[NautiNurse]

Michael continues to strengthen...110 mph...

The Hurricane Watch for the coast of Alabama has been discontinued.

SUMMARY OF 1100 AM Advisory...
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About 360 MI...S of Panama City FL
About 335 MI...S of Apalachicola FL
Maximum Sustained Winds...110 MPH
Present Movement...N at 12 MPH
Minimum Central Pressure...965 MB...

Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 35 miles, and
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 185 miles.

On/Off Hurricane List Mash Here-->

[Ingtar]

Should they have rounded up to 111?

[PAR35]

Looks like it’s going to dump a lot of water into the Apalachicola River then travel up the Flint dumping more water upstream. Looks like lots of flooding on the lower Flint and Apalachicola that’s going to last a while. Looks like Lake Seminole is about a foot down from full pool. (The dam there is primarily used to maintain a navigational depth for barges going up the rivers, not for flood control).

[alancarp]

Weatherbell (Joe Bastardi) still thinking this beast could tick up to a Cat 4 (certainly plausible since it's essentially a 3 already). Intensity models are falling just short of that, but it's probably a difference without much of a ditinction.

Models are clearly converging tightly on the area between Panama City and Mexico Beach... looks like the hurricane-force windfield is running about 50 miles wide right now, so the entire area will be impacted.

At least this one isn't going to linger: should be out into the Atlantic in about 66 more hours.