Now turned to the North

[jimbo2012]

Noaa just said

Is this good or bad?

will it slow down over land a bit

[Chatbrat]

Not good for us-40 miles can make a big difference-hope it gets some westward movement

[dewilson58]

There is so much information on the television..........unless Tucc answers............watch local news.........much better than random responses on ToTV.

[John_W]

On the intellicast.com website I have Irma on radar and in motion and Irma appears now headed 360 or due north, which I think makes a track right over TV. That route takes it over land more quickly, although the everglades has a lot of water. Still over land and not open water could help slow it down somewhat as far as wind speed. If it could turn to a heading of 010 or 020 and pass just east of us, that would be the best scenario because the right side is the bad side. If it passed east we would be on the left side. It's probably going to drag along the Gulf coastline which means it would probably turn slightly northwest and then were on bad side again.

I found a Villager in Gilchrist has a weather station which is good for wind speed and direction. Currently about 12 kts with gusts to 20 and from the east to northeast.

https://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=KFLWILDW2#history

Intellicast - Weather Active Map (http://www.intellicast.com/Local/WxMap.aspx?location=USFL0372)

[NECHFalcon68]

There is so much information on the television..........unless Tucc answers............watch local news.........much better than random responses on ToTV.

Agree

[Wiotte]

Arm chair hurricane experts ?

[samhass]

May you all be safe and suffer little or no damage to your homes.

[Matzy]

Don't get it, how could ToTV so fast updated like Weather Channel? Who want to follow the path of IRMA and post it right away? I believe all complainers should do that.

[Ragman]

11:00 AM NHC update:


FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS

INIT 10/1500Z 25.0N 81.5W 115 KT 130 MPH
12H 11/0000Z 26.6N 82.1W 110 KT 125 MPH
24H 11/1200Z 29.2N 83.0W 80 KT 90 MPH
36H 12/0000Z 31.9N 84.6W 40 KT 45 MPH...INLAND
48H 12/1200Z 33.8N 86.7W 30 KT 35 MPH...INLAND
72H 13/1200Z 36.0N 89.0W 25 KT 30 MPH...POST-TROP/INLAND
96H 14/1200Z 38.5N 86.5W 20 KT 25 MPH...POST-TROP/INLAND
120H 15/1200Z...DISSIPATED

The Villages are at 28.94N 81.97W

These are the real experts if you want to look at the site directly:

National Hurricane Center (http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/)

[Greg Nelson]

we went through Dean in 07. 200mph winds 20' surge no fun

[ColdNoMore]

we went through Dean in 07. 200mph winds 20' surge no fun

200 MPH?

20 ft. surge?


That reminds me of grade school when I had to walk 10 miles to school, uphill both ways, through 5 ft. of snow at 50 below...every single school day. :D

[CWGUY]

200 MPH?

20 ft. surge?


That reminds me of grade school when I had to walk 10 miles to school, uphill both ways, through 5 ft. of snow at 50 below...every single school day. :D

:what: I've told you a million times.... don't exaggerate!

[New Englander]

200 MPH?

20 ft. surge?


That reminds me of grade school when I had to walk 10 miles to school, uphill both ways, through 5 ft. of snow at 50 below...every single school day. :D

That's nothing. For me it was 50 miles and I didn't even have shoes!

[ednetdl]

Am I the only one that thinks the Weather Channel's coverage is terrible? All they show is a guy trying to stand up in the hurricane winds and this after they have told everyone to stay indoors. Any maps that you might want to see are in an inset in the bottom corner of the screen that you can't make out any detail because it's so small. Ridiculous in my opinion.

[John_W]

When the storm was still in the Caribbean then CNN and other network channels were good for updates. However since yesterday I found Orlando Channel 2 is very good when Tony Mainolfi is reporting and Channel 6 when Tom Sorrells is on duty is very good.