Hurricane Gordon

Pre-Landfall 1 | Summary
Posting Date: September 16, 2000, 1:00:00 PM

As of 1700 EDT, Saturday, September 16, Hurricane Gordon was located about 290 miles southwest of Tampa, Florida. A hurricane watch is in effect on the west coast of Florida from Bonita Beach north to Apalachicola. Maximum sustained winds have increased to 75 mph with gusts up to 90 mph. Gordon is on a northeast track at nearly 9 mph and is expected to continue in this direction overnight. Using the most recent information available regarding the current and potential meteorological parameters and track of this storm, the AIR tropical cyclone modeling team has generated more than 300 possible scenarios for this event. These reflect the assumption that Gordon will make landfall somewhere along the Florida coast between Tampa and Callaway and that the range of intensity at landfall will be somewhere between a minimal Category 1 and a high Category 2 hurricane. Currently, Gordon is a minimal Category 1 hurricane and is expected to intensify. CATRADER clients may view scenarios by accessing the Event Scenario page. In addition, CATRADER clients can now download event sets representing the entire range of simulated scenarios. Again, note that there is still considerable time for the track to change direction and for the storm to either intensify or weaken significantly. AIR will continue to monitor Hurricane Gordon closely and will post additional information as the storm gets closer to landfall.

Pre-Landfall 1 | Downloads
Posting Date: September 16, 2000, 1:00:00 PM