SUPPLEMENTAL UPDATE - 16:00 Hrs USA CDT, 17 August 2007
Hurricane Dean is now in the very warm waters of the Caribbean Sea and is going through a rapid strengthening phase. It is anticipated that this storm will go from it's current Category 3 level to a strong Category 4 within 12 to 24 hours - possibly earlier.
Persons in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands are in the direct path of this major hurricane. We are also seeing SOME of the computer modeling advancing the storm track a bit more to the north within 36 hours and that is bad news for the Gulf Coast of the United States.
Our next scheduled update will be around 05:30 AM Saturday, August 18. Until then, please monitor the hurricane's progress and listen for preparedness advisories by way of your local media and the NOAA site listed below.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
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"THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL ADVISORY. These updates and advisories are based upon information from our own computer models, NOAA, Local Weather Data Centers, deep water Buoy Data, and other publicly available sources. FOR THE SAFETY OF YOUR PROPERTY AND PERSON, please refer to your Local, State, and Federal Authority updates for Official Advisories and Orders. For up to the minute advisories and official updates, it is essential that you monitor your local Emergency Government, NOAA and Local Media Broadcasts. Please do not make personal safety decisions based upon information presented here in this Unofficial Advisory."
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