Go away Ophelia!

[mbaker]

Enough said!
We're on the Magic, 9/10 Western.
Let's hope everyone on the Magic and Wonder gets in and out without missing one precious moment of on board of fun!

 

[mbaker]

I just spoke to my wx guy.
Sounds like the Devine Ms. O won't affect folks in WDW as much as first thought. We could squeak by this one!

Hurricane Public Advisory

WTNT31 KNHC 070852

TCPAT1

BULLETIN

TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA ADVISORY NUMBER 4

NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

5 AM EDT WED SEP 07 2005



...OPHELIA MOVING PARALLEL TO THE FLORIDA EAST COAST...

...NEW WARNINGS AND WATCHES ISSUED FOR FLORIDA...



AT 5 AM EDT...0900Z...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE

EAST COAST OF FLORIDA FROM SEBASTIAN INLET NORTHWARD TO FLAGLER

BEACH.



A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE

EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.



AT 5 AM EDT...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING SOUTH OF SEBASTIAN INLET

HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. ALSO...THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS HAS

DISCONTINUED ALL WARNINGS FOR THE BAHAMAS.



AT 5 AM EDT...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHEAST

FLORIDA COAST FROM NORTH OF FLAGLER BEACH TO FERNANDINA BEACH.



A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE

POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS.



INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL FLORIDA....AND THE

SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES COAST SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF

THIS SYSTEM.



FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE

INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED

BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.



AT 5 AM EDT...0900Z...DATA FROM A NOAA RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT AND

NOAA LAND-BASED DOPPLER RADARS INDICATE THE CENTER OF TROPICAL

STORM OPHELIA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.3 NORTH... LONGITUDE 78.9

WEST OR ABOUT 105 MILES... 165 KM... EAST OF CAPE CANAVERAL

FLORIDA.



OPHELIA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH

...13 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION...WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN

FORWARD SPEED...IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.



DATA FROM RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT...NOAA LAND-BASED DOPPLER RADARS

...AND NEARBY BUOYS INDICATE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40

MPH... 65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME SLOW STRENGTHENING IS

FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.



TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES

...110 KM FROM THE CENTER.



THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE RECENTLY REPORTED BY A NOAA

RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS 1003 MB...29.62 INCHES.



RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER

AMOUNTS OF 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL

AND NORTHERN FLORIDA...AND SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA.



DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS AND RIP CURRENTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG

THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. COAST FROM THE CAROLINAS SOUTHWARD TO

FLORIDA.



REPEATING THE 5 AM EDT POSITION...28.3 N... 78.9 W. MOVEMENT

TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED

WINDS... 40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB.



AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL

HURRICANE CENTER AT 8 AM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT

COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 11 AM EDT.



FORECASTER STEWART

 

[dizney-cruiser]

that is great news!! enjoy your cruise!!