[STORMREPORTS] Powerful Hurricane Approaches Cent. Amer. : Obs, More

From: Jesse Ferrell (jesse{at}weathermatrix.net)
Date: Mon Oct 08 2001 - 19:56:15 EDT

>From WeatherMatrix HQ:
http://www.weatherwatchers.org/tropical/

Powerful Hurricane Iris is approaching the Belize & Honduras coast this
evening.

>From the NHC:

...LANDFALL OF EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE IRIS ONLY HOURS AWAY...

PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY IN THE HURRICANE WARNING
AREA SHOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETED... A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
FOR THE CARIBBEAN COASTS OF BELIZE...GUATEMALA...AND HONDURAS FROM THE
BORDER WITH GUATEMALA
EASTWARD TO LIMON.

Observations from the area are few and far between. All available
synoptic and METAR stations are linked from the WeatherMatrix Tropical
Surface Observations page at:
http://www.weatherwatchers.org/tropical/surface/

Compare locations with the Buoy Obs and storm center location:
http://www.ems.psu.edu/wx/buoydata/storms/IRIS/latest.gif

MHRO, the island of Roatan, is just to the south of the storm and is
reporting sporadically with sustained winds in the 20's and is not
reporting gusts.
http://www.accuweather.com/adcbin/int_adv?partner=6037&time=12&type=metar&btnMet=Decoded&station=MHRO®=CL%3BCENTRAL+AMERICA+%26+CARIBBEAN&cntry=CL%3BAT&wxcountry=CL%3BAT&wxcity2=BASSETERRE&partner=6037

Half Moon Caye Belize's only observation from today indicated winds of
753mph so I think it's a safe assumption that their instrumentation is
on the blink. This station is off the coast of Belize near the storm's
center.
http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/78588.html

Belize City is already reporting gusts in the mid 30's, with the storm
over 150 miles away.
http://www.accuweather.com/adcbin/int_adv?partner=6037&time=12&type=metar&btnMet=Decoded&station=MZBZ®=CL%3BCENTRAL+AMERICA+%26+CARIBBEAN&cntry=CL%3BAT&wxcountry=CL%3BAT&wxcity2=B
ASSETERRE&partner=6037
This will probably be the closest reliable station to landfall.

There are no buoys in the area; ship observations are not impressive
thus far even though a few ships are near the storm.
http://www.oceanweather.com/data/useast.html

Targeted and automatically updated links to NASA satellites zoomed in on
the hurricane are available from the WeatherMatrix Hurricane Iris page:
http://www.weatherwatchers.org/tropical/2001/11/ 

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