Yikes!! The 1400 AST observation shows the maximum sustained windspeed as
185 MPH. Last time I saw a speed that high was for a typhoon in the Pacific.
>
>And that’s kt, not mph. A friend of mine is on Anguilla at the moment
>and the numbers she is quoting are higher – mph.
>
>>
>> There has been a significant change in the forecast for Hurricane
>>Irma. As late as yesterday evening the majority of forecasts had Irma
>>making landfall on the Atlantic coast a week from today. This morning,
>>the forecasts have Irma going through the Florida Strait, into the Gulf
>>of Mexico, and making a sharp turn to the north. This will impact the
>>Florida Gulf Coast and then into Georgia.
>>
>
Chris
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- Hunter S. Thompson
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