11pm Advisory: Ivan on the verge of becoming category 5 hurricane again

[arcos]

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WTNT34 KNHC 110234
TCPAT4
BULLETIN
HURRICANE IVAN ADVISORY NUMBER 35
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
11 PM EDT FRI SEP 10 2004

...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE IVAN NEARING JAMAICA...COULD REACH
CATEGORY 5 STRENGTH BEFORE LANDFALL...

A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR JAMAICA AND THE CAYMAN
ISLANDS.

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MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 155 MPH...250
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS MAKES IVAN AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE.
STRONGER WINDS...ESPECIALLY IN GUSTS...ARE LIKELY OVER ELEVATED
TERRAIN. SOME STRENGTHENING IS LIKELY DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...
AND IT IS POSSIBLE THAT IVAN COULD REGAIN CATEGORY 5 STATUS
BEFORE THE EYE REACHES JAMAICA.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES... 95 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 175 MILES...280 KM. AMATEUR RADIO REPORTS INDICATE HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS OVER LARGE PARTS OF JAMAICA.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 920 MB...27.17 INCHES.


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http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT4+shtml/110234.shtml?

[olddem43]

1. Ivan is terrible.

[unfrigginreal]

2. Holy shit

that central pressure reading is ominous. Hurricane Camille( winds of 190 mph) was 909 millibars. Andrew was 922.

[arcos]

3. On the 8pm advisory it was 926...

so it is dropping quickly :(

[Digit]

4. Yeah I saw that, too

Please, everyone who is in the cone, begin to make preparations now. If your dwelling is "questionable" as to it's ability to weather a storm such as this, take time now to make a few phone calls.
Find out where the shelters are, make plans to get out of town, or do something pro-active to take care of yourself.

John Kerry would most likely approve of this message.... :P

[Bluebear]

5. 11PM Cat 5 confirmed

[Lefta Dissenter]

6. I'm so sorry

I read in an earlier thread that many of the Jamaicans are trusting in God to protect them - not going to shelters or to safer ground (if there is any) ... I sure as hell hope that they find some additional protection just in case God is busy with other human tragedies (no disrespect to Christians intended). :(

This is SO sad and scary.

[RedEarth]

7. updated picture of Ivan...

[arcos]

8. scary!

:scared:

[Jacobin]

9. Oh my

Very tight eye. Whoever is within 50 miles or so of the center is in for a very very rough ride.

[Eloriel]

10. Wow, this really is terrible

For some reason I NEVER expected it to regain strength, esp. over night. Maybe I'm just out of it, or in hurricane overload or something. I'd like to say I sure hope it don't hit FL again, but it's going to hit SOMEwhere. Not good at all.

[Zen0]

11. hmmm

charley produced a high enough barometric pressure to make my ears pop and make me take some advil ;/

ivan is going to be scary