INFORMATIONADV LAT LON TIME WIND PR STAT 1 13.10 -60.70 10/04/21Z 30 1010 TROPICAL DEPRESSION 2 13.70 -62.20 10/05/03Z 30 1010 TROPICAL DEPRESSION 3 14.00 -63.50 10/05/09Z 30 1010 TROPICAL DEPRESSION 4 14.50 -64.70 10/05/15Z 30 1010 TROPICAL DEPRESSION 4A 15.20 -65.70 10/05/18Z 30 1010 TROPICAL DEPRESSION 5 15.80 -66.80 10/05/21Z 50 1004 TROPICAL STORM 5A 15.80 -67.70 10/06/00Z 50 1003 TROPICAL STORM 6 15.80 -68.50 10/06/03Z 55 1001 TROPICAL STORM 6A 16.00 -69.00 10/06/06Z 55 1002 TROPICAL STORM 7 16.30 -69.70 10/06/09Z 55 998 TROPICAL STORM 7A 16.50 -70.50 10/06/12Z 55 998 TROPICAL STORM 8 16.70 -71.20 10/06/15Z 55 998 TROPICAL STORM 8A 17.00 -72.30 10/06/18Z 55 998 TROPICAL STORM 9 17.00 -73.00 10/06/21Z 65 992 HURRICANE-1 9A 17.00 -74.00 10/07/00Z 65 992 HURRICANE-1 10 17.20 -74.80 10/07/03Z 75 993 HURRICANE-1 10A 16.90 -75.30 10/07/06Z 75 991 HURRICANE-1 11 17.10 -76.10 10/07/09Z 75 987 HURRICANE-1 11A 17.30 -76.90 10/07/12Z 75 991 HURRICANE-1 12 17.40 -77.90 10/07/15Z 75 989 HURRICANE-1 12A 17.50 -78.90 10/07/18Z 75 989 HURRICANE-1 13 17.30 -79.70 10/07/21Z 75 991 HURRICANE-1 13A 17.30 -80.50 10/08/00Z 75 988 HURRICANE-1 14 17.30 -81.30 10/08/03Z 80 988 HURRICANE-1 14A 17.30 -82.10 10/08/06Z 80 988 HURRICANE-1 15 17.10 -83.10 10/08/09Z 95 963 HURRICANE-2 15A 17.10 -84.00 10/08/12Z 105 950 HURRICANE-3 16 17.00 -84.90 10/08/15Z 120 950 HURRICANE-4 16A 16.90 -85.90 10/08/18Z 120 950 HURRICANE-4 17 16.80 -86.90 10/08/21Z 120 954 HURRICANE-4 17A 16.50 -88.00 10/09/00Z 125 954 HURRICANE-4 18 16.40 -88.70 10/09/03Z 120 954 HURRICANE-4 18A 16.30 -89.80 10/09/06Z 70 990 HURRICANE-1 19 16.00 -90.80 10/09/09Z 35 1005 TROPICAL STORM 20 16.10 -92.80 10/09/15Z 30 1004 TROPICAL DEPRESSION WIND is in knots PR is pressure in milibars (mb) or hectopascals (hPa) SUMMARYHurricane Iris will be remembered as one of the most devastating of the 2001 Atlantic hurricane season. The system first organized on October 4 near St. Vincent in the Windward Islands. It strengthened into a hurricane in the next two days, then became a monstrous storm. The Category 4 hurricane made landfall on Oct. 8 about 80 miles southwest of Belize City. It demolished hundreds of houses and buildings with its 140-mph winds, and churned seas 13 to 18 feet above normal. Iris claimed the lives of at least 17 Virginia residents aboard a scuba diving boat moored in a mangrove off the Belize coast. Iris made landfall overnight, and had moved over inland portions of eastern Mexico by the next day, when the National Hurricane Center issued its final advisory for the system. Hurricane Iris reached Maximum Sustained Winds of 145mph and a Minimum Central Pressure of 954mb on October 8th. ******************************************** DETAILS ************************************** 838 WTNT31 KNHC 091433 TCPAT1 BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION IRIS ADVISORY NUMBER 20 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 10 AM CDT TUE OCT 09 2001 ...IRIS WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER EASTERN MEXICO... AT 10 AM CDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION IRIS WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 92.8 WEST OR ABOUT 45 MILES...75 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF TUXTLA GUTIERREZ MEXICO. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 22 MPH...35 KM/HR... AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS MOTION SHOULD BRING THE CENTER OF IRIS NEAR THE PACIFIC COAST OF MEXICO LATER TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 35 MPH... 55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST AS IRIS MOVES OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF EASTERN MEXICO...AND IRIS WILL LIKELY WEAKEN TO A LOW PRESSURE AREA LATER TODAY. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...LOCALLY HIGHER...ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CENTRAL AMERICA AND EASTERN MEXICO. THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES. REPEATING THE 10 AM CDT POSITION...16.1 N... 92.8 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 22 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 35 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB. THIS WILL BE THE LAST PUBLIC ADVISORY ON IRIS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER UNLESS REDEVELOPMENT OCCURS OVER THE PACIFIC. IF SUCH REDEVELOPMENT OCCURS...THE SYSTEM WILL RETAIN THE NAME IRIS. FORECASTER BEVEN *********************************************10-08-2001************************************* 888 WTNT31 KNHC 081141 TCPAT1 BULLETIN HURRICANE IRIS INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 15A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 8 AM EDT MON OCT 08 2001 ...IRIS NOW AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE...THE STRONGEST OF THE SEASON...AND EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL TONIGHT... ...AT 8 AM EDT...1200Z...THE GOVERNMENT OF GUATEMALA HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE WARNING FOR THE CARIBBEAN COAST OF GUATEMALA. A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COAST OF BELIZE...AND FOR THE COAST OF HONDURAS FROM LIMON WESTWARD...INCLUDING THE ADJACENT ISLANDS. A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE MEXICAN EAST COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FROM CABO CATOCHE SOUTHWARD TO THE BELIZE BORDER. AT 8 AM EDT...1200Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRIS WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 84.0 WEST OR ABOUT 285 MILES...460 KM...EAST OF BELIZE CITY BELIZE. IRIS IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 20 MPH ...32 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO BRING THE CENTER OF THE HURRICANE INLAND OVER NORTHERN CENTRAL AMERICA TONIGHT. REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT HURRICANE HUNTER PLANE INDICATE THAT THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE RAPIDLY INCREASED AND ARE NOW NEAR 140 MPH...220 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY BEFORE LANDFALL. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES... 35 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 950 MB...28.05 INCHES. STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 13-18 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS... ALONG WITH DANGEROUS LARGE BATTERING WAVES...ARE LIKELY NEAR AND TO THE RIGHT OF WHERE THE CENTER OF THE HURRICANE CROSSES THE COAST. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES...LOCALLY HIGHER...ARE LIKELY ALONG THE PATH OF IRIS. THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. REPEATING THE 8 AM EDT POSITION...17.1 N... 84.0 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 20 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...140 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 950 MB. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM EDT. FORECASTER PASCH/FRANKLIN *********************************************10-07-2001************************************* 304 WTNT31 KNHC 071143 TCPAT1 BULLETIN HURRICANE IRIS INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 11A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 8 AM EDT SUN OCT 07 2001 ... IRIS MOVING NEAR THE SOUTH COAST OF JAMAICA... A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR JAMAICA...AND FOR THE CAYMAN ISLANDS. A HURRICANE WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT IN THE SOUTHEASTERN CUBAN PROVINCES OF GRANMA...SANTIAGO DE CUBA AND GUANTANAMO. A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN CUBAN PROVINCES OF LAS TUNAS AND CAMAGUEY. WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR CUBA WILL LIKELY BE DISCONTINUED SOON. AT 8 AM EDT...1200Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRIS WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 76.9 WEST OR ABOUT 45 MILES...70 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF KINGSTON JAMAICA. IRIS IS MOVING BETWEEN WEST AND WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH...28 KM/HR...AND A WEST TO WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK THE CENTER OF THE HURRICANE WILL BE MOVING NEAR OR ALONG THE SOUTH COAST OF JAMAICA DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 85 MPH...140 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...OVER A SMALL AREA JUST NORTH OF THE CENTER. SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES... 35 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM. AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER PLANE REPORTED THAT THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 991 MB...29.26 INCHES. COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 4 TO 5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...ALONG WITH DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT JAMAICA TODAY. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER MOUNTAINOUS AREAS...ARE EXPECTED OVER JAMAICA. THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES. REPEATING THE 8 AM EDT POSITION...17.3 N... 76.9 W. MOVEMENT... BETWEEN WEST AND WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 85 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 991 MB. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM EDT. FORECASTER AVILA *********************************************10-06-2001************************************* 852 WTNT31 KNHC 061141 TCPAT1 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM IRIS INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 7A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 8 AM AST SAT OCT 06 2001 ...IRIS CONTINUES TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST... A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE SOUTH COAST OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FROM BARAHONA TO LA BEATA...AND ALONG THE SOUTH COAST OF HAITI FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC BORDER TO ANSE D HAINAULT. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH COAST OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FROM PUNTA PALENQUE TO BARAHONA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR JAMAICA. HURRICANE WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED FOR JAMAICA LATER TODAY. A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN CUBA FOR THE PROVINCES OF GUANTANAMO WESTWARD TO CAMAGUEY. AT 8 AM AST...1200Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IRIS WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 70.5 WEST OR ABOUT 105 MILES...165 KM...SOUTHEAST OF CABO BEATA IN THE BARAHONA PENINSULA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. IRIS IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...26 KM/HR...AND A WEST-NORTHWEST TO WEST MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THE PROJECTED TRACK THE CENTER OF IRIS WILL BE PASSING CLOSE TO THE BARAHONA PENINSULA AND THE SOUTH COAST OF HAITI TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...105 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS... AND IRIS IS FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE LATER TODAY OR SUNDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES ...165 KM FROM THE CENTER. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY SPREAD INTO THE SOUTHERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC LATER THIS MORNING. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 998 MB...29.47 INCHES. COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 4 TO 5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...ALONG WITH DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN COAST OF HISPANIOLA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. OUTER RAINBANDS ARE ALREADY SPREADING OVER HISPANIOLA. RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS...CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR THE PATH OF IRIS. REPEATING THE 8 AM AST POSITION...16.5 N... 70.5 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 65 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 998 MB. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM AST. FORECASTER AVILA *********************************************10-05-2001************************************* 966 WTNT31 KNHC 052044 TCPAT1 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM IRIS ADVISORY NUMBER 5 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 5 PM AST FRI OCT 05 2001 ...TROPICAL STORM IRIS FORMS IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN...COULD BECOME A HURRICANE ON SATURDAY... AT 5 PM AST...2100 UTC...A HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SOUTH COAST OF HAITI FROM THE BORDER WITH THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO THE SOUTHWESTERN TIP OF HAITI...ANSE D HAINAULT. ALSO...THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE WARNING FOR THE BARAHONA PENINSULA FROM BARAHONA TO THE BORDER WITH HAITI. AT 5 PM AST...2100 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF JAMAICA HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR JAMAICA. IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO UPGRADE THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH TO A HURRICANE WATCH TONIGHT OR SATURDAY. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH COAST OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FROM ISLA SAONA TO BARAHONA. AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IRIS WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 66.8 WEST OR ABOUT 155 MILES...250 KM...SOUTH OF PONCE ON THE SOUTH COAST OF PUERTO RICO. IRIS IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH ...28 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS TRACK WOULD BRING THE CENTER OF IRIS NEAR THE SOUTHWEST COAST OF HISPANIOLA ON SATURDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 60 MPH... 95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IRIS COULD BECOME A HURRICANE ON SATURDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES ...165 KM...MAINLY TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER. LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE PLANE WAS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES. SQUALLS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE MAY OCCUR ALONG THE SOUTH COAST OF PUERTO RICO TODAY AS RAIN BANDS MOVE THROUGH THE AREA. REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...15.8 N... 66.8 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 60 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 8 PM AST FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 11 PM AST. FORECASTER AVILA © 2001 FIU High Performance Database Research Center |