Statement from the Galveston National Weather Service:

[HRTV]

Below is a local statement from the Galveston National Weather Service:

Shoreline of Galveston Bay... 15 to 22 feet

Life threatening inundation likely!

All neighborhoods... and possibly entire coastal communities...
will be inundated during the period of peak storm 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 levels may
exceed 9 feet for more than a mile inland. Coastal 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.

[ricochet112]

I use...

NOAA

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick...ld2=-94.838171

[sam]

Looks like they are down grading the wind a little, but still warning that the surge and waves on the east side of the storm (TX LA border area) will be devastating. Imagine 20 ft storm surge and 20 foot waves on top of that.

HURRICANE IKE DISCUSSION NUMBER 46
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092008
1100 AM EDT FRI SEP 12 2008
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS

INITIAL 12/1500Z 27.2N 92.6W 90 KT
12HR VT 13/0000Z 28.2N 94.0W 95 KT
24HR VT 13/1200Z 30.0N 95.5W 80 KT
36HR VT 14/0000Z 32.5N 96.0W 40 KT...INLAND
48HR VT 14/1200Z 36.0N 93.5W 30 KT...INLAND
72HR VT 15/1200Z...ABSORBED BY A EXTRATROPICAL LOW