Posted on 10/09/2018 4:49:06 PM PDT by NautiNurse
Major Hurricane Michael is churning toward the northeastern Gulf of Mexico coast. Florida Governor Rick Scott declared a state of emergency Monday for 35 counties with mandatory coastal evacuations in the FL Panhandle. 1,250 National Guard troops are aiding the process and more than 4,000 more placed on standby.
FEMA is already on the ground in Florida; other federal agencies are also preparing to assist people in the storm's path.
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday declared a state of emergency for the entire state. Georgia Governor Nathan Deal issued a state of emergency for 92 counties ahead of Hurricane Michael landfall.
Meanwhile, Tallahassee city government (Andrew Gillum, Mayor & D'Rat FL Gubernatorial candidate) offices are "closed until further notice." Tallahassee International Airport is suspending commercial flight activity as 12:01 a.m. ET on Wednesday but expects to resume activity on Thursday.
The U.S. military moved its aircraft from the Panhandle on Monday. Roughly 50 F-22 stealth fighter jets — valued around $150 million each — have been relocated from the Tyndall Air Force Base, while the U.S. Navy said it is moving all its training aircraft from Pensacola.
Energy Production The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) on Tuesday estimated that around 726 MMcf/d (28.4%) of natural gas production and 670,831 b/d (39.5%) of oil production in the GOM had been shut in ahead of the storm.
As of midday Tuesday, 75 platforms and three rigs had been evacuated, while eight dynamically positioned rigs had been moved out of the storm’s path as a precaution, according to BSEE.
Gulf of Mexico Satellite Channels
Public Advisories
NHC Discussions
NHC Local Weather Statements/Radar Key West FL
NHC Local Weather Statements/Radar New Orleans, LA
NHC Local Weather Statements/Radar Mobile AL/Pensacola FL
NHC Local Weather Statements/Radar Panama City, FL
NHC Local Weather Statements/Radar Tallahassee, FL
NHC Local Weather Statements/Radar Tampa Bay, FL
The worst storm surge is expected between Tyndall Air Force Base
and Keaton Beach, where 9 to 13 feet of inundation is possible.Dangerous hurricane-force winds will also extend well inland across
portions of the Florida Panhandle, southern Georgia, and southeast Alabama as
Michael moves inland.
The teamsters who trucked the stuff around demanded an extra $50 to haul the stuff and then demanded that they run alone with no one watching what they do. Pretty obvious what was going on there.
G’morning. I am in awe of this storm, and I agree the geography of the whole area will be altered. This is sobering to see and I pray people in evac zones have left.
Amen! Hope you have a good day at work. Check in when you are able.
We have 1,300 hotel rooms in Islamorada. We still have only a little more than half ready for occupancy.THey are our economy.
Every day from 6-9 am we have a steady stream of const. workers heading to the middle and lower keys from the mainland to go to work. Few know how bad it was down here.
]If you are in the danger zone in the panhandle get the hell out of harms way or you may not be here after the storm.
Sickening that thieves stole relief supplies in Puerto Rico. Sounds like Venezuela.
Difficult to comprehend up to 15 ft. storm surge from Tyndall AFB all the way around Big Bend.
If the beach road is taken out which could easily happen its going to be tough sledding around the panhandle. I know the area well traveled it extensively since 1978.
The only thing that will be a bit of a mixed blessing is the forward speed which is 13 mph. but on the other side add 13 and 140 and you get 153 or near cat five velocity so its a mixed blessing.If the storm does not linger it will help.
This storm is booking in two days its back over the water again,amazing.
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In this case, the forward speed 13 mph also means hurricane force winds will be maintained further inland. Tropical storm winds intact as the storm traverses the Carolinas.
http://myforecast.co/bin/tide.m?city=13274&metric=true&tideLocationID=null
Here’s the wind tide forecast for mexico beach. Looks like a high around 3pm and again around 2 am around three feet.add on a surge of ten and waves of who knows what and you have disaster.
Yeah I saw that, bad news coming north.
Not a far fetched example hope it never becomes a state.
then add a three foot tide and a wave of who knows how big and you have a diaster.In many areas the beach road is not equipped to sustain all that could be really bad up there.
Amazing the power this thing has even when it loses the warm water for food.
Historically, a storm wind field expands at landfall.
Talks about compliance with the new generator law.
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