Official Hurricane JEANNE Part Deaux

WTNT31 KNHC 252033
TCPAT1
BULLETIN
HURRICANE JEANNE ADVISORY NUMBER 49
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 PM EDT SAT SEP 25 2004

...DANGEROUS CORE OF HURRICANE JEANNE EXPECTED TO REACH THE FLORIDA
EAST COAST TONIGHT...

A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT ALONG THE FLORIDA EAST COAST FROM
FLORIDA CITY NORTHWARD TO ST. AUGUSTINE...INCLUDING LAKE
OKEECHOBEE. A HURRICANE WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE
NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS...INCLUDING THE ABACOS...ANDROS ISLAND...BERRY
ISLANDS...BIMINI...ELEUTHERA...GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND...AND NEW
PROVIDENCE. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY IN THE
HURRICANE WARNING AREA SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT
FROM NORTH OF ST. AUGUSTINE NORTHWARD TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GEORGIA.

AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED
ALONG THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA TO THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW EFFECT FOR THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA
FROM EAST CAPE SABLE NORTHWARD TO THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER.

A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM ENGLEWOOD TO THE SUWANNEE
RIVER.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SOUTH OF FLORIDA CITY
AROUND THE SOUTHERN END OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA TO EAST CAPE SABLE
INCLUDING FLORIDA BAY...AND THE FLORIDA KEYS NORTH OF THE SEVEN
MILE BRIDGE.

AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE CENTRAL
BAHAMAS HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED.

AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...THE EYE OF HURRICANE JEANNE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.8 WEST OR ABOUT 105 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF VERO BEACH FLORIDA.

JEANNE HAS BEEN MOVING BETWEEN THE WEST AND WEST-NORTHWEST AT 14 MPH
DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS. A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST IS
EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK...THE CORE OF
JEANNE WILL CONTINUE NEAR OR OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE NORTHWESTERN
BAHAMAS DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS...AND WILL REACH THE FLORIDA EAST
COAST TONIGHT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD INLAND
AS MUCH AS 100 MILES ALONG THE TRACK OF JEANNE.

JEANNE IS DANGEROUS CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR/SIMPSON
HURRICANE SCALE WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 115 MPH AND HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE BEFORE LANDFALL IN
FLORIDA. STRONGER WINDS...ESPECIALLY IN GUSTS...ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR
ON HIGH RISE BUILDINGS.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 205 MILES. SETTLEMENT POINT ON THE WEST END OF GRAND BAHAMA
ISLAND JUST REPORTED A WIND GUST TO 97 MPH.

LATEST MINIMUM PRESSURE CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY A NOAA
HURRICANE HUNTER PLANE 950 MB...28.05 INCHES.

STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 4 TO 8 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...ALONG
WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...ARE STILL OCCURRING NEAR
THE CENTER OF JEANNE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND AND
ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE ABACO ISLANDS. STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 2 TO
4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED ON THE WEST SIDE OF
THE OTHER ISLANDS OF THE BAHAMAS IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA.

COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 4 TO 7 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE
LEVELS...ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...CAN BE
EXPECTED NEAR AND TO THE NORTH OF WHERE THE CENTER MAKES LANDFALL
ALONG THE FLORIDA EAST COAST. A STORM SURGE OF UP TO 5 FEET ABOVE
THE PRESENT WATER LEVEL IS LIKELY TO OCCUR MAINLY ON THE EAST SIDE
OF LAKE OKEECHOBEE.

TIDES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA
ALONG THE FLORIDA WEST COAST....POSSIBLE REACHING 3 TO 6 FEET IN
AREAS OF ONSHORE FLOW NORTH OF TAMPA BAY.

RAINFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS
...ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE TRACK OF JEANNE OVER THE NORTHWESTERN
BAHAMAS AND FLORIDA.

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE EAST FLORIDA
PENINSULA TONIGHT.

REPEATING THE 5 PM EDT POSITION...27.1 N... 78.8 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 950 MB.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

INTERMEDIATE ADVISORIES WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 7 PM EDT AND 9 PM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE
ADVISORY AT 11 PM EDT.

FORECASTER AVILA

5 PM Discussion

WTNT41 KNHC 252032
TCDAT1
HURRICANE JEANNE DISCUSSION NUMBER 49
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 PM EDT SAT SEP 25 2004

THERE HAS BEEN NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE CLOUD PATTERN. JEANE
CONTINUES TO HAVE A WELL DEFINED EYE SURROUNDED BY A CONVECTIVE
BAND WRAPPING AROUND THE SYSTEM. STRONGEST WIND CONTINUES TO BE THE
113 KNOTS REPORTED BY A RECON EARLIER TODAY. A MINIMUM PRESSURE OF
950 MB WAS JUST REPORTED BY A NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER PLANE. INITIAL
INTENSITY IS KEPT AT 100 KNOTS BUT MAY NEED TO BE UPDATED WHEN A
NEW DATA FROM A RECONNAISSANCE PLANE BECOME AVAILABLE. ADDITIONAL
STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE AND CATEGORY FOUR INTENSITY AT LANDFALL
IN FLORIDA CANNOT BE RULED OUT. A GRADUAL WEAKENING SHOULD BEGIN
AFTER LANDFALL. THE INTENSITY FORECAST FOLLOWS SHIPS INLAND DECAY
MODEL....DSHIPS.

THE HURRICANE HAS BEEN WOBBLING BETWEEN THE WEST AND WEST-NORTHWEST
AT 12 KNOTS DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS. HOWEVER...JEANNE SHOULD
BEGIN TO MOVE TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AND THEN NORTHWEST AROUND
THE HIGH TONIGHT. THIS MOTION WOULD BRING THE CORE OF JEANNE TO THE
EAST COAST OF FLORIDA WITHIN THE WARNING AROUND MIDNIGHT.
THEREAFTER...THE HURRICANE SHOULD CONTINUE INLAND ACROSS THE
FLORIDA PENINSULA IN AGREEMENT WITH MOST OF THE GUIDANCE. THE
PORTION OF THE OFFICIAL FORECAST FROM NOW TO LANDFALL AND OVER
FLORIDA CONTINUES TO BE VERY CLOSE TO THE GLOBAL MODEL CONSENSUS
AND THE FSU SUPERENSEMBLE.

IN FIVE DAYS...JEANNE IS EXPECTED TO BE A STRONG EXTRATROPICAL STORM
IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC.

FORECASTER AVILA

FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS

INITIAL 25/2100Z 27.1N 78.8W 100 KT
12HR VT 26/0600Z 27.7N 80.6W 110 KT
24HR VT 26/1800Z 28.7N 82.3W 55 KT...INLAND
36HR VT 27/0600Z 30.2N 83.3W 30 KT...INLAND
48HR VT 27/1800Z 32.5N 83.0W 25 KT...INLAND
72HR VT 28/1800Z 37.5N 76.0W 25 KT...INLAND
96HR VT 29/1800Z 42.5N 65.0W 30 KT...OVER WATER
120HR VT 30/1800Z 46.5N 52.0W 50 KT...EXTRATROPICAL

5 PM Probabilities

WTNT71 KNHC 252033
SPFAT1
HURRICANE JEANNE PROBABILITIES NUMBER 49
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 PM EDT SAT SEP 25 2004

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

AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF JEANNE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.8 WEST

CHANCES OF CENTER OF THE HURRICANE PASSING WITHIN 65 NAUTICAL MILES
OF LISTED LOCATIONS THROUGH 2PM EDT TUE SEP 28 2004

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

28.7N 82.3W 47 X X X 47 NEW YORK CITY NY X X X 7 7
30.2N 83.3W 22 9 X X 31 MONTAUK POINT NY X X X 4 4
32.5N 83.0W 1 15 7 X 23 PROVIDENCE RI X X X 2 2
MYGF 266N 787W 99 X X X 99 NANTUCKET MA X X X 2 2
MIAMI FL 2 X X X 2 HYANNIS MA X X X 2 2
W PALM BEACH FL 63 X X X 63 MARCO ISLAND FL 7 X X X 7
FT PIERCE FL 78 X X X 78 FT MYERS FL 23 X X X 23
COCOA BEACH FL 77 X X X 77 VENICE FL 27 X X X 27
DAYTONA BEACH FL 52 X X 1 53 TAMPA FL 40 X X X 40
JACKSONVILLE FL 30 3 X X 33 CEDAR KEY FL 38 X X X 38
SAVANNAH GA 4 15 3 X 22 ST MARKS FL 8 17 X X 25
CHARLESTON SC X 8 8 2 18 APALACHICOLA FL 3 16 1 X 20
MYRTLE BEACH SC X 2 8 6 16 PANAMA CITY FL 1 13 2 X 16
WILMINGTON NC X X 6 10 16 PENSACOLA FL X 2 6 X 8
MOREHEAD CITY NC X X 2 13 15 MOBILE AL X X 3 1 4
CAPE HATTERAS NC X X 1 14 15 GULFPORT MS X X 1 1 2
NORFOLK VA X X X 17 17 GULF 29N 85W 5 12 1 X 18
OCEAN CITY MD X X X 14 14 GULF 29N 87W X 3 3 X 6
ATLANTIC CITY NJ X X X 11 11

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

FORECASTER AVILA
 
WTNT51 KNHC 252148
TCEAT
HURRICANE JEANNE POSITION ESTIMATE
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
6 PM EDT SAT SEP 25 2004

AT 6 PM EDT...2200Z...THE EYE OF HURRICANE JEANNE WAS ESTIMATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.0 WEST...OR ABOUT 95 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF VERO BEACH FLORIDA.

FORECASTER PASCH
 
WTNT31 KNHC 252243
TCPAT1
BULLETIN
HURRICANE JEANNE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 49A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
7 PM EDT SAT SEP 25 2004

...DANGEROUS CORE OF HURRICANE JEANNE APPROACHING THE FLORIDA EAST
COAST...

A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT ALONG THE FLORIDA EAST COAST FROM
FLORIDA CITY NORTHWARD TO ST. AUGUSTINE...INCLUDING LAKE
OKEECHOBEE. A HURRICANE WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE
NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS...INCLUDING THE ABACOS...ANDROS ISLAND...BERRY
ISLANDS...BIMINI...ELEUTHERA...GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND...AND NEW
PROVIDENCE. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY IN THE
HURRICANE WARNING AREA SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT
FROM NORTH OF ST. AUGUSTINE NORTHWARD TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GEORGIA.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WEST COAST OF
FLORIDA FROM EAST CAPE SABLE NORTHWARD TO THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER.

A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM ENGLEWOOD TO THE SUWANNEE
RIVER.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SOUTH OF FLORIDA CITY
AROUND THE SOUTHERN END OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA TO EAST CAPE SABLE
INCLUDING FLORIDA BAY...AND THE FLORIDA KEYS NORTH OF THE SEVEN
MILE BRIDGE.

AT 7 PM EDT...2300Z...THE EYE OF HURRICANE JEANNE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.1 WEST OR ABOUT 90 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF VERO BEACH FLORIDA.

JEANNE HAS BEEN MOVING BETWEEN THE WEST AND WEST-NORTHWEST AT 14 MPH
DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS. A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST IS
EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK...THE CORE OF THE
HURRICANE WILL REACH THE FLORIDA EAST COAST TONIGHT. HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD INLAND AS MUCH AS 100 MILES
ALONG THE TRACK OF JEANNE.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. JEANNE
IS A DANGEROUS CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
HURRICANE SCALE. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE BEFORE
LANDFALL IN FLORIDA. STRONGER WINDS...ESPECIALLY IN GUSTS...ARE
LIKELY TO OCCUR ON HIGH RISE BUILDINGS.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 205 MILES. SETTLEMENT POINT ON THE WESTERN END OF GRAND BAHAMA
ISLAND RECENTLY REPORTED A WIND GUST TO 98 MPH. A FLORIDA COASTAL
MONITORING PROGRAM WIND TOWER IN VERO BEACH RECENTLY REPORTED A
WIND GUST TO 63 MPH.

THE LATEST MINIMUM PRESSURE CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY A NOAA
HURRICANE HUNTER PLANE 951 MB...28.08 INCHES.

STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...ALONG
WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...ARE STILL OCCURRING NEAR
THE WESTERN END OF GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND.

COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 4 TO 7 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE
LEVELS...ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...CAN BE
EXPECTED NEAR AND TO THE NORTH OF WHERE THE CENTER MAKES LANDFALL
ALONG THE FLORIDA EAST COAST. A STORM SURGE OF UP TO 5 FEET ABOVE
THE PRESENT WATER LEVEL IS LIKELY TO OCCUR MAINLY ON THE EAST SIDE
OF LAKE OKEECHOBEE.

TIDES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA
ALONG THE FLORIDA WEST COAST....POSSIBLE REACHING 3 TO 6 FEET IN
AREAS OF ONSHORE FLOW NORTH OF TAMPA BAY.

RAINFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS
...ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE TRACK OF JEANNE OVER THE NORTHWESTERN
BAHAMAS AND FLORIDA.

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE EAST FLORIDA
PENINSULA TONIGHT.

REPEATING THE 7 PM EDT POSITION...27.1 N... 79.1 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST TO WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS...115 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 950 MB.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 9 PM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 11 PM
EDT.

FORECASTER PASCH
 
WTNT31 KNHC 260053
TCPAT1
BULLETIN
HURRICANE JEANNE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 49B
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
9 PM EDT SAT SEP 25 2004

...DANGEROUS HURRICANE JEANNE BEARING DOWN ON THE FLORIDA EAST
COAST...

A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT ALONG THE FLORIDA EAST COAST FROM
FLORIDA CITY NORTHWARD TO ST. AUGUSTINE...INCLUDING LAKE
OKEECHOBEE. A HURRICANE WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE
NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS...INCLUDING THE ABACOS...ANDROS ISLAND...BERRY
ISLANDS...BIMINI...ELEUTHERA...GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND...AND NEW
PROVIDENCE. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY IN THE
HURRICANE WARNING AREA SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT
FROM NORTH OF ST. AUGUSTINE NORTHWARD TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GEORGIA.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WEST COAST OF
FLORIDA FROM EAST CAPE SABLE NORTHWARD TO THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER.

A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM ENGLEWOOD TO THE SUWANNEE
RIVER.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SOUTH OF FLORIDA CITY
AROUND THE SOUTHERN END OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA TO EAST CAPE SABLE
INCLUDING FLORIDA BAY...AND THE FLORIDA KEYS NORTH OF THE SEVEN
MILE BRIDGE.

AT 9 PM EDT...0100Z...THE EYE OF HURRICANE JEANNE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.5 WEST OR ABOUT 75 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF VERO BEACH FLORIDA...AND ABOUT 55 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST
OF FORT PIERCE FLORIDA.

JEANNE IS MOVING BETWEEN THE WEST AND WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH. A
GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
ON THIS TRACK...THE CORE OF THE HURRICANE WILL REACH THE FLORIDA
EAST COAST IN A FEW HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
SPREAD INLAND AS MUCH AS 100 MILES ALONG THE TRACK OF JEANNE.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. JEANNE
IS A DANGEROUS CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
HURRICANE SCALE. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE BEFORE
LANDFALL IN FLORIDA. STRONGER WINDS...ESPECIALLY IN GUSTS...ARE
LIKELY TO OCCUR ON HIGH RISE BUILDINGS.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 205 MILES. SETTLEMENT POINT ON THE WESTERN END OF GRAND BAHAMA
ISLAND RECENTLY REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 86 MPH WITH A GUST TO
112 MPH. A FLORIDA COASTAL MONITORING PROGRAM WIND TOWER NEAR
VERO BEACH RECENTLY REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 55 MPH WITH A GUST
TO 68 MPH.

THE LATEST MINIMUM PRESSURE CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY A NOAA
HURRICANE HUNTER PLANE 951 MB...28.08 INCHES.

COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 4 TO 7 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE
LEVELS...ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...CAN BE
EXPECTED NEAR AND TO THE NORTH OF WHERE THE CENTER MAKES LANDFALL
ALONG THE FLORIDA EAST COAST. A STORM SURGE OF UP TO 5 FEET ABOVE
THE PRESENT WATER LEVEL IS LIKELY TO OCCUR MAINLY ON THE EAST SIDE
OF LAKE OKEECHOBEE.

TIDES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA
ALONG THE FLORIDA WEST COAST....POSSIBLY REACHING 3 TO 6 FEET IN
AREAS OF ONSHORE FLOW NORTH OF TAMPA BAY.

RAINFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS
...ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE TRACK OF JEANNE OVER THE NORTHWESTERN
BAHAMAS AND FLORIDA.

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE EAST FLORIDA
PENINSULA TONIGHT.

REPEATING THE 9 PM EDT POSITION...27.2 N... 79.5 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST TO WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS...115 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 951 MB.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
11 PM EDT.

FORECASTER PASCH
 

WTNT31 KNHC 260252
TCPAT1
BULLETIN
HURRICANE JEANNE ADVISORY NUMBER 50
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
11 PM EDT SAT SEP 25 2004

...EYE OF HURRICANE JEANNE BEGINNING TO MOVE ONSHORE OVER MARTIN AND
ST. LUCIE COUNTIES...

A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE FLORIDA EAST COAST
FROM FLORIDA CITY NORTHWARD TO ST. AUGUSTINE...INCLUDING LAKE
OKEECHOBEE. THE HURRICANE WARNING FOR A PORTION OF THE SOUTHEAST
FLORIDA COAST MAY BE DISCONTINUED EARLY ON SUNDAY.

AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z...THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS HAS DOWNGRADED
THE HURRICANE WARNING TO A TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR GRAND
BAHAMA...THE ABACOS...BIMINI...AND THE BERRY ISLANDS...AND
DISCONTINUED THE HURRICANE WARNINGS FOR ELEUTHERA...ANDROS...AND
NEW PROVIDENCE ISLAND.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT
FROM NORTH OF ST. AUGUSTINE NORTHWARD TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GEORGIA.

AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED
WESTWARD ALONG THE GULF COAST OF NORTHERN FLORIDA TO INDIAN PASS. A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW EFFECT FOR THE GULF COAST OF FLORIDA
FROM EAST CAPE SABLE NORTHWARD TO INDIAN PASS.

A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM ENGLEWOOD TO THE SUWANNEE
RIVER.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SOUTH OF FLORIDA CITY
AROUND THE SOUTHERN END OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA TO JUST SOUTH OF
EAST CAPE SABLE INCLUDING FLORIDA BAY...AND FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS
NORTH OF THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE.

AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JEANNE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 27.2 NORTH... LONGITUDE 80.0 WEST OR ABOUT 15 MILES
MILES EAST OF STUART FLORIDA.

JEANNE IS MOVING SLIGHTLY NORTH OF WEST NEAR 13 MPH...AND A GRADUAL
TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON
THIS TRACK THE CENTER WILL BE MOVING INLAND NEAR MIDNIGHT...AND
ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA ON SUNDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
JEANNE IS A DANGEROUS CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE. STRONGER WINDS...ESPECIALLY IN
GUSTS...ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR ON HIGH RISE BUILDINGS. JEANNE WILL
BEGIN TO WEAKEN AFTER THE CENTER MOVES INLAND.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 205 MILES. A FLORIDA COASTAL MONITORING PROGRAM WIND TOWER NEAR
VERO BEACH RECENTLY REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 68 MPH WITH A GUST
TO 94 MPH.

AFTER THE ISSUANCE OF THE FORECAST/ADVISORY...A NOAA HURRICANE
HUNTER AIRCRAFT REPORTED A MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 953
MB...28.14 INCHES.

COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 4 TO 7 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE
LEVELS...ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...CAN BE
EXPECTED NEAR AND TO THE NORTH OF WHERE THE CENTER MAKES LANDFALL
ALONG THE FLORIDA EAST COAST. A STORM SURGE OF UP TO 5 FEET ABOVE
THE PRESENT WATER LEVEL IS LIKELY TO OCCUR MAINLY ON THE EAST SIDE
OF LAKE OKEECHOBEE.

TIDES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA
ALONG THE FLORIDA WEST COAST....POSSIBLY REACHING 3 TO 6 FEET IN
AREAS OF ONSHORE FLOW NORTH OF TAMPA BAY.

RAINFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS
...ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE PATH OF JEANNE OVER FLORIDA.

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE EAST FLORIDA
PENINSULA TONIGHT.

REPEATING THE 11 PM EDT POSITION...27.2 N... 80.0 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 13 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 953 MB.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

INTERMEDIATE ADVISORIES WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 1 AM EDT AND 3 AM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE
ADVISORY AT 5 AM EDT.

FORECASTER PASCH

11 PM Probabilities

WTNT71 KNHC 260238
SPFAT1
HURRICANE JEANNE PROBABILITIES NUMBER 50
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
11 PM EDT SAT SEP 25 2004

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

AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF JEANNE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 80.0 WEST

CHANCES OF CENTER OF THE HURRICANE PASSING WITHIN 65 NAUTICAL MILES
OF LISTED LOCATIONS THROUGH 8PM EDT TUE SEP 28 2004

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

29.2N 82.9W 46 X X X 46 MONTAUK POINT NY X X X 5 5
31.0N 83.5W 18 10 X 1 29 PROVIDENCE RI X X X 3 3
33.0N 83.0W X 15 5 1 21 NANTUCKET MA X X X 2 2
MYGF 266N 787W 99 X X X 99 HYANNIS MA X X X 2 2
W PALM BEACH FL 99 X X X 99 BOSTON MA X X X 2 2
FT PIERCE FL 99 X X X 99 MARCO ISLAND FL 2 X X X 2
COCOA BEACH FL 81 X X X 81 FT MYERS FL 22 X X X 22
DAYTONA BEACH FL 56 X X X 56 VENICE FL 33 X X X 33
JACKSONVILLE FL 32 1 X X 33 TAMPA FL 52 X X X 52
SAVANNAH GA 7 12 1 1 21 CEDAR KEY FL 45 X X X 45
CHARLESTON SC 1 9 5 2 17 ST MARKS FL 22 6 X X 28
MYRTLE BEACH SC X 3 7 6 16 APALACHICOLA FL 14 7 X 1 22
WILMINGTON NC X 1 5 10 16 PANAMA CITY FL 5 12 1 X 18
MOREHEAD CITY NC X X 3 12 15 PENSACOLA FL X 7 2 X 9
CAPE HATTERAS NC X X 1 14 15 MOBILE AL X 2 3 1 6
NORFOLK VA X X X 18 18 GULFPORT MS X 1 1 1 3
OCEAN CITY MD X X X 16 16 GULF 29N 85W 16 4 X X 20
ATLANTIC CITY NJ X X X 14 14 GULF 29N 87W X 5 1 X 6
NEW YORK CITY NY X X X 9 9

COLUMN DEFINITION PROBABILITIES IN PERCENT
A IS PROBABILITY FROM NOW TO 8PM SUN
FOLLOWING ARE ADDITIONAL PROBABILITIES
B FROM 8PM SUN TO 8AM MON
C FROM 8AM MON TO 8PM MON
D FROM 8PM MON TO 8PM TUE
E IS TOTAL PROBABILITY FROM NOW TO 8PM TUE
X MEANS LESS THAN ONE PERCENT

FORECASTER PASCH

11 PM Discussion

WTNT41 KNHC 260258
TCDAT1
HURRICANE JEANNE DISCUSSION NUMBER 50
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
11 PM EDT SAT SEP 25 2004

THE EYE IS MOVING ONSHORE OVER MARTIN AND ST. LUCIE COUNTIES. ON
RADAR OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS...AN INNER EYEWALL WAS OBSERVED
TO DISSIPATE. JEANNE HAS A LARGE 40 N MI DIAMETER EYE...WITH A
LARGE RADIUS OF MAXIMUM WINDS...ABOUT 45 N MI. THE EYEWALL
REPLACEMENT PROBABLY PLAYED A ROLE IN PREVENTING ANY ADDITIONAL
STRENGTHENING OF THE HURRICANE. IN FACT...SFMR AND FLIGHT LEVEL
WIND OBSERVATIONS AT THIS POINT DO NOT QUITE SUPPORT THE 100 KT
INTENSITY ESTIMATE...HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT HAS NOT YET FINISHED ITS
SURVEY OF THE HURRICANE.

JEANNE HAS BEEN MOVING MOSTLY WESTWARD OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS...AND
IS STILL EXPECTED TO MAKE A GRADUAL TURN TO THE RIGHT AS IT MOVES
AROUND THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF A DEEP-LAYER HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM.
THE CURRENT NHC TRACK FORECAST IS A LITTLE TO THE LEFT AND SLIGHTLY
SLOWER THAN THAT FROM THE PREVIOUS ADVISORY. LATE IN THE FORECAST
PERIOD...JEANNE SHOULD BE ACCELERATING IN THE WESTERLIES AND LOSING
TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST OF THE CANADIAN
MARITIMES. THIS FORECAST LIES BETWEEN THE DYNAMICAL CONSENSUS AND
THE GFS TRACK.

THE VERO BEACH FCMP TOWER JUST REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 75 MPH
WITH A GUST TO 104 MPH.

WINDS OF HURRICANE FORCE COULD OCCUR AS FAR AS 100 MILES INLAND
ALONG THE TRACK OF JEANNE.

FORECASTER PASCH

FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS

INITIAL 26/0300Z 27.2N 80.0W 100 KT
12HR VT 26/1200Z 28.0N 81.5W 65 KT...INLAND
24HR VT 27/0000Z 29.2N 82.9W 45 KT...INLAND
36HR VT 27/1200Z 31.0N 83.5W 30 KT...INLAND
48HR VT 28/0000Z 33.0N 83.0W 25 KT...INLAND
72HR VT 29/0000Z 38.0N 75.5W 30 KT...INLAND
96HR VT 30/0000Z 42.0N 65.0W 40 KT...BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL
120HR VT 01/0000Z 45.0N 54.0W 50 KT...EXTRATROPICAL
 
Lights have been flickering, but for the most part they have remained on, luckily for us.

The winds are still about 75-85 mph. The howling is now annoying and I am sitting here watching the fences swaying in the wind. Hopefully, we will be able to assess whatever damages have occurred.

Hubby is still at work and called me to tell me that he won't be coming home until sometime tomorrow. He related that Orlando International Airport was flooded, heavy damage. The American Airlines Terminal Side roof had collapsed. He will let me know as soon as they tell them when the airport will reopen.

If my power stays, I will keep you updated.
 
We survived. Hubby came home late last night and the airport was up and ready to be open today at noon. Lost power on and off, so we basically did essentials. Los phone service and had no cell until late this afternoon.

Have water damage and now it is a matter of getting everything cleaned up, dried, etc. School closed for another day (lost two days) and added on to the 10 previously - that is 12 days we have to make up. How many more days can we give up? Kids are antsy. I never thought I would hear the words, "I can't wait to go back to school, its boring here and there is nothing to do."

Hopefully, when we go back to school my son will have a whole bunch of postcards waiting for him and that will cheer him up. For those of you who have not read any of the threads, they are doing a postcard exchange and getting cards from all over. They had started coming in last week and they were really excited about it. We will see how many more come in.

Take care and know that we are okay. The parks suffered minor damage with Epcot's Living Seas suffering the most severe and was going to be closed today.

Secondly, let me add that the airport authorities did set up an emergency shelter for the workers and their families. There were many employees who stayed behind and the restaurants did remain open to serve them, their families and stranded families.

I opted to stay home with my kids, with the conditions that if anything really bad happened I would respond to the shelter once it was safe to do so.
 

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