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
Lesson learned from Hurricane Mathew. Leave your home and go elsewhere to a safe place.
Working out from the eye, tallest convection spiral begins at 1 o’clock. Winds all the way around, 360, then around again to 9 o’clock.
That’s today’s...production. Symmetrical, a large area of laminar flow, no turbulence or friction, over warming water.
Wonder what happens next?
She is gonna hit in the gulf
Printscreen key, paste into Paint.
My thinking as well. Thread the needle between cuba and florida and then it’s pick a port...any port...
My daughter is in Miami in the Redlands. Her in-laws were there during Andrew and were fortunate to survive. Whenever it looks like a bad one is coming they head north. I’m sure they will be boarding up and heading north soon.
tanks ;) still alive and well
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E-W track leaves an Irma-wide swath of roads blocked by fallen trees, coast to coast.
S-N track means a Florida wide swath of tree blocked roads, from Jacksonville to the Everglades.
E-W track leaves an Irma-wide swath of roads blocked by fallen trees, coast to coast.
S-N track means a Florida wide swath of tree blocked roads, from Jacksonville to the Everglades.
Where might that be, Iowa?
Great ideas! Will use them if necessary, here in SW Florida. Thanks, Luv W!
If the eye passes over much of the Dominican Republic or Cuba it could be weakened. Cuba is 735 miles long and if it tracked along half of it...
Yeah, old but not senile, not yet, do know about gasoline, stabilizer and water.. but thanks for the reminder.
Looks like Rush won’t be abandoning the EIB Southern Command until he finishes Friday’s Show.
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Good morning. Headed to the office to wrap up and plan on sending everyone home early.
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