nearing hurricane strength...
Movement toward...west near 18 mph.
Maximum sustained winds...70 mph.
Minimum central pressure...999 mb.
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Posted on 09/01/2007 6:57:00 AM PDT by NautiNurse
Tropical Storm Felix has formed near the South American
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| 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 |
Movement toward...west near 18 mph.
Maximum sustained winds...70 mph.
Minimum central pressure...999 mb.
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Now that’s cute.
These threads are much more fun than the weather reports.
Accuweather is calling it as Cat 2 passing Honduras and Cat 1 coming ashore at Belize.
Yep. Watch this one close.
Did you ever take your boards down?
Yawn...
I wouldn’t rely on model runs from this morning (e.g. UKMET @ 8am). They weren’t initialized with the rapid strengthening occurring this afternoon.
Take care
I know, was just giving CD a hard time. :)
Dude! Right when our SS Minnow comes into play!
The models look a lot like Deans at birth, but they progressively agreed more W after a day or so. Model runs like this are what caused Perry to start evac procedures.
Thanks for the updates. Much appreciated.
Not in the back. The town looks ready for the next one too. One of our nursing homes has more windows than you can count. The plywood is still up.
In this case the question is will Felix be able to find a weakness in the rigde of high pressure to its north(thats not quite as strong as the one with dean) and start to turn more NW.. some of the new models suggest that now hence the more north track later on
That's why I invested in the hurricane screens. Back in '04 when the plywood stayed up for four weeks, it was just too dark and gloomy in the house. You can see through the screens, and they are much easier to put up and take down. Unfortunately, they are horribly expensive.
I know. I keep saying I’m going to do that. Maybe this year.
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