Michael heading for Florida panhandle


Animated gif showing Michael from GOES16 satellite data. The gif ends at October 10, 2018 at 10 UTC (6 a.m. EDT; translate to your time). Image via Weathernerds.org.

Hurricane Michael is now inside the Gulf of Mexico, heading slowly toward the northwest and the Florida panhandle. Jason Samenow and
Brian McNoldy of the Washington Post’s Capital Weather Gang reported Monday night at 11 p.m. EDT:

Hurricane Michael is strengthening as it enters the Gulf of Mexico and is aimed at Florida. The storm is expected to become a Category 3 hurricane by the time it reaches Florida’s Gulf Coast on Wednesday.

It will probably be the area’s strongest hurricane in at least 13 years.

By Tuesday morning, the situation looked much the time. Key messages from the National Hurricane Center are below.

Bottom line: Hurricane Michael is now a Category 1 storm, inside the Gulf of Mexico, heading northwest toward the Florida panhandle.

Read more: Hurricane warnings issued as Michael strengthens and heads for Florida



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Animated gif showing Michael from GOES16 satellite data. The gif ends at October 10, 2018 at 10 UTC (6 a.m. EDT; translate to your time). Image via Weathernerds.org.

Hurricane Michael is now inside the Gulf of Mexico, heading slowly toward the northwest and the Florida panhandle. Jason Samenow and
Brian McNoldy of the Washington Post’s Capital Weather Gang reported Monday night at 11 p.m. EDT:

Hurricane Michael is strengthening as it enters the Gulf of Mexico and is aimed at Florida. The storm is expected to become a Category 3 hurricane by the time it reaches Florida’s Gulf Coast on Wednesday.

It will probably be the area’s strongest hurricane in at least 13 years.

By Tuesday morning, the situation looked much the time. Key messages from the National Hurricane Center are below.

Bottom line: Hurricane Michael is now a Category 1 storm, inside the Gulf of Mexico, heading northwest toward the Florida panhandle.

Read more: Hurricane warnings issued as Michael strengthens and heads for Florida



from EarthSky https://ift.tt/2CxJ4MV

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