According to the 1 am September 12 advisory from the National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Ike is a 
Category 2 and is moving west-northwestward toward the Northwester Gulf Coast.  Based upon the Advisory, 
this course is expected to continue however "WITH A TURN TO THE NORTHWEST EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TODAY".
Already as of 1am, tornado warnings were posted for St. James and St. John Parishes.  See the 10:18 pm 
September 11 advisory for comparison.   See the Friday 7 am advisory.   Also, take a look at the weather map posted on the 
National Hurricane Center as of 1am but which reflects a 1op m Thursday timemark,  which is below:

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HURRICANE IKE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  44A

NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL092008

100 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008

...LARGE CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE IKE MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD

THE NORTHWESTERN GULF COAST...

A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA TO

BAFFIN BAY TEXAS.  HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE

WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT

LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT SOUTH OF BAFFIN BAY TO

PORT MANSFIELD TEXAS.  A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT

FROM EAST OF MORGAN CITY TO THE MISSISSIPPI-ALABAMA BORDER...

INCLUDING THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE

INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED

BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 100 AM CDT...0600Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 26.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 91.1 WEST OR ABOUT 405 MILES...

650 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS AND ABOUT 300 MILES

...485 KM...SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS.

IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/HR...AND

THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS OR

SO...WITH A TURN TO THE NORTHWEST EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TODAY.

ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF IKE WILL BE VERY NEAR THE

UPPER TEXAS COAST BY LATE TODAY.  HOWEVER...BECAUSE IKE IS A VERY

LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE...WEATHER WILL DETERIORATE ALONG THE

COASTLINE EARLY TODAY...LONG BEFORE THE CENTER REACHES THE

COAST.

REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE

THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 100 MPH...160 KM/HR...WITH

HIGHER GUSTS.  IKE IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON

SCALE.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS OR

SO...AND IKE COULD BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE BEFORE REACHING THE

COAST.

THE AIRCRAFT DATA INDICATE THAT IKE REMAINS A LARGE CYCLONE.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185

KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND

OUTWARD UP TO 265 MILES...425 KM.  AN OIL PLATFORM IN THE

NORTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO RECENTLY REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF

78 MPH...126 KM/HR...AT AN ELEVATION OF 400 FEET.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY THE HURRICANE HUNTER

IS 957 MB...28.26 INCHES.

COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF UP TO 20 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE

LEVELS...ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...CAN BE

EXPECTED NEAR AND TO THE EAST OF WHERE THE CENTER OF IKE MAKES

LANDFALL...EXTENDING A GREATER THAN USUAL DISTANCE FROM THE CENTER

DUE TO THE LARGE SIZE OF THE CYCLONE.  SURGE FLOODING OF UP

TO 25 FEET COULD OCCUR AT THE HEADS OF BAYS.  COASTAL STORM SURGE

FLOODING OF 6 TO 8 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...ALONG WITH LARGE

AND DANGEROUS WAVES...CAN BE EXPECTED WITHIN THE TROPICAL STORM

WARNING AREA ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. ABOVE NORMAL TIDES IN

THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO SHOULD GRADUALLY SUBSIDE OVER THE NEXT

DAY OR SO.

IKE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ALONG

THE MIDDLE AND UPPER TEXAS COAST AND OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN

LOUISIANA...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 15 INCHES POSSIBLE.

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT OVER PORTIONS OF

SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS.

REPEATING THE 100 AM CDT POSITION...26.4 N...91.1 W.  MOVEMENT

TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100

MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...957 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL

HURRICANE CENTER AT 400 AM CDT.

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FORECASTER BEVEN