Hurricane Irma

[rekees4300]

Overnight Hurricane Irma intensified and is now a Category 5 with sustained winds 175 MPH! That matches Katrina's highest speed.


BULLETIN
Hurricane Irma Special Advisory Number 25
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL112017
800 AM AST Tue Sep 05 2017

...IRMA BECOMES AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE...
...PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION IN THE HURRICANE
WARNING AREA...


SUMMARY OF 800 AM AST...1200 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...16.7N 57.7W
ABOUT 270 MI...440 KM E OF ANTIGUA
ABOUT 280 MI...445 KM ESE OF BARBUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...175 MPH...280 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...929 MB...27.44 INCHES

 

[rswyan]

185 mph sustained winds with gusts of 220 mph as of the latest report ... but looks like they predict it will weaken before it makes landfall in the US ... still a very nasty storm however.

Thoughts and prayers for all who eventually end up in its path.

 

[JPRambo]

I need to watch this closely. I am from SW Florida. I am currently in northern Georgia on vacation till Monday night. I may need to go home early to get the shutters on the house. My two sons are in the same town and they say they will put them up. It's a toss up. Go home to be in the storm or stay here out of harms way. I will wait till Thursday I think to make the final decision. Hope for the best.

 

[rekees4300]

I need to watch this closely. I am from SW Florida. I am currently in northern Georgia on vacation till Monday night. I may need to go home early to get the shutters on the house. My two sons are in the same town and they say they will put them up. It's a toss up. Go home to be in the storm or stay here out of harms way. I will wait till Thursday I think to make the final decision. Hope for the best.

Don't go down there. Southern Florida is under a mandatory evacuation order.

Mandatory evacuations set to begin in Florida over Hurricane Irma | TheHill

Hurricane Irma: Florida declares state of emergency as 'extremely dangerous' storm intensifies - The Washington Post

 

[EddieWalker]

Will it be stronger then the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 when it hits? Wind speeds where 185 mph on that one and I think that's the strongest on record.

 

[rekees4300]

Will it be stronger then the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 when it hits? Wind speeds where 185 mph on that one and I think that's the strongest on record.

According to the NWS, Irma is the strongest storm ever in the Atlantic (not counting those that reached the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico). And it's not far off from the all-time record hurricane wind speed of 190 mph.

 

[Maxify55]

We're riding it out here in North Fla. (Outside Gainesville)

Life's supposed be an adventure.

 

[rswyan]

I was in South Florida - Miami/Homestead area - right after Andrew went through ... the devastation was unbelievable, seeing it up close and in-person.

No amount of money could get me to hang for Irma.

 

[YanmarFever]

EDDIE... Sadly, it seems that predicting the path of a hurricane is just about impossible. Or what it will do once it hits land. Kind of like predicting the weather more then a week out.


Ah hem! You mean predicting women........

 

[rekees4300]

Bad news for British Virgin Islands. Looks like a direct hit for them today.

BULLETIN
Hurricane Irma Advisory Number 30
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL112017
1100 AM AST Wed Sep 06 2017

...EYE OF POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE IRMA
CLOSING IN ON THE VIRGIN ISLANDS...


SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...18.2N 64.0W
ABOUT 65 MI...110 KM ESE OF ST. THOMAS
ABOUT 140 MI...225 KM E OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...185 MPH...295 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...918 MB...27.11 INCHES