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RandySF

(57,661 posts)
Wed Sep 6, 2017, 10:05 AM Sep 2017

Irma shifts slightly east, puts South Florida dead in her sights.

At 8 a.m. Wednesday, Hurricane Irma remains a Category 5 storm. The early morning cone update shows a slight shift east, in regard to the longer term forecast.

The storm is still projected to threaten the Florida peninsula this weekend. This forecast track puts the west and the east coasts of Florida under the cone of movement.

The National Hurricane Center holds the storm's max sustained winds at 185 mph. Wind gusts with the hurricane are still hitting an incredible 225 mph. Category 5 storms include any storm with sustained winds topping 155 mph.




http://www.nbc-2.com/story/36250963/hurricane-irma-forecast-path-0906-17-5am

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Irma shifts slightly east, puts South Florida dead in her sights. (Original Post) RandySF Sep 2017 OP
I wonder if Limbaugh saw this coming underpants Sep 2017 #1
His compound might crazycatlady Sep 2017 #7
God is aiming for Trump? Not Ruth Sep 2017 #2
Scary. nt SunSeeker Sep 2017 #3
Batten down the hatches.....Donnie is going to ....... ProudMNDemocrat Sep 2017 #4
Not that there's a "bright side" bearsfootball516 Sep 2017 #5
Looks like a 4 at landfall RandySF Sep 2017 #8
Still exactly 185 mph with gusts at 225? Iwasthere Sep 2017 #6
This is what it looked like in St. John's US Virgin Islands underpants Sep 2017 #10
Saw this from a Key West business owner who is evacuating via boat (pretty big boat) Not Ruth Sep 2017 #9
52 seconds. underpants Sep 2017 #11

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,485 posts)
4. Batten down the hatches.....Donnie is going to .......
Wed Sep 6, 2017, 10:29 AM
Sep 2017

get his Cat 5 blow job. He should be happy about that.

bearsfootball516

(6,369 posts)
5. Not that there's a "bright side"
Wed Sep 6, 2017, 10:50 AM
Sep 2017

But it looks like as it begins moving into Florida, it'll reduce to a Cat 3, and then probably a Cat 2 as it keeps moving through Florida. That's a whole lot better than a Cat 4.

Iwasthere

(3,138 posts)
6. Still exactly 185 mph with gusts at 225?
Wed Sep 6, 2017, 10:58 AM
Sep 2017

Seems to never change. That's what it was at 5:00 pm during yesterdays fly by.

underpants

(182,279 posts)
10. This is what it looked like in St. John's US Virgin Islands
Wed Sep 6, 2017, 11:31 AM
Sep 2017

The webcam footage is only 52 seconds long because the webcam went out.

http://www.mahobeachcam.com/

 

Not Ruth

(3,613 posts)
9. Saw this from a Key West business owner who is evacuating via boat (pretty big boat)
Wed Sep 6, 2017, 11:25 AM
Sep 2017

Plan is to leave....Thursday. Headed to Mexico or the south side of Cuba.....Hopefully Key West is still there. FEMA projects a complete destruction if we take a direct hit. At the emergency meeting last night pictures of Hiroshima were used. Landfall winds will be 175 mph sustained. 15 feet storm surge. We prepare for the worst and hope for the best.

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