Posted on 08/28/2006 7:27:21 AM PDT by NautiNurse
Florida Governor Jeb Bush ordered a state of emergency in advance of Ernesto's anticipated Florida landfall as a hurricane. During his press briefing, Governor Bush emphasized the need to, "Have your family plan in place. Be prepared to be on your own for 72 hours. I know it sounds like a broken record." Jeb then repeated his message in Spanish.
All of the South Florida peninsula and Keys are under a hurricane watch, and portions of the watch areas may be upgraded to hurricane warnings later today.
NASA is moving Space Shuttle Atlantis from the launch pad back to its protective hangar, with the launch postponed until at least Sept. 7-8.
Hurricane Ernesto was downgraded to Tropical Storm status after battering Haiti and the Dominican Republic all day Sunday. The death toll in Haiti from Ernesto currently stands at 1 person; storm reports from Hispaniola are scarce this morning.
Ernesto has approached the eastern portion of Cuba, where the government issued a hurricane warning for six provinces, tourists were evacuated, and baseball games were played earlier Sunday than originally scheduled.
Public Advisories Updated every three hours.
Tropical Storm Discussion Updated every six hours
Ernesto Storm Track Archive Nice animated progression of 3 & 5 day forecast tracks
Buoy Data Florida & Eastern GOM
Satellite Images
Additional Resources:
Central Florida Hurricane Center
Hurricane City
Category | Wind Speed | Barometric Pressure | Storm Surge | Damage Potential |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tropical Depression |
< 39 mph < 34 kts |
Minimal | ||
Tropical Storm |
39 - 73 mph 34 - 63 kts |
Minimal | ||
Hurricane 1 (Weak) |
74 - 95 mph 64 - 82 kts |
28.94" or more 980.02 mb or more |
4.0' - 5.0' 1.2 m - 1.5 m |
Minimal damage to vegetation |
Hurricane 2 (Moderate) |
96 - 110 mph 83 - 95 kts |
28.50" - 28.93" 965.12 mb - 979.68 mb |
6.0' - 8.0' 1.8 m - 2.4 m |
Moderate damage to houses |
Hurricane 3 (Strong) |
111 - 130 mph 96 - 112 kts |
27.91" - 28.49" 945.14 mb - 964.78 mb |
9.0' - 12.0' 2.7 m - 3.7 m |
Extensive damage to small buildings |
Hurricane 4 (Very strong) |
131 - 155 mph 113 - 135 kts |
27.17" - 27.90" 920.08 mb - 944.80 mb |
13.0' - 18.0' 3.9 m - 5.5 m |
Extreme structural damage |
Hurricane 5 (Devastating) |
Greater than 155 mph Greater than 135 kts |
Less than 27.17" Less than 920.08 mb |
Greater than 18.0' Greater than 5.5m |
Catastrophic building failures possible |
Tropical Storm Ernesto I
Hurricane Ernesto
Oh, and the traffic is terrible too. I called my boss (because I'm out on "sales calls" this afternoon), and asked him about tomorrow. Business as usual, come in in the morning. What!?!
Thank you for that tidbit. I've got a (vacant, for sale) waterfront condo up in Aventura. I don't want no frippin damage that I have to drive down there to fix!
Maybe you are right. Ignoring the Panhandle, I thought it averaged 100 miles wide with some variations.
Yeah, this thing is going to pick up a ton of moisture after it exits Florida and before it hits the Carolinas. And it's likely to be slow moving, so even though it probably won't become a powerful hurricane, it could be a huge rainmaker.
I think I'd bet on a Labor Day washout.
Well, we're off tomorrow anyway, I'm looking forward to a nap....
;)
susie
Dry air is our ally........hope it does the job of keeping "Ernesto" weak as can be expected.
I hope this thing doesn't pull a Hugo. What worries me is the amount of time it might spend over the gulf stream. It could intensify rapidly before hitting the Carolina coast.
We filled up last night but I was running a last minute errand just a while ago and the gas lines were unreal, plus some stations were already out of gas
susie
Actually, the more I think of it, I wouldn't be the least bit surprised to see the media start heading down to the Keys to look for tourists who were ordered to evacuate, and encourage them to start whining about how Jeb Bush overreacted to cover George's tail, and destroyed the dream vacations of their lives.
Yes, they are that venal and hypocritical. They're going to be out for blood.
Does that GDFL show a smidgen of Cat III before landfall in SC?
What part of the state are you in?
What an idiot.
do you have a link to that show?
No, Was in my truck on my way home.
ah ok
BWWWWAHAHAHAHAHAaaaaaaa..he's NUTS:)
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