The models show 2 with just a slight difference in location. I think they are overlapping???????
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 |
blog updates from Honduras:
except for this first (and most recent)entry about the river flooding, Honduras looks to have faired ok
http://lagringasblogicito.blogspot.com/
Flooding in northwest Honduras
Hurricane Felix was a non-event for Honduras.
With the exception of the sparsely populated La Mosquitia area, reports from people living in La Ceiba, Roatán, Gracias, Juticalpa, San Pedro, Siguatepeque, Tegucigalpa, Tela, Trujillo, Tocoa, Utila all report the same thing:
Honduras had some rain and no wind to speak of. Several people in those areas commented that the rain was actually LESS than any normal day during rainy season. Here at my house, we received one inch (2.5 cm.) of rain from 6:20 until 11:00 p.m. last night and there has been no rain for the past 12 hours. Early reports from COPECO (Honduran national emergency agency) reported that agriculture, a major concern for Honduras, would not be affected at all.
A hurricane hunter posted it on Storm2k too. May be the same guy.
The music isn’t there after a couple of minutes but it was a wild ride.
So cool, I know! The video at the link I posted upthread is over 6 minutes long. Plays Riders on the Storm to the end.
I don’t even care much about flying but some crazy part of me wishes I could have been there. Did you see that this isn’t even the flight that got in trouble?
The models show 2 with just a slight difference in location. I think they are overlapping???????
I’m just going to hang up all the Wx and become a professional MS installer. Lord knows THAT could be a full time job. And everybody KNOWS that I need a job.
I am not sure what the forecast is -- it is a just a tropical depression -- but there is alot of moisture associated with it...
I was concerned that it would get things wet and then 91 would blow in but it looks like the big one will curve. So far this is ST’s thunderstorm.
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