Hurricane in Orlando

[Have you heard this!]

Have any airlines cancelled flights to Orlando this weekend due to the hurricane?

[jethro15]

From the BBC

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3622878.stm

jethro

[newarksmells]

However, over 1 million undergoing forced evacuations on the East Coast from Miami up through Jacksonville.

Hurricane should be ashore by tomorrow according to WNBC. No target area pinpointed yet, although the best guess is about 80 - 100 miles north of Miami, but this could change. From there, it will go through Florida, into Georgia etc before turning back out to sea.

Orlando at a minimum will see Tropical Storm type winds if not Hurricane strength (70+ mph).

To put a little perspective on it, I'm not sure if you remember Hurricane Andrew in 1991? that destroyed Dade County. Well, Hurricane Frances is twice that size with hurricane strength winds extending out 80 miles from the eye of the Hurricane.

Newarksmells

[Glonass]

Nothing yet on MCO but info says that FLL and PBI are due to close early friday morning.

Check these useful link for updated info:
http://www.fly.faa.gov/flyfaa/semap.jsp

Now regarding US based airlines info may be found here:
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2004-09-01-airlines-frances_x.htm

:uhoh:

[FakePilot]

My darling girl-friend works at Florida Hospital in Orlando. She's on Hurricane duty with means staying at the hospital ALL Labor Day weekend. Mean, mean, hurricane.

[seacue]

And look here for the official overall forecast from the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Updates every three hours at the moment. Will probably switch to two hours when the storm gets closer.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/index.shtml?text

[brockenspectre]

Have You Heard This! if you go to the website for Orlando International here (http://www.orlandoairports.net:/goaa/main.htm) you will find that it is closing for flights from noon today (Friday) ... there are links to specific airlines etc and I am sure the site will be updated frequently.

HTH

Brocky