10 Oct 2018 / Florida, United States
At 700 AM CDT (1200 UTC), the eye of Hurricane Michael was near latitude 29.0 N, longitude 86.3 W, and moving toward the north near 13 mph (20 km/h). A turn toward the north-northeast is expected later this morning, with a turn toward the northeast expected this afternoon or tonight. A motion toward the northeast at a faster forward speed is forecast on Thursday and Friday.
On the forecast track, the eye of Michael is expected to move ashore over the Florida Panhandle later today, move northeastward across the southeastern United States tonight and Thursday, and then move off the Mid-Atlantic coast away from the United States on Friday…
…Michael is an extremely dangerous category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale… …Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 45 miles (75km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 185 miles (295km)…
STORM SURGE: The combination of a dangerous 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 has the potential to reach the following heights above ground if peak surge occurs at the time of high tide:
- Tyndall Air Force Base FL to Aucilla River FL...9-14 ft
- Okaloosa/Walton County Line FL to Tyndall Air Force Base FL...6-9 ft
- Aucilla River FL to Cedar Key FL...6-9 ft
- Cedar Key FL to Chassahowitzka FL...4-6 ft
- Chassahowitzka to Anna Maria Island FL including Tampa Bay...2-4 ft
WIND: Tropical storm conditions are spreading onshore along the U.S. Gulf Coast within the warning area, with hurricane conditions spreading onshore later this morning within the hurricane warning area. Hurricane conditions will also spread well inland across portions of the Florida Panhandle, southeastern Alabama and southwestern Georgia later today and tonight.
Tropical storm conditions are expected to spread northward within the warning area along the southeast U.S. coast beginning tonight, and are possible in the watch area by late Thursday and Thursday night.
RAINFALL: Michael is expected to produce the following rainfall amounts through Friday:
- Florida Panhandle and Big Bend, southeast Alabama, and portions of southwest and central Georgia...4-8 inches, with isolated maximum amounts of 12 inches. This rainfall could lead to life-threatening flash floods.
- The remainder of Georgia, the Carolinas, and southern Virginia...3-6 inches, with isolated maximum amounts of 8 inches. This rainfall could lead to life-threatening flash floods.
- Florida Peninsula, eastern Mid Atlantic, southern New England coast...1-3 inches.
SURF: Swells generated by Michael will affect the coasts of the eastern, northern, and western Gulf of Mexico during the next day or so. These swells are likely to cause life threatening surf and rip current conditions.
TORNADOES: A few tornadoes will be possible across parts of the Florida Panhandle and the northern Florida Peninsula through this afternoon. This risk will spread into parts of central and southern Georgia and southern South Carolina this afternoon and tonight.
(For information about operations in the United States contact GAC North America at [email protected])
Source: National Hurricane Center, Miami FL, Hurricane Michael Intermediate Advisory No.15A issued at 700am CDT on Wed 10 October 2018
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