FMIT Alert Lvl 3: Watching Invest 93L Move Slowly Into The Southern Gulf of Mexico; Projected to Organize in Warm Gulf Waters. 6-19-17

FMIT Discussion

• NEW – The National Hurricane Center released the first-ever Potential Tropical Cyclone (PTC) advisories Sunday afternoon. The new Potential Tropical Cyclone advisories are a way for NHC to offer more information and guidance on storm systems, not yet at Tropical Depression strength, that have a chance of intensifying and bringing tropical storm or hurricane conditions to land within 48 hours. PTCs will be given a number similar to how Tropical Depressions are named and will increase by 1 digit each time they are used. If Invest 93L gains enough strength to warrant PTC status, it will be given PTC Three.
• This designation should give one more clue and warning as to when storms are predicted to intensify and will be added to FMIT Alerts going forward.
• Potential Tropical Cyclone Two continues towards the Windward Islands with a possibility of becoming a Tropical Storm as early as this evening.
• Invest 93L continues to move past the Yucatan Peninsula into the Gulf with a 90% chance of cyclone formation of the next 5 days.
• Current Spaghetti Models project 93L to make landfall in Louisiana, however because the system remains unorganized, it will be more difficult to determine the exact path until there is a center of circulation.
• Significant amounts of rain are projected for much of the Gulf Coast of Florida, the most severe of which is the Western Panhandle which could receive anywhere from 5″-8″ through Thursday.

FMIT Member Preparedness Actions

• Members should continue to monitor the storm as well as FMIT Alerts and local/national weather forecasts.
• Members would be well advised to begin communications with internal emergency response leadership.
• Please report all damages to buildings and other property to FMIT using one of the following options below:

Damage Reporting Options:

• Call 844-FMIT-CAT (844-364-8228) to report any losses to your insured property and activate the FMIT Turnkey Recovery program for immediate response to any property losses you may have incurred. Also:
• Go online: http://insurance.flcities.com and login to your account and submit your loss notice(s). FMIT and Synergy are immediately notified of your loss submittal.
• County Emergency Managers List – For additional contact information about your county, please Click Here.

Post Event Safety:

• Please Ensure That Recovery Operations Are Undertaken Safely. Click Here to download an Overview of Post Event Safety.