Swirly Thing Alert: H. Frances C4
Sep. 1st, 2004 09:14 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dolphins_logCategory 4 Frances is beating up on the Southeastern Bahamas. She is expected to move through the Central Bahamas Tomorrow afternoon.
A Hurricane Watch has been issued for most of Florida's East Coast peninsula from the beginning of the Key's to just north of Daytona Beach, and includes Lake Okeechobee. This includes Miami and Fort Lauderdale. Most, if not all, of the Watch area will likely be upgraded to a Hurricane Warning on Thursday.
A "Hurricane Watch" mean that Hurricane conditions are possible withing 36 hours.
A "Hurricane Warning" means that Hurricane conditions are expected within 24 hours.
Frances is maintaining her 140 mph winds. Fluctuations are possible.
"This discussion is from the meteorologists who've studied the data from the recon flights:
"Frances is expected to move over warmer water near and within the
Bahama Islands chain in 24-48 hours. Given the already impressive
outflow pattern...some additional strengthening seems plausible.
Also...the very dry mid-level air...30-40 percent humidity...that
Frances has been traversing through and ingesting over the past 5
days is forecast to increase to more than 60 percent in 36-60hr...
which may also help with the intensification process."
A Hurricane Watch has been issued for most of Florida's East Coast peninsula from the beginning of the Key's to just north of Daytona Beach, and includes Lake Okeechobee. This includes Miami and Fort Lauderdale. Most, if not all, of the Watch area will likely be upgraded to a Hurricane Warning on Thursday.
A "Hurricane Watch" mean that Hurricane conditions are possible withing 36 hours.
A "Hurricane Warning" means that Hurricane conditions are expected within 24 hours.
Frances is maintaining her 140 mph winds. Fluctuations are possible.
"This discussion is from the meteorologists who've studied the data from the recon flights:
"Frances is expected to move over warmer water near and within the
Bahama Islands chain in 24-48 hours. Given the already impressive
outflow pattern...some additional strengthening seems plausible.
Also...the very dry mid-level air...30-40 percent humidity...that
Frances has been traversing through and ingesting over the past 5
days is forecast to increase to more than 60 percent in 36-60hr...
which may also help with the intensification process."
