Hurricane Ike Live Thread

NOAA/NHC ^ | 7 September 2008 | NOAA/NHC

[NautiNurse]

Hurricane Ike is the fifth tropical cyclone of the 2008 hurricane season to threaten U.S. Gulf Coast states.

Reports from Turks & Caicos Islands describe 80 per cent of homes damaged or destroyed. On Sunday, Hurricane Ike's position just north of Hispanola was hampering relief efforts for devastation incurred by Hurricane Gustav and Tropical Storm Fay. The death toll in Haiti from Gustav reached 200 people.

Florida Governor Charlie Crist held a press conference Sunday morning shortly after a Hurricane Watch was issued for the Florida Keys.

Public Advisory Updated every 3 hours

Discussion Updated every 6 hours

Buoy data:

Florida & Eastern Gulf of Mexico

Western Gulf of Mexico

West Caribbean

Forecast Models

South FL Radar Loop
FL Keys Radar Loop
Cuba Radar Warning: site gets overloaded
FL Long Range Radar Image

Ike
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Lat/Lon	No Lat/Lon	Short	Long
Visible	Visible	Visible	Visible
Shortwave	Shortwave	Shortwave	Shortwave
Water Vapor	Water Vapor	Water Vapor	Water Vapor
Infrared Channel 4 Enhancements
None	None	None	None
AVN	AVN	AVN	AVN
Dvorak	Dvorak	Dvorak	Dvorak
JSL	JSL	JSL	JSL
RGB	RGB	RGB	RGB
Funktop	Funktop	Funktop	Funktop
Rainbow	Rainbow	Rainbow	Rainbow

Additional Resources:

Navy Tropical Cyclone
Storm Pulse Very cool site--scroll down for Ike

KeyNews.com Key West News
Miami Herald
NOLA.com
KPLC-tv Lake Charles News
WEAR-tv Pensacola FL
TBO.com Tampa Bay Online
KHOU Houston
WKRG-tv Mobile-Pensacola

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

[rodguy911]

You may just get a pass bud, local cable crawl suggesting a 2-3 foot surge, if that happens it might be doable even where you are.I am wondering if we might not get a bigger bay side surge when the center comes back on the water....

Hey NN, any chance this thing will fall off into the Caribbean just offshore of Cuba and start regenerating again?

[NautiNurse]

Ike in Cuba...

[rodguy911]

We have no shortage of Govt. here in the Keys.
Especially for a population of 73,000 and declining every year.

[rodguy911]

Wow spectacular,anyone know what the surge was there?

[NautiNurse]

Depends on when Ike makes the turn toward WNW/NW. Latest sat loop appears to still be moving W. If this keep up much longer, Ike will emerge on the other side of Cuba.

[NautiNurse]

Haven’t heard the Cuba surge numbers. The video clip mentioned water rushing in 5-6 blocks. I noted at least one sea wall in the video.

[Elle Bee]

Davis will get my vote ... as the best of little choice and to keep that slug/pederast that starts with a P out of the sheriff's office

why is that guy still a sheriff ... oh I forgot it's Moron County Florida

we have nothing but RINOs in the GOP down here

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[Elle Bee]

LOL looks like the ocean at my old house in Sea Bright New Jersey

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[rodguy911]

Thanks NN, that’s kinda what it looked like to me but you never know.

[rodguy911]

I am sure it was huge,truth is we dodged a bullet that they took, could have hit us just as easily.

[NautiNurse]

I know what you mean. Latest advisory confirms Ike is still moving W. Winds 100 mph, 960 mb.

[rodguy911]

You learn a lot about Communism and its ugly hold on the population when you learn that they refused any U.S. help for the storm. It's ideology over saving lives every time with the communist beast.

Maybe if word leaks out into Cuba they might start revolting a little bit against Raul and fat Hugo who will without a doubt claim to save the Cuban people before long.

[jslade]

Especially for a population of 73,000 and declining every year.

Plus, the homos in Key West don't procreate.

[rodguy911]

Now now, you are talking about me Elle, be nice, we are up for "change"!!

Davis gave our Pubbie club a brilliant presentation about his many years with the DEA. He was responsible for countless drug busts and managed a budget for a while of close to 900 mill!

This guy is the real thing and can be a huge addition to law enforcement in the Keys,IMHO.

[rodguy911]

The color satellite views of this thing are really critical and you guys are doing a wonderful job of providing everything we could ever want here,thanks again.

[Elle Bee]

.... his many years with the DEA. He was responsible for countless drug busts and managed a budget for a while of close to 900 mill!

LOL that might just define RINO

Moron county sheriff department should lose the air force and about half of the deputies ... it's bloated and it's inefficiency is only outdone by it's self importance

do you know down on stock island they run a petting zoo under the oceanview jail?

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[rodguy911]

Hahhahaha...I think property values and govt. have chased away many in the fab. Keys along with the persistent third world bulge from Miami which will take over much of the Keys over the next 10-15 years.

Truth is when property values begin rising again down here and they have to since homes are currently selling far below true replacement cost, you will see a lot of long time locals leave.

[rodguy911]

I know, believe me I realize we need some “change” lets hope it happens.(Remember I am the National guy not the local)

[Elle Bee]

as Tip O'Niell used to say ..... all politics is local

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[rodguy911]

Winds steadily picking up here basically 24-28 knots both here in the Upper Keys and in the Middle Keys a little bit less in Lower Keys.