Posts from — September 2017

Position: 19.8N 63.4W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: Northwest [310°] near 14 mph [23 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 130 mph [215 kph].
Wind Gusts: 165 mph [265 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 150 miles [240 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 40 miles [ 65 km].
Minimum central pressure: 944 mb ↓.

Currently about 110 miles [ 180 km] North of the Northern Leeward Islands.

The worst of Jose is headed North of the Leeward Islands.

At 10PM CDT Jose may be having an eyewall replacement.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for St. Martin, Sint Maarten, and St. Barthelemy.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

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Position: 20.0N 97.9W [10AM CDT 1500 UTC].
Movement: West-Southwest [240°] near 5 mph [ 7 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 35 mph [ 55 kph].
Wind Gusts: 50 mph [ 80 kph].
Minimum central pressure: 1004 mb ↑.

Currently about 150 miles [ 245 km] South of Tampico, Mexico.

At 4AM CDT Katia is stalled near the Sierra Madre mountains.

At 10AM CDT the NHC gave its last advisory.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

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Position: 22.1N 77.7W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West [280°] near 13 mph [20 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 160 mph [260 kph].
Wind Gusts: 190 mph [305 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 185 miles [295 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 70 miles [110 km].
Minimum central pressure: 924 mb.

Currently about 300 miles [ 485 km] South-Southeast of Miami, Florida.

At 10PM Irma is again a Category 5 storm.

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for the Volusia/Brevard County Line southward around the Florida peninsula to Anclote River, Florida Keys, Lake Okeechobee, Florida Bay, the Cuban provinces of Camaguey, Ciego de Avila, Sancti Spiritus, Villa Clara, and Matanzas, Central Bahamas, Ragged Island, and Northwestern Bahamas.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the Cuban provinces of Holguin, Las Tunas, La Habana, and Ciudad de la Habana.

A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for Volusia/Brevard County Line southward around the Florida peninsula to Anclote River, the Florida Keys, and Tampa Bay.

A Hurricane Watch is in effect for North of the Volusia/Brevard County Line to Fernandina Beach, North and west of Anclote River to Indian Pass, and the Cuban provinces of Holguin and Las Tunas.

A Storm Surge Watch is in effect for North of the Volusia/Brevard County Line to the Flagler/Volusia County line, and North of Anclote River to Suwannee River.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

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Position: 16.9N 59.3W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West-Northwest [285°] near 14 mph [22 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 155 mph [250 kph].
Wind Gusts: 185 mph [300 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 140 miles [220 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 35 miles [ 55 km].
Minimum central pressure: 938 mb.

Currently about 265 miles [ 430 km] East-Southeast of the Northern Leeward Islands.

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for Barbuda, Anguilla, St. Martin, Sint Maarten, St. Barthelemy.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Antigua, Saba, and St. Eustatius.

A Hurricane Watch is in effect for Antigua.

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Montserrat, St Kitts, Nevis, British Virgin Islands, St. Thomas, and St. John.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

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Position: 20.6N 97.2W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West-Southwest [250°] near 7 mph [11 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 75 mph [120 kph].
Wind Gusts: 100 mph [160 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 65 miles [100 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 15 miles [ 30 km].
Minimum central pressure: 988 mb ↑.

Currently about 120 miles [ 190 km] South-Southeast of Tampico, Mexico.

At 10PM CDT making landfall North of Tecolutla, Mexico.

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for the coast of the Mexican state of Veracruz from Cabo Rojo to Laguna Verde.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for North of Cabo Rojo to Rio Panuco and South of Laguna Verde to Puerto Veracruz.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

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1. He didn’t think this through:

In a tweet on Wednesday, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd warned that “sworn LEOs will be at every shelter, checking IDs.” Judd said that in addition to weeding out sex offenders, officers would be apprehending anyone with an outstanding warrant.

It’s been a long time between hurricanes, so I guess he forgot. Yo, Sheriff, exactly what makes you believe you are going to have a jail after getting hit by a category 5 hurricane?

For out-of-staters, in Florida registered sex offenders are required to live under Interstate bridges away from population centers and that do not have school buses drive over them. Be advised that the particular definition of “sex offender” used by the registry may or may not include what most people consider a “sex offense”, and Florida still doesn’t have a bestiality law. 😈

2. Last night’s low was in the 60s and at 10:30AM it was 72° – in Florida – in the first week of September. Don’t try to tell me there is no climate change.

3. Florida emergency operations really got serious after the problems in the response to Hurricane Andrew, so the state, despite the governor and legislature, is in good shape to respond to Irma. This is fortunate, because FEMA is almost broke and has most of its resources tied up in the Harvey response. The shortages of water and fuel are a result of Harvey as much as panic buying.

Update: Oh, yes – Rushbo should just sit on his ass in Palm Beach and ignore the liberal conspiracy of hurricane warnings. It will warm my heart knowing that he is sitting and sweating in the dark with nothing to to relieve his thirst, no way to leave, and not enough cash to buy anything to eat. He probably doesn’t remember that credit/debit cards don’t work without power. Even with screens, the mosquitoes will get in. 👿

Position: 21.3N 72.4W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West-Northwest [290°] near 16 mph [26 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 165 mph [270 kph].
Wind Gusts: 200 mph [320 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 185 miles [295 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 75 miles [120 km].
Minimum central pressure: 920 mb ↑.

Currently about 55 miles [ 85 km] East-Southeast of Great Inagua Island.

Irma is probably having an eyewall replacement at 10PM CDT.

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for the Jupiter Inlet southward around the Florida peninsula to Bonita Beach, Florida Keys, Lake Okeechobee, Florida Bay, Haiti from the northern border with the Dominican Republic to Le Mole St. Nicholas, Southeastern Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands, the Cuban provinces of Camaguey, Ciego de Avila, Sancti Spiritus, and Villa Clara, Central Bahamas, and Northwestern Bahamas.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Haiti from south of Le Mole St. Nicholas to Port-Au-Prince, and the Cuban provinces of Guantanamo, Holguin, and Las Tunas.

A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for Jupiter Inlet southward around the Florida peninsula to Bonita Beach and the Florida Keys.

A Hurricane Watch is in effect for North of Jupiter Inlet to Sebastian Inlet, North of Bonita Beach to Anna Maria Island, and the Cuban provinces of Guantanamo, Holguin, Las Tunas and Matanzas.

A Storm Surge Watch is in effect for North of Jupiter Inlet to Sebastian Inlet and North of Bonita Beach to Venice.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

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Position: 15.6N 53.9W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West [280°] near 18 mph [30 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 120 mph [195 kph].
Wind Gusts: 145 mph [230 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 115 miles [185 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 35 miles [ 55 km].
Minimum central pressure: 966 mb.

Currently about 635 miles [1020 km] East-Southeast of the Northern Leeward Island.

These islands definitely do not need to see this after what Irma did.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Antigua, Barbuda, and Anguilla.

A Hurricane Watch is in effect for Antigua, Barbuda, Anguilla, St. Martin, and Sint Maarten.

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Montserrat, St Kitts, Nevis, Saba and St. Eustatius.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

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Position: 21.5N 95.1W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West [265°] near 3 mph [ 6 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 85 mph [140 kph].
Wind Gusts:100 mph [160 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 60 miles [ 95 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 10 miles [ 20 km].
Minimum central pressure: 982 mb ↑.

Currently about 185 miles [ 300 km] East-Southeast of Tampico, Mexico.

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for the coast of the Mexican state of Veracruz from Cabo Rojo to Laguna Verde.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for North of Cabo Rojo to Rio Panuco and South of Laguna Verde to Puerto Veracruz.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

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Position: 19.4N 66.8W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West-Northwest [290°] near 16 mph [26 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 185 mph [295 kph].
Wind Gusts: 200 mph [320 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 185 miles [295 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 50 miles [ 85 km].
Minimum central pressure: 916 mb ↑.

Currently about 85 miles [ 135 km] North-Northwest of San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Irma smashed through the Leeward Islands breaking the wind speed instruments [anemometers] that weren’t designed for storms of this magnitude. It is now [1PM CDT] mugging the British and US Virgin Islands. At 6PM CDT it was passing North of Puerto Rico.

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for Puerto Rico, Vieques, Culebra, the Turks and Caicos Islands, the Southeastern Bahamas, the Central Bahamas, Haiti from the northern border with the Dominican Republic to Le Mole St. Nicholas, and the Dominican Republic from Cabo Engano to the northern border with Haiti.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the Dominican Republic from south of Cabo Engano westward to the southern border with Haiti, Haiti from south of Le Mole St. Nicholas to Port-Au-Prince, and the Cuban provinces of Guantanamo, Holguin, and Las Tunas.

A Hurricane Watch is in effect for Cuba from the provinces of Matanzas eastward to Guantanamo, and the Northwestern Bahamas.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

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Position: 14.4N 47.5W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West-Northwest [290°] near 17 mph [28 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 85 mph [140 kph].
Wind Gusts: 100 mph [160 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 80 miles [130 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 15 miles [ 30 km].
Minimum central pressure: 989 mb ↓.

Currently about 925 miles [1485 km] East of the Lesser Antilles.

Jose became a Hurricane at 4PM CDT.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

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Position: 21.7N 94.8W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: East-Southeast [105°] near 2 mph [ 4 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 80 mph [130 kph].
Wind Gusts: 90 mph [145 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 45 miles [ 75 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 10 miles [ 20 km].
Minimum central pressure: 989 mb ↓.

Currently about 200 miles [ 325 km] East of Tampico, Mexico.

Katia became a Hurricane at 4PM CDT.

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for the coast of the Mexican state of Veracruz from Cabo Rojo to Laguna Verde.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

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Position: 22.2N 96.4W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: East [100°] near 2 mph [ 4 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 35 mph [ 55 kph].
Wind Gusts: 45 mph [ 70 kph].
Minimum central pressure: 1008 mb.

Currently about 95 miles [ 155 km] East of Tampico, Mexico.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

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Position: 12.3N 41.7W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West [270°] near 14 mph [22 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 50 mph [ 85 kph].
Wind Gusts: 60 mph [ 95 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 60 miles [ 95 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1004 mb ↓.

Currently about 1330 miles [2140 km] East of the Lesser Antilles.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

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