Hurricane Jeanne is moving closer to land with strong feeder bands sweeping over Florida.
"JEANNE HAS BEEN MOVING BETWEEN THE WEST AND WEST-NORTHWEST AT 14 MPH
DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS. A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST IS
EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK...THE CORE OF THE
HURRICANE WILL REACH THE FLORIDA EAST COAST TONIGHT. HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD INLAND AS MUCH AS 100 MILES
ALONG THE TRACK OF JEANNE.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. JEANNE
IS A DANGEROUS CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
HURRICANE SCALE. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE BEFORE
LANDFALL IN FLORIDA. STRONGER WINDS...ESPECIALLY IN GUSTS...ARE
LIKELY TO OCCUR ON HIGH RISE BUILDINGS.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 205 MILES. SETTLEMENT POINT ON THE WESTERN END OF GRAND BAHAMA
ISLAND RECENTLY REPORTED A WIND GUST TO 98 MPH. A FLORIDA COASTAL
MONITORING PROGRAM WIND TOWER IN VERO BEACH RECENTLY REPORTED A
WIND GUST TO 63 MPH.
THE LATEST MINIMUM PRESSURE CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY A NOAA
HURRICANE HUNTER PLANE 951 MB...28.08 INCHES."
From:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh.../242029.shtml?
Radar from the south
Radar from the north
Radar images from:
http://radar.weather.gov/
From:
http://www.wunderground.com/
From:
http://www.evsmartin.com/
Hang in there folks