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If it does make a DT landfall I can see it being a heck of a game show question 20 years from now. Q - “Major Hurricane Ian which caused Billions in damage first made landfall in this part of the United States “ A - What is Dry Tortuga ?

There is a significant risk that the gypsum mining wastewater storage facilities could be compromised. If so it will be a total clusterf#$k environmental disaster

The ENTIRE island of Cuba is without electricity tonight.

photos of planes overturned due to tornado in Hollywood airport. https://twitter.com/TotalTrafficMIA/status/1574925334008696832?s=20&t=CTw6BLbZb1P4yRD_vABVlA

The outages are primarily in the keys right now

I’m not an expert but my son (electrician) says they likely are taking the pumps offline to prevent damage from expected electrical line surges/brown outs. He has seen some communities do that when the possibility of damage is high and replacing the pump motors is difficult due to lack of spares etc. take this with grain of salt. It is a major inconvenience to lose water this early into a storm

Already 16,000 customers in Florida without power and storm is still well offshore.

Started tracking more easterly but is this consistent with the models that ended recently?

000 WTNT34 KNHC 272352 TCPAT4 BULLETIN Hurricane Ian Intermediate Advisory Number 19A NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL092022 800 PM EDT Tue Sep 27 2022 ...LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE, CATASTROPHIC WINDS AND FLOODING EXPECTED IN THE FLORIDA PENINSULA... SUMMARY OF 800 PM EDT...0000 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...24.4N 83.0W ABOUT 180 MI...290 KM SSW OF PUNTA GORDA FLORIDA ABOUT 20 MI...35 KM SSW OF THE DRY TORTUGAS MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...120 MPH...195 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...947 MB...27.96 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY: None. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT: A Hurricane Warning is in effect for... * Chokoloskee to Anclote River, including Tampa Bay * Dry Tortugas A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for... * Suwannee River southward to Flamingo * Tampa Bay * Dry Tortugas * Flagler/Volusia Line to the mouth of the St. Mary's River * St. Johns River A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for... * Cuban provinces of La Habana, Mayabeque, and Matanzas * Suwannee River to the Anclote River * All of the Florida Keys * Flamingo to Altamaha Sound * Flamingo to Chokoloskee * Lake Okeechobee * Florida Bay * Bimini and Grand Bahama Islands A Storm Surge Watch is in effect for... * Florida Keys from the Card Sound Bridge westward to Key West * Florida Bay * Mouth of St. Mary's River to South Santee River A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for... * North of Altamaha Sound to South Santee River A Storm Surge Warning means there is a danger of life-threatening inundation, from rising water moving inland from the coastline, in the indicated locations. For a depiction of areas at risk, please see the National Weather Service Storm Surge Watch/Warning Graphic, available at hurricanes.gov. This is a life-threatening situation. Persons located within these areas should take all necessary actions to protect life and property from rising water and the potential for other dangerous conditions. Promptly follow evacuation and other instructions from local officials. A Hurricane Warning means that hurricane conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area. Preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion. A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area. A Storm Surge Watch means there is a possibility of life- threatening inundation, from rising water moving inland from the coastline, in the indicated locations during the next 48 hours. A Tropical Storm Watch means that tropical storm conditions are possible within the watch area. For storm information specific to your area, please monitor products issued by your national meteorological service. DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK ---------------------- At 800 PM EDT (0000 UTC), the center of Hurricane Ian was located near latitude 24.4 North, longitude 83.0 West. Ian is moving toward the north-northeast near 10 mph (17 km/h). This general motion with a reduction in forward speed is forecast tonight and Wednesday. On the forecast track, the center of Ian is expected to pass west of the Florida Keys later tonight, and approach the west coast of Florida within the hurricane warning area on Wednesday and Wednesday night. Maximum sustained winds are near 120 mph (195 km/h) with higher gusts. Ian is a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Strengthening is expected tonight through Wednesday. Ian is forecast to approach the west coast of Florida as an extremely dangerous major hurricane. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 40 miles (65 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 140 miles (220 km). Sustained tropical-storm-force winds have been reported at the Key West International Airport and the Key West Naval Air Station during the last hour. A National Data Buoy Center Site near Sombrero Key recently reported a sustained wind of 43 mph (69 km/h). The Florida Keys Marathon International Airport just reported a wind gust to 52 mph (84 km/h). The minimum central pressure estimated from NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft observations is 947 mb (27.96 inches). HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- Key messages for Ian can be found in the Tropical Cyclone Discussion under AWIPS header MIATCDAT4 and WMO header WTNT44 KNHC and on the web at hurricanes.gov/text/MIATCDAT4.shtml. STORM SURGE: The combination of storm surge and the tide will cause normally dry areas near the coast to be flooded by rising waters moving inland from the shoreline. The water could reach the following heights above ground somewhere in the indicated areas if the peak surge occurs at the time of high tide... * Middle of Longboat Key to Bonita Beach, including Charlotte Harbor...8-12 ft * Bonita Beach to Chokoloskee...6-9 ft * Anclote River to Middle of Longboat Key, including Tampa Bay...4-6 ft * Suwannee River to Anclote River...3-5 ft * Mouth of the St. Mary's River to Altamaha Sound...4-6 ft * Chokoloskee to East Cape Sable...4-6 ft * Dry Tortugas...3-5 ft * Flagler/Volusia County Line to Mouth of the St. Mary's River, including St. Johns River...3-5 ft * Altamaha Sound to Savannah River...3-5 ft * St. Johns River south of Julington...2-4 ft * Savannah River to South Santee River...2-4 ft * East Cape Sable to Card Sound Bridge...2-4 ft * Florida Keys...2-4 ft * Patrick Air Force Base to Flagler/Volusia County Line...1-3 ft * Indian Pass to Suwanee River...1-3 ft The deepest water will occur along the immediate coast near and to the right of the center, where the surge will be accompanied by large waves. Surge-related flooding depends on the relative timing of the surge and the tidal cycle, and can vary greatly over short distances. For information specific to your area, please see products issued by your local National Weather Service forecast office. WIND: Hurricane conditions are expected along the west coast of Florida within the Hurricane Warning area on Wednesday morning, with tropical storm conditions possibly beginning tonight. Tropical storm conditions are occurring in the warning area in the Florida Keys, and will continue overnight. Tropical storm conditions are expected in the warning area on the east coast of Florida beginning early Wednesday, and should spread up to Georgia and South Carolina on Thursday. Tropical storm conditions are expected within the warning area in Cuba for the next few hours. RAINFALL: Ian is expected to produce the following rainfall through Thursday night: * Western Cuba: 6 to 12 inches, with isolated totals up to 16 inches. These rains may produce flash flooding and mudslides in areas of higher terrain over western Cuba. * Florida Keys and South Florida: 6 to 8 inches, with isolated totals up to 12 inches. * Central and Northeast Florida: 12 to 18 inches, with isolated totals up to 24 inches. * Eastern Georgia and coastal South Carolina: 4 to 8 inches, with isolated totals up to 12 inches. Widespread catastrophic flash, urban, and river flooding is expected across central and west Florida beginning midweek. Widespread considerable flash, urban, and river flooding is expected across northern Florida, southeastern Georgia, and coastal South Carolina from the end of the week through the weekend. Limited river flooding is expected over portions of the southeastern United States into the Mid-Atlantic mid-to-late week. TORNADOES: Tornadoes are possible through Wednesday across central and south Florida. SURF: Swells generated by Ian are affecting the western Caribbean and the Florida Keys, and will spread northward throughout the eastern Gulf of Mexico tonight and Wednesday. These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions. Please consult products from your local weather office. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- Next complete advisory at 1100 PM EDT. $$ Forecaster Pasch/D. Zelinsky/Bucci

Water is being turned off in Sarasota.

Recon at 946 mb. Are we sure the ERC os still underway? Lol. Ian is not relaxing whatsoever.

Lots of tornadic action from the outer bands crossing into South Florida. I don’t recall hearing of this high level of tornado activity either when Ian approached Caymans or Cuba. Does anyone know what seems to be more favorable in S FL that gives rise to tornado genesis?

000 WTNT64 KNHC 272256 TCUAT4 Hurricane Ian Tropical Cyclone Update NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL092022 700 PM EDT Tue Sep 27 2022 ...7 PM EDT HURRICANE IAN POSITION UPDATE... ...LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE, CATASTROPHIC WINDS AND FLOODING EXPECTED WITH IAN IN THE FLORIDA PENINSULA... The estimated minimum central pressure based on recent observations from a NOAA Hurricane Hunter Aircraft is 947 mb (27.96 inches). During the last hour, the Key West International Airport reported a sustained wind of 48 mph (77 km/h) with a gust to 71 mph (114 km/h). SUMMARY OF 700 PM EDT...2300 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...24.3N 83.1W ABOUT 200 MI...320 KM SSW OF PUNTA GORDA FLORIDA ABOUT 30 MI...50 KM SSW OF THE DRY TORTUGAS MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...120 MPH...195 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 10 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...947 MB...27.96 INCHES $$ Forecaster Bucci/D. Zelinsky

704 WTNT64 KNHC 272157 TCUAT4 Hurricane Ian Tropical Cyclone Update NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL092022 600 PM EDT Tue Sep 27 2022 ...6 PM EDT HURRICANE IAN POSITION UPDATE... ...LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE, CATASTROPHIC WINDS AND FLOODING EXPECTED WITH IAN IN THE FLORIDA PENINSULA... The Key West International Airport recently reported a sustained wind of 41 mph (66 km/h) with a gust to 60 mph (96 km/h). A WeatherFlow station at the Key West Coast Guard recently reported a wind gust to 54 mph (87 km/h). SUMMARY OF 600 PM EDT...2200 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...24.1N 83.1W ABOUT 210 MI...340 KM SSW OF PUNTA GORDA FLORIDA ABOUT 45 MI...70 KM SSW OF THE DRY TORTUGAS MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...120 MPH...195 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 10 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...952 MB...28.12 INCHES $$ Forecaster Bucci/D. Zelinsky

Here’s something new to consider Brendan Weathers @WeathersWX · 1m The 18z NAM was very intriguing. Shows Ian coming off of Florida at 993 mb and deepening to 971 mb before making another landfall in SC. The same thing shearing it may provide a pattern for re-intensification, and there is enough warmth in the Gulf Stream. Something to watch.

Pics coming out of Cuba tell quite the story for Ian

Ian in process of expanding its eyewall windfield by ~3x

4:00 PM public advisory update 451 WTNT64 KNHC 271958 TCUAT4 Hurricane Ian Tropical Cyclone Update NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL092022 400 PM EDT Tue Sep 27 2022 ...4 PM EDT HURRICANE IAN POSITION UPDATE... In the past hour, the Cuba Institute of Meteorology located in Havana reported a sustained wind of 56 mph (90 km/h) with a gust to 87 mph (140 km/h). SUMMARY OF 400 PM EDT...2000 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...23.8N 83.2W ABOUT 250 MI...400 KM S OF SARASOTA FLORIDA ABOUT 65 MI...105 KM SSW OF THE DRY TORTUGAS MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...120 MPH...195 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 10 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...952 MB...28.11 INCHES $$ Forecaster Papin

First reports of tornadoes spawning in Florida from Ian Giovanni Rizzotti (2-1) (80-73) (0-0) @Gio_wx · 5s Debris ball over the Everglades in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Likely a significant tornado over a highly rural area.

Treyce Jones @FLweather_wx said In 30-36 hours, 12z HWRF & HMON both show Ian as a high end Cat 4 just off the FL coast. This is looking increasingly concerning. The impacts are likely going to be devastating. Be safe everyone! worrisome that recon is indeed also showing the type of intensification that could easily take Ian into high end C4 territory.

Are any of the models running now accounting for the latest intensity recon is finding at this hour? Ian looks stronger now than NHC had forecast at 11 am. Those of you who study gulf canes, is it a sound assumption that higher intensity will resist eastward steering more resulting in a more Northward track for longer vs a weaker storm?

No significant impacts from land interaction are evident in the latest recon and radar presentation. Assuming it continues to travel along bathtub temperature waters, it’s becoming more and more likely that C4 can be achieved later today

Video is starting to trickle in from some of the affected areas in Pinar del Rio. Widespread damage seen. Many roofs blown off. Disastrous for that region