructure. The wholesale price for a gallon of gasoline rose about $1 to $4.25 today -- topping the high price five years ago when hurricanes Katrina and Rita raked the Gulf Coast.

The Associated Press reports the spike will almost certainly lead to high pump prices for consumers.

[Nahanni]

The storm surge is just one part of it, it loks like it will hit around high tide and with the moon almost full you can probably add another 3 feet on to the storm surge.

This storm if it hits as predicted and at the time predicted will have a storm surge higher then the Galveston sea wall.

[blam]

"Persons not heeding evacuation orders in single family one or two story homes will face certain death.

No minced words there.

[prairiebreeze]

Prayers continue for all in the path of this terrible storm.