looks like we have Land-Fall. the outer bands of the hurricane are over the tip of FL.
Still tracking up the center of FL, still heading for Nashville TN by Tuesday.
NWS Enhanced Radar Mosaic: Southeast Sector
Still tracking up the center of FL, still heading for Nashville TN by Tuesday.
NWS Enhanced Radar Mosaic: Southeast Sector
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This image shows that the outer wind bands are impacting the southern tip of the Florida mainland and all of the Florida keys.
Miami TV reports wind gusts to 50 MPH in Miami alternating with periods of calm. The winds in Key west are already continuous with gusts approaching 100 MPH.
The current forecast track (Weather Channel / IBM, not NHC) shows eye wall landfall (the nastiest part of a hurricane) over the Florida Keys just north of Key West, then crossing Sanibel and Pine Islands off the coast of Ft. Meyers before hitting the mainland around Port Charlotte.
The northeast quadrant of a northward moving Atlantic storm has traditionally been the worst which puts Marco Island, Naples, and Ft. Meyers in the ugly zone.
Miami TV reports wind gusts to 50 MPH in Miami alternating with periods of calm. The winds in Key west are already continuous with gusts approaching 100 MPH.
The current forecast track (Weather Channel / IBM, not NHC) shows eye wall landfall (the nastiest part of a hurricane) over the Florida Keys just north of Key West, then crossing Sanibel and Pine Islands off the coast of Ft. Meyers before hitting the mainland around Port Charlotte.
The northeast quadrant of a northward moving Atlantic storm has traditionally been the worst which puts Marco Island, Naples, and Ft. Meyers in the ugly zone.
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Comparing Irma to Hurricane Donna is sobering. The track and timing as far as tides currently looks similar. Although Irma may track more northerly, which could be even more damaging.
The 1960 Donna wrecked large parts of the SW Florida coast and remade many islands and inlets. Much of Captiva Island apparently was created in that hurricane.
Much of the areas Donna hit were sparsely populated at the time. Having been to Fort Myers, I'm always surprised at how fast it's grown over the years.
Irma is a bigger hurricane. So potentially a bigger topology changing deal. Wishing Floridians the best.
The 1960 Donna wrecked large parts of the SW Florida coast and remade many islands and inlets. Much of Captiva Island apparently was created in that hurricane.
Much of the areas Donna hit were sparsely populated at the time. Having been to Fort Myers, I'm always surprised at how fast it's grown over the years.
Irma is a bigger hurricane. So potentially a bigger topology changing deal. Wishing Floridians the best.
From Facebook friend:
"All FL people evacuating to the panhandle who can't find or afford a hotel, Baldwin county(near the Florida/Alabama line) just approved to open up a 44000 sq ft building (address is 19477 Fairground Rd, Robertsdale AL. 36547.( 251)947-3247. It has kitchens, bathrooms and will hold 2000 people comfortably and up to 5000 if needed. They also have outside shelters made for pets etc ..they are setting things up and will be open tomorrow for those in need of shelter! PLEASE copy, paste and share.All FL people evacuating to the panhandle who can't find or afford a hotel, Baldwin county(near the Florida/Alabama line) just approved to open up a 44000 sq ft building (address is 19477 Fairground Rd, Robertsdale AL. 36547.( 251)947-3247. It has kitchens, bathrooms and will hold 2000 people comfortably and up to 5000 if needed. They also have outside shelters made for pets etc ..they are setting things up and will be open tomorrow for those in need of shelter! PLEASE copy, paste and share."
"All FL people evacuating to the panhandle who can't find or afford a hotel, Baldwin county(near the Florida/Alabama line) just approved to open up a 44000 sq ft building (address is 19477 Fairground Rd, Robertsdale AL. 36547.( 251)947-3247. It has kitchens, bathrooms and will hold 2000 people comfortably and up to 5000 if needed. They also have outside shelters made for pets etc ..they are setting things up and will be open tomorrow for those in need of shelter! PLEASE copy, paste and share.All FL people evacuating to the panhandle who can't find or afford a hotel, Baldwin county(near the Florida/Alabama line) just approved to open up a 44000 sq ft building (address is 19477 Fairground Rd, Robertsdale AL. 36547.( 251)947-3247. It has kitchens, bathrooms and will hold 2000 people comfortably and up to 5000 if needed. They also have outside shelters made for pets etc ..they are setting things up and will be open tomorrow for those in need of shelter! PLEASE copy, paste and share."
How do you do this? I can't find the "widget" in the top right corner that google say to click on
One of the layers you can turn off/on. Weather has two subselections, Clouds, and Information.
dave
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windy.com
Windy, Windyty. Wind map & weather forecast
There is a radar image available as well which is new. Still in experimental stage.
Windy, Windyty. Wind map & weather forecast
There is a radar image available as well which is new. Still in experimental stage.
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Realtime radar for anywhere in the US and beyond. I set it to my old zip code in Ft. Lauderdale. Pan and zoom as needed using the mouse.
Fort Lauderdale, FL (33323) Weather and Radar Map - The Weather Channel | Weather.com
Fort Lauderdale, FL (33323) Weather and Radar Map - The Weather Channel | Weather.com
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I’m no hurricane prognosticator, but from that radar image (13:30 PDT) it looks like Irma is going to have to take a pretty sharp right, pretty quick to hit the west coast of Florida… is it possible it is gonna miss?
dave
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