Irma

[berni_mccoy]

This does not look good:

Irma is already Cat 2 and intensifying rapidly. Its predicted path is also ominous.



http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at1+shtml/145426.shtml?cone#contents

[longship]

1. Oh brother!

Hope it goes away. However, the conditions that brought us Harvey will likely influence Irma as well.

We might be screwn here.

Hope not. We've had enough already.

[lpbk2713]

2. I'd hate to see it hit the Texas coast.

Not while people are just now coming out of shelters and going back to their devastated homes.

[NightWatcher]

3. Any evacuations will be hampered by gas price/shortages

I hope no one has to flee. I'll be nervously watching it from the Florida east coast.

[bluecollar2]

4. watching from just north of Homestead...

[Baclava]

5. Looks like it wants to curve north

Hurricane Irma remains potential threat to the East Coast

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2017/09/02/hurricane-irma-remains-a-potential-u-s-threat-expected-to-become-a-category-4-in-days-ahead/?utm_term=.5a0e4ee0f6a8

[malaise]

6. Irma 5.00am update moving WSW

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT11/refresh/AL112017_5day_cone_no_line_and_wind+png/085443_5day_cone_no_line_and_wind.png

It will eventually return to its WNW track. Early days but this looks like trouble.

[Baclava]

7. Trouble for some islands - yes

The storm will turn to the north and west over the coming days. This track will put Antigua and Barbuda, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, Anguilla and the British Virgin Islands, in the brunt of the storm's rain and wind spanning Tuesday and Wednesday.



https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/major-hurricane-irma-to-brush-northern-caribbean-as-it-tracks-toward-the-us-this-week/70002631


Hurricane Irma could strike U.S. East Coast by next weekend, or it could curve out to sea

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2017/09/03/hurricane-irma-could-strike-u-s-east-coast-by-next-weekend-or-it-could-curve-out-to-sea/?utm_term=.6a9b2305971b

[malaise]

8. Looks like outerbands for Northern Leewards and

the Virgin Islands but that could be Cat2 if Irma is Cat4

[Baclava]

9. It's a "small' storm now, but that could change too - heads up

Irma is being pushed to the south of west by a strong area of high pressure to its north.

Irma has made the expected turn to the west-southwest, and the next few days will be very important in determining where the storm goes next.

The hurricane is expected to turn back to the west on Monday. How far south it is when it makes that turn will determine if it strikes the Leeward Islands, and, further down the road, any potential impact on the U.S.

http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2017/09/hurricane_irma_2017_strengthen.html