NOAA Has Issued A Weather Alert For Southern Florida Warning Conditions Rapidly Deteriorating As Hurricane Irene Approaches Bahamas, The Storm Could Become A Major Hurricane Over The Next 24 Hours.
Update – 2:00 AM Est August 24.
Irene Upgraded to Category 2 with Sustained winds now over 100 miles per hour.
BULLETIN ...IRENE STRENGTHENING...MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 100 MPH...155 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IRENE IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST... AND IRENE COULD BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE WITHIN THE NEXT DAY OR SO. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 40 MILES...65 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205 MILES...335 KM. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY THE HURRICANE HUNTERS WAS 966 MB...28.53 INCHES.
NOAA hurricane Irene advisory feed has issued an alert and is warning the current category 1 storm may develop into a major hurricane over the next 24 hours.
…WEATHER RAPIDLY DETERIORATING IN THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS AS
HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES…Location: 21.3°N 72.4°W
Max sustained: 90 mph
Moving: WNW at 9 mph
Min pressure: 969 mbIssued at 1100 PM EDT TUE AUG 23 2011
The storm is now projected to hug the coast instead of barreling inland with the eye of the hurricane projected to be over New Jersey by Sunday afternoon. NOAA also warns that the storm has a good chance of becoming a major hurricane over the next 24 hours.
Hurricane IRENE 5-Day Uncertainty Track Image
5-Day Uncertainty Track last updated Wed, 24 Aug 2011 03:00:19 GMT
5-Day Uncertainty Track last updated Wed, 24 Aug 2011 03:00:19 GMT
Wind Speed Probabilities last updated Wed, 24 Aug 2011 03:08:29 GMT
The Following Urgent Alerts have been issued for Florida.
Hurricane Local Statement for Melbourne, FL
Hurricane Local Statement for IRENE
000 WTUS82 KMLB 240418 HLSMLB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1218 AM EDT WED AUG 24 2011 ...HURRICANE IRENE STILL ON TRACK TO IMPACT LOCAL MARINE AND COASTAL INTERESTS... .NEW INFORMATION... OVER THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS...ADJUSTMENTS TO WATCH AREAS ARE NOT NEEDED AT THIS TIME. TROPICAL STORM WATCHES MAY BE ISSUED NORTHWARD THROUGH THE MARINE AREA WEDNESDAY MORNING. TROPICAL STORM WATCHES ARE NOT ANTICIPATED FOR LAND AREAS. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA AND ATLANTIC WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES OVER THE COASTAL WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO SEBASTIAN INLET AND OUT 60 NAUTICAL MILES. FOR COASTAL INTERESTS...ALTHOUGH TROPICAL STORM WATCHES ARE NOT IN EFFECT FOR BREVARD...INDIAN RIVER...SAINT LUCIE...MARTIN...AND VOLUSIA COUNTIES...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A SIGNIFICANT CONCERN. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 72.4 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 710 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CAPE CANAVERAL FLORIDA...OR ABOUT 660 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FORT PIERCE FLORIDA. THE STORM MOTION WAS WEST-NORTHWEST AT 9 MPH. A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CORE OF IRENE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS ON WEDNESDAY AND THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS ON THURSDAY. THE STORM INTENSITY WAS 90 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IRENE IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST AND IRENE COULD BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... HURRICANE IRENE IS SET TO APPROACH THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS OVERNIGHT...AND THEN FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE BAHAMAS ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...AND INTO THE ATLANTIC EAST OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA THURSDAY EVENING INTO FRIDAY MORNING AS A MAJOR HURRICANE. THOUGH THERE ARE NO TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR LAND AREAS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA...THE CURRENT TRACK OF IRENE CONTINUES TO KEEP THE CENTER 200 TO 250 MILES OFFSHORE. IRENE IS EXPECTED TO BRING IMPACTS TO THE COASTAL WATERS AND LOCAL BEACHES THROUGH LATE WEEK. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE ATLANTIC WATERS BEYOND 60 NAUTICAL MILES...WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE OVER THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS...BUT MAINLY BEYOND 20 MILES OFFSHORE. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST IN FAST MOVING RAIN SQUALLS THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SEAS OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 20 TO 30 FEET...LEADING TO DANGEROUS POUNDING SURF WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 8 TO 10 FEET OR POSSIBLY HIGHER AT AREA BEACHES. THE COMBINATION OF LARGE LONG PERIODS SWELLS...AND STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL LEAD TO MODERATE TO SEVERE BEACH EROSION ALONG AREA BEACHES. THE THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY. THOUGH THE CURRENT TRACK KEEPS THE CENTER OF IRENE WELL OFFSHORE...YOU SHOULD STILL REMAIN AWARE OF THIS LARGE HURRICANE AND BE PREPARED THAT TROPICAL STORM GUSTS MAY OCCUR IN SQUALLS STARTING THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO PORT BEFORE THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. AT THE BEACHES...IT IS RECOMMENDED TO NOT ENTER THE HIGH SURF THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY. LARGE BREAKERS COULD KNOCK YOU DOWN AND MAKE YOU SUSCEPTIBLE TO DROWNING. THE LARGE BATTERING WAVES MAY ALSO POSE A HAZARD TO VULNERABLE PIERS WHICH MAY BE DAMAGED FROM LARGE BREAKING WAVES. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE AROUND 6 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. AMZ555-575-250430- /O.CON.KMLB.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 1218 AM EDT WED AUG 24 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 60 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS THURSDAY MORNING. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM THURSDAY TO LATE FRIDAY MORNING. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 20 TO 25 FEET BY THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. $$ AMZ550-552-570-572-250430- /O.CON.KMLB.HU.S.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 1218 AM EDT WED AUG 24 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCHES MAY BE ISSUED ON WEDNESDAY... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AS SOON AS POSSIBLE...SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO RETURN TO PORT OR TO SEEK SAFE HARBOR. TAKE EARLY STEPS TO SECURE YOUR CRAFT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 56 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ...WINDS AND SEAS... TROPICAL STORM WATCHES MAY BE REQUIRED FOR THE ATLANTIC WATERS NORTH OF SEBASTIAN INLET ON WEDNESDAY. AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON TO FRIDAY EVENING. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 20 TO 25 FEET BY THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. $$ FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-250430- /O.CON.KMLB.HU.S.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ SOUTHERN BREVARD-INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-COASTAL VOLUSIA- NORTHERN BREVARD- 1218 AM EDT WED AUG 24 2011 ...HURRICANE IRENE TO BRING DANGEROUS SURF AND BEACH EROSION... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A PLAN...MAKE ONE. IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE WITH YOUR PLAN...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR AMERICAN RED CROSS. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... AS CURRENTLY ASSESSED...THE ONSET OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS IS UNLIKELY TO OCCUR. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE PASSES OFFSHORE...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WILL OCCUR ALONG COASTAL AREAS. WIND GUSTS IN SQUALLS MAY REACH 35 TO 45 MPH THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...AND MAINLY ALONG THE COAST. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED TO MINIMAL WITH THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE REMAINING OFFSHORE. HOWEVER...HIGH SURF AND LARGE SWELLS WILL IMPACT THE BEACHES CAUSING SIGNIFICANT EROSION AND POSSIBLE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TO VULNERABLE AREAS. THE THREAT FOR BEACH EROSION WILL LAST THROUGH SEVERAL HIGH TIDE CYCLES FROM THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. HIGH TIDES DURING THESE DAYS WILL BE AROUND 6 AM AND 6 PM ALONG THE COAST. AGAIN...IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT BEACHGOERS NOT ENTER THE HIGH SURF THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
Hurricane Local Statement for Miami, FL
Hurricane Local Statement for IRENE
000 WTUS82 KMFL 240359 HLSMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1159 PM EDT TUE AUG 23 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE ATLANTIC WATERS OFF SOUTHEAST FLORIDA. THERE IS NO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR LAND AREAS ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION. THERE IS NO WATCH IN EFFECT ANYWHERE ACROSS MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT OFFERS GUIDANCE AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MARINERS...AS WELL AS OTHER MARINE INTERESTS...FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ATLANTIC WATERS OFF SOUTHEAST FLORIDA FROM JUPITER INLET TO OCEAN REEF OUT TO THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE BAHAMAS...NOT INCLUDING BISCAYNE BAY AND THE ADJACENT LAND AREAS. ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...METRO PALM BEACH...METRO BROWARD... METRO MIAMI DADE...COASTAL PALM BEACH...COASTAL BROWARD AND COASTAL MIAMI DADE...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN ESPECIALLY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.3N...LONGITUDE 72.4W. THIS WAS ABOUT 610 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WEST PALM BEACH FL. STORM MOTION WAS WEST NORTHWEST OR 295 DEGREES AT 9 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 90 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... HURRICANE IRENE...APPROACHING THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS...IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE BAHAMAS ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. IRENE IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A FEW HUNDRED MILES EAST OF SOUTH FLORIDA...WHILE STRENGTHENING INTO A LARGE AND POWERFUL CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE. AT THIS TIME...THE MAIN CONCERN WITH HURRICANE IRENE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF DANGEROUS MARINE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS OF PALM BEACH...BROWARD AND MIAMI DADE COUNTIES. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY ROUGH SEAS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THESE AREAS FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS. ALONG THE COAST THE MAIN CONCERNS ARE HIGH SURF...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND POSSIBLE SEVERE BEACH EROSION...PARTICULARLY ALONG COASTAL PALM BEACH COUNTY. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST IN CASE WARNINGS BECOME NECESSARY. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI AROUND 5 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. AMZ650-651-670-671-250400- /O.CON.KMFL.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE BAHAMAS- 1159 PM EDT TUE AUG 23 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. SEAS ARE FORECAST TO BUILD TO 10 TO 15 FEET IN THE GULF STREAM THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ AMZ630-FLZ068-072-074-168-172-173-250400- /O.CON.KMFL.HU.S.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BISCAYNE BAY-METRO PALM BEACH-METRO BROWARD-METRO MIAMI DADE- COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE- 1159 PM EDT TUE AUG 23 2011 ...HIGH SURF...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND BEACH EROSION POSSIBLE... ...WINDS AND SEAS... TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN EFFECT...NOR ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE. AT THIS TIME...REMAIN CALM AND STAY INFORMED. SHOWERS AND OCCASIONAL SQUALLS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST FLORIDA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT AS THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE MOVES OVER THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS. AT THE PRESENT TIME, GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH OR HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHEAST FLORIDA, WITH THE GREATEST CHANCE OF STRONGER WIND GUSTS ACROSS PALM BEACH COUNTY. $$ GREGORIA
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