What's everybody in Fla doing about Irma?

[wpc691]

Does anybody know the protocol for locks on the OWW and Kissimmee during such events?I don't know if it's possible, but if you could hole up in one of those locks, that would be the ultimate in protection. Maybe it would be just a matter of hitting them at the right time, but I assume they shut them down when a storm reaches a certain distance.

Not sure of the protocol either. We moved our departure up to tomorrow AM, by Thurs PM we'll be tied up at Glades RV and Marina, just short of the lake. The place has a good reputation as a hurricane hole. We got their last spot.

[racclarkson@gmail.com]

Pardon my ignorance....but why not get in the boat, and take it north to GA or SC if on the east, or over toward the panhandle on the west? Right now there is 3-5 days to get there.

No ignorance, Krusher. Few protected marinas. Brunswick Landing is reputed a great one. I'm departing Friday or Sat (if necessary) for Windmill Harbor Marina on Hilton Head. It has a lock system and fixed concrete docks making it much better for surge. Lots of wind protection too. It saved me from Matthew. I think it'll handle a Cat 2 even at high tide. Higher than that? Well, it's the nicest place you'd ever want to sink. To the north, Osprey Marina is very well protected on Wacamaw River. Moderate protection at Tolers Cove and Wild Dunes in Charleston. But Hugo destroyed WD and most of TC in '89.

[Fish Tales]

I personally saw what Andrew did to Homestead. Erased it. There are still home slabs there with no house on them.

If this thing still has punch when it hits any of us, does not matter the prep or effort.

I will do and prepare all I can, and pray alot.

We all should,

Tim

[rsmith]

I'm on a flight into MCO this one is much larger than Andrew and potentially more destructive.

[racclarkson@gmail.com]

I personally saw what Andrew did to Homestead. Erased it. There are still home slabs there with no house on them.

If this thing still has punch when it hits any of us, does not matter the prep or effort.

I will do and prepare all I can, and pray alot.

We all should,

Tim

I understand what you're saying. I lost a well rigged boat in '96 at Wrightsville Beach. I also saw boats with very little to no prep get hammered in Cat. 1 Matthew. So, we'll do our absolute best knowing we'd forever regret not going to the mats for our old Hats--Hey I made a poem. How about, Irma, you make 'a me squirma...

[Fish Tales]

Robert,

More than squirming,

My ass is eating seat. I lost Half my house to Charlie, My hanger, 2 planes, business etc, etc.

Hope it turns north early and goes out to sea.

Tim

[Dan Mapes]

Chris Parker has it barreling up Florida now. His current guess is Irma moves North along the Dade/Collier county lines. Just West of Okeechobee Sun afternoon. Then out into the Atlantic North of St. Aug.

[Pascal]

That s a worst case scenario

[Dan Mapes]

Perhaps but he has made some good calls in the past. I will say the models are shifting East again. GFS puts it over Grand Bahama now and other models are decidedly more East than the last runs. We'll see how it looks at 5AM. Personally I think getting into the GOM without land falls is worse. That would give it a chance to develop more before it whacks someone. It might hit less populace areas that way tho.

[eze2bme]

Here are two more good hurricane tracking sites:
https://stormpulse.com/
https://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/tc_pages/tc_home.html