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Potential Major Hurricane Idalia Possibly to Impact Central/Northern Florida 8/29
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DisneyCane
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If I tried to think of something the most opposite of Disney to discuss on this board, I don't think I could come up with a better example!There is one right off I-75 in Micanopy as well
Cafe Risque - Micanopy, FL
54 reviews of Cafe Risque "Uh... If you're from the south, then you know. If you've ever driven down south, you have to have seen the signs. Being on tour, you do ALOT of driving. Living in a van with a bunch of dudes, you say and hear some pretty funny . But when you see bright yellow...www.yelp.com
Not in Georgia. And not what I'd call a body of water like a lake.
JoeCamel
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Welcome home.....
jeanericuser001
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Update from Walt Disney World for Guests staying at Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground.
For Guests staying at Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground: As we continue to monitor the weather, we are asking that all Fort Wilderness Guests remove and stow all outside items, including tents and décor, and take in camper awnings by 6 PM on Tuesday, August 29. If you’d like to depart early or discuss alternate options for your vacation, please contact us at (407) 939-2744.
For Guests staying at Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground: As we continue to monitor the weather, we are asking that all Fort Wilderness Guests remove and stow all outside items, including tents and décor, and take in camper awnings by 6 PM on Tuesday, August 29. If you’d like to depart early or discuss alternate options for your vacation, please contact us at (407) 939-2744.
JohnD
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I have no doubt of that. I'm not planning on coming into the office, that's for sure. We'll probably get it sometime today. Likely if a hurricane warning is issued which could be as early as 11am this morning.
FSU is closing at noon today.
TalkingHead
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Governor just did a press conference and said offices would be closed tomorrow, at least. Didn’t indicate whether they might be closed early today.
JohnD
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Which means if better for WDW, it's, well, not as good for those of us in the Big Bend. When Hermine came through in 2016 and knocked out power, I already had a reservation at WDW. I got the heck out of dodge and kept my trip. I assume power will be knocked out again. This time I don't have a reservation but I'm sorely tempted to make one for the Labor Day weekend. I'll decide that after this thing blows through.
We are still on the fence on what to do - we can get resort availability for different resorts that we'd like to stay at for all five days but with the westward shift I'm not sure if the effects on the Georgia coast will be as bad as originally thought, and if so we'd probably just keep our original vacation plans on Saint Simons, but who knows what the flooding or power outages may look like once the sun rises on the island Thursday morning.
I'm also somewhat worried about traversing the I-75 corridor from Valdosta to the Turnpike on Thursday afternoon the day after the storm if we decide to go to Disney World instead, especially since we'd need to gas up, etc. and what stations might or might not be open. If we can gas up in Valdosta and then make it to the turnpike I think we'd be okay but I feel like there isn't a right answer.
I'm also somewhat worried about traversing the I-75 corridor from Valdosta to the Turnpike on Thursday afternoon the day after the storm if we decide to go to Disney World instead, especially since we'd need to gas up, etc. and what stations might or might not be open. If we can gas up in Valdosta and then make it to the turnpike I think we'd be okay but I feel like there isn't a right answer.
Brian
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Should it pan out where the storm traverses through Georgia back out into the Atlantic, then turns around to come back and hit the Atlantic coast of Florida, there may be more risk to WDW the second time around, depending on where it makes landfall. This first U.S. landfall should not be much of an issue for WDW should the track stay the same.
Gringrinngghost
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Conditions are deteriorating in Key West.
Im re-airing the feed
Im re-airing the feed
I do not like that southerly track currently shown once Idalia goes into the Atlantic. I think it's the AVNO model that brings it around, back through south-central Florida and into the Gulf.
Gringrinngghost
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Hurricane Idalia Advisory Number 12
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL102023
1100 AM EDT Tue Aug 29 2023
...IDALIA STRENGTHENING...
...LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED
ALONG PORTIONS OF THE GULF COAST OF FLORIDA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...
SUMMARY OF 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...24.6N 84.8W
ABOUT 120 MI...190 KM W OF THE DRY TORTUGAS
ABOUT 275 MI...440 KM SSW OF TAMPA FLORIDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH...140 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 5 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...976 MB...28.82 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
A Tropical Storm Warning has been issued from Altamaha Sound,
Georgia, northward to South Santee River, South Carolina.
A Tropical Storm Watch has been issued from South Santee River
northward to Surf City, North Carolina.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for...
* Englewood northward to Indian Pass, including Tampa Bay
A Hurricane Warning is in effect for...
* Cuban province of Pinar del Rio
* Middle of Longboat Key northward to Indian Pass, including Tampa
Bay
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
* Isle of Youth Cuba
* Dry Tortugas Florida
* Chokoloskee northward to the Middle of Longboat Key
* West of Indian Pass to Mexico Beach
* Sebastian Inlet Florida to South Santee River South Carolina
A Storm Surge Watch is in effect for...
* Chokoloskee northward to Englewood, including Charlotte Harbour
* Mouth of the St. Mary's River to South Santee River South
Carolina
A Hurricane Watch is in effect for...
* Englewood to the Middle of Longboat Key
A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for...
* Lower Florida Keys west of the west end of the Seven Mile Bridge
* South Santee River northward to Surf City North Carolina
A Hurricane Warning means that hurricane conditions are expected
somewhere within the warning area. Preparations to protect life
and property should be rushed to completion.
A Storm Surge Warning means there is a danger of life-threatening
inundation, from rising water moving inland from the coastline,
during the next 36 hours in the indicated locations. For a
depiction of areas at risk, please see the National Weather
Service Storm Surge Watch/Warning Graphic, available at
hurricanes.gov. This is a life-threatening situation. Persons
located within these areas should take all necessary actions to
protect life and property from rising water and the potential for
other dangerous conditions. Promptly follow evacuation and other
instructions from local officials.
A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are
expected somewhere within the warning area.
A Storm Surge Watch means there is a possibility of life-
threatening inundation, from rising water moving inland from the
coastline, in the indicated locations during the next 48 hours.
For a depiction of areas at risk, please see the National Weather
Service Storm Surge Watch/Warning Graphic, available at
hurricanes.gov.
A Hurricane Watch means that hurricane conditions are possible
within the watch area.
A Tropical Storm Watch means that tropical storm conditions are
possible within the watch area, generally within 48 hours.
Interests elsewhere along the southeastern U.S. coast should
monitor the progress of this system. Additional watches and
warnings will likely be required later today.
For storm information specific to your area in the United
States, including possible inland watches and warnings, please
monitor products issued by your local National Weather Service
forecast office. For storm information specific to your area
outside of the United States, please monitor products issued by
your national meteorological service.
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
----------------------
At 1100 AM EDT (1500 UTC), the center of Hurricane Idalia was
located near latitude 24.5 North, longitude 84.8 West. Idalia is
moving toward the north near 14 mph (22 km/h). A faster motion
toward the north and north-northeast is expected through early
Wednesday while Idalia approaches the Gulf coast of Florida. A
turn toward the northeast and east-northeast is forecast late
Wednesday and Thursday, bringing the center of Idalia near or along
the coasts of Georgia and the Carolinas.
Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 85 mph (140 km/h)
with higher gusts. Rapid intensification is expected before
landfall, and Idalia is forecast to be a major hurricane when it
reaches the Gulf coast of Florida Wednesday morning.
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 15 miles (30 km) from the
center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 160 miles
(260 km).
The estimated minimum central pressure from NOAA Hurricane Hunter
aircraft data is 976 mb (28.82 inches).
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
----------------------
Key messages for Idalia can be found in the Tropical Cyclone
Discussion under AWIPS header MIATCDAT5 and WMO header WTNT45 KNHC,
and on the web at hurricanes.gov/text/MIATCDAT5.shtml
STORM SURGE: The combination of a dangerous storm surge and the
tide will cause normally dry areas near the coast to be flooded by
rising waters moving inland from the shoreline. The water could
reach the following heights above ground somewhere in the indicated
areas if the peak surge occurs at the time of high tide...
Aucilla River, FL to Yankeetown, FL...10-15 ft
Yankeetown to Chassahowitzka, FL...7-11 ft
Chassahowitzka, FL to Anclote River, FL...6-9 ft
Ochlockonee River, FL to Aucilla River, FL...6-9 ft
Anclote River, FL to Middle of Longboat Key, FL...4-7 ft
Tampa Bay...4-7 ft
Carrabelle, FL to Ochlockonee River, FL...4-7 ft
Middle of Longboat Key, FL to Englewood, FL...3-5 ft
Englewood, FL to Chokoloskee, FL...2-4 ft
Charlotte Harbor...2-4 ft
Indian Pass, FL to Carrabelle, FL...3-5 ft
Mouth of the St. Mary's River to South Santee, SC...2-4 ft
South Santee, SC to Surf City, NC...1-3 ft
Chokoloskee, FL to East Cape Sable, FL...1-3 ft
Flagler/Volusia County Line, FL to Mouth of St. Mary's River...1-3
ft
Indian Pass to Mexico Beach...1 to 3 ft.
Florida Keys...1-2 ft
The deepest water will occur along the immediate coast in areas of
onshore winds, where the surge will be accompanied by large and
dangerous waves. Surge-related flooding depends on the relative
timing of the surge and the tidal cycle, and can vary greatly over
short distances. For information specific to your area, please see
products issued by your local National Weather Service forecast
office.
Elevated water levels along the southern coast of Pinar del Rio,
Cuba will gradually subside today.
WIND: Hurricane and tropical storm conditions are expected to
continue within the warning areas in western Cuba for the next few
hours.
Hurricane conditions are expected within the hurricane warning area
in Florida by tonight or early Wednesday, with tropical storm
conditions beginning today.
Tropical storm conditions are likely beginning in the Dry Tortugas
and will begin within the tropical storm warning area along the
Florida Gulf coast and the Florida west coast later today.
Tropical storm conditions are expected to begin on Wednesday in the
warning area along the east coast of Florida, Georgia, and South
Carolina. Tropical storm conditions are possible within the watch
area in South and North Carolina Wednesday night and Thursday.
RAINFALL: Idalia is expected to produce the following rainfall
amounts:
Western Cuba: 4 to 7 inches, with isolated higher totals of 10
inches.
Portions of the west coast of Florida, the Florida Panhandle,
southeast Georgia and the eastern Carolinas: 4 to 8 inches from
Tuesday into Thursday. Isolated higher totals of 12 inches possible,
primarily near landfall in northern Florida.
This rainfall may lead to flash and urban flooding, and landslides
across western Cuba.
Areas of flash and urban flooding, some of which may be locally
significant, are expected across portions of the west coast of
Florida, the Florida Panhandle, and southern Georgia Tuesday into
Wednesday, spreading into portions of the eastern Carolinas
Wednesday into Thursday.
SURF: Swells generated by Idalia are affecting portions of the
southern coast of Cuba and eastern Yucatan. These swells will
spread northward along the eastern United States Gulf Coast during
the next day or two. These swells are likely to cause life-
threatening surf and rip current conditions. Please consult
products from your local weather office.
TORNADOES: A few tornadoes will be possible along the west central
Florida coast through tonight. The tornado threat will also spread
northward into the Florida Big Bend tonight, and toward southeast
Georgia and the coastal Carolinas Wednesday.
NEXT ADVISORY
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Next intermediate advisory at 200 PM EDT.
Next complete advisory at 500 PM EDT.
$$
Forecaster Berg
NNNNJohnD
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True. Pay attention to updates, especially flooding of the Sante Fe River which crosses under I-75 just before Alachua. If it floods too high, I-75 is impassable. This happened the last time a hurricane came through.