Hurricane Ike Eyeing Texas

   First and foremost I just want to quickly apologize for not posting recently, I have been busy with work, and installing my Personal Weather Station (PWS), it all seems to be working properly. So with a few extra minute before I am off for bed, I will send out an update on Hurricane Ike.

TROPICAL UPDATE...
   Hurricane Ike Continues Northwestward Eyeing Texas; Will Likely Make Landfall As A Major Hurricane, From The Central Texas Coast Or Further North...


HURRICANE IKE...
     Currently Hurricane Ike is moving into the Central gulf of Mexico at 7MPH. Sustained winds are 100MPH with higher gusts, and the minimum central pressure is down to 942 millibars. So with that said, if you know a little bit about hurricanes your probably saying "That pressures low, why are the winds only at 100MPH?" Well the answer is, that Ike's pressure field has expanded, meaning the Tropical Storm and hurricane force winds have expanded out even further from the center. This can happen sometimes instead of an increase in wind speed, although an increase in wind speed is still likely to follow at some point. Anyway, Hurricane Ike is a large Hurricane, the Hurricane strength winds extend outward up to 115 miles from the center!!! The tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 230 miles! Very impressive! They eye of Ike may not be very well defined, but that has not kept this monster from growing. Ike will continue moving in a Northwest to West-Northwest motion until Landfall. Once Ike makes landfall on the Central to Northern Texas coast it will move suddenly to the North then to the Northeast. Tropical storm force winds will be felt well ahead of the landfall of Ike, and same with the Hurricane strength winds. The large hurricane strength wind field is the most significant thing because that means a larger area will experience hurricane strength winds, and for a long period of time. This means more widespread damage. Stay tuned for further updates.