Dean + Houston = Bad news

The influential GFDL Model (made by NOAA) is predicting a Cat 5 Houston landfall next week. That would be the worst case scenario, but becoming more likely. The official track has it moving a little farther to the South, however this morning's advisory says the ridge of high pressure which has been keeping Dean to the south has is weaker than first thought and therefore a curve up to the northern Gulf seems more likely. By early Wednesday morning, the storm could be as close as just off the coast of Terrebone Parish, Louisiana. If the storm does get near Houston, evacuations could start as early as Sunday or Monday. Yikes. More to come...