Hurricane Ike looked earlier to be taking a more northward track on radar imagery. It then seemed to make the northwest correction but now it appears the correction was temporary. Ike looks to be moving more north-northwest across Galveston Bay into Liberty County over the next several hours. This would be the western part of the eyewall (which has seen a very intense – the most intense burst of convection yet visible on radar) over the eastern portion of Houston; primarily the port and refinery areas. It now seems likely Ike will track up the Hwy 59 corridor for at least the next 12 hours before making a turn to the north and northeast.
This is my personal forecast; the forecast by the NWS and NHC are the only ones you should follow closely.
