Weather Report
Current Conditions in Pensacola
Tuesday, August 1, 5:00 PM
Current weather conditions in Pensacola, Florida:
- Temperature: 87° Fahrenheit.
- Wind: From the Southeast at 5 miles per hour.
- Dewpoint: 73° Fahrenheit.
- Humidity: 63%.
- Visibility: 3 miles.
- Barometer: 29.93 inches and falling.
- Weather: Partly cloudy.
The weather report begins to broadcast on the TV:
"Good afternoon. This is Steve Lyons with a live Weather Channel update on Hurricane Erin. It's 5:00 PM, on Tuesday, August 1st. Hurricane Erin continues its march toward Florida's East Coast. It's strengthened somewhat and now has sustained winds of 85 miles per hour, and a minimum central pressure of 980 millibars. Erin remains a category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale."
"This chart shows Erin's movements over the past two days. Erin has moved west and north through the Bahamas, and is now centered at 26.5 North Latitude and 78.3 West Longitude. This is about 110 miles east of Palm Beach Florida."
"Here is the latest satellite imagery of Erin. You can see that the center of the circulation appears over the eastern tip of the Grand Bahama Island. A wind gust over 100 miles per hour was reported on Grand Bahama Island. That's over 165 kilometers per hour."
"Erin continues to move toward the west-northwest at about 14 miles per hour. The colored lines on this chart show predicted paths of Erin according to various computer models. The white line is the National Hurricane Center's official track, which predicts landfall sometime early tomorrow morning."
"Hurricane warnings are in effect for the Florida east coast from New Smyrna Beach south to Key Largo and for Lake Okeechobee. Tropical storm warnings are now issued for the Florida east coast, north of New Smyrna Beach to Saint Augustine, and for the Florida west coast from Cedar Key south to Fort Myers. A tropical storm watch is in effect along the Florida Gulf Coast from Cedar Key to Apalachicola."
"Storm tides of 5 to 8 feet above normal are expected near and to the north of Erin's center where it makes landfall. A few tornadoes may also accompany the hurricane. Heavy rains of 5 to 10 inches may cause flooding as Erin crosses the Florida Peninsula."
"All small craft in the warning and watch areas should remain in port. If you live in Florida or neighboring areas, you should take necessary precautions immediately, and continue to monitor the progress of this hurricane closely."
"To repeat, Hurricane Erin is expected to strike the Florida east coast early tomorrow morning and continue across the Florida peninsula to threaten the Florida west and Gulf coasts tomorrow. Stay tuned for further updates on this hurricane."