Coastal Stations and Ike

SPOT REPORTS NOT MUCH GOING ON YET
Gulf Shores, Ala.,…cloudy, wind NE 5
Pensacola…cloudy, wind NE 13
Biloxi, Miss.,…wind NE 12
Boothville, La., near mouth of the Mississippi, wind NE 38
New Orleans…wind NE 20
Galveston…wind NE 12
Houston…cloudy, wind NE 7
Corpus Christi…wind calm

WHAT IS EXP0ECTED

BOOTHVILLE AND MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI
Tropical Storm conditions beginning tonight and continuing Friday with numerous thunderstorms and heavy rain. Winds gusting as high as 60 mph.

NEW ORLEANS
Tropical Storm Warning. Numerous showers and thunderstorms starting later today and continuing through Friday with heavy amounts of rain.

GALVESTON
Hurricane Watch in effect

HOUSTON
Hurricane Watch. Worst conditions Friday night and Saturday with numerous showers/thunderstorms/heavy rain. Wind gusts as high as 70 mph Friday night and Saturday.

CORPUS CHRISTI
Hurricane Watch with hurricane conditions arriving Friday and Friday night

These notes were extracted from the official forecast issued by the NWS in those areas.

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