Was it you that posted a new tracking that has the eye going over Naples?
Talk about waste of bandwith...if the mod's would have just kept this in breaking news since last night..they would have saved 5 current threads on hurricane bonnie and charley.
EM: Collier should begin
preparations for Charley
UPDATE: Collier County has issued an advisory for visitors and residents to make final preparations for landfall of Hurricane Charley. At its current velocity and direction, the storm is estimated to affect Southwest Florida late Thursday evening with a potentially dangerous storm surge. Officials encourage visitors to begin voluntary evacuations. "Should this storm hit between Fort Myers and Naples it could affect travel along I-75 northbound, so today is the day to use I-75 for voluntary evacuations," Emergency Management director Dan Summers said. Residents should begin the process of gathering emergency supplies including a three to seven-day supply of food, water, pet supplies, clothing and a first-aid kit. Homeowners should begin storing loose objects located outside their homes as a preventative measure. Click here for the latest on Charley... | Click for NHC track map... | Click for Navy track map... | Blood center open later today...
Latest NWS advisories:
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HURRICANE CHARLEY ADVISORY NUMBER 10
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 PM EDT WED AUG 11 2004
...CHARLEY MOVING NEAR JAMAICA...HEADED FOR THE CAYMAN ISLANDS...
AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...THE GOVERNMENT OF JAMAICA HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE WARNING FOR JAMAICA.
A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CAYMAN ISLANDS.
A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING PROVINCES OF WESTERN CUBA...PINAR DEL RIO...LA HABANA...CIUDAD DE LA HABANA... MATANZAS...AND THE ISLE OF YOUTH. THIS WATCH WILL PROBABLY BE CHANGED TO A HURRICANE WARNING TONIGHT.
AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...THE HURRICANE WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO INCLUDE THE FLORIDA KEYS EAST OF CRAIG KEY TO OCEAN REEF INCLUDING FLORIDA BAY...AND A HURRICANE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SOUTHWEST COAST OF FLORIDA FROM FLAMINGO NORTHWARD TO BONITA BEACH. A HURRICANE WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM DRY TORTUGAS TO OCEAN REEF INCLUDING FLORIDA BAY...AND FROM FLAMINGO NORTHWARD TO BONITA BEACH. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS. THE HURRICANE WATCH WILL LIKELY BE EXTENDED NORTHWARD ALONG THE FLORIDA WEST COAST TONIGHT OR EARLY THURSDAY.
AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE CHARLEY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.5 WEST OR ABOUT 85 MILES... 135 KM...SOUTHWEST OF KINGSTON JAMAICA.
CHARLEY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH ...28 KM/HR...AND A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK THE CENTER WILL BE PASSING SOUTH OF OR VERY NEAR THE SOUTHWEST COAST OF JAMAICA TONIGHT. RAIN BANDS WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS IN SQUALLS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF JAMAICA THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. THESE CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD OVER THE CAYMAN ISLANDS EARLY THURSDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES... 45 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 993 MB...29.32 INCHES.
ABOVE NORMAL TIDES...ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...ARE LIKELY ALONG THE COASTS OF JAMAICA THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...AND THE CAYMAN ISLANDS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING.
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN ASSOCIATION WITH CHARLEY.
REPEATING THE 5 PM EDT POSITION...17.0 N... 77.5 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 75 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 993 MB.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 8 PM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 11 PM EDT.