| Ricreig |
| (User) |
| Mon Aug 30 2004 01:45 AM |
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Re: FL Swath
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Quote:I know the NHC said:
Hey Daniel, I live In Palm Bay, which is the neighboring city to Melbourne to the South. Melbourne is approx. 180 miles to the south of Jacksonville and 180 miles to the North of Miami. So you are right about the swath of the storm and its effects.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES... 140 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 125 MILES...204 KM.
but I'm wondering, 85 miles from the center? That is more than half of the storm if the TS force winds are only 125 mi. I betcha there is a typo in that advisory and it is 85 across or about 40 from the center. I seem to have seen a very recent statement that said "35" mise from center. Either way, it is a big storm and most of Florida would feel TS or better winds and inland cities would get hurricane force winds as far away as Orlando, certainly Jax, Kissimmee and many communities like Daytona would see potentially majory storm force winds.
On the FLoyd scenereo, dont forget it went iinland in NC and caused a lot of big-time damage....let's hope Frances goes even further East than Floyd did...