Great. While not on the coast, we were hit pretty hard by Idalia. Looks like there's a good chance this one might come right over the top of us as well. Shout out to my employer, though. Before Idalia, they bought hundreds of big generators and gave them out to all the employees for free.
Eastern Mass Weather: Tropical Storm Helene Poised Inundate Florida Gulf Coast as Hurricane Late Thursday Night
This is an active NOAA buoy in the Yucatan Basin. The storm should blow directly over it. NDBC - Station 42056 Recent Data
...STORM SURGE AND HURRICANE WARNINGS ISSUED FOR THE GULF COAST OF FLORIDA... ...HELENE'S LARGE SIZE WILL LIKELY CAUSE AN EXTENSIVE AREA TO BE AFFECTED BY THE STORM'S HAZARDS... SUMMARY OF 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...19.7N 84.7W ABOUT 155 MI...245 KM ESE OF COZUMEL MEXICO ABOUT 150 MI...245 KM S OF THE WESTERN TIP OF CUBA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...995 MB...29.39 INCHES
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS INIT 24/2100Z 19.7N 84.7W 45 KT 50 MPH 12H 25/0600Z 20.4N 86.0W 55 KT 65 MPH 24H 25/1800Z 21.7N 86.6W 65 KT 75 MPH 36H 26/0600Z 23.7N 86.1W 80 KT 90 MPH 48H 26/1800Z 27.0N 84.9W 100 KT 115 MPH (appx: 136 miles off the shore of St Pete) 60H 27/0600Z 31.5N 84.0W 60 KT 70 MPH...INLAND (SE of Albany, GA) 72H 27/1800Z 35.5N 84.8W 30 KT 35 MPH...INLAND 96H 28/1800Z 38.2N 89.0W 20 KT 25 MPH...POST-TROP/INLAND 120H 29/1800Z...DISSIPATED
Big bend is low lying and vulnerable, not hugely populated, but storm surge could be very serious. Hope those folks take it serious.
The third time is the charm. Unfortunately, this one may a bit stronger than the other two. Those are old south tough people over there. I love Perry, Florida. It's like going to Brigadoon. May be a bad season for oysters in Apalachicola Bay. I'm more worried about flooding in the areas north and south of Tampa Bay.
