Stacy Stewart
Stacy Stewart
farther florida hours keys later maybe
If it's 12 hours later than we're predicting, it could end up farther up the coast. If it's 12 hours sooner, it could end up farther south, maybe in the Keys or not even make landfall in Florida at all,
slow
The only thing that could slow this down is itself.
blow force hours mean means minute six storm tropical winds
That doesn't mean it will blow tropical storm force winds for six hours or 12 hours. It could be one minute or three, but it means if you have awnings that can't withstand tropical force winds, you should take them down.
anguished hurricane throw
I really anguished over this a long time. I didn't want to throw something out there haphazardly just to make it a hurricane and set another record.
center hurricane large larger near rain
Because it's such a large storm, when center is near Cuba, we could see rain bands. It is a larger hurricane than we typically see.
appear five major next states threat time united
At this time it doesn't appear it will be a major threat to the United States during the next five days.
exactly uncertain
Exactly where and when it's going to make the turn, it's too uncertain to say.
atlantic hits north quickly remaining tropical waters
Once Irene hits the icy waters of the North Atlantic in about 48 hours, any remaining tropical characteristics should quickly disappear.
help hopefully tool watches
This hopefully will be our new tool to help us fine-tune our watches and warnings.