Ed Rappaport
Ed Rappaport
Edward N. "Ed" Rappaportwas the acting director of the National Hurricane Center. He replaced former director Bill Proenza on July 9, 2007. Rappaport was replaced by Bill Read...
expect force hours occur overnight winds
We expect that landfall will occur in the overnight hours and if it's a hurricane, that's when the hurricane-force winds should be experienced,
hits moving mph time
We think it'll be moving about 20 to 25 mph by the time it hits Florida,
course history hoping matter plan recorded slight strongest trouble
It would be the strongest we've had in recorded history there. We're hoping of course there'll be a slight tapering off at least of the winds, but we can't plan on that. ... We're in for some trouble here no matter what.
course history hoping matter plan recorded slight strongest trouble
It would be the strongest we've had in recorded history there, ... We're hoping of course there'll be a slight tapering off at least of the winds, but we can't plan on that. ... We're in for some trouble here no matter what.
england island moving next toward
As it does so, it will be moving up toward Long Island and New England over the next 24 hours.
bad both moving news time winds
Fortunately, there's been a lot of time to prepare. The bad news is that because it's moving so slowly, it prolongs the impact, both because of the winds and the rainfall.
time
Fortunately, there's been a lot of time to prepare,
expect flooding heavy loss
I would expect there to be considerable damage, heavy flooding and unfortunately there's a possibility of significant loss of life.
carolina flooding moving north posing potential rain south storm terms threat wind
Right now, Gordon's not posing much of a threat in terms of wind or storm surge. There's still a lot of rain over South Carolina and moving into North Carolina. There is the potential for flooding during the day.
bit buffer build exactly forecast knowing might side storm
We need to build a little bit of a buffer knowing that the storm probably won't be exactly where we forecast it to be -- it might be a little bit on one side or another.
additional approaches bit category coast concern level maintain steady
There is still some concern there could be a little bit of additional strengthening, and then as it approaches the coast pretty much maintain a steady level at the Category 2 or 3 threshold.
central conditions gulf
Conditions in the central Gulf are much like they were for Katrina.
five florida four land next south time weather
It's not going to have time weaken over land. The roughest weather in South Florida will be over the next four to five hours.
system threat
The big threat from this system is going to be the rainfall.