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
I climbed to the top, expecting to see a huge lake. As far as I could see, there were nothing but trees.
New construction is being done on the south levee.
Just went to another website and read that Hurricane Irma has touched off the machines that record earthquakes. That one powerful hurricane.
Nearby Arcadia got hammered by Charley.
Well, I’m inclined to call BS on a NHC spokesman getting tearful during an on air news interview.
Just a guy/user on WU. He saw it, reported it, was questioned and told what station, when, but didn’t give a name. Things are moving so fast at WU likely nobody saw his post to challenge or confirm. A Naples WUer about two hours ago said city was devoid of birds now. I watch WU for the on-the-ground reports; they don’t have any better overall grok than anybody else. Only good for anecdotals, IMO.
Good grief! All because of glo-bull warming, dontcha know...
No chance of that!
Please post a link to the Irma earthquake info.
Correction: That is one powerful storm.
It wasn’t a post to showboat... and buried in hundreds of new posts in a few minutes. I’m wondering if TD13 heading E might help pull Irma W of a direct SFL hit.
https://twitter.com/NOAA_HurrHunter/status/905184657431506945
Just in case someone else hasn’t seen this. Pretty impressive. Not sure there’s enough dramamine in the world for me to get on that particular flight. Or valium.
After Hurricane Andrew, I was respectful to wait three weeks before touring the US1 corridor. In the distance, I saw a five story hotel. As I got alongside, I saw there was only the steel structure standing. All the walls were missing, and you could see the horizon through the hotel!
Oh I do it too, I should have added that:). Lol.
Hey, FReind! I hope you are out of harms way. As a former resident of SW Florida, with many friends in the area, I’ll be keeping a close eye.
Praying for all in Irma’s path.
Thank you! Almost had me wondering if Kim Jong Un was lobbing one of his H bombs.
A Key’s friend has a house on each side of US1 during Wilma, said one side got a high tidal surge, and the other house didn’t. Wifey was in the non-surge house.
The reason? Debris and boats on trailers had clogged the bridges’undersides. No water could get through.
And heads into the Gulf.
Say goodbye to somewhere if that thing refuels in the Gulf.
Looks like that'll change in a week or so.
I volunteered in Homestead tent city after Andrew. I recall local LEO were living in what was left of the Holiday Inn.
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