Posted on 09/09/2017 2:08:31 PM PDT by NautiNurse
The entire Florida Peninsula and points north are poised to experience Hurricane Irma after the storm hugged Cuba's northern coastline. Thousands of Floridians who evacuated the Atlantic cost to Gulf Coast areas found their safe shelter under direct threat from Hurricane Irma as the forecast shifted W Friday night and Saturday. Hurricane Irma's prolonged interaction with Cuba diminished its strength to Category 3.
Irma is forecast to increase in strength as it crosses the FL Straits. The Florida Keys experienced strong outer bands while Irma grazed the N Cuba coastline.
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You are so right my hubby just got off the hospital. I figure I have a Nast 24 hours and I am still near the hospital and doctor’s... putting him in a car to Atlanta was more scary.
ASL is sign Language.
American Sign Language.
I can’t imagine a sign language interpreter using anything else.
My nephew lives in Tallahassee. He managed to find enough gas to fill up the tank. It looks like he’s going to ride it out. Hopefully, the storm will weaken as it goes that far north, and his car with the full tank of gas won’t get washed out to sea or something. Good luck and stay safe.
BFLR
Bo Snerdley @BoSnerdley 32m32 minutes ago
FEMA fights false rumors about Hurricane Irma @CNN
Are you deaf? Is anyone in your family deaf? Do you know anyone who is deaf? If yes to any of those questions, maybe you should ask them if they think sign language is ridiculous. If no, then maybe you should stfu about something you know nothing about.
But that’s just my opinion, so please don’t take it as an insult.
I was pointing out that the sign language guy was more expressive than the governor.
Disclaimer: these are personal forecasts although fairly close to official warnings at this point in time.
Based on developments past 2-3 hours, Irma seems to be headed straight towards Key West rather than the west-central Keys, but anywhere west of Marathon will take a direct hit in terms of strong winds and surge. It will be bad but not as catastrophic Key Largo to Marathon, and moderately severe in southeast Florida.
Key West could sustain severe damage on the track Irma seems to be taking, especially if there is an intensification over the open water as the core moves away from the Cuban coast. Peak winds could reach 140-170 mph.
My personal guess on landfall in mainland Florida would be close to Port Charlotte and Punta Gorda tomorrow late afternoon. Peak winds will hit Naples and Fort Myers around mid-day Sunday. The track north of landfall may continue very close to the coast and the eye may pass right over Tampa Bay tomorrow evening.
Believe all worst case forecast scenarios and hope for the best in western parts of Florida. Be on high alert in eastern Florida but it does appear that impacts may be moderate more than severe from Miami to Jupiter.
Further north this will become an unusually strong inland tropical event with cat-2 winds possible almost as far north as Gainesville then cat-1 winds into southern or even central GA. I think the eye will stay over land north of Tampa Bay but there is a slight chance of it running up the coast as far as almost Appalachicola; more likely it will be just west of a line from Orlando to Atlanta GA.
If you’re in any part of west-central FL would advise to expect a major impact storm that has very little chance of swerving either side of the official NHS track. And also expect intensification, it won’t stay at cat-3. Too much fuel in that Gulf and Florida Strait waters.
For those who haven’t seen Bryan Norcross since 1992 like myself, he is live on Direct TV Ch. 362.
Doing a good job.
Lots of giant palm fronds flying off my neighbors ridiculously tall trees, these fronds weigh about 50 pounds, so far no damage but my pool enclosure could be history by tomorrow.
Yeah, I went through Katrina in Jackson Mississippi relatively untouched, but drove through the nice part of Meridian and people were on top of 15 foot wide oaks fallen on the road trying to chainsaw them apart. This will be as bad or worse.
They will fair better than most #WeAreHurricaneStrong
My favorite bathrobe comes from there. I reorder every couple of years.
Varadero in big trouble, that’s where all the Cuban resorts are.
Thank you #WeAreHurricaneStrong
William F Buckley famously said "I would rather be governed by the first 2000 people in the Manhattan phone book than the entire faculty of Harvard.” As such, I'd rather trust the wisdom of the good people of Florida (who are probably listening to God) than everyone in government and the media.
Besides, when has the media ever hyped a storm?
Regardless of where you make your stand, our thoughts and prayers are with you. Godspeed.
Thank you #WeAreHurricaneStrong
Apparently the expressiveness is used as grammar. Fascinating really. Check out my above link if you get a chance. :-)
Thank you #WeAreHurricaneStrong
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