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CHARLEY BECOMES A (CATEGORY 4 Now!!) HURRICANE (18 ft. storm surge)
NHC ^ | 08-13-2004 | Forecaster Lawrence

Posted on 08/13/2004 10:08:09 AM PDT by Jeff400000

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To: rwfromkansas

Yep Just made a big Jog into Charlotte Harbor. BAd bad bad for the entire Harbor area.


921 posted on 08/13/2004 12:56:36 PM PDT by commish (Freedom Tastes Sweetest to Those Who Have Fought to Preserve It)
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To: jpsb

the eye wall is not that big, so the really bad stuff will be within a tight circle. but that circle is moving into the harbor now.


922 posted on 08/13/2004 12:56:49 PM PDT by oceanview
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To: rwfromkansas

they said some of the local hams are at low power...might be on handhelds...


923 posted on 08/13/2004 12:57:03 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
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To: rwfromkansas

How much evac took place, considering this was forecast to hit further up the coast??? A lot of lowlands down there. We have friends who live on one of the canals in Cape Coral.


924 posted on 08/13/2004 12:57:05 PM PDT by Tuxedo
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To: MineralMan

Water surging 15 ft at Ft Myers hotel basement..


925 posted on 08/13/2004 12:57:10 PM PDT by gopwinsin04
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To: jayef

Oh ok ... thank you for the info


926 posted on 08/13/2004 12:57:36 PM PDT by Mo1 (Kerry & Edwards .... they will leave no Special Interest Group behind)
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To: Unknown Freeper; Howlin
Infared GOES pic from the same page:

927 posted on 08/13/2004 12:57:40 PM PDT by Pyro7480 (Sub tuum praesidium confugimus, sancta Dei Genitrix.... sed a periculis cunctis libera nos semper...)
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To: gopwinsin04

"Water surging 15 ft at Ft Myers hotel basement.."

Yes. Laarge surge and it's just beginning.


928 posted on 08/13/2004 12:57:50 PM PDT by MineralMan (godless atheist)
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To: BurbankKarl

What frequency are you listeing to?


929 posted on 08/13/2004 12:58:06 PM PDT by Tuxedo
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To: countess
I have an aunt and uncle in Port Charlotte and 2 sets of great aunts and uncles in Punta Gorda they live in trailers on a canal off of the Peace River.

My mom can't get through by phone to any of them. I sincerely hope they were smart enough to head inland.

May God protect your dad and all the people affected by this storm.

MKM

930 posted on 08/13/2004 12:58:08 PM PDT by mykdsmom (Kerry/Edwards: When you're as full of sh!t as these guys, you need 2 Johns!)
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To: MineralMan

no, he's right, the cat 4 effects will be limited to an area that will not be very wide. its not like andrew.


931 posted on 08/13/2004 12:58:22 PM PDT by oceanview
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To: MineralMan

Yep, the winds wrapping around the hurricane have a long looping fetch now and will pile the water up in that harbor.


932 posted on 08/13/2004 12:58:45 PM PDT by dirtboy (Forget Berger's socks - has ANYONE searched his skin folds for classified documents?)
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To: Pyro7480

Thanks!! I'm there now.


933 posted on 08/13/2004 12:59:03 PM PDT by Unknown Freeper
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To: gopwinsin04

90 is cat 1, getting report of 145, looks like the real deal.


934 posted on 08/13/2004 12:59:05 PM PDT by jpsb (Nominated 1994 "Worst writer on the net")
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To: dirtboy
Ft. Meyers isn't out of the woods yet - they will be getting some storm surge wrapping around the storm now.

YEp ..I would imagine Captiva and Sanibel Are completely submerged now, Water is probably barreling into Ft MYers itself too. They may have gotten away with 90 MPH winds in Myers, but they definately are getting the brunt of the surge.

I will be surprised if there are any standing structures on Sanibel Island, especially the Captiva end of it.

935 posted on 08/13/2004 12:59:15 PM PDT by commish (Freedom Tastes Sweetest to Those Who Have Fought to Preserve It)
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To: oceanview
it looks like Orlando will actually get hit harder then Tampa, at least with regards to wind.

Uh, my sons are in Deland....it is my d-i-l's Friday the 13th birthday...she is not happy.

Please don't tell me it is headed that way.

936 posted on 08/13/2004 12:59:17 PM PDT by CFW
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To: jpsb
The Hurricane Hunters flew into the eye and recorded a wind speed of 162 mph at flight level (10,000 ft). What more do you need?
937 posted on 08/13/2004 12:59:20 PM PDT by mwp99
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To: oceanview

Curfew just announced in Pinellas Co. (Tampa) for next 5 days.


938 posted on 08/13/2004 12:59:39 PM PDT by ContemptofCourt
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To: Pyro7480; Howlin

That thing looks like it's gonna jump like Howlin mentioned earlier


939 posted on 08/13/2004 12:59:48 PM PDT by Mo1 (Kerry & Edwards .... they will leave no Special Interest Group behind)
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To: rwfromkansas

Yes.. I noticed that.. Oh dear.. we were just up there a few months ago. I hope they survive it ok.


940 posted on 08/13/2004 1:00:09 PM PDT by grannie9 (There are three kinds of kids I dislike. Mine, yours and everyone else's.)
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