Friday, September 08, 2017

American Model 2 pm Friday September 8

I don't see any change from the 11 a.m.

Irma has been moving toward the west near 14 mph (22 km/h), but the hurricane should resume a
west-northwest motion later today. A turn toward the northwest is expected by late Saturday.
On the forecast track, the eye of Irma should...be near the Florida Keys and the southern Florida Peninsula Sunday morning.


Don't like that.

Maximum sustained winds are near 155 mph (250 km/h) with higher
gusts...

Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 70 miles (110 km) from
the center...

The closest to Miami Beach that the forecast takes the eye is at Chokoloskee, 77 miles ("as the crow flies) from Miami Beach and just outside the hurricane (74 mph+) wind range.