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Hurricane Felix - Tracking/History Map
Hurricane Felix was a powerful category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale, that struck Central America.
Felix was the sixth named storm, second hurricane, and second Category 5 hurricane of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season.
August 31 - the National Hurricane Center initiated advisories on Tropical Depression Six.
September 1 - It passed through the southern Windward Islands, gathering strength as it moved in a west-northwest motion.
September 2 - Felix quickly strengthened into a major hurricane.
September 3 - Hurricane Felix was upgraded to Category 5 status, with estimated winds at 175 mph (265 km/h), while located about 390 miles (625 km) southeast of Kingston, Jamaica, but was temporarily downgraded to Category 4 status with winds of 145 mph (235 km/h).
September 4 - Hurricane Felix was again upgraded to a Category 5 hurricane and made landfall just south of the border between Nicaragua and Honduras in a region historically known as the Mosquito Coast with 160 mph (260 km/h) winds. At least 133 deaths were attributed to Felix.
September 5 - Felix weakened to a tropical storm and deteriorated to a tropical depression as it crossed into southern Honduras
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Watch vs Warning - Know the Difference
A HURRICANE WATCH issued for your part of the coast indicates the possibility that you could experience hurricane conditions within 36 hours. This watch should trigger your family's disaster plan, and protective measures should be initiated, especially those actions that require extra time such as securing a boat, leaving a barrier island, etc.
A HURRICANE WARNING issued for your part of the coast indicates that sustained winds of at least 74 mph are expected within 24 hours or less. Once this warning has been issued, your family should be in the process of completing protective actions and deciding the safest location to be during the storm.
