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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIrma shifts slightly east, puts South Florida dead in her sights.
At 8 a.m. Wednesday, Hurricane Irma remains a Category 5 storm. The early morning cone update shows a slight shift east, in regard to the longer term forecast.
The storm is still projected to threaten the Florida peninsula this weekend. This forecast track puts the west and the east coasts of Florida under the cone of movement.
The National Hurricane Center holds the storm's max sustained winds at 185 mph. Wind gusts with the hurricane are still hitting an incredible 225 mph. Category 5 storms include any storm with sustained winds topping 155 mph.
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/36250963/hurricane-irma-forecast-path-0906-17-5am
underpants
(182,992 posts)It's all a liberal hoax you know
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=1860673
crazycatlady
(4,492 posts)IIRC it's in Palm Beach. May Irma only hit that and Mar-A-Lago.
Not Ruth
(3,613 posts)SunSeeker
(51,787 posts)ProudMNDemocrat
(16,863 posts)get his Cat 5 blow job. He should be happy about that.
bearsfootball516
(6,377 posts)But it looks like as it begins moving into Florida, it'll reduce to a Cat 3, and then probably a Cat 2 as it keeps moving through Florida. That's a whole lot better than a Cat 4.
RandySF
(59,614 posts)And drops to 3 inland.
Iwasthere
(3,177 posts)Seems to never change. That's what it was at 5:00 pm during yesterdays fly by.
underpants
(182,992 posts)The webcam footage is only 52 seconds long because the webcam went out.
http://www.mahobeachcam.com/
Not Ruth
(3,613 posts)Plan is to leave....Thursday. Headed to Mexico or the south side of Cuba.....Hopefully Key West is still there. FEMA projects a complete destruction if we take a direct hit. At the emergency meeting last night pictures of Hiroshima were used. Landfall winds will be 175 mph sustained. 15 feet storm surge. We prepare for the worst and hope for the best.
underpants
(182,992 posts)52 seconds in St. John US Virgin Islands. The webcam didn't make it.
http://www.mahobeachcam.com/