The eye of the storm Irma , or so-called eye of the cyclone continues to move to the North of Puerto Rico through the Caribbean towards Florida.
The national hurricane center reported that the probability of a direct strike of a hurricane in Florida this weekend or early next week has increased. For this reason, today I can introduce the so-called hurricane watch, usually be announced 48 hours before the appearance of the storm. This means that within two days, the hurricane could reach the area.
It is unknown exactly which part of Florida would affect the hurricane. «Judging by the latest models of the trajectory is more likely that a hurricane will hit the East coast of Florida», – commented the head of the Weather Underground by Jeff masters. He added that, most likely, the element will overtake the US this Sunday, September 10.
11PM NHC Official track for #hurricaneIrma as it moves toward #Florida Continue to watch and monitor deadly and extemely dangerous #irma pic.twitter.com/lTujaNxIMp
— Track Hurricane Irma (@Track_Irma) September 7, 2017
«The path of the hurricane Irma, predicted NHC: movement in the direction of Florida. Continue to monitor deadly and dangerous game of Irma».
Hurricane center reports that as you get closer to Irma to South Florida and the Keys by the end of the weekend can happen a sharp turn to the elements to the North due to low pressure. But where and how fast this change will happen is still unknown.
Recall that in Puerto Rico about 3 thousand people are in shelters because of a widespread interruption in the supply of electricity. Electricity company of the island said that in some areas electricity may be absent for 4-6 months.
Hurricane warning declared in Puerto Rico, some parts of the Dominican Republic, Haiti and the Bahamas.
