Can we beat Hurricane Charlie to MCO?

[Peter_noPan]

Just looking for input.

Our flight is due at MCO Friday at 9:45 am. Has anybody ever been rerouted because of a hurricane before? If so any interesting stories??

I have never been in hurricane before. It could be more fun than Mission Space. :thewave:

 

[n2mm]

Last year we went to WDW during Hurricane Isabel. The airlines were wonderful. As the East Coast was going to be hit in Wash. DC area, the airlines asked folks to rebook their flights and leave days earlier with all fees waived. We did. We got out a day earlier, got a room as our discount for one more night and adjusted the rental car and the price didn't even go up. Glad we did because it shut the airports down for 2 days in our area. It was neat flying down to FL and seeing Isabel on the horizon as she was approaching the coast. Hope it works out for you. But do keep close tabs on the airports and your airline just in case you need to make any last minute changes.

 

[manning]

Charley is do to hit the Keys on saturday.

 

[safetymom]

http://www.wftv.com/index.html
http://www.wftv.com/weather/3636805/detail.html

Hurricane Charley is due to hit Florida on Friday.

 

[Castillo Mom]

I just called Delta and they said Orlando is not a part of their guidelines for flight cancellations. Our flight leaves LAX at 10:30 a.m. on Friday and he suggested calling late Thursday night before going to bed. Hopefully since Orlando is in central Florida, we won't be affected.

 

[safetymom]

Central Florida is in the path of the hurricane on Friday. I suggest following the path of the storm through the links listed above.

 

[hulabird]

I paid a visit to the National Weather Service page for the probability of when and where Hurricane Charley could strike, and here it is, note that Orlando is not listed.

PROBABILITIES FOR GUIDANCE IN HURRICANE PROTECTION
PLANNING BY GOVERNMENT AND DISASTER OFFICIALS

AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF CHARLEY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 17.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.5 WEST

CHANCES OF CENTER OF THE HURRICANE PASSING WITHIN 65 NAUTICAL MILES
OF LISTED LOCATIONS THROUGH 2PM EDT SAT AUG 14 2004

LOCATION A B C D E LOCATION A B C D E

20.5N 81.5W 49 X X X 49 SAVANNAH GA X X X 26 26
23.2N 82.5W 2 34 X X 36 CHARLESTON SC X X X 24 24
26.0N 82.5W X 10 19 1 30 MYRTLE BEACH SC X X X 21 21
MKJP 179N 768W 59 X X X 59 WILMINGTON NC X X X 18 18
MKJS 185N 779W 65 X X X 65 MOREHEAD CITY NC X X X 12 12
MWCG 193N 814W 51 X X X 51 CAPE HATTERAS NC X X X 7 7
MUCM 214N 779W 2 X X X 2 NORFOLK VA X X X 7 7
MUCF 221N 805W 23 9 X X 32 OCEAN CITY MD X X X 3 3
MUSN 216N 826W 26 14 X X 40 KEY WEST FL X 26 4 1 31
MUHA 230N 824W 3 34 X X 37 MARCO ISLAND FL X 10 17 1 28
MUAN 219N 850W 1 17 1 X 19 FT MYERS FL X 5 21 3 29
MYAK 241N 776W X X 1 1 2 VENICE FL X 2 23 5 30
MYNN 251N 775W X X 1 1 2 TAMPA FL X X 21 8 29
MYGF 266N 787W X X 6 7 13 CEDAR KEY FL X X 12 16 28
MARATHON FL X 21 5 X 26 ST MARKS FL X X 3 20 23
MIAMI FL X 6 13 2 21 APALACHICOLA FL X X 4 16 20
W PALM BEACH FL X 2 14 5 21 PANAMA CITY FL X X 2 15 17
FT PIERCE FL X 1 13 9 23 PENSACOLA FL X X X 7 7
COCOA BEACH FL X X 13 12 25 MOBILE AL X X X 2 2
DAYTONA BEACH FL X X 9 18 27 GULF 29N 85W X X 8 13 21
JACKSONVILLE FL X X 3 24 27 GULF 29N 87W X X 1 8 9

COLUMN DEFINITION PROBABILITIES IN PERCENT
A IS PROBABILITY FROM NOW TO 2PM THU
FOLLOWING ARE ADDITIONAL PROBABILITIES
B FROM 2PM THU TO 2AM FRI
C FROM 2AM FRI TO 2PM FRI
D FROM 2PM FRI TO 2PM SAT
E IS TOTAL PROBABILITY FROM NOW TO 2PM SAT
X MEANS LESS THAN ONE PERCENT

FORECASTER PASCH

 

[hulabird]

To see this better because the cut and paste didn't work out well..here is the link:



Hurricane Charley

 

[safetymom]

Well according to the Orlando news stations I am watching the hurricane will come through the Orlando area.

 

[PatMcDuck]

Spirit and Jet Blue are allowing passengers the change their flights, free. I changed my 3pm arrival Friday to 9:15 am arrival. I found info and made this chart to tell my kids WHY they need to get up at 4:30 am now (teens, who like to sleep in). This is projected Orlando impact times, and it looks like you want to land by noon.

Friday Orlando Wind
Time Weather Speeds

8-10am Rain 17MPH wind
10am Showers 15MPH
11-12 Showers 19MPH
1pm Heavy Rain 41MPH
2-3pm Heavy Rain 49MPH
4pm Heavy Rain 43MPH
5pm Heavy rain 35MPH
6pm Heavy Rain 28MPH
7pm Heavy Rain 23MPH
8-midnight Rain 20MPH
(SAT)1am-5am Rain 14MPH down to 9MPH

 

[Peter_noPan]

I get the feeling MCO will be closed in the morning before we get there.

Does anybody have experience with airport closings during a hurricane??

 

[jfap]

YIKES. I'm due to land at 6:35 P>M> on Friday the 13th. I feel BAD Karma.!!!!

 

[jfap]

Just received a call this morning that my flight has been canceled. No more worrying about flying on Friday the 13th - Into a Hurricane. I'm now rescheduled for Thurs. 19th.

Heard that Disney World is closing today at 1 p.m. Which has only happened twice before that I remember - So guess that's a pretty good indicator that not a good time to fly to Orlando.

 

[poohkinandpiglet]

I just left MCO today (8/13) at noon. We flew out thirty minutes before the rains hit. The airport was shutting down at 3:00pm and advising everyone to stay off of the roads. All of the theme parks were closed.

Most of the outgoing flights were completely booked and there were tons of people stranded at the airport! I'm happy to be home.