TS IRENE UPDATE
Evans F. Mitchell KD4EFM <GMail>
Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 9:02 AM
Subject: TS IRENE UPDATE
THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.5 NORTH, LONGITUDE 62.0 WEST. IRENE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 21 MPH AND A MOTION TOWARD THE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT A SLOWER RATE OF SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK IRENE WILL PASS NEAR PUERTO RICO TONIGHT OR EARLY MONDAY AND APPROACH THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ON MONDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO AND IRENE COULD BECOME A HURRICANE ON MONDAY. TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 150 MILES FROM THE CENTER MAINLY TO THE NORTH OF THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB. POLK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WILL CONTINUALLY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF TROPICAL STORM IRENE AND WILL NOTIFY OF CHANGES, IF DEEMED NECESSARY.
NOTE - IN REFERENCE TO THE MODELS FOR THESE SYSTEMS – MODELS ARE NOT AN EXACT SCIENCE, THEY ARE BASED ON THE CURRENT CONDITIONS. AS CONDITIONS CHANGE, SO DO THE
MODELS. THE MODELS ARE USED FOR GENERALIZATION OF THE TRAJECTORY AND INTENSITY OF THE TROPICAL SYSTEM(S).
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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