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tw · 09-11-2008, 06:49 PM

Ike has potential of getting fierce tonight. Gulf water temperatures in that region are well above 30 degrees C - topping off ocean temperature charts. Ike has shifted to spend time where the Gulf is warmest (nearer the flock of oil platforms) and where upper atmosphere wind sheer is minimal. Wave heights even when Ike was only category 2 have reached 30 feet.

Flood plain maps - I can only find maps for the Sabine Pass, Orange, Beauford areas of TX. Relevant would be flooding maps for Galveston and farther south to appreciate how far inland a category 3 (or higher) hurricane will flow. These maps also show evacuation routes that are least likely to flood.

09-11-2008, 06:49 PM	#11
tw Read? I only know how to write. Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 11,933	Ike has potential of getting fierce tonight. Gulf water temperatures in that region are well above 30 degrees C - topping off ocean temperature charts. Ike has shifted to spend time where the Gulf is warmest (nearer the flock of oil platforms) and where upper atmosphere wind sheer is minimal. Wave heights even when Ike was only category 2 have reached 30 feet. Flood plain maps - I can only find maps for the Sabine Pass, Orange, Beauford areas of TX. Relevant would be flooding maps for Galveston and farther south to appreciate how far inland a category 3 (or higher) hurricane will flow. These maps also show evacuation routes that are least likely to flood.

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