2AM Tropical Update Video: Late night Hurricane Michael chat

Author: || Published: 10/10/2018 at 2:28am

Here is the latest from the National Hurricane Center:

SUMMARY OF 100 AM CDT…0600 UTC…INFORMATION
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LOCATION…27.7N 86.6W
ABOUT 180 MI…290 KM SSW OF PANAMA CITY FLORIDA
ABOUT 170 MI…275 KM SW OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…130 MPH…210 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT…N OR 355 DEGREES AT 12 MPH…19 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…945 MB…27.91 INCHES

At 100 AM CDT (0600 UTC), the center of Hurricane Michael was located near latitude 27.7 North, longitude 86.6 West. Michael is moving toward the north near 12 mph (19 km/h). A northward motion is expected this morning, followed by a northeastward motion later today and Thursday. On the forecast track, the center of Michael will move across the northeastern Gulf of Mexico this morning. The center of Michael’s eye is then expected to move inland over the Florida Panhandle or Florida Big Bend area later today, move northeastward across the southeastern United States tonight and Thursday, and then move off the Mid-Atlantic coast away from the United States on Friday.

Data from Air Force Reserve and NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate that maximum sustained winds have increased to near 130 mph (210 km/h) with higher gusts. Michael is now a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Some additional strengthening is possible today before Michael makes landfall in the
Florida Panhandle or the Florida Big Bend area. Weakening is expected after landfall as Michael moves across the southeastern United States.

Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 45 miles (75 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 175 miles (280 km).

The minimum central pressure estimated from Air Force Hurricane Hunter data is 945 mb (27.91 inches).

In short, Hurricane Michael is now a Category 4 Hurricane drifting to the north at about 12 mph toward the Florida panhandle. It will bring life-threatening weahter conditions to most of the Florida panhandle.

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Nick Lilja

Nick is former television meteorologist with stints in Amarillo and Hattiesburg. During his time in Hattiesburg, he was also an adjunct professor at the University of Southern Mississippi. He is a graduate of both Oregon State and Syracuse University that now calls Houston home. Now that he is retired from TV, he maintains this blog in his spare time.