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UPDATE
Issued at: 4:45 PM EDT 9/8/05 (gateway).
Ophelia becomes the seventh hurricane of the season, still not moving,
At 5 pm edt, 2100z, the tropical storm warning is extended southward to sebastian inlet Florida.
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.
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 pm edt, 2100z, the center of hurricane ophelia was located near latitude 28.6 north, longitude 79.5 west or about 70 miles east-northeast of cape canaveral Florida.
Ophelia is stationary and a slow northeastward motion may occur over the next 12 to 24 hours.
National weather service doppler radar and air force hurricane hunter observations indicate that the maximum sustained winds have increased to near 75 mph, with higher gusts. Ophelia is a category one hurricane on the saffir-simpson scale. Some increase in strength is forecast during the next 24 hours.
Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 15 miles, 30 km, from the center, and tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 80 miles, 130 km.
The air force hurricane hunter aircraft reported a minimum central pressure of 985 mb, 29.09 inches.
Ophelia is expected to produce total rainfall accumulations of 1 to 3 inches across portions of central and northern Florida.
Repeating the 5 pm edt position, 28.6 n, 79.5 w. Movement stationary. Maximum sustained winds, 75 mph. Minimum central pressure, 985 mb.
An intermediate advisory will be issued by the national hurricane center at 8 pm edt followed by the next complete advisory at 11 pm
Issued at: 4:45 PM EDT 9/8/05 (gateway).
Ophelia becomes the seventh hurricane of the season, still not moving,
At 5 pm edt, 2100z, the tropical storm warning is extended southward to sebastian inlet Florida.
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.
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 pm edt, 2100z, the center of hurricane ophelia was located near latitude 28.6 north, longitude 79.5 west or about 70 miles east-northeast of cape canaveral Florida.
Ophelia is stationary and a slow northeastward motion may occur over the next 12 to 24 hours.
National weather service doppler radar and air force hurricane hunter observations indicate that the maximum sustained winds have increased to near 75 mph, with higher gusts. Ophelia is a category one hurricane on the saffir-simpson scale. Some increase in strength is forecast during the next 24 hours.
Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 15 miles, 30 km, from the center, and tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 80 miles, 130 km.
The air force hurricane hunter aircraft reported a minimum central pressure of 985 mb, 29.09 inches.
Ophelia is expected to produce total rainfall accumulations of 1 to 3 inches across portions of central and northern Florida.
Repeating the 5 pm edt position, 28.6 n, 79.5 w. Movement stationary. Maximum sustained winds, 75 mph. Minimum central pressure, 985 mb.
An intermediate advisory will be issued by the national hurricane center at 8 pm edt followed by the next complete advisory at 11 pm
Ophelia
Doppler Radar Image
Local Impact Of Ophelia
UPDATED: 5:49 pm EDT September 8, 2005
Ophelia has strengthened to our seventh hurricane of the season with winds of 75mph, and additional strengthening is likely.
It is still about 70 miles east of the Kennedy Space Center.
Rainfall:
Numerous showers will continue to push through Thursday, especially along the I-95 corridor.
Flood watches remain in effect along the coast through 4am Friday.
Farther inland, expect mainly cloudy skies with periods of light rain and just an occasional outer band.
Tornados:
The tornadic risk will be low as Central Florida is on the western side of this storm, which is usually not favored for tornadoes.
Wind:
Breezy conditions will persist through Friday for all of Central Florida and winds could occasionally gust as high as 50mph along the coast, but the heaviest winds will stay offshore.
It would be wise to secure loose objects outside, such as lawn chairs and other light objects.
Erosion:
Heavy surf will continue to cause major erosion up and down our coast for the next several days and a heavy surf advisory is up for Indian River county.
Doppler Radar Image
Local Impact Of Ophelia
UPDATED: 5:49 pm EDT September 8, 2005
Ophelia has strengthened to our seventh hurricane of the season with winds of 75mph, and additional strengthening is likely.
It is still about 70 miles east of the Kennedy Space Center.
Rainfall:
Numerous showers will continue to push through Thursday, especially along the I-95 corridor.
Flood watches remain in effect along the coast through 4am Friday.
Farther inland, expect mainly cloudy skies with periods of light rain and just an occasional outer band.
Tornados:
The tornadic risk will be low as Central Florida is on the western side of this storm, which is usually not favored for tornadoes.
Wind:
Breezy conditions will persist through Friday for all of Central Florida and winds could occasionally gust as high as 50mph along the coast, but the heaviest winds will stay offshore.
It would be wise to secure loose objects outside, such as lawn chairs and other light objects.
Erosion:
Heavy surf will continue to cause major erosion up and down our coast for the next several days and a heavy surf advisory is up for Indian River county.
darthdarrel
New Member
I just saw the news and they are still calling it a tropical storm, but anyway they say that she is stalled and will probably sit there for 4 or 5 days washing alot of sand away and dumping alot of rain on the east cost.
Source: CNNdarthdarrel said:
They call it a Hurricane...
Ophelia becomes third hurricane churning in Atlantic
Thursday, September 8, 2005 Posted: 2136 GMT (0536 HKT)
CNN) -- Hurricane Ophelia reached hurricane status Thursday afternoon with 75 mph winds, according to the National Hurricane Center.
DDuckFan130
Well-Known Member
*sigh*
Stay safe everyone :wave:
Stay safe everyone :wave:
WDWScottieBoy
Well-Known Member
The way the fronts are right now, they're keeping her in the same spot. A lot of the predictions show it coming back, but after that, they don't know where. 
I just hope it doesn't come back to Orlando, we've had steady wind today but very minimal rain.
Stay safe for all those that could get in the path! :wave:
I just hope it doesn't come back to Orlando, we've had steady wind today but very minimal rain.
Stay safe for all those that could get in the path! :wave:
CAPTAIN HOOK
Well-Known Member
Didn't somebody once call Katrina that when it first formed ?darthdarrel said:
Keep safe folks.
darthdarrel
New Member
All hurricanes start out as a tropical storm/depression.CAPTAIN HOOK said:
I just saw that she is heading right towards North Carolina, Florida seems to have been spared by Ophlia.The path they have it at now is that Ophelia will travel north and hit inland nothcarolina and then continue to travel north east.
I'm in the coastal town of Jacksonville (an hour north of Wilmington). It's still sunny here, but we're supposed to start getting the top of the storm in a couple hours. I just picked up everything from my backyard so nothing will blow away. I'm a little worried because my husband has been out of state for the last month so I'm here alone with my kids, and I'm not really sure what to do LOL. So hopefully it stays fairly small. Here's a picture...I live on the red dot, right where it's heading....
Here's some pics I took at the beach a couple days ago - the ocean was just plain violent, and people were swimming in it!! I was afraid to even put my feet in!
http://lauramichelle.smugmug.com/gallery/801142
I've got a princess flashlight and a pooh flashlight in my kid's suitcases for Disney in case the power goes out. :lol:
Edited to add a more recent sattelite image
Here's some pics I took at the beach a couple days ago - the ocean was just plain violent, and people were swimming in it!! I was afraid to even put my feet in!
http://lauramichelle.smugmug.com/gallery/801142
I've got a princess flashlight and a pooh flashlight in my kid's suitcases for Disney in case the power goes out. :lol:
Edited to add a more recent sattelite image
Am I the only one who lives on the NC coast? We went through that hurricane all day yesterday, our power went out at 8 p.m. and then we went through the very worst of it in the pitch black. I put my kids to bed at 8 when the power went out and then I sat here alone listening to the trees crashing around in the dark. I was pretty freaked out! And that was just a category 1! If there's every a category 3 or higher I'm getting my butt out of here, because that was just plain scary. The worst part was that it lasted for an entire day!
PigletIsMyCat
Well-Known Member
Glad you all are okay. :wave: