Sidebar Sidebar
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.

Hurricane Maria

MacNut

MacNut

macrumors Core
Original poster
Jan 4, 2002
23,002
9,981
CT
Hurricane Maria is a category 5 hurricane in the Caribbean with an aim on Puerto Rico.

This storm has to potential to be heading near the east coast of the US. Or it could go out to sea.

Location...15.3N 61.1W
About 15 MI...25 KM ESE OF Dominica
About 40 MI...70 KM N OF Martinique
Maximun Sustained Winds...160 MPH...260 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...925 MB...27.32 INCHES

The government of France has changed the Hurricane Warning to a
Tropical Storm Warning for Martique.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for...
* Guadeloupe
* Dominica
* St. Kitts, Nevis, and Montserrat
* U.S. Virgin Islands
* British Virgin Islands
* Puerto Rico, Culebra, and Vieques

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
* Antigua and Barbuda
* Saba and St. Eustatius
* St. Maarten
* Anguilla
* St. Lucia
* Martinique

A Hurricane Watch is in effect for...
* Saba and St. Eustatius
* St. Maarten
* St. Martin and St. Barthelemy
* Anguilla
* Isla Saona to Puerto Plata

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for...
* St. Vincent and the Grenadines
* West of Puerto Plata to the northern Dominican Republic-Haiti
border
 
  • Like
Reactions: determined09
Here's a NWS GOES16 Clean Window IR Band (prelim & non-op) shot of Maria, as it approaches Dominica.

21552029_1778990618797669_2388820682816452669_o.png
 
Can't wait for GOES 16 to become fully operational this winter.
 
Right now it looks like it'll miss Florida. I won't be here anymore for it, but it would suck if my parents had to put up all the shutters themselves. Doesn't look like there is a very high chance it comes to the western coast of Florida though.
 
Apparently, the NWS is expecting Maria to hit Puerto Rico at Cat 5. While it is looking to avoid the mainland for the moment our citizens in PR are in for a helluva blow.
 
Strelok said:
Right now it looks like it'll miss Florida. I won't be here anymore for it, but it would suck if my parents had to put up all the shutters themselves. Doesn't look like there is a very high chance it comes to the western coast of Florida though.
Click to expand...

I sure hope you're right. I am not interested in being bored for 4 days again and stuck inside a house with no sunlight because of shutters.
[doublepost=1505840992][/doublepost]
RootBeerMan said:
Here's a NWS GOES16 Clean Window IR Band (prelim & non-op) shot of Maria, as it approaches Dominica.

21552029_1778990618797669_2388820682816452669_o.png
Click to expand...
Wow! That reminds me of my ex-wife- a lot of noise and anger surrounding a hole of nothingness. Her name was Maria, too.
 
  • Like
Reactions: MacNut and AlliFlowers
Pressure continues to drop and the winds keep increasing.
 
Here's the NWS/Hurricane Center alert for Maria, (as of an hour ago). Thankfully it looks to be turning North and heading away from the rest of the Caribbean and may just follow Jose and avoid the US.

21616551_1542275805837894_2245092837959217234_n.png
 
marley9 said:
bet Trump doesn't even send help/funds
Click to expand...

(Our) President Trump has donated to Texas and Florida due to the aftermath of Harvey and Irma. Meanwhile, we're just recovering from the latter. It is likely he'll spare a bit of change to Puerto Rico, considering it is part of the United States.

So far, we've had 4 significant storms in 2017, and at least a few more are looking likely. This doesn't happen. Especially with the most controversial president in US history in office for his first year.

I'm thinking geoengineering. Tell me somebody else is onto that.

And PLEASE tell me it won't be too long before some reporter on a weather channel starts to wonder whether this is natural and brings that up. Shortly after, the entire Internet buzzes with the prospect of hurricane geoengineering, potentially for political purposes.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Register on MacRumors! This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.
Top Bottom
Back