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.
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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
north east
true, not much red
It looks like the whole mess is heading more west than north,,,the flow in the FLA. Straits is going nearly due West,,,,,so?????
Joe B. is 100% accurate-he is NEVER WRONG-it is the weather that does not happen as he forecast-ed it to. /sarcasm
Please Lord give Florida a break!!!
Personally, I think the Carolinas are going to take the brunt of this. And that it will reintensify after breaking free of Cuba.
actually it's deltadog03
I'm all tied down....bring it on!
It's ultimately heading right for us. Funny thing about all this is, the track doesn't look at all unusual; there are no unexpected turns or loops, nothing to indicate the difficulty this storm has posed in prediction.
Looks like "Cows Eating Grass at Night" and at the expense of 56KB.
no it looks like its getting pulled apart like a cotton ball.
In other news, US Sen. Barack Obama, was just proclaimed the Highest and Most Supreme King of Africa, the first ever continental monarch in the history of the world, after taking his first AIDS test, surrounded by thousands of chanting tribal people. His first album with Paul Simon be released in February.
Good! Especially if Ernie goes a little more west like some models predict...and gains strength/speed in the warm gulf before making landfall.
So that's West of where we thought it was ?? I mite be lost.
lol!
OH I hope not!!!
My company announced this afternoon that our office in Jupiter will be closed tomorrow.
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