ATL: IRMA - Post-Tropical - Discussion

[tolakram]

19:23Z

[Extratropical94]

URNT15 KNHC 061930
AF305 1311A IRMA HDOB 42 20170906
191730 1715N 06422W 6965 03142 //// +082 //// 221043 044 036 003 01
191800 1715N 06420W 6965 03145 0045 +084 +082 222044 044 037 001 00
191830 1714N 06419W 6968 03142 0042 +090 +078 221043 043 036 002 00
191900 1714N 06417W 6969 03142 0042 +090 +082 220042 042 036 002 00
191930 1714N 06415W 6970 03143 0041 +092 +081 222041 042 036 002 00
192000 1713N 06413W 6963 03150 0041 +092 +083 221042 043 037 001 00
192030 1713N 06411W 6971 03144 0043 +093 +079 218041 044 036 001 00
192100 1712N 06409W 6963 03154 0046 +090 +084 222041 042 036 001 00
192130 1712N 06407W 6967 03149 0042 +095 +085 218041 042 036 000 00
192200 1711N 06405W 6967 03149 0042 +095 +084 216042 042 035 001 00
192230 1711N 06403W 6967 03149 0043 +095 +082 216041 042 034 001 00
192300 1710N 06401W 6970 03149 0043 +095 +084 217041 041 036 000 00
192330 1710N 06359W 6967 03152 0043 +098 +075 217042 042 035 001 00
192400 1709N 06358W 6970 03151 0045 +099 +070 218042 043 035 001 00
192430 1709N 06356W 6967 03156 0046 +100 +065 216043 044 033 002 00
192500 1708N 06354W 6967 03159 0048 +100 +065 215043 044 032 002 00
192530 1708N 06352W 6966 03161 0049 +100 +067 216043 044 034 001 00
192600 1708N 06350W 6969 03157 0054 +097 +069 215042 042 035 000 00
192630 1707N 06348W 6969 03160 0053 +100 +069 213041 042 033 002 00
192700 1707N 06346W 6969 03162 0051 +102 +074 211041 042 034 000 00

[GCANE]

 https://twitter.com/WPLGLocal10/status/905513261373812736

[bevgo]

I will say again...
Water is scarce or GONE. While YOU can. Save the bottles you drink from. Wash, fill and bottles you drink from wash, fill and reeze. Gallon or half gallon bottles wash fill and freeze. Gallon, quart, or sandwich bags fill and freeze. You could fill the quart or small ones fill with gator aide/power aide and freeze. You will need the electrolytes. This is a great source of cold water or other.b there are lots of bottles of tea and juice still in stores. Freeze them. Great source of water. Also some calories. Any one else that has suggestions please let me know

[Centralflamama]

Hi!
Lurker here, any idea what Polk county can expect from Irma? I'm trying to convince my husband to leave. We have a two year old and I feel very vulnerable with her... any idea where we might go? I was going to book flights into atl last night but he said we may get stuck up there? Thanks in advance!!! Stay safe everyone!

[nativefloridian]

Hey Folks - Looking for a little help. Have some family in Ft Lauderdale that I'm trying to convince to take a drive for a few days. Based on the model, Its likely a long drive to anywhere outside of the cone -- but where would be a reasonable place to hold up for a few days be? Anyone booked hotel rooms recently and where might there be availability?

My suggestion would be maybe try Mobile, AL, or points west of there.

[GCANE]

Whoa. No wonder she's intensifying.

[tolakram]

19:24z

[Buck]

Wow, Irma is really taking back her Western half. Not super great for anyone in the remaining path.

[tshizzle]

in west sunrise - scared to think of this now, what do i do with family? shutter up and hope for best, or try to leave and potentially get stuck on turnpike somewhere in middle of florida with no gas! or wait a day or 2 and see how confident east side of florida track is and hopefully drive to west coast place somewhere?

[PandaCitrus]

Major damage on British Virgin islands. https://twitter.com/CallRoc_K/status/905500337968177153

[BYG Jacob]

Whoa. No wonder she's intensifying.

Correct if I'm wrong, but does that show her core has pushed up into the troposphere?

[Evil Jeremy]

in west sunrise - scared to think of this now, what do i do with family? shutter up and hope for best, or try to leave and potentially get stuck on turnpike somewhere in middle of florida with no gas! or wait a day or 2 and see how confident east side of florida track is and hopefully drive to west coast place somewhere?

Shutter up regardless of if you stay or go. Make evacuation plans tonight so if you need to execute them tomorrow. Don't wait until Friday. You will be miserable if you evacuate on Friday.

[ncweatherwizard]

Hey Folks - Looking for a little help. Have some family in Ft Lauderdale that I'm trying to convince to take a drive for a few days. Based on the model, Its likely a long drive to anywhere outside of the cone -- but where would be a reasonable place to hold up for a few days be? Anyone booked hotel rooms recently and where might there be availability?

If they can't travel very far, which will be the case for many people, at least get inland. A few miles inland on the ground floor in a well-built building is better than being right on the coast. The farther north they go, the better. Anywhere on the FL peninsula might experience power outages, so that may be worth considering also.

[SunnyThoughts]

Hi!
Lurker here, any idea what Polk county can expect from Irma? I'm trying to convince my husband to leave. We have a two year old and I feel very vulnerable with her... any idea where we might go? I was going to book flights into atl last night but he said we may get stuck up there? Thanks in advance!!! Stay safe everyone!

Wish I knew how to advise you, but I will say this. You can lose power even in just tropical storm force winds. Not sure what you are expecting there wind wise, but having no power is no fun, especially with a little one. Listen to your local authorities and do as they say. Good luck to you and stay safe.

[bob rulz]

I never thought I would see a storm of this strength and intensity maintain itself for so long in the Atlantic. And there's absolutely no sign that this is weakening or any reason to think it will weaken soon. Unreal.

[CrazyC83]

Does anybody know what the highest Dvorak rated storm in the Atlantic was? Gilbert? Whatever the record is this has to be giving it a run for its money.

I know Rita was T7.5, and Wilma was adjusted to 7.5 (6.5 operationally due to handling of pinhole).

[Extratropical94]

URNT15 KNHC 061938
AF305 1311A IRMA HDOB 43 20170906
192730 1706N 06344W 6968 03163 0048 +105 +069 208042 042 032 001 00
192800 1706N 06342W 6965 03167 0042 +110 +068 208043 043 034 001 00
192830 1705N 06341W 6966 03167 0040 +114 +063 209042 043 033 001 00
192900 1705N 06339W 6970 03162 0040 +115 +063 209041 042 032 001 00
192930 1704N 06337W 6966 03169 0044 +112 +061 210042 043 033 001 00
193000 1704N 06335W 6970 03165 0043 +115 +051 212042 043 031 001 00
193030 1703N 06333W 6969 03167 0046 +112 +054 213042 042 032 001 00
193100 1703N 06331W 6970 03166 0046 +112 +058 212042 043 031 001 00
193130 1702N 06329W 6965 03173 0048 +110 +056 211043 043 032 001 00
193200 1702N 06328W 6967 03171 0055 +106 +067 206042 043 033 001 00
193230 1702N 06326W 6965 03173 0061 +100 +071 205041 041 032 001 00
193300 1701N 06324W 6970 03169 0059 +105 +061 206041 042 032 001 00
193330 1701N 06322W 6963 03178 0065 +100 +066 204040 041 031 001 03
193400 1701N 06320W 6965 03176 0065 +101 +055 200041 041 026 003 03
193430 1702N 06319W 6964 03178 0066 +101 +056 198040 041 /// /// 03
193500 1704N 06320W 6962 03178 0062 +105 +046 199037 039 031 001 03
193530 1704N 06322W 6966 03168 0054 +105 +054 197036 038 032 001 00
193600 1705N 06324W 6970 03162 0052 +104 +065 198037 038 031 002 00
193630 1706N 06325W 6965 03166 0052 +102 +056 198039 039 032 002 00
193700 1707N 06327W 6965 03165 0048 +104 +063 203040 040 031 002 00

[GCANE]

Whoa. No wonder she's intensifying.

Correct if I'm wrong, but does that show her core has pushed up into the troposphere?

Absolutely.
Must be a massive up draft.

[tropicwatch]

19:23Z

Which ir setting did you use on that image?