Hurricane Milton - map of predicted storm surge [likely to make landfall along the west-central coast of FL Wed. night, and move east-northeastward across central Florida through Thurs.

NOAA.gov ^ | 10/8/24 | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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• NHC issuing advisories for the Atlantic on Hurricane Milton and TS Leslie
• Marine warnings are in effect for the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
• Key Messages regarding Hurricane Milton (en Español: Mensajes Claves)
• Local info on Milton: Tallahassee, Tampa Bay, Miami, Key West, Melbourne, Jacksonville, Charleston
• NHC Cone Heads in a New Direction

 

Hurricane Milton
Advisory Number 14
10 AM CDT Tuesday October 08, 2024

STORM SURGE: The combination of storm surge and tide will cause
normally dry areas near the coast to be flooded by rising waters
moving inland from the shoreline. The water could reach the
following heights above ground somewhere in the indicated areas if
the peak surge occurs at the time of high tide...

Anclote River, FL to Englewood, FL...10-15 ft
Tampa Bay...10-15 ft
Englewood, FL to Bonita Beach, FL...6-10 ft
Charlotte Harbor...6-10 ft
Yankeetown, FL to Anclote River, FL...5-10 ft
Bonita Beach, FL to Chokoloskee, FL...4-7 ft
Suwannee River, FL to Yankeetown, FL...3-5 ft
Chokoloskee, FL to Flamingo, FL...3-5 ft
Port Canaveral, FL to Altamaha Sound, GA...3-5 ft
Altamaha Sound, GA to Edisto Beach, SC...2-4 ft
Sebastian Inlet, FL to Port Canaveral, FL...2-4 ft
Dry Tortugas...2-4 ft
St. Johns River...2-4 ft
Flamingo, FL to Card Sound Bridge, FL...1-3 ft
Indian Pass, FL to Suwannee River, FL...1-3 ft
Edisto Beach, SC to South Santee River, SC...1-3 ft
Florida Keys...1-3 ft


For information specific to your area, please see products issued by your local National Weather Service forecast office.

 

[gundog]

Thanks. I’m no meteorologist, and I know there are temp/pressure dynamics that’ll shift the eye over the next few days, but right now, that slot straight into Miami looks like a fair target. I know they have past performance of other storms to guide them....

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Flash flood projections

RAIN projections in inches

[gundog]

Yeah...projections. I lived in Homestead for 3 1/2 years. I know the drill.

[DollyCali]

Thank you RN! Great info, maps and graphics!

Are you in Fla? Safe area?

[Romulus]

Most of downtown Tampa is at least 20-25 feet above sea level. Many places more. Tampa will be fine.

[Keyhopper]

Try
Sfwmd.gov/weather-radar
Plotting has been spot on for years.

[Keyhopper]

Sarasota exit Melbourne