Category: 5
Wind: 165 mph, Fluctuations Forecast, though at this intensity meteorologists admit that they don't have the forecasting skills.
Path: WNW at 9 mph
Hurricane Warning: Cayman Islands and Western Cuba
Storm Surge: 20' to 25', locally higher.
Potential Rainfall: 8" to 12"
Once Ivan clears Cuba he will meet with a wind shear. This should weaken him some, but Forecasters predict that he will be a major hurricane none the less by the time he reaches the US. It's looking more and more as if the Florida peninsula is safe, though Mississippi, Alabama, and the Florida panhandle look vulnerable.
Wind: 165 mph, Fluctuations Forecast, though at this intensity meteorologists admit that they don't have the forecasting skills.
Path: WNW at 9 mph
Hurricane Warning: Cayman Islands and Western Cuba
Storm Surge: 20' to 25', locally higher.
Potential Rainfall: 8" to 12"
Once Ivan clears Cuba he will meet with a wind shear. This should weaken him some, but Forecasters predict that he will be a major hurricane none the less by the time he reaches the US. It's looking more and more as if the Florida peninsula is safe, though Mississippi, Alabama, and the Florida panhandle look vulnerable.