Hurricane Irma

[Chris D]

Irma now up to 180mph sustained winds

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT1+shtml/051445.shtml?

[toggerob]

Snippet from the NOAA NHC discussion regarding Irma now at 180mph.

 

"This makes Irma the strongest hurricane in the Atlantic

basin outside of the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico in the NHC records."

[Dancerwithwings]

8 minutes ago, dallas said:

Did I just see Paul Sherman on sky news talking about Irma?

Paul was posting on this thread couple of hours ago

 

[Barking_Mad]

Winds now 180mph.

Link below shows Radar simulation from NOAA's flagship hurricane model (HWRF) for Category 5 Hurricane #Irma for next 5-days. She's doing a very deft tiptoe between the islands before raking over the Keys and making full landfall in the Everglades national park. In this run Miami is going to avoid a full hit but it's going to take a pounding What is it, 6ft above sea level?? Also Homestead looks like it's well in line, population 70k

https://twitter.com/RyanMaue/status/905078934194278405

 

 

Edited September 5, 2017 by Barking_Mad

[LightningLover]

9 minutes ago, SNOW_JOKE said:

Snippet from the NOAA NHC discussion regarding Irma now at 180mph.

 

"This makes Irma the strongest hurricane in the Atlantic

basin outside of the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico in the NHC records."

[Paul Sherman]

Yes just did an 8 minute Interview with Sky - Hope it went well! Most of the info is in this thread though so no need for Sky!

[Iceberg]

pressure down to 92b on that run. 

NE SE NW cat 5 winds

SW cat 4 winds 

[crimsone]

1 minute ago, Paul Sherman said:

Yes just did an 8 minute Interview with Sky - Hope it went well! Most of the info is in this thread though so no need for Sky!

Still wanna see! Sad I missed it.

 

[crimsone]

1 minute ago, Iceberg said:

pressure down to 92b on that run. 

 

It's a record!!!!

*waits for edit*

[Paul Sherman]

 

[crimsone]

down to 924.1 mb (extrapolated) with 150 kt surface winds.

Sonde measured 927 mb.

Edited September 5, 2017 by crimsone

[Had Worse]

922.3mb ?

[crimsone]

4 minutes ago, Had Worse said:

922.3mb ?

Somewhere around there, yes. Sorry - think I had a bit of a brain fart while typing. Data has moved on since.

[Love Snow]

Will this reach cat 6 ?

[Had Worse]

Just now, Love Snow said:

Will this reach cat 6 ?

Only if they approve a new category.

[crimsone]

3 minutes ago, crimsone said:

Somewhere around there, yes. Sorry - think I had a bit of a brain fart while typing. Data has moved on since.

 

7 minutes ago, Had Worse said:

922.3mb ?

Checked the archive. 

15:19:30Z - extrapolated surface pressure of 923.6 mb

[toggerob]

If the Saffir-Simpson scale was extrapolated it only needs another 8 knots to reach CAT6

[crimsone]

1 minute ago, SNOW_JOKE said:

If the Saffir-Simpson scale was extrapolated it only needs another 8 knots to reach CAT6

Extrapolated how?

[toggerob]

As in reviewed and updated to account for max-sustained windspeed, other than damage caused by windspeed which the Saffir-Simpson scale is based from. 

[Hurricane Andrew]

She looks beautiful but also a monster

[Summer Sun]

Irma has strengthened with wind gusts now topping 220mph

Edited September 5, 2017 by Summer Sun

[AderynCoch]

59 minutes ago, SNOW_JOKE said:

Snippet from the NOAA NHC discussion regarding Irma now at 180mph.

 

"This makes Irma the strongest hurricane in the Atlantic

basin outside of the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico in the NHC records."

In terms of wind speed perhaps but not central pressure - Isabel reached 915mb north of the Caribbean.

The way things are going though I wouldn't put it past Irma to surpass that figure...

[dallas]

1 hour ago, Paul Sherman said:

Yes just did an 8 minute Interview with Sky - Hope it went well! Most of the info is in this thread though so no need for Sky!

I knew you would say I would chase it lol

[dallas]

Hope it misses the Texas coast

[crimsone]

6 minutes ago, dallas said:

Hope it misses the Texas coast

You probably don't have to hope very hard for that. I mean, there's always a ~chance~, but in this case it's pretty small.