Latest US Navy info on Tropical Cyclone Sidr..

ddeclue

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Wed Nov-14-07 09:39 PM
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Latest US Navy info on Tropical Cyclone Sidr..

https://metocph.nmci.navy.mil/jtwc/warnings/io0607.tcw

WARNING POSITION:
150000Z --- NEAR 17.8N 89.2E
MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 355 DEGREES AT 12 KTS
POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 025 NM
POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE
PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION:
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 130 KT, GUSTS 160 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY

Doug D.
Orlando, FL

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Mojorabbit

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Wed Nov-14-07 11:51 PM
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1. I feel for those people

Is that low lying land?

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TahitiNut

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Wed Nov-14-07 11:55 PM
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2. Yup. The storm surge will probably go 10-15 miles or more inland.

It's all below about 1.5-2.0 meters above sea level and the storm surge will probably be at least 3 meters.

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JCMach1

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Thu Nov-15-07 12:32 AM
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3. Hitting one of the most densely populated areas of the planet...

:(

Not good...

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