Posted on 09/09/2017 2:08:31 PM PDT by NautiNurse
The entire Florida Peninsula and points north are poised to experience Hurricane Irma after the storm hugged Cuba's northern coastline. Thousands of Floridians who evacuated the Atlantic cost to Gulf Coast areas found their safe shelter under direct threat from Hurricane Irma as the forecast shifted W Friday night and Saturday. Hurricane Irma's prolonged interaction with Cuba diminished its strength to Category 3.
Irma is forecast to increase in strength as it crosses the FL Straits. The Florida Keys experienced strong outer bands while Irma grazed the N Cuba coastline.
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Checking in on everyone. Praying for you all with this storm ahead. Prayers for those with family and friends riding Irma out. Keep us posted on how all are doing. Hoping for safe outcome for all.
thanks ill check it,big pine is actually a huge key.
Eye becoming very dis-organized, but still coherent eyewall precip structure.
One day, one of these reporters will be killed on the air and the media will turn them into a saint.
It is stupid, reckless and pointless. Put a stationary camera out there and take cover.
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I was wondering about that.
Big Pine is pretty large don’t know if it could slow it down or not,warm water on the gulf however.
this from marathon:
Conditions at VCAF1 as of
(6:48 am EDT)
1048 GMT on 09/10/2017:
Unit of Measure: Time Zone:
Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.
Wind Direction (WDIR):
ESE ( 110 deg true )
Wind Speed (WSPD):
34.0 kts
Wind Gust (GST):
71.1 kts
Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):
28.67 in
Air Temperature (ATMP):
79.0 °F
Water Temperature (WTMP):
80.8 °F
Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M):
36.9 kts
Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M):
38.9 kts
My relatives stranded on St Maarten were flown out by the US military yesterday before the arrival of hurricane Jose. St. maarten/St. Martin is largely destroyed. God bless our military. Hopefully the Dutch and the French governments will assist the island’s residents in surviving and then rebuilding.
Eye center tracked 342 degrees for the last 60 minutes.
Center now looks to cross Highway 1 2.5 NM west of Cudjoe Key.
It’s still wobbling side to side a bit.
We’re going to need to but NOTHING can compare to those gentle warm Gulf waters and beautiful white sand beaches.
And the sunsets.....
Incomparable......
It is peaceful beyond comprehension.
She looks to be coming apart now, Rodguy, but that eyewall hasn’t weakened a bit.
That is true.
Never been that close to dying from snow though.
And it does not have the nasty habit of leveling your house.
The only time I get freaked out in snow and will go in is when it’s thundersnow.
You have NO idea where the lightning is or how close.
That’s enough for me.
could be mm 22 for center,
sand key@6:50—28.57 baro
Key west kylf 32 sus 52 gusts,28.49 baro 84.0 water.
wow that would be something if it came apart.
wow that would be something if it came apart.
Need prayers for my brother and sister they are in swfl.
That sums it up quite nicely.
It still looks well formed on the satellite. Sometimes the radar cannot penetrate through to the far eye wall.
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