1015 UTC
NOAA Water Vapor Satellite of north and west hemisphere. (click here for 7 hour 'rock' loop - thank you)
Irma's "eye" is nearly at landfall to Key West. Jose has moved north, but, not without effecting the Leeward Islands. There is another circulation behind Jose. There may be another storm forming west of Mexico.
Irma has been effecting southern to central Florida for some time now. There is flooding and wind damage.
Irma
22.10 -77.70 09/09/11Z 140 924 HURRICANE-5
22.50 -78.80 09/09/20Z 135 930 HURRICANE-4
22.80 -79.80 09/09/12Z 110 941 HURRICANE-3
23.40 -80.50 09/09/18Z 110 933 HURRICANE-3
23.50 -81.00 09/10/00Z 105 933 HURRICANE-3
24.10 -81.50 09/10/06Z 115 928 HURRICANE-4
The time sequence for Jose is a little odd, but, it probably is a typo. That has to be a first. The NHC is busy. It shows.
Jose
16.90 -59.30 09/09/11Z 135 938 HURRICANE-4
17.50 -60.30 09/09/20Z 130 940 HURRICANE-4
18.30 -61.30 09/10/01Z 125 945 HURRICANE-4
19.20 -62.40 09/09/18Z 125 945 HURRICANE-4
19.80 -63.40 09/10/00Z 115 944 HURRICANE-4
20.80 -64.50 09/10/06Z 115 944 HURRICANE-4
Intellicast USA Temperature Departure map
There are very few temperatures across the USA that is considered normal.
When following local temperatures across the country there is a stark phenomenon. The air heats significantly after sunrise and falls equally significantly at sunset.
Irma has a rather slow path. Kindly keep in mind the longer the exposure to high wind and rain increases the damage and threat to life. There is a supply of hot water all along Irma's path and in that is the reality of sluggish movement. It is causing sustained dynamics.
Storm Surge with a hurricane like Irma is not simply a wave that crashes and recedes. The wind CONTINUALLY will be pushing water into the land. It is the sustained wind that will pile up water and MAINTAIN flooding. This storm surge will SUSTAIN as long as the winds sustain.
The storm surge maps created by the NHC is based upon the sustained winds and maintenance of that wind in waters that flood. The wind will continue to push flood waters inland. The weight of the water is not heavy enough to recede against the sustained wind. The wind force is greater than the gravity of the water weight.
