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Hurricane Idalia - Gulf of Mexico
NHC/NOAA ^ | 26 August 2023 | NHC/NOAA

Posted on 08/26/2023 2:03:00 PM PDT by NautiNurse

Tropical Depression 10 has formed between the Yucatan Peninsula and the Western Tip of Cuba. Governor DeSantis issued a state of emergency for 33 Florida counties in advance of the system.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: florida; hugeandserious; hurricane; idalia; nautinurse; td10; tropical
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To: NautiNurse

I looked up the tide tables for the Big Bend area, and it looks like high tide about 45 minutes before high winds arrive. That means high tide waters already piled up on a concave coastline before Idalia makes landfall. This truly could be a devastating storm 😪


441 posted on 08/29/2023 11:42:57 AM PDT by CatHerd (Whoever said "All's fair in love and war" probably never participated in either.)
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To: NautiNurse
Are they minimally salt tolerant?

Yes. This is a factor that took me a couple of years to grok. The ones that weren't, like lychee, are dead.

442 posted on 08/29/2023 11:43:47 AM PDT by numberonepal ( )
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To: NautiNurse
I have a doctor's appointment at 1530 and then I'm off to Walmart for hurricane essentials, more Moon Pies and Diet Dr. Pepper.

I don't think we are going to get much more than a lot of rain and some wind here in Saint Marys, GA.

WWG1WGA

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)

LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

443 posted on 08/29/2023 11:49:14 AM PDT by LonePalm (Commander and Chef)
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To: NautiNurse
I hope all the EV owners in Florida are ready to go.

I hope they make 10 miles at least.


444 posted on 08/29/2023 11:49:25 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (A truth that’s told with bad intent, Beats all the lies you can invent ~ Wm. Blake)
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To: NautiNurse
we need something they never seem to get repaired.I am beginning to think privatization would be better.
445 posted on 08/29/2023 11:50:14 AM PDT by rodguy911 (HOME OF THE FREE BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE!! ITS ALL A CONSPIRACY: UNTIL ITS NOT)
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To: Joe Brower
Florida Man is ready for Idalia.


446 posted on 08/29/2023 11:52:00 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (A truth that’s told with bad intent, Beats all the lies you can invent ~ Wm. Blake)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Ouch! What highway is that?


447 posted on 08/29/2023 11:52:31 AM PDT by NautiNurse (🇺🇸 Selling out the U.S.A.: The Briben Brand™)
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To: VeniVidiVici

Ha! Ha! I keep calling it Vidalia. Just plain easier. ; )


448 posted on 08/29/2023 11:53:03 AM PDT by NeverTyranny
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To: VeniVidiVici

Ha! Ha! I keep calling it Vidalia. Just plain easier. ; )


449 posted on 08/29/2023 11:53:03 AM PDT by NeverTyranny
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To: rodguy911

You have surely been a proponent for buoy privatization for many years.


450 posted on 08/29/2023 11:54:50 AM PDT by NautiNurse (🇺🇸 Selling out the U.S.A.: The Briben Brand™)
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To: NautiNurse

2023-08-29 01:30 pm SW 35 51 - - - - 29.86 - 80.1 - 75.7

Marathon had sustained at 35 with gusts to 51 a little over an hour ago at Sombrero reef light.


451 posted on 08/29/2023 11:55:38 AM PDT by rodguy911 (HOME OF THE FREE BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE!! ITS ALL A CONSPIRACY: UNTIL ITS NOT)
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To: NautiNurse

2023-08-29 01:30 pm SW 35 51 - - - - 29.86 - 80.1 - 75.7

Marathon had sustained at 35 with gusts to 51 a little over an hour ago at Sombrero reef light.
rain is just about ready to hit us none yet.


452 posted on 08/29/2023 11:56:44 AM PDT by rodguy911 (HOME OF THE FREE BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE!! ITS ALL A CONSPIRACY: UNTIL ITS NOT)
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To: NautiNurse

Prayers up for all in the path of this storm. Stay safe!


453 posted on 08/29/2023 11:57:55 AM PDT by NeverTyranny
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To: NautiNurse

A random screencap from Ian.

https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/ban-electric-vehicles-evacuation-routes-florida-republican-concerned-cars-running-out-charge

Traffic moves slowly on I-4 East as residents evacuate the Gulf Coast of Florida in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Ian on Sept. 27, 2022, in Four Corners, Florida


454 posted on 08/29/2023 11:59:10 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (A truth that’s told with bad intent, Beats all the lies you can invent ~ Wm. Blake)
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To: All

Marco Island (south of Naples) Current Conditions:

Rain
85 degrees
Humidity 80%
Barometric Pressure 29.79 and falling
Winds from the SSE at 26 mph


455 posted on 08/29/2023 12:01:35 PM PDT by MplsSteve
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Captiva Island (east of Fort Myers)

Heavy Rain
Temperature 86 degrees
Humidity 81%
Barometric Pressure 29.78 and falling
Winds from the SSE at 29 mph


456 posted on 08/29/2023 12:05:02 PM PDT by MplsSteve
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To: glennaro
You have to give people information so they can plan evacuations, secure property, etc. lots of old folks need to be evacuated in case of power loss. Limited roads and you can’t wait till the last minute.

Winds are estimated to be 120 mph….maybe more. Gonna be lots of destruction.

Just common sense.

457 posted on 08/29/2023 12:07:39 PM PDT by ealgeone
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Longboat Key (east of Bradenton)

Heavy Rain
Temp: 86 degrees
Humidity: 75%
Barometric Pressure: 29.77 and falling
Winds from the SSE at 22 mph
1/2 inch of rain accumulation so far


458 posted on 08/29/2023 12:10:14 PM PDT by MplsSteve
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To: CatHerd; NautiNurse

Now it looks like Idalia has picked up speed and high winds will arrive about 45 minutes *before* high tide and she will make landfall shortly after high tide. Oh dear. It just looks worse and worse.


459 posted on 08/29/2023 12:18:31 PM PDT by CatHerd (Whoever said "All's fair in love and war" probably never participated in either.)
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To: ealgeone
It's going to be like Ian about 11 months ago. The shoreline of the landfall spots are going suffer a lot of damage. Fortunately, landfall is in a sparsely populated part of the Florida coastline, unlike Ian, which almost had a direct hit on Fort Myers.
460 posted on 08/29/2023 12:19:45 PM PDT by RayChuang88 (.FairTax: America's Economic Cure)
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