Richard Pasch
Richard Pasch
bearing critical far few might next questions soon south turn
The big questions are how soon this turn will occur, and how far to the right Lili might go during the next few days. This has a critical bearing on south Florida.
category cause effects expected extreme however hurricane intensity obvious rarely reaches sustain system winds
Hurricanes rarely sustain such extreme winds for much time. However we see no obvious large-scale effects to cause a substantial weakening the system and it is expected that the hurricane will be of Category 4 or 5 intensity when it reaches the coast.
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The main impediment to strengthening will be land. But Jamaica and even western Cuba are unlikely to have much impact.
category hurricane learned lesson people winds
The lesson to be learned here is people shouldn't take a Category 1 or 2 hurricane lightly. A Category 1 or 2 has the same winds as a low-end tornado.
gulf move northern storm tropical
Right now what we're forecasting is for it to become a tropical storm and move into the northern Gulf of Mexico.
stronger time water
It should have more time over the water so it could potentially be stronger than (Tropical Storm) Charley.
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It's going to be very close. We're not saying there is a threat now, but there is a potential threat.
category conditions locations number
Most locations experienced at least Category 1 conditions and a number of locations experienced Category 2 conditions.
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The intensity of a hurricane does not mean that the strength of the wind is the same everywhere around the storm's circulation.
hour local looking miles per winds
We're looking at local squalls ... with winds gusting up to 50-60 miles per hour (80-96 km/h).