Hurricane Emily now Category 4 - CNN

[No DUplicitous DUpe]

(CNN) -- Hurricane Emily was upgraded early Friday to a Category 4 hurricane as it churned across the Caribbean Sea toward the Dominican Republic and Jamaica, and forecasters warned some additional strengthening is possible before it makes landfall.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/07/15/tropical.weather/


Hurricane Emily's eye is clearly visible in this satellite image, taken as the storm churned across the Caribbean at 3:45 p.m. Thursday.

Oh Noooooooooooo!

On Edit: Photo Added

[MercutioATC]

1. We have a WARM Gulf Stream this year (91 degrees, in places)

Buckle up, Gulf coast states...

[Rainscents]

2. Can you post tracking map?

[MercutioATC]

4. I'll see if I can find one...

[whatelseisnew]

11. more maps

From weatherunderground.com:

From flhurricane.com:

[Robert Oak]

3. thank you global warming

Probably one of the biggest embarrassments of being an American
is the lack of action and the urgency needed to move on reversing
global warming.

We also have fecal matter coming on the Oregon coast beaches.

[wli]

16. reverse?

Supposedly this is supposed to continue getting worse for something like a century even if industrial greenhouse gas emissions go to zero immediately.

[Robert Oak]

28. wishful thinking on a doomed scenario

u right, shooting for the sky.

[Not_Giving_Up]

5. Here's the projected path from a Houston station

OK Texans, we know what to do here. Plywood, bottled water, flashlights, batteries, weather radio, the works.

[tedzbear]

6. Looks like it will wreck a lot of offshore drilling platforms, heh?

Not to mention TX refineries on the coast.

Look for the price of oil to skyrocket in the next few days...

[Not_Giving_Up]

7. They evacuate the rigs

Most of them are designed to withstand quite a bit, but I don't know how much. We've gotten a ton of rain the last couple of days, Houston is already flooded. We don't need this now.

[Rainscents]

8. Wow, thats a great picture!!!

[Not_Giving_Up]

10. It's not so great if you live in Houston

The station's site is www.abc13.com They have many more pics there.

[Rainscents]

9. Wow, thats a great picture!!!

[Rockholm]

18. That is such a stupid track path just for ratings.

The National Weather Service is barely even have the storm making Texas. The blue possible path is done by AccuWeather, who remember, hates the National Weather Service. They are one of the parties that are trying to limit what we see and make their version of the weather the "official" version.
If you want GOOD weather, go to www.weatherunderground.com

edit: spelling

[kevsand]

19. weatherunderground is definitely the best.

It's so good, I don't even bother with the Weather Channel anymore.

[meganmonkey]

20. Hooray for Weather Underground!

My boss' significant other is one of the founders of that website. He is a really cool guy and I recommend paying the $5/year for no ads and faster radar! They are a great company and they do a lot to support the nonprofit I work for.

Just a little plug ;)

[Rockholm]

21. That is really neat.

Let them know that there are MANY fans out there!

[meganmonkey]

26. I certainly will!

:)

[slackmaster]

25. Another good site for tropical weather

Cooperative Institute for Meterological Satellite studies - http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/tropic/tropic.html

[slackmaster]

23. OMG! It's headed right for me!

But no worries, I live in San Diego.

:D

[soothsayer]

12. Likely to weaken before landfall, just like Dennis did, due to the

relatively cold (compared to say, Sept) water. Hurricanes feed off of warm water, and churn up water as they go by bringing the cool water to the surface. If there's a thick layer of warm water, then look out! But with only some surface warmth, they'll actually cool themselves off a bit pulling up that colder stuff beneath. So even tho she COULD go to Cat 5 before then, she'll still drop to a cat 2 or 3 before landfall.

Hope that's the case before TX or the Yucatan get slammed!

[0007]

13. CNN is a category 5

[maddezmom]

14. boy oh boy

it's pouring buckets here in the Houston Area right now...flooding everywhere.

[Roland99]

15. That's not from Emily, though...you have a Low right over TX

[maddezmom]

17. yeah I know...it's been raining all week

:D

[0007]

22. Not a drop here in Midland. Sunny skies and 75 degrees.

[ZR2]

24. HURRICANE EMILY ADVISORY NUMBER 19

HURRICANE EMILY ADVISORY NUMBER 19
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
11 AM AST FRI JUL 15 2005

....EMILY A LITTLE WEAKER...STILL A DANGEROUS HURRICANE...

A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF JAMAICA.

A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PREPARATIONS TO
PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION.

A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE
SOUTHERN COAST OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FROM PUNTA SALINAS WESTWARD
TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC/HAITI BORDER...AND FOR THE ENTIRE
SOUTHWESTERN PENINSULA OF HAITI FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC/HAITI
BORDER TO PORT-AU-PRINCE.

INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN CARIBBEAN SHOULD
MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF EMILY.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EMILY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 14.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 70.9 WEST OR ABOUT 465
MILES...745 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KINGSTON JAMAICA.

EMILY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 20 MPH...32 KM/HR
...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS. ON THIS TRACK...EMILY WILL BE PASSING TO THE SOUTH OR VERY
NEAR JAMAICA ON SATURDAY.

DATA FROM A RECONNAISSANCE PLANE AND SATELLITE DATA INDICATE THAT
EMILY HAS WEAKENED A LITTLE AND MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE
DECREASED TO NEAR 125 MPH...205 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. EMILY IS
A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. LITTLE
CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 40 MILES... 65 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 140 MILES...220 KM.

LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE
RECONNAISSANCE PLANE WAS 968 MB...28.59 INCHES.

EMILY MAY PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NETHERLANDS ANTILLES...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF HISPANIOLA. EMILY IS ALSO EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES OVER JAMAICA...
WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 15 INCHES POSSIBLE. THESE RAINS
COULD PRODUCE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES.

REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION...14.4 N... 70.9 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 20 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...125
MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 968 MB.

AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 2 PM AST FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 5 PM
AST.

FORECASTER AVILA

[ernstbass]

27. Poor Haiti

They are still reeling from Ivan and Dennis.