[topher]

Hurricane Camille, back in 1969, filled the entire Gulf of Mexico from the Satellite picture before going ashore (that is how big the storm grew).

I am afraid that Hurricane Ike might grow in sheer size as well as develop perhaps into a Cat 4 storm.

It will be really bad if HURRICANE IKE's forward motion slows down so that it impacts a day later... (Forward speed stalling).

That would allow the storm to grow in size.

Texas needs to prepare now.

Louisiana might stay alerted, as a shift in direction would be bad on Thursday/Friday morning...

[L,TOWM]

I was thinking, just looking at the continuing eastward shift of the modeling trends, that out FRiends in Nawlins and the rest of LA may be well advised to pay close attention. The parabola that I am seeing after Ike broke past Cuba looks pretty close to Gustav tracking. I am know that high pressure systems and other atmospheric conditions may have changed in the last 10 days, but the base track looks too dammed familiar.