	Monday July 11, 2005 – Fort Myers Florida	Centennial Harbour Marina – Fort Myers Florida - 239-461-0775 – Website - www.marina33901.com
	NOAA's Current Track UFFFDA !!! Centennial Harbour Marina - Fort Myers Florida	05:00 am - Florida dodged what could have been a very destructive Hurricane .. Dennis tracked well West of Key West .. stayed in the Gulf as it headed North .. and then lost much of its ‘punch’ before it made Landfall in the Panhandle area .. Hurricane Dennis is now inland and is heading North in the general direction of SYNERGY .. and has been downgraded to a ‘Tropical Depression’ .. as Dennis heads North we can look to the East and see the next Storm starting to form well East of the Caribbean .. (Tropical Depression Number Five - Emily ) UFDA !! .. we are going to keep our Hurricane Lines on Dee Light .. 11:00 am - HEADLINES - Five Advisory Below you will find all current watches and warnings, storm position and the current motion. The advisory includes maximum sustained winds and minimum central pressure. It may also include information on potential storm tides, rainfall or tornadoes, as well as pertinent weather observations. Advisories are normally issued every six hours. They may be issued every two or four hours when coastal watches or warnings are in effect. Special advisories may be issued at any time due to significant changes in warnings or in the cyclone. BULLETIN - TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE ADVISORY NUMBER 3 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 AM AST MON JUL 11 2005 ...DEPRESSION CONTINUES WESTWARD IN THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC... AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE WAS RELOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 10.3 NORTH... LONGITUDE 44.7 WEST OR ABOUT 1120 MILES...1800 KM... EAST OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 12 MPH ...19 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH... 55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE DEPRESSION COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY OR ON TUESDAY. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1008 MB...29.77 INCHES. REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION...10.3 N... 44.7 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 35 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1008 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 PM AST. FORECASTER FRANKLIN
	Tuesday July 12, 2005 – Fort Myers Florida	Centennial Harbour Marina – Fort Myers Florida - 239-461-0775 – Website - www.marina33901.com
	NOAA's Current Track	05:00 am – HEADLINES - Emily's Here WEST PALM BEACH FL (AP) - Tropical Depression 5 is officially Tropical Storm Emily, and by Saturday it's expected to be a hurricane passing north of Cuba. And then where? .. Maybe into the Gulf of Mexico, where it might follow Dennis' footsteps .. Or maybe into South Florida, like Frances and Jeanne .. Or it could fall apart .. So far, it's too soon to tell .. 07:00 am - now that Emily is officially a Tropical Storm it is expected to be our next named Hurricane later today .. UFFDA !! .. we do not need that news at all .. also today the Storm proposed Track has been moved South a little .. not good news at all .. most all of the Boats in our Marina that had relocated to safer locations within the Marina have elected to stay put until they find out where Emily is going to go .. Dee Light still has all of her Hurricane Lines and Fenders in place and it looks like they will remain in place for awhile .. 01:00 pm – HEADLINES - Tropical Storm Emily is Season's Fifth Named Storm MIAMI FL (AP) - A new tropical storm picked up speed and was expected to gain strength as it churned toward the Caribbean early Tuesday. Tropical Storm Emily was 575 miles east-southeast of Barbados. Hurricane watches have been issued for Barbados, Grenada, St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, meaning hurricane force winds could be felt by late Wednesday or early Thursday. A tropical storm watch has been issued for Tobago. The storm is predicted to be near Puerto Rico by Friday and could approach the U.S. mainland by early next week. At 11 a.m EDT, the storm had maximum sustained winds of about 50 mph and was moving west at about 19 mph. It was expected to strengthen while gradually turning toward the west-northwest. Hurricanes have sustained winds of at least 74 mph. Emily's formation late Monday was the earliest date on record for five named storms to develop, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. The Atlantic hurricane season began June 1 and ends Nov. 30. 11:00 pm - HEADLINES Islanders Prepare for Tropical Storm Emily BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AP) - Islanders depleted stores of food, water and emergency supplies Tuesday as a strengthening Tropical Storm Emily advanced on the eastern Caribbean, threatening a direct hit on Barbados. Barbados' government designated shelters across the island, while meteorologists made periodic radio broadcasts urging citizens to prepare for Emily to strike by Wednesday evening. Barbados is the eastern most Caribbean island and could be the first hit. "We have to be prepared for the worst and anything that falls short of the worst will be a relief for us all," said Attorney General Mia Mottley. .. as of tonight it appears that Emily will track well South of Florida .. lets just hope that it stays that way !! ..
	Wednesday July 13, 2005 – Fort Myers Florida	Centennial Harbour Marina – Fort Myers Florida - 239-461-0775 – Website - www.marina33901.com
	NOAA at 05:00 am .. YEA !!	05:00 am – HEADLINES - Emily's Storm Track Commands Attention MOBIEL AL (AP) - Escambia County emergency management chief Matt Lopez had one eye on Hurricane Dennis recovery Tuesday. He had his other eye on Tropical Storm Emily, which was southeast of Barbados and on a fast track to becoming a major hurricane. Emily's predicted path for the next few days - ( see Chart to left ) - disturbingly similar to the track that hurricanes Ivan and Dennis took -- was on the Emergency Operations Center's jumbo video display. "Emergency managers are known for their foresight," Lopez said. "We have to be able to predict what's going to happen down the road and be ready for it. We're really trying to shore up right now" But the National Weather Service in Mobile had good news for all of Florida. It was predicting Tuesday that a high pressure system strengthening over the Southeast should steer Emily well south of the state -- possibly on a path to Central America or Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. "It's still a long way off, but it's looking to be a Yucatan storm," meteorologist Jack Cullen said. "We'll be watching it, but we hope this one stays away." The fifth named storm of a six-week-old hurricane season, Emily is expected to become a Category 3 hurricane with 115-mph winds as it nears the Dominican Republic on Friday, the National Hurricane Center reported. The storm was about 475 miles east-southeast of Barbados Tuesday and was moving west at about 20 mph. Its winds were estimated at 50 mph. The Hurricane Center forecast showed a turn to the west-northwest today with the storm crossing Jamaica and staying south of Cuba -- a track slightly south of Dennis' path. 05:00 pm - HEADLINES – Islanders Stock Up On Food, Supplies as Emily Approaches Barbados BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AP) - Residents of Barbados prepared to become a speed bump in the path of Tropical Storm Emily Wednesday as the storm was forecast to pass over the Caribbean's easternmost island before it becomes a hurricane. Islanders snapped up stores of food, water and emergency supplies Tuesday, although by early Wednesday morning the Barbados government had downgraded its hurricane warning to a tropical storm warning. The outer bands of the storm hit the Windward Islands Wednesday morning. Hurricane warnings were still in effect for islands to the west, including Tobago, Grenada, the Grenadines, St. Vincent and St. Lucia, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, and tropical storm-force winds were forecast to hit Venezuela's northern coast. By 5 a.m. Wednesday, Emily was about 260 miles southeast of Barbados, packing maximum sustained winds of 60 mph, the center said. Emily trails Hurricane Dennis, which destroyed crops and killed at least 22 people in Cuba and Haiti last week. 11:00 pm – Emily has just been classified as a Hurricane .. UGH !! ..
	Thursday July 14, 2005 – Fort Myers Florida	Centennial Harbour Marina – Fort Myers Florida - 239-461-0775 – Website - www.marina33901.com
	Getting Ready for Emily - St. GEORGE’S, Grenada	.. Emily is now Hurricane Emily .. UGH !! .. Category One as of this am .. 05:00 am – HEADLINES – Islanders Stock up on food, Supplies as Emily Approaches Barbados BRIDGETOWN, Barbados ( Associated Press ) - Residents of Barbados prepared to become a speed bump in the path of Tropical Storm Emily Wednesday as the storm was forecast to pass over the Caribbean's easternmost island before it becomes a hurricane. Islanders snapped up stores of food, water and emergency supplies Tuesday, although by early Wednesday morning the Barbados government had downgraded its hurricane warning to a tropical storm warning. 03:00 pm HEADLINES – Hurricane Emily pounds Grenada ‘Serious damage’ inflicted upon island; storm blowing winds of 100 mph St. GEORGE’S, Grenada ( MSNBC – updated: 02:30 pm ) - Hurricane Emily pounded Grenada early Thursday, blowing windows in the capital's newly constructed main hospital, tearing up crops and causing flooding in the two largest cities. The storm strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane as it cleared the Windward Islands and unleashed heavy surf and rains along Venezuela's Caribbean coast, packing sustained winds of 100 mph. It was moving northwest about 18 mph. At 11 a.m. ET, it was about 560 miles southeast of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic and was predicted to strengthen over the next 24 hours. The Dominican Republic and Haiti, which share the island of Hispaniola, issued tropical storm warnings for their southern coasts. 04:30 pm .. the Crew from SCOTLYNN ( 60 foot Viking ) made it back to the Marina from the Bahamas .. they had to cut their trip short due to the Hurricane / Weather activity ..
	Friday July 15, 2005 – Fort Myers Florida	Centennial Harbour Marina – Fort Myers Florida - 239-461-0775 – Website - www.marina33901.com
	Getting Ready for Emily - Kingston, Jamaica Getting Ready for Emily - Port Royal Jamaica Hurricane Emily Passes by Jamaica	05:00 am – HEADLINES - Hurricane Emily now Category 4 Emily hits Grenada; Jamaica gets ready (CNN) -- Hurricane Emily was upgraded early Friday to a Category 4 hurricane as it churned across the Caribbean Sea toward the Dominican Republic and Jamaica, and forecasters warned some additional strengthening is possible before it makes landfall. The storm was already being blamed for one death in Grenada, which took a nearly direct hit from the hurricane early Thursday. Emily became the second major hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic season, reaching Category 4 status early Friday after its maximum sustained winds reached 131 mph. A Category 4 hurricane is capable of causing extensive structural damage and inundating coastal areas with up to 18 feet of storm surge. The storm's current location is away from land, but a hurricane watch has been issued for Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, meaning hurricane conditions, including winds of more than 73 mph, are expected within 36 hours. 02:00 pm – HEADLINES - Hurricane Emily weakens in Caribbean Storm remains a Category 3 capable of damage, flooding CNN ( 02:00 pm )- Hurricane Emily lost a little more steam Friday in the Caribbean, forecasters said .. At 2 p.m. ET, the National Hurricane Center said the hurricane had maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 kph.) The storm was centered about 395 miles (635 kilometers) southeast of Kingston, Jamaica, forecasters said. It was moving west at about 20 mph (32 kph), but officials expected it to turn to the west-northwest in the next 24 hours. A hurricane warning has been issued for Jamaica, meaning that hurricane conditions, including winds of more than 73 mph, are expected within the next 24 hours. A hurricane watch remained in effect for the Cayman Islands, meaning hurricane conditions are expected within 36 hours. Emily is still a Category 3 hurricane capable of causing structural damage and coastal flooding, with storm surges of up to a foot. Emily became the second major hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic season Thursday evening, briefly reaching Category 4 status Friday with winds topping 135 mph (217 kilometers). The storm already was being blamed for one death in Grenada, which took a near-direct hit from Emily early Thursday. 07:00 pm – HEADLINES - Jamaica braces for Hurricane Emily’s wrath After ravaging Grenada, storm expected to pass island Saturday morning KINGSTON, Jamaica - ( Updated: 6:48 p.m. E ) - ( AP ) Jamaicans rushed to stock up on emergency supplies and officials urged coastal areas evacuated Friday as a slightly weakened Hurricane Emily churned toward the Caribbean island after ravaging Grenada. Packing winds of 115 mph, the second major hurricane of the Atlantic season came unusually early and made its presence felt hundreds of miles away, unleashing heavy surf, gusty winds and torrential rains on islands on both sides of the Caribbean Sea. The Category 3 storm was nearly 400 miles southeast of Jamaica’s capital and was moving westward at nearly 20 mph, with a turn toward the northwest expected to take it very close to Jamaica on Saturday, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. If Emily continues on the same path, the storm will make landfall sometime Wednesday between Tuxpan, Mexico, and Galveston, Texas, about a 600-mile span, hurricane center spokesman Frank Lepore said, cautioning that “a lot could change between now and then.”
	Saturday and Sunday July 16th and 17th 2005 – Fort Myers Florida	Centennial Harbour Marina – Fort Myers Florida - 239-461-0775 – Website - www.marina33901.com
	'CLICK" to make larger Heading Home - Cancun Airport	05:00 am – HEADLINES - Hurricane spins toward Jamaica (CNN) – ( 07-16-05 at 04:30 am ) - Hurricane Emily, a Category 4 storm packing sustained winds of 140 mph, is churning toward Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, where residents are being told to prepare for the worst. The latest long-range forecast from the National Hurricane Center shows that the storm poses a threat to the Mexican mainland and possibly the Texas Gulf Coast by late Tuesday, although such projections often change because of the unpredictable nature of hurricane movement. A hurricane watch likely will be issued later Saturday for portions of the eastern Yucatan Peninsula, forecasters said. .. Hurricane Emily makes landfall at Jamaica 05:00 am – HEADLINES - Emily tracks toward Yucatan (CNN) – ( 07-17-05 at 05:30 am ) - Hurricane Emily - still a powerful Category 4 hurricane despite weakened winds -- barreled toward Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula Sunday. As of 2 p.m. EDT, the storm's maximum sustained winds were about 145 mph with some higher gusts, making Emily an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 hurricane, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida. A Category 4 hurricane can wreak extensive structural damage and cause coastal flooding, with storm surges of up to 18 feet over normal tides. The long-range forecast shows Emily will probably reach the Yucatan by late Sunday or early Monday, and then approach the Mexican coast for a second time -- this time near the Texas border -- by late Tuesday.
	Monday and Tuesday July 18th and 19th , 2005 – Fort Myers Florida	Centennial Harbour Marina – Fort Myers Florida - 239-461-0775 – Website - www.marina33901.com
	The two photos above are from Playa del Carmen a resort south of Cancun	HEADLINES - Emily strengthens in Gulf of Mexico (AP) - Gearing up for the final act in its dramatic weeklong march across the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, Hurricane Emily grew better organized and picked up more power Monday night as it moved ever closer to northeastern Mexico. Forecasters said the center of the storm, now packing 90 mph winds, would hit late Tuesday along the thinly populated coast of Tamaulipas state, well south of the U.S. border, before moving inland and rapidly dissipating. While currently classified as a Category 1, or minimal, hurricane, forecasters said Emily is expected to gain more force before making landfall, possibly rising to Category 2, capable of damaging roofs, trees and windows and generating a storm surge of up to 8 feet above usual tide. While Texas appears to have dodged a direct hit from the storm, residents of the lower Rio Grande Valley were being warned they could get 5 to 10 inches of rain, with up to 15 inches in isolated pockets.
	Wednesday July 20th , 2005 – Fort Myers Florida	Centennial Harbour Marina – Fort Myers Florida - 239-461-0775 – Website - www.marina33901.com
	South Padre Island - Texas Tamaulipas Mexico La Carbonera Mexico	04:00 am - HEADLINES - Emily ‘wobbles’ toward NE Mexico landfall Hurricane may pick up strength before it reaches land; south Texas braces CARBONERA, Mexico ( AP ) - Hurricane Emily “wobbled” in its march toward northeast Mexico Wednesday, and forecasters said the Category 3 storm could pick up even more energy before a predicted landfall some 100 miles south of the Mexico-Texas border. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Emily, which had sustained winds of 125 mph, could become a Category 4 storm before landfall Wednesday morning. Forecasters said Emily’s eye was slowly moving toward the coast with “erratic wobbling.” Heavy rain and stiff winds menaced northeast Mexico, where army trucks roamed the streets Tuesday night, collecting evacuees laden with suitcases and rolled-up blankets. In southern Texas, giant waves gobbled up stretches of beach and sent many scrambling for higher ground. 06:00 am HEADLINES – Emily Makes Landfall - Emily makes landfall on Mexico coast (CNN) - Hurricane Emily roared ashore Wednesday about 30 miles east of San Fernando, Mexico. The Category 3 storm had top sustained winds of 125 mph when it made landfall at 7:22 a.m. ET. Category 3 hurricanes have winds between 111 mph to 130 mph. They can cause structural damage to small residences and utility buildings, blow down large trees and cause extensive damage to mobile homes. Hurricane warnings stretched from Port Mansfield, Texas, to La Cruz, Mexico, and tropical storm warnings extended south to the Mexican beach town of Cabo Rojo and northward to Baffin Bay, Texas. The storm, which skipped across the Yucatan Peninsula on Monday, was moving west-northwest at near 8 mph. Hurricane-force winds extended 70 miles outward from its center, while tropical storm winds extended out 160 miles. Also, a coastal surge of 7 to 11 feet above normal tide levels -- with higher levels in bays -- along with large and battering waves was predicted near and to the north where Emily's eye makes landfall. The last major storm to hit northeastern Mexico was Hurricane Gilbert in 1988. The storm had top winds of 120 mph and killed 260 people as it followed a path similar to Emily's -- through the Caribbean islands, across the Yucatan Peninsula and back into the Mexican mainland. Northeastern Mexico is expected to see the most rain, where 5 to 10 inches are forecast with up to 15 inches falling in the mountains 04:00 pm – HEADLINES - Possible floods from Emily threaten northeast Mexico SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (CNN) -- Hurricane Emily weakened slightly after coming ashore Wednesday near San Fernando, Mexico, dumping heavy rain and prompting concerns about floods. Monterrey, Mexico, an inland city of 4 million people, lies in the storm's path. Mountains surrounding Monterrey could funnel rainwater into the city that might create dangerous flooding. At 2 p.m. ET, top winds had dropped from 125 mph (201 kph) at landfall to near 80 mph (130 kph), and the storm's center was 105 miles (170 kilometers) east-southeast of Monterrey or 85 miles (135 kilometers) south-southwest of McAllen, Texas, said the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida. Forecasters said Emily made landfall at 7:35 a.m. ET as a Category 3 storm on the Saffir-Simpson scale of hurricane strength and that it would continue to head west at 12 mph (19 kph) for the next 24 hours. Most of northeastern Mexico is expected to get 5 to 10 inches of rain, with up to 15 inches falling in the mountains. Residents of the Rio Grande Valley were told they could receive 2 to 4 inches of rain. Hurricane-force winds extended 70 miles (112 kilometers) from Emily's center, while tropical storm winds went out as far as 160 miles (257 kilometers), the hurricane center said. Matamoros, Mexico, and Brownsville, Texas, both reported wind gusts of 46 mph (74 kph), according to the center. The last major hurricane that rolled through northeastern Mexico was Gilbert in 1988, killing 202 people, mostly from flooding. By Wednesday morning, a few hundred people had taken refuge in Monterrey's 155 shelters, said Mario Ascacio, director of the city's Red Cross Disaster Relief Unit. Emergency workers said flooding could damage poorly built homes in some areas. They walked through neighborhoods urging people to evacuate by Tuesday night. "We know what's out there, and we know what's coming, so we'll see what happens," said Ruttilo Macisa, who lives along a riverbank in Monterrey. Texas reports minor damage Texas escaped a direct hit from Emily, but Brownsville experienced heavy rain and high winds. Police in the South Texas port city reported minor damage and no injuries. About 4,600 people crowded into 16 shelters opened by the American Red Cross overnight, said Red Cross spokeswoman Anita Foster. Many shelter residents now were heading back to their homes, she said. About 23,000 homes and businesses had no electricity in southern Texas on Wednesday morning, but utility crews were making quick progress toward restoring service, said Andy Hines, a spokesman for American Electric Power. South Padre Island, a barrier island east of Brownsville, was the hardest hit of the Texas communities. Most of its residents chose not to evacuate the area, boarding up windows and putting out sandbags. Families in recreational vehicle parks had been ordered to evacuate. About 60 percent of hotel reservations on the island were canceled, said Dan Quandt of the South Padre Island Convention and Visitors Bureau. Tourists, some of whom had come from as far away as Ohio and New York, said they hoped they would be able to resume their vacations soon. The island's biggest challenge was restoring electricity to 10,000 homes and businesses that Emily left in the dark Wednesday morning. Emily was blamed for five deaths on the Caribbean islands of Grenada and Jamaica. It packed 155 mph (249 kph) winds at one point, making it the most powerful July hurricane on record in the Caribbean basin. .. when Hurricane Dennis went thru the Pensacola area Betty’s Son Danny and his family that fled their place at Pensacola Florida .. they have been staying at Betty’s place at Fort Myers Beach .. their electrical power will be back on this weekend so they returned their home today ..
		NOTE – the Chart to the left shows the Path or History of Hurricane Emily .. ‘click’ on the Chart for a larger version of the Chart ..
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