[NautiNurse]

Water levels have already risen by more than 5 feet along much
of the northwestern Gulf Coast. The center of Ike is 165 miles SE of Galveston.

Coastal storm surge flooding of up to 20 feet...with a few spots to
near 25 feet...above normal tide along with large and dangerous
battering waves...can be expected near and to the east of where
the center of Ike makes landfall. The surge extends a greater
than usual distance from the center due to the large size of
the cyclone.

Winds 105 mph, 957 mb, moving WNW at 12 mph.
A turn to the NW is expected later today.

On/Off Hurricane List Mash Here-->

[numberonepal]

And there'll be twenty foot or better waves on top of that 20 foot wall of water. They are already 17 feet at Station 42035 - GALVESTON 22NM East of Galveston, TX

[brytlea]

Not sure if anyone has posted this site on any of the threads, it’s pretty intersting.
http://www.dallasnews.com/hurricane/

It gives visual predictions of where the wind fields will be. According to this Austin (for instance) will get winds of 74+. Just interesting for people who wonder about some of the inland areas.

susie

[2Jedismom]

Thanks.