Hurricane Dennis

By Ivan James

JULY 8, 2005

HEADLINES........

Dennis Near Cuba

Photos By NOAA

At 2pm Friday the National Weather Service has predicted hurricane Dennis to be near North Latitude 22.1 and West Longitude 80.6 located Near Cienfuegos Cuba and 125 miles Southeast of havana Cuba and 195 miles south east of Key west Florida. Denis continues on its forward motion with some wobbling this is typical from a major hurricane

Dennis is Moving Northwest at 17 Mph with now wind sustained at 145 mph. Dennis is now a category 4 Hurricane and its expected to stay on the Southern central part of Cuba on this movement within the next 24 hours. Hurricane force winds can be felt from the center to 50 miles outward and Tropical force winds extend 160 miles outward from center. Areas affected by can see Storm surge flooding of 5 to 7 feet above normal tide. Large battering waves on the south east cuban shore winds alone the coast of Cabo Cruz with a 20 feet Storm surge could be seen. Along the southern coast of Cuba west of Cabo Cruz storm surge of 3 to 6 feet could be expected along the Lower Florida Keys and the south west coast Storm surge of 4 to 7 feet cout be expected.

Dennis can produce from 5to 10 inches of rain in any given period or higher in Cuba. 15 inches of rain in the Sierra Maestra Mountains of the south western part of Cuba.. Rain fall in Jamaica The Cayman Island Islands and Southern Florida can expect 4 to 8 inches of rain.

TROPICAL STORM WARNING

All Of Florida to the East of Seven Mile Bridge to Ocean Reef and the Florida Bay The Florida West Coast South Of Bonita Springs along the Florida East Coast south of Golden beach.

Hurricane Warning

Habana Cuba, Cuidad De la Havana, Cienfuegos, Matanza Villa Clara, Cine Fuegos,Sanctis Spirtus,Ciego De Avila, Camaguey, Las Tunas,Granma, Santiago De Cuba, Holguin and Guantanamo,

FLORIDA

Lower Florida Keys from the seven mile bridge westward to the Dry Turtugas



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A HURRICANE OR TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE OR
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...RESPECTIVELY...ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE
WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION IN THE HURRICANE
WARNING AREA. A HURRICANE OR TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT
HURRICANE OR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...RESPECTIVELY...ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA ...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.

 

Hurricane Watch

Isle Of Youth, and the Province of Pinar Del Rio Cuba

A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS:

THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PREPARATIONS TO
PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION. A
HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
WITHIN THE WATCH AREA ...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.




A HURRICANE OR TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE OR
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...RESPECTIVELY...ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE
WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION IN THE

 

HURRICANE
WARNING AREA. A HURRICANE OR TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT
HURRICANE OR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...RESPECTIVELY...ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA ...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.

 

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