Hurricane watch issued for Florida Peninsula from Jupiter south

[jpak]

Source: palmbeachpost.com

Update 11 a.m.: A hurricane watch has been issued for the Florida Peninsula from Jupiter Inlet south, including Lake Okeechobee.

A storm surge watch has also been issued for Jupiter Inlet south around the peninsula to Bonita Beach including the Florida Keys.

A watch is issued 48 hours before hurricane or storm surge conditions are expected in the area.

As of the 11 a.m. advisory, Hurricane Irma was down to 175 mph and heading west-northwest at 16 mph. The minimum central pressure was 921 mb.

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Read more: http://weatherplus.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2017/09/07/hurricane-watches-warnings-expected-today-for-south-florida/

[bathroommonkey76]

1. "down to 175 mph"

What a relief!? Wtf Irma is still a beast. My goodness.

[obamanut2012]

4. Yes, it is -- down 10mph, pressure rising

And it's moving at 18 mph, which is super fast. It is slated to be Cat 4 when it hits us Saturday or early Sunday, and may even jog more to the east -- there is a big diff between 145 or so and 185, in terms of damage.

[bullwinkle428]

2. Northbound traffic in Florida is a brutal mess right now -

just look at Google maps and click on the traffic option to show the slowdowns and gridlock.

[obamanut2012]

5. Which is just one reason why I never elave

[GusBob]

3. National Hurricane Center projection has the storm weakening

@ 72 hours to 145mph

my (limited) understanding is 145 mph is the average between the harder right side( say 155mph) and the less hard left side (say135), so if it can stay easterly that should help some

[obamanut2012]

6. Exactly -- we are keeping fingers crossed

[Baclava]

7. Looks like it's headed for Savannah after Miami