600 PM EDT Sat Sep 09 2017
...600 PM EDT POSITION UPDATE...
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS NOW OCCURRING IN THE FLORIDA KEYS...
A National Ocean Service station in Vaca Key recently reported
sustained winds of 46 mph (74 km/h) with a gust to 59 mph
(94 km/h). Marathon recently reported sustained winds of 43 mph
(69 km/h) with a gust to 66 mph (106 km/h).
SUMMARY OF 600 PM EDT...2200 UTC...INFORMATION
Looks more like it’s going more westerly now.
I admit it is sort of a boring video but for me, boring is good. Nothing drastic happening and I hope it stays that way.
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
Maximum sustained winds are near 125 mph (205 km/h) with higher
gusts. Irma is a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson
Hurricane Wind Scale. Irma is forecast to restrengthen once it moves
away from Cuba and remain a powerful hurricane as it approaches
Florida.
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 70 miles (110 km) from
the center, and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 195
miles (315 km). Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood International airport
recently reported a sustained wind of 47 mph (76 km/h) and a gust
of 70 mph (113 km/h).
The latest minimum central pressure reported by a NOAA Hurricane
Hunter plane was 933 mb (27.55 inches).
76,000 already without power and tornado warnings issued for Fort Lauderdale. Weather Channel