National Hurricane Center forecast discussion

Quote:It is too early to determine what direct impacts Irma might have
on the continental United States.  Regardless, everyone in
hurricane-prone areas should ensure that they have their hurricane
plan in place, as we are now near the peak of the season.

Please don't give in to hype. There is no such thing as a "category 6" storm. Forecast models past the point that the NWS is releasing are just this side of useless. A few days ago, Irma was going to wipe the entire Caribbean Sea off the map. Now, the Bahamas are going to be devastated. Tomorrow, who knows?

Everybody on the east coast of the United States needs to be paying very close attention to Irma, but media outlets saying that it's going to destroy entire cities, and that this place or that place are directly in the crosshairs when it's still at least a week out should be ignored. It's the weather equivalent of fake news.

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