Hurricane Irma forms in Atlantic

Out to sea, then make its way up to Geoges Bank, off of New England, stop and sit there for 10 days, and provide "The old man of the Sea" (that be me!!) with 10-12 foot glassy faces, while every one else has to work, go to school or attend funerals, etc....
Are my expectations a tad high...???

 

Careful not to break a hip out there!

 

No sense in catching a flight to PR to surf large waves. There are not going to be any. Seems Irma will be right on top of PR, zero fetch, and lots of winds. Might make the surf a tad blown out. Also, landing may be a challenge, depending which flight I would have been on.
So, cancel my quick trip plans. To0 bad, I had cleared my week for it..........

 

No bueno

 

Guess it's time time to pay closer attention now.

 

We booked a hotel room in Ocala booked for Friday - Monday. No penalty for cancellation by Wed nite. Our daughter and fiance have another room in same place reserved (poor kids LOL). UF has a football game that weekend, so G'ville not a good (or cheap) option. Orlando too far south for me, and I hate Orlando anyway. If I get stuck somewhere, I'd rather be with red necks and horses.

I hope you have a safe haven just in case.

The thinking is if it cuts north thru the state, it is better to be in a no loot zone, and I'm one house off the water so storm surge could be a factor if it makes landfall dead on.

My roof is iffy, not worthy of 120 mph plus. Moved and moving photos and sentimental stuff into a secure storage unit. Along with a few favorite boarts. BTW- Swell Info is calling for 30 ft @ 14 seconds and choppy on Sunday LMAO. Monday will be OH and clean (with some debris to dodge), so I am bringing a board with me if I have to roll.

 

Florida is screwed, if the forecast holds true, that is going right over me....well another 3 weeks without power, smh

 

Oh man... hope you guys down there get prepared and stay safe... hopefully the thing will make a last minute turn out to sea...

that's really ng..

 

We prefer to refer to it as the Cone of Death.

I'll be battening down the hatches and staying put. We have several dependents (cats) that we are responsible for and the logistics of relocating with them are formidable. We are 4 1/2 miles inland and 14 feet above sea level so storm surge or flooding is not a concern. High winds are a different story. We'll huddle in a closet or whatever.

I'm not very worried aboot dying in a hurricane. It's the aftermath of major destruction that bothers me. Though we were 50 miles away, I witnessed what Hurricane Andrew did in south Dade county 25 years ago. It was a good 7-10 years before things really got back to "normal". I'm 57 and I ain't got time for that. I think I'd have to move somewhere rather than live in a place going through never ending rebuilding.

So here's the MSW forecast at my local for Sunday:

I think it's gonna be a little bit choppy.

 

Watching closely here in WFL. Could be a mutha with this current track because we will still get heavy surge as it goes north filling up the bay

 

I work in the power industry but on the sitting-in-a-desk side, but I have a deep appreciation for those high voltage electric linemen. It is a thankless job. I will put them in the same category as firefighters during a disaster event like a hurricane. Long hours, little or no sleep working in dangerous environments, and like you said they come from different states to restore power in a damaged area

 

This thing isn't looking good....just got a new metal roof put on, thank god, gonna sit tight and ride it out, I know I'm going to be out of power for a month, tried finding a generator yesterday but everyone had sold out, keep looking today.

 

Just make sure you only go out on a shortboard....so you can duck dive...a lot!!!

 

Yeah, the 100mph wind definitely makes paddling tricky. Better stick with the kite board.

Stay safe down there.

 

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WTNT61 KNHC 051147
TCUAT1

Hurricane Irma Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL112017
745 AM AST Tue Sep 05 2017

...HURRICANE IRMA BECOMES A CATEGORY 5 ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
HURRICANE WIND SCALE...

NOAA and Air Force hurricane hunter aircraft data indicate Hurricane
Irma has intensified into an extremely dangerous Category 5
hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale with maximum
winds of 175 mph (280 km/h) with higher gusts. A special advisory
will be issued at 800 AM AST (1200 UTC) in lieu of the scheduled
intermediate advisory for Irma.


SUMMARY OF 745 AM AST...1145 UTC...INFORMATION
----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...16.7N 57.7W
ABOUT 270 MI...440 KM E OF ANTIGUA
ABOUT 280 MI...445 KM ESE OF BARBUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...175 MPH...280 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...929 MB...27.44 INCHES

$$
Forecaster Brown/Landsea

 

There are some storms that are so scary and severe that the excitement of getting some surf far outweighs the horror that the storm will inflict on some people. This is one of them.
Pray for US VI, PR, and Florida all the other islands in the path of this beast.