Idalia Now a Hurricane – Expected to Rapidly Intensify. FL Under Widespread STATE OF EMERGENCY

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BULLETIN
Hurricane Idalia Advisory Number 11
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL102023
400 AM CDT Tue Aug 29 2023

…IDALIA NOW A HURRICANE…
…EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY INTO AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS MAJOR
HURRICANE BEFORE LANDFALL ON WEDNESDAY…

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT5%20shtml/290856.shtml

With an inner core now present, the stage is set for Idalia to
rapidly intensify before landfall. Shear should continue to lower
over the cyclone as an upper-level trough departs the northeastern
Gulf of Mexico and ridging builds closer to the cyclone. These
changes, combined with extremely warm and deep waters the hurricane
will be traversing, all strongly point to rapid intensification.
The new forecast is similar to the previous one, and confidence is
increasing in an extremely dangerous major hurricane making landfall
Wednesday along the west coast or Big Bend region of Florida.

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCDAT5%20shtml/290859.shtml

Florida governor declares widespread state of emergency ahead of Idalia’s expected landfall
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/florida-governor-declares-widespread-state-of-emergency-ahead-of-idalia-s-expected-landfall/ar-AA1fSFLp?ocid=entnewsntp&cvid=85cdf10018c848b786fdaf12cc9345df&ei=7

This model showing a double hit on FL


First recon pass this morning has Idalia 14 miles east of the forecast track.
Could be a problem for areas closer to Tampa.

h/t DOORBERT

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