Hurricane Ike computer model forecast map
Latest Hurricane Ike advisory.
Computer models are beginning to shift Hurricane Ike’s forecast path to the south and west but long-term, Florida could still be a target.
Category 4 Hurricane Ike has become a very dangerous tropical system and is located about 90 miles east of Grand Turk Island.
According to the computer model, hurricane Ike will not die down any time soon, remaining a category 4 hurricane. It may even become worse and turn into a category 5 hurricane.
Ike to become a large hurricane again in the Gulf of Mexico and looks to be headed toward Texas after most recent computer model updat of storm track.
ome further strengthening is possible due to less wind shear and warmer water. This could allow Ike to become a very strong Category 4 or possibly even a Category 5 hurricane before affecting Cuba later. Ike is forecast to maintain Category 4 status as it moves across the Southeastern Bahamas and near eastern Cuba.
Some further strengthening is possible due to less wind shear and warmer water. This could allow Ike to become a very strong Category 4 or possibly even a Category 5 hurricane before affecting Cuba later Sunday or Sunday night.
Hurricane warnings are posted for the southeastern Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos while a hurricane watch is posted for eastern Cuba and the central Bahamas.
