We have been following the story here. Thanks for the additional info and update.
Apparently the fastest pressure drops along the coast now are in Freeport and Angleton, southwest of Galveston. That’s a sign that Ike may well wobble a bit west and hit the coast down from Galveston instead of head-on into the island as currently estimated. If that’s the case, then Galveston and Houston get the “dirty” northeast side of the storm, which is packing hurricane winds out 110+ miles. It also means Galveston and Galveston Bay get even more surge. If that happens, it’s a worst-case scenario.
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