News DetailHurricane Felix heading for Nicaragua/Honduras
Posted At: September 3, 2007 @ 6:16 PM
Posted By: Reed Timmer
Related Categories: Hurricanes
Hurricane Felix has weakened slightly today, likely due to eyewall replacement cycles and the entrainment of relatively dry air. Still though, Felix remains a very dangerous category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 knots as it continues moving westward towards northeastern Nicaragua and eastern Honduras, where hurricane warnings are in effect. As seen above, the cloud tops have cooled during recent frames of the IR loop, indicating that some strengthening is occurring. Given the optimum timing of the eyewall replacement cycle with the usual nocturnal intensification, I would not be surprised if Felix strengthens substantially overnight before making landfall tomorrow morning. Honduras and northern Nicaragua will likely see devastating impacts from this incredible hurricane, which attained category 5 status yesterday faster than any tropical cyclone on record in the Atlantic! Stay tuned for further updates throughout the night.
Calendar
Categories
Hey all!! Happy Labor Day!! Who needs a beer??
I think I already asked that!
Caro was that storm tornadic? Or did it just have a mesovortex?
Hey everyone! Hope Labor Day was awesome!
Beat you to it Brady! lol
Wow, looks like I missed a few things... ;) Oh well. I got reaquainted with Colorado pop-up storms.
Caleb? The storm I was talking about? The one who hit the house??
Yes caro
What is Extreme Tornado tours???? Anyway are you going to go see Felix whats the story REED!! PEEEEAAACEE
I don't think so Caleb. It was just an ordinary thunderstorm...anyway, we aren't often hit by tornados here in Quebec.
Caro, have you ever visited this site http://www.chasseurs-orages.org
yes, I know them Joe
Gaetan Cormier (the guy who runs that site) was the guy who almost got hit by lightning in that photo a while back
I heard about this story... One guy I know was hit last summer... He was training in the Mont Orford Park near Magog when it happens. He was seriously injured but not deadly. Now, he is well and has restart to train for speed skating.
The Hurricane has begun its strengthening. Tops are cooling fast and the eye has become much more obvious. Sadly there no recon until 1 am because of the aircraft involved in last night's incident is still being looked over
It's strange to think this guy was "dead" when his coach found him...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgqG1hzH3eI&NR=1
EXTREME!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4V93tm466U
Someone needs to make one of these for tornados and hurricanes.
000
WTNT31 KNHC 040558
TCPAT1
BULLETIN
HURRICANE FELIX INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 15A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL062007
200 AM EDT TUE SEP 04 2007
...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE FELIX STRENGTHENING...ONLY A FEW
HOURS FROM LANDFALL...
...CONDITIONS DETERIORATING ALONG THE COASTS OF NICARAGUA AND
HONDURAS...
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR NICARAGUA FROM PUERTO CABEZAS
NORTHWARD TO THE HONDURAS/NICARAGUA BORDER...AND FOR HONDURAS FROM
LIMON EASTWARD TO THE HONDURAS/NICARAGUA BORDER. PREPARATIONS TO
PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION.
A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HONDURAS WEST OF LIMON...FOR
THE CARIBBEAN COAST OF GUATEMALA...AND FOR THE ENTIRE COAST OF
BELIZE.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ISLA DE
PROVIDENCIA....FOR NICARAGUA FROM SOUTH OF PUERTO CABEZAS TO
PRINZAPOLKA....AND FOR HONDURAS FROM WEST OF LIMON TO THE
HONDURAS/GUATEMALA BORDER... INCLUDING ISLAS DE LA BAHIA. A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
AT 200 AM EDT...0600Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FELIX WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 14.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 81.9 WEST OR ABOUT 100 MILES...
165 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CABO GRACIAS A DIOS ON THE
NICARAGUA/HONDURAS BORDER.
FELIX IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 17 MPH...28 KM/HR. A GENERAL
WESTWARD TRACK WITH SOME DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER
THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THE CENTER OF FELIX IS EXPECTED TO MAKE
LANDFALL NEAR OR JUST SOUTH OF THE BORDER BETWEEN NICARAGUA AND
HONDURAS IN A FEW HOURS.
REPORTS FROM A UNITED STATES AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT
INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED AND ARE NOW
NEAR 150 MPH...240 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. FELIX IS AN
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING COULD OCCUR WHILE THE CENTER
OF FELIX REMAINS OVER WATER...AND IT IS POSSIBLE THAT FELIX COULD
REACH CATEGORY FIVE STATUS PRIOR TO MAKING LANDFALL IN A FEW HOURS.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105
MILES...165 KM.
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY THE AIRCRAFT WAS 940
MB...27.76 INCHES.
STORM SURGE FLOODING IN EXCESS OF 18 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE
LEVELS...ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...IS
POSSIBLE TO THE NORTH OF WHERE THE CENTER MAKES LANDFALL.
FELIX IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE 5 TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS NORTHERN
NICARAGUA AND MUCH OF HONDURAS...WITH POSSIBLE ISOLATED MAXIMUM
AMOUNTS OF 20 INCHES. THESE RAINS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE LIFE-
THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES.
REPEATING THE 200 AM EDT POSITION...14.3 N...81.9 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 17 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...150 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...940 MB.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
500 AM EDT.
$$
FORECASTER KNABB
Just got woken up by a thunderstorm rolling over the top of me where I am right now, about 35 NW of Seattle, so naturally I had to log on to my GR3 and see what's up. Cool! Last lightning bolt less than a mile away. Nice cold rain.
All gone. Just a lil one.
I hope some of those 18,000 indians, that were living in the swamp lands right where Felix is going to strike, where able to make it up the river to higher ground! He sounds realentless! I hope he is a fast mover, and the loss of life minimal.........!
Since no one has posted...
The Hurricane made landfall just a few minutes ago as a Category 5 Hurricane with winds of 160 MPH. 2 Category 5 hurricanes making landfall in 1 season, or in a matter of a week.
Meanwile:
Heavy snowstorm possibe in Alberta by mid september