Florida's West Coast

[tracyswfla]

Anyone think that we might require a TS Watch on this side of Fl?

[caneman]

if it strengthens more, yes

[BamaMan]

No doubt (Imho)

[Rainband]

Depends on the track as well.

[Trader Ron]

Anyone think that we might require a TS Watch on this side of Fl?

I don't, unless it becomes a Hurricane.

[Brent]

Defintely... NHC appears to keep it a storm until after it crosses. At the very least, there will be a watch.

[Rainband]

Defintely... NHC appears to keep it a storm until after it crosses. At the very least, there will be a watch.

Agreed. After it emerges into the GOM even if it's moving away it will still affect the Western coast.

[Stratusxpeye]

Yes i think it should. I mean its common sense if it remains ts strength there would need to be wanring obviusly if it still has ts conditions once in the fl penn. But we shall see in time. Prolly a watch or so by 5am tommorrow if strengthining continues. I would think IMo

[tracyswfla]

Not as of 5pm... so far so good!

[Brent]

Not as of 5pm... so far so good!

Not time yet. They just issued a watch for Lake Okeechobee. Probably will be tomorrow morning.

[Rainband]

One of our local mets Dennis Phillips.. said this COULD move right up the west coast after entering the GOM. That would be interesting to say the least.

[Sanibel]

NOAA weather robot voice just said 40 knots Friday...

[Trader Ron]

According to the newspaper (naples daily news), Naples residents are expected to recieve 48 mph sustained winds with gusts up to hurricane force for up to nearly a 14 hour period...wierd...taht's a long time, and for Immokallee, also in Collier County, well into Hurricane Force gusts and sustained 55 mph...

So..I mean, even the NHC tracks take it as a TS over the West Coast, and their projection takes the storm directly over Western Collier County.

Kevin Cho - East Naples, FL
Junior: Naples High School

Katrina will have to get a lot stronger, before Naples has Hurricane Gusts.

[tracyswfla]

According to the newspaper (naples daily news), Naples residents are expected to recieve 48 mph sustained winds with gusts up to hurricane force for up to nearly a 14 hour period...wierd...taht's a long time, and for Immokallee, also in Collier County, well into Hurricane Force gusts and sustained 55 mph...

So..I mean, even the NHC tracks take it as a TS over the West Coast, and their projection takes the storm directly over Western Collier County.

Kevin Cho - East Naples, FL
Junior: Naples High School

Katrina will have to get a lot stronger, before Naples has Hurricane Gusts.

Always the optimist

[Brent]

According to the newspaper (naples daily news), Naples residents are expected to recieve 48 mph sustained winds with gusts up to hurricane force for up to nearly a 14 hour period...wierd...taht's a long time, and for Immokallee, also in Collier County, well into Hurricane Force gusts and sustained 55 mph...

So..I mean, even the NHC tracks take it as a TS over the West Coast, and their projection takes the storm directly over Western Collier County.

Kevin Cho - East Naples, FL
Junior: Naples High School

Katrina will have to get a lot stronger, before Naples has Hurricane Gusts.

Yes...

Frances was a strong 2 at landfall and just had a few hurricane force gusts over in the Tampa area... so this is going to have to be stronger than currently forecast to do the same.

[Trader Ron]

Isn't that what it said in the paper today?? Maybe i'm wrong...let me look.

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okay haha sorry...I thought for some reason they said 60 knots, it's 60 mph gusts and 69 mph gusts in Immokallee..okay so...expect strong TS conditions I suppose then..right Ron??

Kevin Cho - East Naples, FL
Junior: Naples High School

Well, that's old news, (no pun). The latest NHC track takes Katrina a smidge North of Naples.

[Trader Ron]

According to the newspaper (naples daily news), Naples residents are expected to recieve 48 mph sustained winds with gusts up to hurricane force for up to nearly a 14 hour period...wierd...taht's a long time, and for Immokallee, also in Collier County, well into Hurricane Force gusts and sustained 55 mph...

So..I mean, even the NHC tracks take it as a TS over the West Coast, and their projection takes the storm directly over Western Collier County.

Kevin Cho - East Naples, FL
Junior: Naples High School

Katrina will have to get a lot stronger, before Naples has Hurricane Gusts.

Always the optimist

Ha ha..

[tracyswfla]

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/showsigwx.php?w ... +Statement

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
AT 5 PM...A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA BEGINNING THURSDAY
MORNING. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH ARE IN EFFECT FOR
COASTAL METROPOLITAN PALM BEACH...BROWARD AND MIAMI DADE COUNTIES AND LAKE
OKEECHOBEE AND FOR THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS AND BISCAYNE BAY. AN INLAND
TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR INLAND AREAS OF
SOUTH FLORIDA. ADDITIONAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS MAY BE ISSUED FOR SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA THURSDAY.

[johngaltfla]

Yes i think it should. I mean its common sense if it remains ts strength there would need to be wanring obviusly if it still has ts conditions once in the fl penn. But we shall see in time. Prolly a watch or so by 5am tommorrow if strengthining continues. I would think IMo

Agreed. 0500 tommorrow for sure. I would not be suprised to see hurricane watches by Friday afternoon either. This is going to be one tricky forecast once it hits the GOM and those 90 degree SSTs.

[gtalum]

Any ideas about conditions in Tampa around 8 pm Friday? My wife's supposed to arrive on a flight home then.