169 WTNT64 KNHC 080149 TCUAT4 HURRICANE IKE TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092008 950 PM EDT SUN SEP 07 2008 …IKE MAKES LANDFALL IN EASTERN CUBA… THE EYE OF HURRICANE IKE MADE LANDFALL ON THE NORTH … Continue reading →

…Ike is approaching the north coast of Cuba… The well defined eye is beautifully depicted on the Holquin radar from Cuba… …No reports from Cuba or the Bahamas this hour 18Z MODEL RUNS …GFS still consistent with earlier theory of … Continue reading →

Here’s the advisory…back with some notes in a few minutes…
404 WTNT34 KNHC 072344 TCPAT4 BULLETIN HURRICANE IKE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 27A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092008 800 PM EDT SUN SEP 07 2008 …MAJOR HURRICANE IKE … Continue reading →

…IKE SLIGHTLY WEAKER… 4 PM FAST FACTS LOCATION 21.1N/74.6W…75 MILES NNE OF GUANTANAMO CUBA MOVEMENT: W-14 MAX WINDS: 120 MPH (CATEGORY 3) CENTRAL PRESSURE: 945 MPH Ike continues westward this afternoon. It is slightly weaker according to the Air Force … Continue reading →

The Air Force recon plane recently penetrated Ike and found no significant change in central pressure. It measured a minimum reading of 950 millibars. URNT12 KNHC 071843 VORTEX DATA MESSAGE AL092008 A. 07/18:15:50Z B. 21 deg 00 min N 074 … Continue reading →

Here’s a rogue’s gallery of model output for Ike from the 12z run… GFDL HWRF GFS It’s more model madness…but it continues to show there are still countless options on the table for where Ike will eventaully call home.

The new advisory on Ike is out. No real change. Located just west of Great Inagua. Top winds 135 mph. Central pressure estimated at 949 millibars. Moving west at 13 mph. The center will reach the north coast of Cuba … Continue reading →

The 12z run of the GFS is out to 252 hours. It predicts a slow northwesterly track into the Central Gulf 300 miles south of the NW Florida coast by Thursday morning. It then predicts a westerly track south of … Continue reading →

AT 10 AM CDT… LOCATION…21.0N/73.4W MOVEMENT…W-13 MPH TOP WINDS…135 MPH (CATEGORY FOUR) CENTRAL PRESSURE…949 MB NEW WATCHES/WARNINGS A hurricane watch has been issued for the FLorida Keys from Ocean Reef south to the Dry Tortugas… LATEST INFORMATION Ike is passing … Continue reading →

From this Cuban radar, you can see the outer rainband of Ike beginning to impact Cuba and the eyewall over Great Inagua island in the Bahamas… …The Turks and Caicos have taken a direct hit from Ike. The Associated Press … Continue reading →