Major Hurricane Irma

BillyBobBS

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Looks on a direct path to Key West .To me it seems it will go more west and not hit Florida directly.

Every single expert seems to say it will hit Florida directly.

NIMAN

So is the eye of these the most powerful winds, or just outside of the eye?

keith_sixteen

NIMAN wrote: »

So is the eye of these the most powerful winds, or just outside of the eye?

Just from watching one of the channels - generally winds just north of the eye seem to be the strongest.

However, Irma is just so huge so it's irrelevant really.

Cantona's Collars

NIMAN wrote: »

Heard thats there's another, called Jose, coming in behind Irma.

Thats shocking news.

BorneTobyWilde

BillyBobBS wrote: »

Every single expert seems to say it will hit Florida directly.

They like to predict that though. Better to be safe than sorry.
I'm just wondering how it will change path so wildly to hit Florida directly. It seems to be tracking west every day, Key West could be the direct hit, and then westward of Florida

MJohnston

NIMAN wrote: »

So is the eye of these the most powerful winds, or just outside of the eye?

Usually to the north-east of the eye is the worst for Atlantic hurricanes heading and rotating in the direction of Irma (it's dependent on rotation direction and movement direction).

Cantona's Collars

keith_sixteen

https://twitter.com/growingwisdom/status/906246072065982465

NIMAN

Whats the storm to the extreme left, over at MExico?

Inquitus

NIMAN wrote: »

Whats the storm to the extreme left, over at MExico?

Katia, thats them below in order left to right, Katia, Irma and Jose.

NIMAN

Just looking at the 1st satellite picture in Post 455, and Jose coming in behind, is there anything to say it won't gather momentum and become as big as Irma?

Can they tell it will be smaller? Or can that change?

NIMAN

Inquitus wrote: »

Katia

Don't remember that making the news, I assume it did no damage?

keith_sixteen

NIMAN wrote: »

Don't remember that making the news, I assume it did no damage?

Think it more or less formed in the gulf of Mexico and not over the Atlantic.

Cantona's Collars

NIMAN wrote: »

Just looking at the 1st satellite picture in Post 455, and Jose coming in behind, is there anything to say it won't gather momentum and become as big as Irma?

Can they tell it will be smaller? Or can that change?

Jose upgraded to Cat 4.

Inquitus

NIMAN wrote: »

Don't remember that making the news, I assume it did no damage?

It's yet to make landfall in Mexico, its Cat 2 atm, but may be upgraded to Cat 3, which would make it a major Hurricane and would be the first time we have ever had 3 Major Atlantic Hurricanes at one time.

NIMAN

So is there an even chance it might be a Cat 5 by the time it gets to the location where Irma is now?

Or could it just as likely go back to a Cat3 or 2?

NIMAN

What strikes me since I have been following these the last few days, is how slow they move.

Inquitus

NIMAN wrote: »

So is there an even chance it might be a Cat 5 by the time it gets to the location where Irma is now?

Or could it just as likely go back to a Cat3 or 2?

Jose takes a turn north into the Atlantic after it hits the northern leeward Islands, it may make Cat 5, the last recon flight recorded sustained winds at Cat 5 level.

MJohnston

NIMAN wrote: »

So is there an even chance it might be a Cat 5 by the time it gets to the location where Irma is now?

Or could it just as likely go back to a Cat3 or 2?

If you look back at some of the predicted tracks already posted on this thread, Jose will probably not end up taking the same path as Irma.

NIMAN

Have to say, this stuff is fascinating (and scary at the same time).

I hate stormy nights up here in NW Donegal, and we have had some scary nights, but the images from these bring it all into perspective.

Rougies

NIMAN wrote: »

Just looking at the 1st satellite picture in Post 455, and Jose coming in behind, is there anything to say it won't gather momentum and become as big as Irma?

Can they tell it will be smaller? Or can that change?

It probably won't get as big as Irma, because it's following in Irma's wake (Irma stirred up the sea so colder water would be mixed to the surface), and it's not forecast to get into the warmer waters that Irma is in currently.

In saying that, surprisingly Jose is already a very powerful cat4 hurricane and could easily reach cat5 so who knows how big/powerful it will get. The one thing that's almost certain is it won't follow the same track as Irma so the bigger islands and the US are fairly safe from it's effects. The smaller Leeward Islands could get another serious battering though. Once it turns north it will weaken in the cooler waters.

Hal1

Katia (the cnut) .

conditioned games

No major hurricanes to hit the US in 12yrs, now there's a rake of them. Looks like they are man made, been used as practice for their marshal law plans in America when they pull the plug on the debt based US dollar.

Doltanian

conditioned games wrote: »

No major hurricanes to hit the US in 12yrs, now there's a rake of them. Looks like they are man made, been used as practice for their marshal law plans in America when they pull the plug on the debt based US dollar.

And all orchestrated by the Lizard people, we all know that only God controls the weather and fairies are in charge of the roads. :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

SmallTeapot

Some pictures showing the evacuation progress in Florida

I don't think Miami has ever been this empty - ominous sights.


A person stands on a lifeguard stand at an empty South Beach on Friday in Miami Beach, Florida





An empty beach is seen before the arrival of hurricane Irma in Miami, Florida on Friday





The Worth Avenue shopping district is shown after a mandatory evacuation order went into effect on the barrier island of Palm Beach, Florida on Friday





Boarded up buildings on normally bustling South Beach are shown on Friday, in Miami Beach, Florida





And some more images showing what this hurricane is capable of doing

Puerto Rico after the storm hit the island





Fronds are blown off palm trees and streets are flooded with storm surge in the Dominican Republic on Thursday

Big Nasty

What time is Irma supposed to make landfall in Florida?

star gazer

It's slowing down, 19km/h 12mph West (280). 555km/h from Miami. 925mb.
NHC discussion has hurricane Irma increasing just enough to become a Category five again, at 36 hours.

INIT 08/2100Z 22.1N 76.5W 135 KT 155 MPH
12H 09/0600Z 22.4N 78.2W 135 KT 155 MPH
24H 09/1800Z 23.0N 79.9W 135 KT 155 MPH
36H 10/0600Z 24.1N 81.0W 140 KT 160 MPH
48H 10/1800Z 25.7N 81.5W 125 KT 145 MPH
72H 11/1800Z 30.6N 83.0W 50 KT 60 MPH...INLAND
96H 12/1800Z 35.0N 85.9W 25 KT 30 MPH...INLAND
120H 13/1800Z 35.6N 87.0W 20 KT 25 MPH...POST-TROP/INLAND

harr

Big Nasty wrote: »

What time is Irma supposed to make landfall in Florida?

Probably Sunday evening our time but they probably will start to feel it before then...

Simon Gruber Says

Big Nasty wrote: »

What time is Irma supposed to make landfall in Florida?

Sunday morning should be when the strongest winds move ashore. The outer bands will be affecting the coast in the next 12 hours or so.

josip

Miami beach although deserted, seems woefully unprepared for a potential hurricane.
Nothing boarded up, windows fully exposed.
Hermes and Jimmy Choos, awnings still open, seriously?