FW: TROPICAL UPDATE
Evans F. Mitchell; KD4EFM / WQOD 582
Subject: TROPICAL UPDATE
AT 500 AM DATA FROM THE SAN JUAN FAA DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATE THAT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED ALONG THE NORTH COAST OF PUERTO RICO NEAR LATITUDE 18.4, NORTH, LONGITUDE 66.4 WEST. IRENE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK THE CENTER OF IRENE WILL MOVE OFF THE NORTH COAST OF PUERTO RICO THIS MORNING AND MOVE NEAR OR OVER THE NORTHERN COASTAL REGIONS OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 75 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IRENE IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 15 MILES FROMTHE CENTER AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 150 MILES MAINLY NORTHWEST AND NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 987 MB. THIS IS A CONDENSED VERISION CONSIDERING OUT INTERNET AND EMAIL IS CURRENTLY DOWN, I WILL SEND ANOTHER OUT WHEN THE ISSUE IS CORRECTED.
Billy Abernathy FPEM
Polk County Emergency Management
EOC Coordinator
1890 Jim Keene Blvd.
Winter Haven, 33880
Office 863-298-7001
Cell 863-860-8002
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