GALVESTON BAROMETER PLUMMETING PRESSURE DROP RECON Mission 33 into Hurricane Ike (AF304) just recorded an extrapolated surface pressure of 951.4 millibars in an observation…the 9 p.m. advisory listed the pressure at 952 mb…down slightly from the previous fix… Here is … Continue reading →

Freeport…5.9 feet Eagle Point…one mile southeast of San Leon in Brazoira County…7.5 feet Morgans Point…6.4 feet Galveston Pier 21…8.5 feet Galveston Pleasure Pier..8.3 feet Rollover Pass…7 miles SW of High Island…6.5 feet Houston Ship Channel/Battleship Texas…6.5 feet Winds gusted to … Continue reading →

7 PM OBSERVATIONS… BEAUMONT….LGT RAIN…80F…NE33G49…29.34F SULPHUR….CLOUDY…82F…NE23G37….29.44S LAKE CHARLES….CLOUDY….81F….E26G45….29.44F LAFAYETTE…LGT RAIN…77F…SE15G30…29.58R HOUSTON HOBBY…CLOUDY…84F 71…N38G51…29.34F GALVESTON…NOT AVBL

WTNT54 KNHC 122348 TCEAT4 HURRICANE IKE TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092008 700 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008 AT 7 PM CDT…0000Z…THE CENTER OF LARGE HURRICANE IKE WAS ESTIMATED BY NOAA DOPPLER WEATHER RADARS…AND … Continue reading →

Ike strengthens some…to 110 mph…just short of a category three…from the NWS Houston/Galveston…”TPC just upped currrent winds to 110 mph…radar presentation improving quickly.” Location…28.2N/93.8W or 97 miles SE GLS Will make landfall around 2 a.m. near Galveston…surge could reach 22 … Continue reading →

A sad situation tonight in Galveston. We have a large and powerful hurricane that has been downplayed by many people because it is only a category two on the Saffir Simpson Scale. Unfortunately, it has category four storm surge. There … Continue reading →

Center is now 150 miles southeast of Galveston. COASTAL OBSERVATIONS…2 PM SULPHUR…CLOUDY…NE22G41…29.63F LAKE CHARLES…CLOUDY…87F…E23G36…29.63F LAFAYETTE…LGT RAIN…82F…E12G25…29.67S NEW IBERIA…PTSUNNY…86F…E28G41…29.65F SALT POINT…NOT AVBL HOUSTON HOBBY…CLOUDY…87F…NE22G30…29.61F GALVESTON…NOT AVBL N.O. INTL ARPT…CLOUDY…86F…SE26G49…29.74F BUOYS… …27.5/92.5…30 miles NE of Center and 190 miles SE of Galveston…sustained … Continue reading →

Ike is not very organized…but still packing a bigger punch than Katrina! The huge storm dominates the Gulf of Mexico. It may break surge records in Texas. Carla holds that distinction…with a 22 foot surge in 1961. The National Hurricane … Continue reading →

Freeport TX….6.6 feet at 10:48 a.m. Battleship Texas State Park/Houston Ship CHannel…4.2 feet at 10:54 feet Kemah/Clear Lake Entrance…Galveston County…5 feet at 10 a.m. Rollover Pass…7 SW of Hankamer in Chambers Co…4.5 feet at 10 a.m. Galveston Pier 21..6.4 feet … Continue reading →

Disturbing reports from the NWS Lake Charles…this is all with a northeast wind, so it is all the water ebing pushed ahead of the storm…so a huge water rise despite the offshore winds…what will happen when the winds come around … Continue reading →