THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON LARGE HURRICANE IKE…LOCATED ABOUT 370 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS. 1. AN AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER…INCLUDING SOME OF THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE…IS LOCATED ABOUT 350 MILES EAST OF THE SOUTHEASTERN … Continue reading →

SHORT FORECASTS (Extracted from official local NWS forecasts) NEW ORLEANS Tropical storm conditions starting later tonight with gusts as high as 50. Numerous showers and thunderstorms Friday with east winds to 55. The showers and storms continue Friday night but … Continue reading →

BULLETIN HURRICANE IKE ADVISORY NUMBER 43 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092008 400 PM CDT THU SEP 11 2008 …IKE HEADED FOR THE NORTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO… A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA TO BAFFIN … Continue reading →

Check out this mid-afternoon report from the Mid Gulf Buoy: Wind north at 57 mph Gusts to 71 mph Wave height 30 feet Imagine. Those waves are more than five times the height of the average person! This is no … Continue reading →

BULLETIN HURRICANE IKE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 42A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092008 100 PM CDT THU SEP 11 2008 …LARGE HURRICANE IKE MOVING SLOWLY THROUGH THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO… A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM MORGAN … Continue reading →

HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL …TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM… AT 1000 AM CDT…THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE … Continue reading →

Hurricane Ike is quite a way south of the Alabama/NW Florida coast, but the huge circulation around him is sending waves crashing into the coast and producing strong winds. Here is a roundup of actual reports at midday: Gulf Shores … Continue reading →

First this report from Okaloosa County, in NW Florida: Officials report that tide + swells because of Ike is sending 15 to 20 foot waves crashing onshore. Beech closed. US 98 also closed in the area: Now, here is part … Continue reading →

BULLETIN HURRICANE IKE ADVISORY NUMBER 42 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092008 1000 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2008 …IKE CONTINUES TO GROW IN SIZE BUT HAS NOT STRENGTHENED YET… …HURRICANE WARNING ISSUED FOR NORTHWESTERN GULF COAST… AT 10 … Continue reading →

First is a surface map clearly showing Hurricane Ike. Note how tightly wound he is and what a big area is under his influence Second is a QPF chart which is an estimate of how much rain in the five … Continue reading →