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
Link?
LOL! Good idea.
I’m trying now. See lots of blue around the Bahamas. Am I doing this right?
LEAD CENTRAL MAXIMUM WIND
VERIFYING TIME TIME POSITION PRESSURE (MB) SPEED (KNOTS)D CENTRAL MAXIMUM WIND
VERIFYING TIME TIME POSITION PRESSURE (MB) SPEED (KNOTS)
——————— —— ———— -—————— -——————
1200UTC 05.09.2017 0 16.7N 57.7W 943 92
0000UTC 06.09.2017 12 17.2N 60.2W 951 84
1200UTC 06.09.2017 24 17.9N 63.0W 952 81
0000UTC 07.09.2017 36 18.9N 65.4W 958 76
1200UTC 07.09.2017 48 19.8N 68.0W 955 80
0000UTC 08.09.2017 60 20.6N 70.7W 937 93
1200UTC 08.09.2017 72 20.9N 73.1W 946 86
0000UTC 09.09.2017 84 20.9N 75.2W 947 83
1200UTC 09.09.2017 96 21.0N 77.2W 953 72
0000UTC 10.09.2017 108 21.2N 78.7W 951 73
1200UTC 10.09.2017 120 22.2N 79.7W 947 87
0000UTC 11.09.2017 132 23.5N 79.6W 936 88
1200UTC 11.09.2017 144 25.5N 79.5W 915 96
I’m just now catching up on this thread. Just wanted to say I like your FReepname!
Just watch the forecast tracks. If you are in the path by Wednesday afternoon, get out.
Property is not worth risking your life.
That is an amusing statement from your user name. I like it. But you forgot pollsters, I think. Where are they going to put the people from the Keys if they have to start moving people out of Miami as well?
They’d better start rounding up cats now at that house.
Thank you, dear!
These forecast models remind me of Katrina’s. Even when it was coming into the Gulf it was supposed to be turned by a front and go into Tallahassee.
Katrina was too strong for the front.
I don’t think Google Earth is a live shot so you won’t see Irma.
If Irma goes up the keys, it has the potential for taking out the approaches to the bridges......
Been several years since I used Google Earth. They used to have a satellite overlay for tropical storms.
I doing a dual prep route:
1. last minute preps to ride it out if at all possible,
2. preparing to head North by Thursday if that looks to be the prudent course of action.
The CTCI run on your graphic: They’re either geniuses or drunk.
Thanks for the thread.
“I should add the winds a few hundred feet off the ground will be even more fast then surface(ie high rise buildings)”
Bad news for Antigua.
Just got it touch with friends and we are going to the villages,home of Floridian Republicans!!Can’t wait!!
That’s it don’t know if she is still around or not
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