Hurricane Helene Tropical Cyclone Update NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL092024 620 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024 ...HELENE NOW AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE... A NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft currently investigating Helene recently found that the maximum sustained winds have increased to 130 mph (215 km/h). The minimum central pressure has also decreased to 947 mb (27.96 inches) based on dropsonde data. SUMMARY OF 620 PM EDT...2220 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...28.0N 84.5W ABOUT 120 MI...195 KM W OF TAMPA FLORIDA ABOUT 165 MI...265 KM S OF TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...130 MPH...215 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 25 DEGREES AT 23 MPH...37 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...947 MB...27.96 INCHES
just saw this on another site: Below is a breakdown of water level observations above normal tide levels by region: Pensacola, FL to Apalachicola, FL.... 1.6 to 3.5 feet Apalachicola, FL to Tampa Bay, FL....3.5 to 3.9 feet Tampa Bay, FL to Key West, FL......1.6 to 3.7 feet Winds along the south and southeastern Florida coast from Key West to Lake Worth Pier presently range between 25 and 35 knots with gusts to 40 knots. Winds from Key West to Cedar Key range between 25 and 40 knots with gusts to 50 knots. Winds along the Florida Panhandle from Pensacola to Apalachicola range between 10 and 15 knots with gusts to 20 knots.
NOAA Interactive. click on any pin for station data tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/inundationdb/cidstorm.html?stormname=Helene ft myers beach is surge of about + 4' over a high tide right now. contractors elft bunches of unsecured porta potties that are floating around. fortunately this isn't the time of the month for a big high tide
Remember it was just a few years ago Michael hit on the other side of the bend as the 3rd most powerful hurricane to hit the US. I drove with the wife through the area just a few months later and almost got lost because I couldn't find my landmarks.
700 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024 ...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY 4 HELENE HEADING TOWARDS THE FLORIDA BIG BEND... ...700 PM EDT POSITION UPDATE... A Weatherflow station at Egmont Channel near the entrance of Tampa Bay recently reported a sustained wind of 54 mph (87 km/h) and a wind gust of 71 mph (115 km/h). Tropical storm conditions are approaching the coastline of Florida's Big Bend. A Weatherflow station at St. George Island recently reported a wind gust of 46 mph (74 km/h). SUMMARY OF 700 PM EDT...2300 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...28.3N 84.4W ABOUT 110 MI...175 KM W OF TAMPA FLORIDA ABOUT 145 MI...235 KM S OF TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...130 MPH...215 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 25 DEGREES AT 23 MPH...37 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...945 MB...27.91 INCHES
CO-OPS Map - NOAA Tides & Currents Cedar key tide station ... If I'm reading it right, it's already about 3 feet above their next expected high tide level
