Posted on 09/04/2017 2:02:19 PM PDT by NautiNurse
While thoughts and prayers are with our Texas FRiends and neighbors, we are at the peak of the Atlantic Tropical Storm season. Hurricane Irma continues its trek from Cape Verde across the pond and toward the Hebert Box (see below). People with interests in the Southeastern U.S. and Gulf of Mexico should be alert to the forecast path updates for this powerful storm. It is important to note that the average NHC track errors are about 175 and 225 statute miles at days 4 and 5, respectively.
Hurricane Irma originally had a small wind field. In the past 24 hours, however, the wind field has expanded with hurriance force winds up to 40 miles from the center, and tropical storm force winds up to 140 miles from the storm center.
FL Governor Rick Scott reminds Floridians: Families should take time today to make sure you have a disaster plan and fully-stocked Disaster Supply Kit. Florida residents from West Palm Beach to Tampa Bay are heeding the alert. Store shelves are emptying of bottled water.
Mash image to find lots of satellite imagery links
Public Advisories
NHC Discussions
NOAA Local Weather Statements/Radar San Juan, Puerto Rico
NHC Local Weather Statements/Radar Miami, FL
NHC Local Weather Statements/Radar Key West, FL
Buoy Data Caribbean
Buoy Data SE US & GOM
Hebert Box - Mash Pic for Tutorial
Credit: By J Cricket - Modification of map from Wiki
What would cause it to head northeast instead of just blowing straight into the Gulf?
>It’s their home! Will you abandon your home because of a 100yr. challenge? Give your property away to your neighbor as well???? What is wrong with your head?
Never. As long as tax dollars are not spent to make it mine.
Perhaps it has a thing for Maine lobsters... I certainly do.
Florida spiny lobsters. All you get is a tail. Up north? Claws, too.
You don’t own property!
Awesome! Thanks.
At 1130 at night on a Wednesday...I-75 N pretty much SOLID from Bushnell to just south of Gainesville....wow.
in eastern North Carolina...trying to beat Irma...
Irma might be a gourmet hurricane.
Because certain areas of the Northeast US simply have a negative pressure sound more than others.
I wish y'all luck with that, be prayin' for ya
Seems early to me, we don't even start combines until October around here, and that's high moisture stuff.
Here in NE Alabama they started picking corn last week.
somebody, serious question, is this moving more west now?
all the models are a mess and the news seems more about cultivating panic.
As some have said to me.....just keep a lookout for where the eye is....
Looks like a semi-domed stadium to me.
Hey! Ya gotta make hay whilst the sun shines! The hay farmers around here are doing the same...
Our home is boarded up in Florida ( 30 miles west of Cocoa Beach).....wondering how much impact it may get,,.....(
.....and if we need to worry about Western North Carolina ( our present location)
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