TinkerBelle_325
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Okay, well, let me just ask this...
What do you all think about when we can look at the models/forecasts and feel comfortable that what they are showing is true? We are scheduled to drive down next Sunday and Monday (splitting over two days) and it's not that easy to just change everything on 24 hours notice.
Thanks.
Hi Tom,
I'm flying in on the morning of Sept 11th. The NHC sent the Hurricane Hunter plane in for the first time today. That data will help make the models more accurate and reliable. They just issued Hurricane Watches for some of the Antilles at the 5pm update. Irma is slated to pass by those Islands between 2pm Tuesday and 2pm Wednesday. Using that as a benchmark you'll have a better idea 48 hours ahead of Hurricane Watches/Warnings being issued. The generally accepted timing for Irma closing in on the SE US (IF SHE DOES AT ALL) is sometime next weekend. So theoretically, Thursday Sept 9th at the earliest. Just keep an eye on the NHC updates. They occur daily at 5am, 11am, 5pm, 11pm.