Hurricane Nate

NHC/NOAA ^ | 10/5/2017 | NHC/NOAA

[NautiNurse]

Tropical Storm Nate is emerging from Honduras into the Western Caribbean. Forecast models are in agreement that Nate will continue into the Gulf of Mexico. Oil companies have begun evacuations of offshore platforms.

Nate is forecast to reach the northern Gulf Coast this weekend as a hurricane, and the threat of direct impacts from wind, storm surge, and heavy rainfall is increasing from Louisiana through the western Florida Panhandle. Hurricane and tropical storm watches, as well as a storm surge watch, have been issued for a portion of the northern Gulf Coast, and residents in these areas should monitor the progress of Nate, heeding any advice given by local officials.

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[NautiNurse]

Seems there is a dearth of buoys in the central GOM. Lots of them closer to shore in the northern GOM. Will have to rely on hurricane hunter fixes throughout the day today.

[rodguy911]

Truth be know I still think the data buoy system needs to be privatized. There are way too many holes in the system that could be used by all kinds of people with a variety of needs.

[EEGator]

[ncalburt]

Looks like Ocean Springs MS is landfall .
Great Small town .

[rodguy911]

Wow I had no idea the NWS was that accurate!

[rodguy911]

Wow Hurricane rojo!!

[ncalburt]

We will see .

[EEGator]

Hot chicks make everything better!

[null and void]

Me too!

[gov_bean_ counter]

Bump

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Current view of Nate. That thing looks HUGE, but not as nasty as Irma, thank goodness! It’s still gonna hurt, though. :(

https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/isobaric/850hPa/orthographic=-86.38,25.97,3000

[TexasGator]

How did you reclassify the storm?

[KC Burke]

From various sites I see it approaching the mouth of the Mississippi delta for first landfall, but turning more true north there and perhaps 5 degrees NE and landing right in Biloxi.

Nice people in Biloxi. Please get safe.

[alancarp]

Looks like the models are finally getting the idea with possible stre4ngth of Nate... most are pegging it near a Cat 2 (above ir below that line) by landfall.

The problem, though - and we’ve discussed this the last time a hurricane threatened Mobile - is Mobile Bay. If this thing catches that MS/AL border, that means the winds will push the Bay up into the city like a hydraulic piston, given the shape of that inlet.

My son goes to school down there, but happily he’s home for Fall break.. and the University has already canceled Monday so he doesn’t have to travel yet, either.

[rodguy911]

cant repeat that enough.....

[rodguy911]

Is that two circulations or what is going on there...
looks about wnw of the Tortugas...
Winds dropping baro going the other way now at Tortugas,storm past there.

[dirtboy]

[rodguy911]

I wonder if there is an 11:00am advisory?

[NautiNurse]

BULLETIN
Hurricane Nate Advisory Number 13
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL162017
1000 AM CDT Sat Oct 07 2017

...Nate strengthening and now expected to be a Category 2 hurricane
At landfall on the central gulf coast...
...New tropical storm warning for portions of the Florida
Panhandle...

Summary Of 1000 Am CDT...1500 Utc...Information -----------------------------------------------
Location...26.6n 88.4w
About 180 Mi...285 Km SSE Of The Mouth Of The Mississippi River
About 265 Mi...425 Km S Of Biloxi Mississippi
Maximum Sustained Winds...90 Mph...150 Km/H
Present Movement...NNW Or 340 Degrees At 26 Mph...43 Km/H
Minimum Central Pressure...984 Mb...29.06 Inches

Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 35 miles (55 km),
primarily to the east of the center and tropical-storm-force winds
extend outward up to 125 miles (205 km).

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[SE Mom]

Going to see some suuuuurge. Always scares me more than wind.