Sunday, August 21, 2011

7:21 AM Monday, 8/22 MIami-Dade EOM update on Irene - updates will be posted as relevant

Good morning:

The Department of Emergency Management is
monitoring Hurricane Irene (category 1) in the Atlantic Ocean.

Current Location: 977 miles southeast of Miami

Maximum Sustained Wind Speed: 75 MPH

Forward Speed: 14 MPH

Forward Direction: west northwest

Potential for further development or weakening:
ON THE FORECAST TRACK THE CENTER OF IRENE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE NORTH COAST OF PUERTO RICO THIS MORNING...AND APPROACH THE NORTHERN COAST OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.


Potential Impact for Miami-Dade County: Miami-Dade County is currently in the 5 day cone. Potential impacts could be Thursday PM or Friday; however, it is still too early to tell. We are monitoring and will continue to provide updates.

Current Miami-Dade County Actions: Monitoring

Current related watches and warnings for Miami-Dade County: None

The Department will continue to provide updates on this system as it evolves. Detailed information on this system can be found at www.nhc.noaa.gov (Mobile: www.nhc.noaa.gov/mobile) and www.weather.gov/miami.

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Jonathan Lord, FPEM
Deputy Director
Emergency Management
Miami-Dade County
305-468-5400
miamidade.gov/oem - readysouthflorida.org
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