I just hope that does not come on shore as a cat5 as it makes its way across the state. Hopefully we won't get the hurricane force winds here in the Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood area....
I just hope that does not come on shore as a cat5 as it makes its way across the state. Hopefully we won't get the hurricane force winds here in the Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood area....
they dont think its going to maintain cat 5 for very long
prob come ashore cat 3-4
going to weaken some before its makes its we to the east coast
I moved to Florida 2 months before Charlie hit last year and that was an experience. I think this hurricane is supposed to die down to a cat 3 before it hits land.
This sucks, again! I am suposed to by flying up to Atl this friday at 5:00, wonder if my flight will go. Then again, not sure if leaving my parents and dogs behind is what i want to do either.
This storm is a beast, no matter how you slice it. Argggggg
Check out the hurricane symbol in the center. I've never seen that before.
This is a whopper of a storm! If it's still a Cat 4 or 5 by tomorrow night I'm hitting the road.
Check out the hurricane symbol in the center. I've never seen that before.
This is a whopper of a storm! If it's still a Cat 4 or 5 by tomorrow night I'm hitting the road.
That is the first time i can ever remember actually being able to see the hurricane symbol in the center as well.
Some other tidbits i have been reading that don't make me feel to good:
"It was also expected to move across the peninsula quickly, which means it wouldn't weaken much over land, Cobb said. That means it's possible Atlantic coast cities such as Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach could also be hit by winds nearly as strong as the west coast, he said.
The tightlly packed system, with hurricane-force winds extend only 15 miles out from the eye, was projected to accelerate toward Florida's Gulf Coast and strike near Naples by Saturday evening, potentially as a Category 4 with 145 mph winds after it weakens a bit."
Please let this girl get the cat 4 and 5 out of her system and hit florida at a much decreased rate.
The track has just shifted a bit farther North. Looks like it will go North of Lake Okeechobee now or over it. Wind speeds should be 70 to 90 on the East side of FL.
In the latest advisory one of the comp models says Wilma could threaten New England states as it glides up the US East Coast.
I think anyone from Naples to Tampa should make exist stage left plans right now.
Yeah it's progressively shifting North. After Naples/Ft. Meyers it could threated the Tampa Bay area.
After Katrina and Rita they did storm surge/flood prediction and a direct hit from a Cat 3 or higher would render St. Petersburg an island. Much of Downtown Tampa would be washed out.
Fingers crossed for some divine intervention.
Too bad that storm seeding isn't a viable answer.
However, Hurricanes are like garbage enemas, and stuctural Darwinism.
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Hope everyone stays safe. This has been one helluva season.
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Looks like we may take a almost direct hit here in Cancun, and this one is lower pressure than Gilbert that wiped out Cancun in 88...we are leaving tomorrow and hoping there will be something to come back to
yeah i was going to say cancun will definately take a hit from this one. glad i went earlier in the year and missed the cane season. good luck dirtydesigns
yeah i was going to say cancun will definately take a hit from this one. glad i went earlier in the year and missed the cane season. good luck dirtydesigns
Thanks, I'm just worried about all our friends that can't leave. Living here is awesome and then reality hits you as a cat 5 hurricane.....
Can you not try to talk your friends into evacuating? It could be life or death
One of them just can't leave as he owns a hotel that is used as a shelter during this kind of thing, so his job is to make sure people that can't leave at least have a place to go to try and weather it out. Also..the last time Cancun was actually hit was in 88, every year we have warnings, but after so many years of nothing, alot of the locals think these storms will just pass by like they usually do.
Not looking good. I'd evacuate ASAP and try to get out way ahead of it and not have to sit in traffic as it closes in. Just not worth the trouble of being there even if it is weaker at landfall. Plus power will go out and you will not be able to work. Grab the laptop and head out of town. Get a hotel room with maid service and kick back, have some fun and do a little work. Oh, and if they haven't shut down purchase fo federal flood insurance buy a policy real quick. http://www.fema.gov/nfipInsurance/search_results.jsp
One of them just can't leave as he owns a hotel that is used as a shelter during this kind of thing, so his job is to make sure people that can't leave at least have a place to go to try and weather it out. Also..the last time Cancun was actually hit was in 88, every year we have warnings, but after so many years of nothing, alot of the locals think these storms will just pass by like they usually do.
What a tough situation your friend is in with the hotel. Yes, i understand your point when it comes to the 'local mindset' and being jaded after years of misses and close calls.
Best of luck to you and your loved ones.
Wilma has dropped a lot of rain here in Honduras, yesterday I put a bucket in the middle of the back yard and 16 hours later it had 7 inches of water, and that's just a few hours.
Lucky so far no major damage reported and the winds have not affected the main cities in the country. The Ports are closed though and so are all the schools.
Part that really sucks is business in my restaurants is down because everyone has been afraid to go out at night
But at least so far we are all safe and I sure would not want to be on the Yucatan right now. Good Luck Mexico, and good luck Florida
After seeing the damage from Katrina from the storm surge and us living just feet from the beach, we are definately leaving We went to a hotel inland when Emily headed this way, but this time we are leaving the area.....
After seeing the damage from Katrina from the storm surge and us living just feet from the beach, we are definately leaving We went to a hotel inland when Emily headed this way, but this time we are leaving the area.....
What a tough situation your friend is in with the hotel. Yes, i understand your point when it comes to the 'local mindset' and being jaded after years of misses and close calls.
Best of luck to you and your loved ones.
I know all about not being able to leave, first of all there is nowhere to really go in Honduras second my main restaurant is the center for International relief operations during crisis. Guess I ain't going nowhere.
Good luck at to your friend at the hotel. If you have a place to go, go, Gilbert tore that area up and Wilma is stronger and headed at ya.
I know all about not being able to leave, first of all there is nowhere to really go in Honduras second my main restaurant is the center for International relief operations during crisis. Guess I ain't going nowhere.
Good luck at to your friend at the hotel. If you have a place to go, go, Gilbert tore that area up and Wilma is stronger and headed at ya.
Thanks....I just hate this crap. Before moving here, we did research and seriously, the last hurricane that did any real damage to Cancun, was Gilbert in 88, so we felt pretty good about moving to this place. It wasn't like Florida that gets hit every year, this place seemed safe. Cabo is looking better and better...I need to check out the hurricane situation on the pacific coast......
This is looking worse by the hour. People here are going to start freaking out in another day or two. I'm on my way to get a generator and supplies tonight.
Wish us luck. Even though we're on the North end of the projected path. I'm not far from the gulf, this will push a hell of a storm surge.
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This is looking worse by the hour. People here are going to start freaking out in another day or two. I'm on my way to get a generator and supplies tonight.
Wish us luck. Even though we're on the North end of the projected path. I'm not far from the gulf, this will push a hell of a storm surge.
Hang in there At least we get warned before they hit.
Shit....the way this looks, if it stays in the projected path, then the east side of the storm will whip around the bottom of Florida and smack right into Miami with the full strom surge of the "dirty" side.... :-(
There goes another boating weekend screwed
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