11pm Update vum National Hurricane Center op Irma bedroht Florida

The National Hurricane Cener released the 11.00 pm update for Saturday night.Hurricane Imar is currently at near latitude 23.5 North, longitude 81.0 West. Irma is moving slowly northwestward away from the north coast of Cuba near 6 mph (9 km/h).  A turn toward the north-northwest with an increase in

Hurricane Imar is currently at near latitude 23.5 North, longitude 81.0 West. Irma is moving slowly northwestward away from the north coast of Cuba near 6 mph (9 km/h).  A turn toward the north-northwest with an increase in forward speed is expected through late Monday.

On the forecast track, the center of Irma is expected to cross the Lower Florida Keys Sunday morning and then move near or along the west coast of Florida Sunday afternoon through Monday morning.  Irma should then move inland over the Florida panhandle and southwestern Georgia Monday afternoon.

Maximum sustained winds are near 120 mph (195 km/h) with higher gusts.  Irma is a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.  Irma is forecast to restrengthen a little while it moves through the Straits of Florida and remain a powerful hurricane as it approaches the Florida Keys and the west coast of Florida.

Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 70 miles (110 km) from the center, and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 205 miles (335 km).

De geschätzte Minimum zentrale Drock ass 933 mb (27.55 Zoll).

D'Geforen, déi d'Land beaflossen ----------------------- STORM SURGE: D'Kombinatioun vun engem geféierleche Stuermflut an der Gezei wäert Ursaach normalerweis dréchen Gebidder bei der Küst iwwerschwemmt duerch eropgeet Gewässer, déi am Land vun der Küst bewegen.  D'Waasser gëtt erwaart déi folgend HEIGHTS OVER GROUND z'erreechen wann de Peak Stroum optrieden an der Zäit vum Héichwaasser ...
 Cape Sable to Captiva...10 to 15 ft
Captiva to Ana Maria Island...6 to 10 ft
Card Sound Bridge through Cape Sable, including the Florida Keys...
 5 to 10 ft
Ana Maria Island to Clearwater Beach, including Tampa Bay...
 5 to 8 ft
North Miami Beach to Card Sound Bridge, including Biscayne Bay...
 3 to 5 ft
South Santee River to Fernandina Beach...4 to 6 ft
Clearwater Beach to Ochlockonee River...4 to 6 ft
Fernandina Beach to Jupiter Inlet...2 to 4 ft
North of North Miami Beach to Jupiter Inlet...1 to 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
destructive waves.  Iwwerschwemmungsverwandten Iwwerschwemmungen hänkt vum relativen Timing vum Iwwerschwemmung an dem Gezäitezyklus of, a ka vill iwwer kuerz Distanzen variéieren.  Fir Informatiounen spezifesch fir Är Géigend, kuckt w.e.g. Produkter aus Ärem lokalen National Weather Service Prognosebüro.
 D'Kombinatioun vun engem liewensgeféierleche Stuermflut a grousse briechend Wellen wäert d'Waasserspigel IWWERT NORMAL TIDE LEVELS mat de folgende Betrag am Hurrikan Warnungsgebitt no an nërdlech vum Zentrum vun Irma erhéijen.  An der Géigend vun der Küst wäert de Stroum vu groussen an zerstéierende Wellen begleet ginn.
 Northwestern Bahamas...3 to 6 ft
Northern coast of Cuba in the warning area...5 to 10 ft

WIND:  Hurricane conditions are expected to continue within the
hurricane warning area along the north coast of Cuba through
tonight.  Hurricane conditions are expected in portions of the
northwestern Bahamas tonight, and in portions of the Florida
peninsula and the Florida Keys beginning Sunday morning.  Tropical
storm and hurricane conditions are expected to spread northward
across the remainder of the warning areas through Monday.
 REGENFALL: D'Irma gëtt erwaart déi folgend Reenakkumulatioune bis Mëttwochs ze produzéieren: Nordkuba ... 10 bis 15 Zoll, isoléiert 20 Zoll.
 Süd Cuba ... 5 bis 10 Zentimeter, isoléiert 15 Zentimeter.
 Western Bahamas ... 3 ze 6 Zentimeter, isoléiert 10 Zentimeter.
 D'Florida Keys ... 10 bis 20 Zoll, isoléiert 25 Zoll.
 D'Florida Hallefinsel a Südost Georgia ... 8 bis 15 Zentimeter, isoléiert 20 Zentimeter.
 The eastern Florida Panhandle and southern South Carolina...4 to 8
inches, isolated 10 inches.
 Rescht vun ëstlech Georgia, westlech South Carolina, a westlech North Carolina ... 4 ze 8 Zoll.
 Western Georgia, ëstlech an nërdlechen Alabama, a südlechen Tennessee ... 2 ze 5 Zentimeter.
 An alle Beräicher kann dëse Nidderschlag liewensgeféierlech Iwwerschwemmungen an a verschiddene Beräicher zu Schlammrutschen verursaachen.
 TORNADOES:  A few tornadoes are possible through Sunday night,
mainly across southern, central, and eastern portions of the Florida
peninsula.
 SURF:  Swells generated by Irma are affecting the southeast coast of
the United States.  Dës Schwellungen verursaache méiglecherweis liewensgeféierlech Surfen a räissen aktuell Konditiounen.