Idalia strengthens in the Gulf of Mexico and the Franklin swell hits Bermuda and the US.

While the hurricane idalia discharge rain and wind in Cuba and the Florida Keys while moving on the Gulf of Mexico to the meeting of the northwest of this southern state, the waves and the currents of the hurricane Franklin, of category 4, they are whipping Bermuda and the southeast coast of USA

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He National Hurricane Center (NHCin English) of the US warned this Tuesday that Idalia, category 1 on the scale Saffir-Simpson (out of 5), is getting stronger and may be a “extremely dangerous” Hurricane with storm surge, strong winds and torrential rains since before making landfall in Florida on Wednesday.

Idalia is now experiencing maximum sustained winds of 80 miles per hour (130 km/h), even less strong than the 130 miles per hour (210 km) of Franklin, whose center is expected to pass well northwest of Bermuda on Wednesday.

Franklin it is about 370 miles (600 km) west-southwest of that British territory and is moving at 9 miles per hour (15 km/h) in a north-northeast direction.

The winds with force of hurricane of Franklin extend up to 35 miles (55 km) from its center and those of force of tropical storm up to 150 miles (240 km).

contrary to idalia, Franklin it will gradually weaken in the next few days, but currently it is still dangerous, due to the waves and the undertow that it produces in Bermuda and on the southeast coast of USA

These sea conditions will extend further north on the east coast of USA and Canada today.

As for Idalia, which is located 135 miles (215 km) west-southwest of Florida Key dry turtles and 320 miles (515 km) south-southwest of Tampa, on the west coast of Floridathe greatest danger is storm surge.

Combined with the regular tide, it can flood normally dry coastal areas, with sea level rises of up to 12 feet (3.6 meters) along the stretch of the Florida coast over the Gulf of Mexico which runs from the mouth of the Aucilla river to the town of chassahowitzka.

After leaving the western end of CubaIdalia is moving north at 14 miles per hour (22 km/h), according to the NHC.

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Hurricane force winds extend up to 15 miles (30 km) from the center and tropical storm force winds extend up to 160 miles (260 km).

Virtually the entire west coast of Florida is under storm surge and hurricane warnings, and other weather advisories are also in place for Pinar del Río and the Isle of Youth, in Cubaand the southern part of the Florida Keys.

The forecast track indicates that the center of Idalia will move today over the east of the Gulf of Mexicowill make landfall on Wednesday at some point between Longboat Key and Indian Passincluding Tampa Bay.

It will then cross the northern Florida peninsula and approach the east coast of USA Thursday.

Heavy rains are expected today not only in western Cuba and the coastline of Florida about him Gulf of Mexicobut in the southeast of Georgia and the Carolinas.

This rain can cause flash flooding and mudslides throughout western Cuba and in parts of the west coast of Floridathe Panhandle of this state and southern Georgia today, to later extend to the east of the Carolinas.

The surge generated by idalia is affecting parts of the south coast of Cuba and this of Yucatan (Mexico) and some tornadoes are possible in parts of the west coast of Florida.

Source: Elcomercio

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