Hurricane Irene is now a Cat 2

[malaise]

Hurricane IRENE Update Statement
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HURRICANE IRENE TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092011
750 PM AST MON AUG 22 2011

...IRENE NOW A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE...

REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE
THAT IRENE HAS STRENGTHENED...AND IS NOW A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE
WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 100 MPH...155 KM/H. DETAILS WILL
FOLLOW IN A SPECIAL ADVISORY TO BE ISSUED BY 815 PM AST...0015 UTC.
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SUMMARY OF 750 PM AST...2350 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...19.7N 68.7W
ABOUT 200 MI...320 KM SE OF GRAND TURK ISLAND
ABOUT 130 MI...210 KM E OF PUERTO PLATA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100 MPH...155 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...981 MB...28.97 INCHES
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Keep your eyes on Irene!!

[KeepItReal]

1. That was fast. Thought it was projected to be Cat 1 later in the week.

Stay safe y'all

[spanone]

2. thanks....!!!!

[steve2470]

3. thanks for the updates nt

[sixmile]

4. Go east, Bitch!

Stay away.

Prayers to the Bahamas

[babsbunny]

5. Amen

[malaise]

8. Latest update

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT4+shtml/230025.shtml?

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT09/refresh/AL0911W5_NL_sm2+gif/001914W5_NL_sm.gif

[sixmile]

10. Thank you

I know all too well the feeling in your gut watching that slow-moving devil's eye for days upon days.

And now it's time again!

[malaise]

18. According the TWC President Obama has been briefed

about Irene.
Yep somewhere is going to get hit

[Redford]

19. Puerto Rico WAS hit

of course he has been briefed.

[malaise]

16. Nassau will take a direct hit

Thankfully, they have a decent hurricane building code

[Remember Me]

17. Is that necessary?

Really. Is it?

Using the gender slur at all, let alone on a supposedly progressive board, with plenty of women around?

[GaYellowDawg]

20. ...

aah, quit your bitching.

Those of us in this storm's path are a lot more worried about the storm and a lot less worried about what it's called.

[Remember Me]

23. Shame you can't handle both at the same time, isnt' it?

[GaYellowDawg]

28. Probably. Not so bothersome as smug sanctimony, though.

Don't sprain anything patting yourself on the back for your correctness.

[ProdigalJunkMail]

27. FFS

political correctness run amok...

It is a storm named IRENE! Last I checked that is solidly a female name. If it were named IGOR would you complain just as loudly if someone said, GO EAST YOU BASTARD! ? (though I realize not a uniquely male appellation it is mostly utilized for males).

sP

[Ruby the Liberal]

6. A colleague of mine is on vacation in Turks & Caicos this week

It is supposed to hit them tomorrow afternoon. Bullseye, clear target, dead on center hit. Depending on the water temps, it may be a Cat 3 before the projected 2pm landfall.

[sixmile]

7. Tourists are usually kept safe

It's the residents who get walloped!

[Ruby the Liberal]

13. Pesky building codes.

:-(

[malaise]

9. I'm sure he's on his way home tonight

unless he chooses to tough it out

[Ruby the Liberal]

12. She (with her DH) and shes staying

Shes from the Carolinas, so this isn't new to her. Besides, she said the airport shut down this morning in anticipation of the storm and there won't be any flights until it is over.

[sixmile]

11. She will be a mean Cat 4 by Wednesday

You heard it here first.

[Ruby the Liberal]

14. I wouldn't not be surprised in the least

She is taking a dangerous path. Lots of warm water and not much land mass to weaken her.

[malaise]

15. Who knows

Warm water and she's slowing down

[whopis01]

21. Nope

That's what they've been saying on the news around here for days now. Heard it there first.

[Baclava]

29. gettin' bigger

[Baclava]

22. Shifting east - should miss FL and head for Carolina

Computer model guidance from last night (with extra data collected from NOAA and Air force planes) has shifted right which implies Florida will see very little impact other than beach erosion and rough surf, which is good news for them (right along the coast may be a little breezy though), however based on the official forecast, a major hurricane is expected to pass 150 miles to the east of Florida, tearing through the central Bahamas.

After which it is projected to make landfall in North Carolina near Wilmington late night Saturday into Sunday morning. Most models have come into agreement on it staying east of the US until North Carolina. The track may shift slightly west or east during the day, but should remain relatively in the cone.

Beyond the forecast, After that it may rake along the east coast into New England, so folks as far up as Maine into Canada will want to watch Irene.

[greytdemocrat]

24. I've been on St. Thomas

During a Cat 2, we took a direct hit. Thankfully
Frenchmans Reef is built like a fortress and we came
thru fine. The hotel had room damage on the top 2 floors
and my room had the sliding glass door shattered by a
roof shingle. The hotel just moved us to an undamaged room.

With enough rum even a hurricane is fun...

[Baclava]

25. keep an eye on it....she's blowing up

[Baclava]

26. bump

some might still need to see this