Posted on 09/09/2017 2:08:31 PM PDT by NautiNurse
The entire Florida Peninsula and points north are poised to experience Hurricane Irma after the storm hugged Cuba's northern coastline. Thousands of Floridians who evacuated the Atlantic cost to Gulf Coast areas found their safe shelter under direct threat from Hurricane Irma as the forecast shifted W Friday night and Saturday. Hurricane Irma's prolonged interaction with Cuba diminished its strength to Category 3.
Irma is forecast to increase in strength as it crosses the FL Straits. The Florida Keys experienced strong outer bands while Irma grazed the N Cuba coastline.
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These storms are highly unpredictable. If the experts think 24 hours then go from the W coast to the east coast.
If it passes by FLA all bets are off. It could meander out there for days. It’s favorite target is Gulfport or thereabouts. I would be taking a leave from Naples and maybe book a few days in Ft.L
The Weather Channel has people running for their lives all over the place.
Umm, how can those be outflows if Irma is rotating counter-clockwise?
Good youtube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_egSTyWb1gk
It’s nbc2 out of tampa/fort myers I think. Excellent live coverage. They just toured ‘barefoot beach’, an highly pricey neighborhood due for 10ft of surge.
Perfect.
May God protect Florida and all Floridians.
Very good information (I wish I understood it). Do you do this for a living?
It’s where the top of Cuba and the right side of the “Sun 2am” box meet right now, correct?
An upper-level high provides the outflows. Clockwise rotation.
Thank you.
Prayers up for all in this monster’s path.
When it came back in, did it overshoot and become a seiche? When one sees the sea suddenly retreating, it is often a good idea to run the other way.
Take a look at this and tell me what you think.
Not certain of the veracity. It is 3D worldwide.
https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/orthographic=-83.44,29.55,2515
check out post #427
No, just been hanging on Nauti Nurse’s hurricane threads for a long, long time.
It happened during that spate in Bush’s time. Everyone went to Atlanta and the storm followed them right up there.
It would be interesting to know how much the various weather predictors varied or agreed over the last week in their predictions.
God Bless our President..I love a President who isn’t afraid to show his faith to the nation
I don’t remember that happening, but it may have.
I’ve been to Cuba, and you are spot on. It’s been a disaster area for 60 years.
Mega dittos!
How much smaller is that eye going to get?
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