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In reply to the discussion: Holy Shit - they're saying Cat3 Hurricane Michael - and it's now Cat4 with 140mph winds [View all]BumRushDaShow
(126,616 posts)68. It's trying to form and stablize an eye.
But once that happens, it will be off to the races.
Latest advisory just in (summary of it) has it now at 100 mph -
000
WTNT34 KNHC 091147
TCPAT4
BULLETIN
Hurricane Michael Intermediate Advisory Number 11A
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL142018
700 AM CDT Tue Oct 09 2018
...MICHAEL STRENGTHENING WHILE MOVING NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD OVER THE
SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO...
...LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS...AND HEAVY
RAINFALL EXPECTED ALONG THE NORTHEASTERN GULF COAST...
SUMMARY OF 700 AM CDT...1200 UTC...INFORMATION
----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...24.5N 86.1W
ABOUT 395 MI...635 KM S OF PANAMA CITY FLORIDA
ABOUT 365 MI...590 KM S OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100 MPH...155 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 345 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...968 MB...28.58 INCHES
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT4+shtml/090857.shtml?
The 8 am ET track is similar to the below -
Link to tweet
TEXT
National Hurricane Center
✔
@NHC_Atlantic
Hurricane Michael is moving north-northwestward over the Gulf of Mexico. Here are the 4 am CDT October 9th Key Messages on Hurricane #Michael.
5:24 AM - Oct 9, 2018
Link to tweet
TEXT
NHC director Ken Graham will provide a Facebook Live broadcast at 8:15 a.m. EDT (7:15 a.m. CDT) regarding Hurricane #Michael http://www.facebook.com/NWSNHC @NOAA @NWS @NWSWPC #HurricanePrep
7:47 AM - Oct 9, 2018
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Holy Shit - they're saying Cat3 Hurricane Michael - and it's now Cat4 with 140mph winds [View all]
malaise
Oct 2018
OP
"Fake lib news. It's all OK. I'm in charge. Believe me. Trust me." - Dirty Donny* (R)
Achilleaze
Oct 2018
#1
How could there be such a bad storm coming? I look outside and it's sunny and clear.
TheBlackAdder
Oct 2018
#26
Are they even open? I thought they (and on either side) got hit pretty hard from Florence
BumRushDaShow
Oct 2018
#10
Mr. Dixie didn't understand my insistence that we keep 1/2 tank in the car at all times.
dixiegrrrrl
Oct 2018
#38
Mike (from Mike's Weather Page) was predicting a Cat 3 yesterday based on barometric pressure
DrDan
Oct 2018
#18
exactly - thanks - I was focussed on the barometric pressure and did not convert wind speeds
DrDan
Oct 2018
#60
That chart uses "Catastrophic" for both cat 4 and 5. Shouldn't cat 5 be "Trump admin"? n/t
royable
Oct 2018
#54
Supposed to make landfall mid-morning on Wednesday! Make your preparations now!
Baclava
Oct 2018
#13
I went out to run errands, thinking I could fill up my tank when I was done
The Blue Flower
Oct 2018
#20
Calm but cloudy in Marion County. Unless it shifts East, it should not affect us much. nt
Blue_true
Oct 2018
#32
Hurricane Michael's Storm Surge Will Likely Erode 75 Percent of Florida's Gulf Coast Beaches
Scurrilous
Oct 2018
#86
Did the con say that in terms of water that this is supposed to be the wettest?
TexasTowelie
Oct 2018
#104
"I'm not seeing the level of traffic on the roadways that I would expect" - Sheriff Ford said
womanofthehills
Oct 2018
#113