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HURRICANE Betsy Track
Aug. 2 1 - Sept. 12,1965
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&ELIMINARY REPORT ON I:URRICANE BETSY
August 27
- September
10, 1965
On August 27, 1965 a t 10:30 AM EST a Navy h u r r i c a n e reconnaissance a i r c r a f t discovered a t r o p i c a l depression a t 13' North Latitude
and 54' West Longitude o r about 350 m i l e s e a s t s o u t h e a s t of Barbados i n the Windward I s l a n d s , West I n d i e s . Maximum s u r f a c e winds
were about 38 knots and minimum s e a l e v e l p r e s s u r e was 1010 mb. which soon lowered t o 1006.5 mb.
At 11:30 AM EST a National Weather S a t e l l i t e Center b u l l e t i n s t a t e d t h a t TIROS X had photographed a c i r c u l a r storm a t 9:08 AM EST.
It was centered a t 13-N and 52-W. There were two d i s t i n c t c o i l e d cloud bands around the c e n t e r covering 4O of l a t i t u d e which i s
i n d i c a t i v e of winds of near 50 knots (about 60 miles an hour).
At 2:00 PM EST the Ssn Juan Weather Bureau O f f i c e issued the f i r s t b u l l e t i n on the moderate t r o p i c a l depression. By 5:00 PM EST
the d i s t u r b a n c e i n t e n s i f i e d t o t r o p i c a l storm s t a g e . Weather Bureau O f f i c e , San Juan, issued the f i r s t formal advisory and
named the storm "Betsy". Maximum winds a t the tfme were about 45 miles an hour i n a band of s q u a l l s extending about 100 miles i n
a s e m i c i r c l e t o the n o r t h of the c e n t e r . Gale f o r c e winds extended about 250 miles i n the northern s e m i c i r c l e . Betsy was
centered 300 m i l e s e a s t s o u t h e a s t of Barbados and was moving west northwestward a t 15 miles an hour. Gale warnings were issued
f o r the Lesser A n t i l l e s .
On August 28,weaK T r o p i c a l Storm Betsy moved through the Lesser A n t i l l e s i n a northwesterly d i r e c t i o n a t 21 miles an hour.
8:00 PM EST g a l e warnings were extended t o include Puerto Rico and the Virgin I s l a n d s .
At
On August 29,reports from Air Force and Weather Bureau a i r c r a f t , s h i p s and i s l a n d s t a t i o n s i n d i c a t e d t h a t Betsy had i n t e n s i f i e d
t o hurricane s t r e n g t h while centered 200 miles north n o r t h e a s t of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Highest winds had reached 80 miles an
hour near the c e n t e r . The f i r s t h u r r i c a n e advisory was issued a t 5:00 PM EST by Weather Bureau O f f i c e , Miami. By coincidence
t h i s was t h e f i r s t r e l e a s e by t h e Miami o f f i c e a f t e r the t r a n s f e r of f o r e c a s t r e s p o n s i b i l i t y from San Juan t o Miami.
On August 30-31, Betsy slowed t o a h a l t , l o a t i n t e n s i t y , and m ~ d ea gradual loop about 275 miles north of Puerto Rico. Maximum
winds decreased from 85 t o 65 miles a n hour t o change the storm c l a s s i f i c a t i o n from a hurricane back t o a t r o p i c a l storm.
C e n t r a l pressure rose from 991 mbs. (29.25 inches) t o 998 mbs. (29+47 inches),
On September 1, Betsy began moving westward
northwest of San Juan (22.3' North L a t i t u d e
winds were 80 miles an hour n e a r the c e n t e r
southwest s e m i c i r c l e . C e n t r a l pressure was
e f f e c t s from Betsy i n one o r two days.
and regained h u r r i c a n e i n t e n s i t y . At 5:00 AM i t was centered about 260 m i l e s north
and 66.9' West Longitude) and was moving westward about 6 miles an hour. Highest
with g a l e s extending o u t 150 miles i n the n o r t h e a s t s e m i c i r c l e and 75 miles i n the
984 mbs. o r 29.05 inches. The Bahama I s l a n d s were a l e r t e d t o the p o s s i b i l i t y of the
On September 1 and 2, the radar of the Eastern T e s t Range S t a t i o n on Grand Turk I s l a n d tracked the h u r r i c a n e . At 5:00 AM EST
Betsy was located 125 m i l e s n o r t h e a s t of Grand Turk. Highest winds were 100 miles an hour near the c e n t e r and g a l e s extended out
f o r 200 m i l e s i n a l l d i r e c t i o n s except only 75 m i l e s i n t h e southwest quadrant. By 11:OO PM EST the h i g h e s t winds increased t o
125 t o 150 miles an hour near the c e n t e r and t h e c e n t r a l p r e s s u r e lowered t o 945 mbs. o r 27.90 inches.
On September 3, Hurricane Betsy s k i r t e d the Bahamas moving northwest a t 10 miles an hour. On September 4, i t slowed down, came
t o a s t a n d s t i l l , and then gradually performed another loop. Betsy reached i t s f a r t h e s t north l o c a t i o n i n the A t l a n t i c of 430
miles south of Cape H a t t e r a s , N. C. a t 8:00 AM EST. A l a r g e high p r e s s u r e a r e a over the E a s t e r n United S t a t e s e f f e c t i v e l y blocked
any f u r t h e r northward movement of the h u r r i c a n e , and a t 1 1 : O O PM on September 5, Betsy began an unusual southward movement a t
8 miles an hour. The c e n t e r was then located a t 27.6' North L e t i t u d e and 75.6' West Longitude o r 125 miles n o r t h e a s t of Great
Abaco I s l a n d , Bahamas. Highest winds were 125 miles an hour. Gales extended 300 miles t o t h e north and 150 miles t o the south
of t h e c e n t e r . The Bahamas were warned t o expect hurricane f o r c e winds and t i d e s of 10 f e e t o r a l i t t l e higher where the c e n t e r
would move through t h e Bahamas on Monday.
Early Labor Day morning, September 6 , Hurricane Betsy turned toward a more southwesterly course a t 8 miles en hour. A t 5:00 AM
EST i t was centered 75 miles n o r t h e a s t of Hope Town, Gret Abaco. Behamas, and 270 miles e a s t n o r t h e a s t of Miami. At t h i s time a
Hurricane Watch was issued f o r the s o u t h e a s t F l o r i d a c o a s t . At 9:00 AM EST winds reached 85 miles an hour on Great Abaco I s l a n d
i n t h e Bahamas when the c e n t e r was 60 miles e a s t of the I s l a n d . C e n t r a l p r e s s u r e was 958 mbs. o r 28.29 inches. A t 11:OO AM EST
a Hurricane Warning was issued f o r extreme southern F l o r i d a from Palm Beach t o Key West and northward LO Everglades C i t y
includink F l o r i d a Bay. Hurricane Watch went i n t o e f f e c t from Palm Beach t o Cape Kennedy and on the west c o a s t north of
Everglades C i t y t o Punta Gorda. At 1:00 PM EST winds were 135 miles an hour on Great Abaco I s l a n d and reached a high of 140
miles an hour by 3:00 PM EST. The h i g h e s t wind a t Great Abaco of 147 miles an hour was measured some time before 7:00 PM EST and
h u r r i c a n e f o r c e winds p r e v a i l e d t h e r e f o r 20 hours.
The Miami Weather Bureau r a d a r picked up t h e eye of nurricane Betsy on September 6 when i t was over 220 n a u t i c a l miles away.
Land based r a d a r s tracked t h e h u r r i c a n e f o r the remainder of i t s e x i s t e n c e except f o r about 10 hours e a r l y September 9 when Betsy
was moving through the e a s t e r n Gulf of Mexico. On September 7, severe Hurricane Betsy was under c o n s t a n t s u r v e i l l a n c e by
land-based r a d a r s of t h e Weather Bureau a t Miami, the Radar Laboratory of the University of Miami, and the Air Force M i s s i l e Test
Range s t a t i o n on Grand Bahama a s well a s A i r Force and Navy reconnaicisance a i r c r a f t .
On Tuesday morning, September 7 , the w a l l cloud swept over Nassau with an open eye of about 40 m i l e s i n diameter t o the north.
The severe h u r r i c a n e s t a l l e d about noon while c e n t e r e d 30 miles north of Nassau and E!assau received a severe pounding from the
v i o l e n t winds and high t i d e s . Lowest p r e s s u r e reported a t the time was 957 mbs. o r 28.25 inches. I n the e a r l y afternoon
Hurricane Betsy s t a r t e d moving westward. At 2:00 PM the Hurricane Warnings were extended on t h e F l o r i d a e a s t c o a s t a s f a r north
a s F t . P i e r c e and on the F l o r i d a west c o a s t t o Venice.
At 5:00 PM EST on September 7 the Weather Bureau warned t h a t storm t i d e s up t o 6 t o 10 f e e t above normal i n the h u r r i c a n e a r e a
would flood i s l a n d s , keys, and c o a s t a l a r e a s between F o r t Lauderdale and Key Largo. Persons s u b j e c t t o flooding by these t i d e s
were urged t o evacuate a t once. Persons i n one s t o r y dwellings on Miami Beach and s i m i l a r c o a s t a l a r e a s were urged t o consider
moving e i t h e r t o buildings o f two o r more s t o r i e s o r move t o the mainland.
At 10:30 PM EST winds of 81
Key Largo. By midnight the
12 hours. The peak guat a t
beach e r o s i o n caused damage
four deaths i n F l o r i d a .
miles an hour were recorded on M i a m i Beach and a t 11:25 PM EST winds reached 75 miles an hour s t
winds reached 83 miles an hour a t P o r t Everglades. Hurricane f o r c e winds lashed the Miami a r e a up t o
the National Hurricane Center, Coral Gables, was 105 miles an hour. High winds, t i d a l f l o o d i n g and
along the lower F l o r i d a East Coast estimated t o be from $100,000,000 t o $150,000,000. There were
On the morning of September 8, severe Hurricane Betsy moved westward a t about 10 miles an hour a c r o s s the Upper Keys.
Gales
extended300miles i n a l l quadrants from the c e n t e r . The l a r g e eye, about 40 miles i n diameter, moved over Key Largo about 3:45 AM
EST. The lowest pressure of 953 mbs. o r 28.14 inches was recorded on P l a n t a t i o n Key. Wind speeds reached 100 t o 140 mph g e n e r a l l y
from Homestead southward through the Keys. R a i n f a l l was from 4 to 6 inches i n the a r e a of s t r o n g winds with r a i n f a l l amounts
diminishing r a p i d l y w i t h d i s t a n c e from the storm c e n t e r .
Two tornadoes were reported i n F l o r i d a i n connection with Hurricane Betsy. One tornado occurred a t Punta Gorda
(23 miles north northwest of F o r t Myers), a t 4:30 PM EST on September 8. The o t h e r tornado, 4 miles north of Fort Walton Beach
(30 miles e a s t of Pensacola), a t 4:05 PM EST on September 9 destroyed a marina with 12 boats.
Betsy had moved through the Florida Keys and i n t o the Gulf of Mexico by 11 AM EST September 8. Air Force reconnaissance and the
Miami and Key West radar r e p o r t s i n d i c a t e d the storm was moving west and by e a r l y afternoon it had increased i n speed from 12 t o
15 miles an hour. Navy reconnaissance i n d i c a t e d t h a t the storm was a l s o i n t e n s i f y i n g with a c e n t r a l pressure of 28.00 inches.
Dry Tortugas reported w e s t e r l y winds of 120 m i l e s an hour during the afternoon when the c e n t e r passed t o the north of the s t a t i o n .
Hurricane warnings were lowered over t h e F l o r i d a Peninsula a t 5:00 PM EST. At t h a t time Betsy was centered a t 25.4O North
Latitude and 83.1 West Longitude o r 105 miles west northwest of Key West.
Air Force and Navy reconnaissance planes followed the storm very c l o s e l y sending r e p o r t s on the eye l o c a t i o n every 2 t o 3 hours a s
i t passed through the Florida Keys and the Gulf of Mexico. Land based c o a s t a l r a d a r (New Orleans and the Naval Air S t a t i o n ,
Pensacola) picked up the storm c e n t e r a t noon EST September 9 about 225 miles south of Mobile, Alabama. These r e p o r t s i n d i c a t e d
a gradual change i n d i r e c t i o n from west northwest t o northwest and a corresponding i n c r e a s e i n forward speed from 17 t o 22 miles
an hour by 9 PM EST on September 9.
At 8 PM EST September 8, a Hurricane Watch was advised f o r the a r e a from the mouth of the M i s s i s s i p p i River westward t o Matagorda
Bay on the c e n t r a l c o a s t of Texas. Evacuation was recomended f o r off-shore o i l r i g i n s t a l l a t i o n s and i t was recomended t h a t a l l
i n d u s t r i a l equipment be secured. Hurricane Warnings were issued a t 7 AM EST September 9 from the mouth of the M i s s i s s i p p i River
westward t o Galveston, Texas. The advisory requested t h a t low l y i n g c o a s t a l a r e a s should be evacuated as soon a s p o s s i b l e and
more than 250,000 people heeded the request. A t 2 PM EST the a r e a of Hurricane Warnings was extended eastward a s f a r a s Mobile,
Ala. The evacuation of the lake f r o n t along Lake P o n t c h a r t r a i n was recommended by 7:30 PM EST.
As the storm approached the c o a s t of Louisiana and M i s s i s s i p p i h i g h e s t winds were estimated a t 150 miles a n hour, t i d e s were
expected t o reach 6 t o 12 f e e t from the mouth of the M i s s i s s i p p i River eastward t o Pensacola, and heavy r a i n s with l o c a l
accumulations of 4 t o 8 inches were f o r e c a s t e d f o r s o u t h e a s t M i s s i s s i p p i and Louisiana. Tornadoes were f o r e c a s t f o r the a r e a
w i t h i n 100 miles of the c o a s t from B i l o x i , M i s s i s s i p p i t o Apalachicola, F l o r i d a on the advisory f o r 5 PM EST September 9. The
p o s s i b i l i t y of a tornado o r two i n Southern M i s s i s s i p p i and Southwest Alabama was a l s o included i n the advisory f o r 3 AM EST
September LO.
By 6 PM EST the Grand I s l e Coast Guard s t a t i o n reported winds of 70 t o 105 m i l e s an hour with g u s t s t o 160 miles an hour.
The eye of the storm passed 30 miles t o the west of Burwood, Louisiana, a t the mouth of the M i s s i s s i p p i River a t 9 PM EST on
September 9. At t h a t time, Pilottown, Louisiana reported t h a t winds were g u s t i n g t o over 100 miles an hour. Landfall took place
a t 11 PM EST near Grand I s l e on the Louisiana c o a s t with the barometer reading 28.00 inches and t i d e s 8.9 f e e t above mean s e a
l e v e l . By 11:20 PM EST the winds a t New Orleans had exceeded 100 miles an hour and by midnight the storm was 35 miles southwest
of New Orleans. The winds reached 125 miles an hour a t 11:46 PM a t which time power f a i l e d a t t h e New Orleans Weather Bureau
O f f i c e and advisory r e s p o n s i b i l i t y was t r a n s f e r r e d back t o Miami.
Tides apparently reached 10 t o 12 f e e t above MSL over most of the c o a s t a l a r e a e a s t of Grand I s l e t o the M i s s i s s i p p i c o a s t . Along
the M i s s i s s i p p i c o a s t t i d e s were g e n e r a l l y i n the 7 t o 10 f o o t range and 3 t o 6 f e e t MSL elsewhere along the Eastern Louisiana
c o a s t . The t i d e s a t Bay S t . Louis along the s o u t h e a s t c o a s t of Alabama were reported a s 12 f e e t above s e a l e v e l between 1 and
2 AM EST September 10. The M i s s i s s i p p i River a t New Orleans rose 10 f e e t during the h e i g h t of the storm.
The c e n t e r passed over Houma, Louisiana between 1 and 2 AM EST September 10 and a pressure of 28.00 inches and s u r f a c e winds
g u s t i n g t o over 130 m i l e s an hour were recorded. The eye soon moved over Thibodaux with a barometric reading of 28.02 inches.
Betsy had moved 20 miles t o the west of Baton Rouge by 5 AM EST with winds of 100 miles an hour near the c e n t e r . The 14 day
storm moved inland a c r o s s Louisiana on a northwest t o n o r t h e r l y course with the forward speed decreasing t o 10 t o 15 miles a n hour
and the winds diminishing t o 75 miles an hour i n s q u a l l s by 8 AM EST September 10. Rapidly l o s i n g i n t e n s i t y a s i t moved inland,
i t was downgraded t o a t r o p i c a l storm by 11 AM EST September 10 a t which time i t was located 50 m i l e s n o r t h e a s t of Alexandria,
Louisiana. The weakening storm was approaching Memphis, Tennessee by 6 AM EST September 11 and could no longer be followed a s a
t r o p i c a l storm.
Heavy r a i n f a l l , g e n e r a l l y 4 t o 7 i n c h e s , occurred over most of the lower M i s s i s s i p p i and lower Ohio Valley on Friday o r Saturday.
The t o t a l r a i n f a l l f o r Friday, September 10 ranged from 3 t o 5 inches i n Louisiana, M i s s i s s i p p i and Arkansas. Saturday,
September 11 r a i n f a l l t o t a l s ranged from 2 t o 4 inches i n western M i s s i s s i p p i and Tennessee, Eastern Arkansas, Southern I l l i n o i s
and Indiana and Western Ohio. Sunday, September 12 the t o t a l r a i n f a l l caused by the remnants of Betsy ranged from 1 t o 2 inches
i n Eastern Tennessee and Kentucky, Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, Northern V i r g i n i a , and Maryland.
As Hurricane Betsy moved a c r o s s Louisiana, two tornadoes occurred. One tornado s t r u c k Theodore (10 miles southwest of Mobile),
Alabama, about midnight on September 9. The o t h e r tornado occurred 6 miles west of Walnut (50 miles north northwest of Tupelo),
M i s s i s s i p p i , a t 6:30 PM on September 10. destroying one residence.
Hurricane Betsy was the most d e s t r u c t i v e of record on the Louisiana coast. Although the c o a s t a l a r e a was 907. evacuated with 114
of a m i l l i o n people having evacuated t h e i r homes, the f i r s t e s t i m a t e i n d i c a t e s 53 deaths i n Louisiana. Several c m u n i t i e s along
the M i s s i s s i p p i River below New Orleans were wiped o u t by wind and water. Approximately 1,000 homes were destroyed and 150.000
homes w i l l r e q u i r e major o r minor r e p a i r s . There was considerable damage t o the sugar cane, cotton, r i c e and pecan crops i n
Louisiana, M i s s i s s i p p i , Southern Alabama and Arkansas. O i l and u t i l i t y company l o s s e s w i l l be high i n Southern Louisiana. The
damages a r e severe along the c o a s t of M i s s i s s i p p i and i n Southeastern Louisiana including t h e mouth of the M i s s i s s i p p i , t h e ' D e l t a
area. New Orleans, P o n t c h a r t r a i n Lake a r e a and Baton Rouge. I t i s f e l t t h a t t o t a l l o s s e s i n these a r e a s may range between one
h a l f and one b i l l i o n d o l l a r s .
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ADVISORIES AND BULLETINS
SAN JUAN
BULLETIN 2 PM.EST FRIDAY AUGUST 27, 1965
54.513 A T 2 0 0 PM E S T / 1 9 0 0 Z / .
INFORMATION FROM RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT INDICATES MODERATE TROPICAL DEPRESSION CENTERED NEAR 1 1 . 5 N
MAXIMUM WINDS ARE ABOUT 35 KNOTS I N A BAND OF SQUALLS J U S T T O THE NORTH O F THE CENTER AND WINDS O F 2 5 TO 30 KNOTS EXTEND ABOUT 2 0 0
THE WINDS TO THE SOUTH OF THE CENTER ARE RATHER WEAK.
M I L E S T O THE NORTH.
T H I S DEPRESSION WILL MOVE I N A WEST T O WEST/NORTHWEST DIRECTION A T ABOUT 15 MPH. PEOPLE I N BARBADOS CMA THE GRENADINE ISLANDS CMA
DOMINICA AND MARTINIQIJE SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST MAXIMUM WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH I N A FEW SCTD SQUALLS OCCURRING
LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING AND STAND A WATCH FOR P O S S I B L E CHANGE I N THE INTENSITY O F THE SYSTEM.
T H I S DEPRESSION I S BEING WATCHED FOR P O S S I B L E DEVELOPMENT AND FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE RELEASED LATER T H I S AFTERNOON.
COLON
ADVISORY NO. 1 5 PM EST FRIDAY AUGUST 27, 1965
GALE WARNINGS ARE I N E F F E C T OVER BARBADOS STARTING AFTER MIDNIGHT AND OVER THE GRENADINES ISLANDS CMA S T VINCENT CMA S T LUCIA AND
MARTINIQUE STARTING A T DAY BREAK SATURDAY.
TROPICAL STORM BETSY WAS DETECTED I N I T S FORMATIVE STAGE T H I S AFTERNOON A T 5 PM E S T . . . 2 2 0 0 2 WAS CENTERED NEAR 1 1 . 7 N 55.2W OR 300
I T I S MOVING I N A WEST T O WEST NORTHWEST DIRECTION A T 1 6 MPH. BETSY I S EXPECTED
M I L E S EAST SOUTH EAST O F THE ISLAND O F BARBADOS.
TO CONTINUE MOVING WITH THE SAME DIRECTION AND SPEED DURING THE NEXT 1 2 HOURS.
BETSY I S S T I L L A WEAK STORM I N I T S EARLY STAGE O F DEVELOPMENT. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE ABOUT 4 5 MPH I N A B4ND O F SQUALLS EXTENDING
ABOUT 100 M I L E S I N A SEMICIRCLE TO THE NORTH O F THE CENTER. GALE WINDS EXTEND ABOUT 2 5 0 M I L E S I N THE NORTHERN SEMICIRCLE. THE
WIND FLOW I S A T PRESENT WEAK I N THE SOUTHERN SEMICIRCLE. SOME INCREASE I N DEVELOPMENT I S EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 1 2 T O 2 4 HOURS
AND STORM BETSY SHOULD THEN ATTAIN A MORE SYMMETRICAL CONFIGURATION.
ALL INTERESTS I N THE WINDWARD ISLANDS I N THE EXPECTED PATH O F THE STORM SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS AND L I S T E N FOR FURTHER
ADVISORIES TONIGHT.
SMALL CRAFT I N THE WINDWARD ISLANDS SHOULD REMAIN I N PORT.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE SAN JUAN WEATHER BUREAU A T 11 PM E S T . . . 0 5 0 0 Z
AUGUST 2 8 .
COLON
ADVISORY NO. 2 11 PM EST FRIDAY AUGUST 27, 1965
GALE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR BARBADOS STARTING AFTER MIDNIGHT AND FOR THE GRENADINES ISLANDS ST VINCENT ST LUCU AND MARTINIQ~E
STARTING A T DAY BREAK SATURDAY.
A T 11 PM EST...0400Z...TROPICAL
STORM BETSY WAS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 12.01(
56.6W O R ABOUT 2 0 0 M I L E S EAST SOUTH EAST O F THE ISLAND
OF BARBADOS.
I T I S MOVING I N A WEST TO WEST NORTHWEST DIRECTION A T 1 6 MPH AND I S EXPECTED T O CONTINUE MOVING I N ABOUT THE SAME
DIRECTION AND THE SAME SPEED DURING THE NEXT 1 2 HOURS.
HIGHEST WINDS ARE ABOUT 4 5 MPH I N SQUALLS EXTENDING ABOUT 100 M I L E S TO THE NORTH O F THE CENTER.
W E WINDS EXTEND OUlWARD ABOUT
2 5 0 M I L E S I N THE NORTHERN SEMICIRCLE. WINDS ARE L I G H T I N THE SOUTHERN SEMICIRCLE. SOME INCREASE I N S I Z E AND I N T E N S I T Y I S
EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 1 2 TO 2 4 HOURS.
ALL INTERESTS I N THE WINDWARD ISLANDS I N THE EXPECTED PATH OF THE STORM SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS AND L I S T E N FOR FURTHER
ADVISORIES.
PEOPLE I N THE LEEWARD ISLANDS O F DOMINICA AND GUADELOUPE SHOULD KEEP I N TOUCH WITH THE LATEST INFORMATION ON BETSY
I N CASE WARNINGS ARE EXTENDED NORTHWARD. SMALL CRAFT I N THE WINDWARD AND SOUTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS SHOULD REMAIN I N PORT.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE I S S U E D BY THE SAN JUAN WEATHER BUREAT A T 5 AH EST...lOOOZ...AUGUST
28.
HOOSE
ADVISORY NO. 3 5 AM EST SATURDAY AUGUST 28, 1965
GALE WARNINGS REMAIN I N E F F E C T FOR BARBADOS THE GRENADINES S T VINCENT S T L U C I A AND MARTINIQUE AND ARE EXTENDED T O INCLUDE
DOMINICA AND GUADELOUPE.
STORM BETSY WAS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR LAT'IlUDE 1 2 . 2 N LONGITUDE 5 8 . 1 W OR ABOUT 110 M I L E S EAST SOUTH
A T 5 AM EST...lOOOZ...TROPICAL
I T I S MOVING I N A WEST T O WEST NORTHWEST DIRECTION A T 16 MPH. L I T T L E CHANGE I N SPEED OR
EAST O F THE ISLAND OF BARBADOS.
DIRECTION I S ANTICIPATED DURING THE NEXT 1 2 HOURS.
GALE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
HIGHEST WINDS ARE ESTIMATED A T ABOUT 4 5 W H I N SQUALLS EXTENDING 100 M I L E S TO THE NORTH O F THE CENTER.
OUTWARD APPROXIMATELY 2 5 0 M I L E S I N THE NORTHERN SEMICIRCLE BUT WINDS ARE L I G H T TO THE SOUTH. SOME INCREASE I N S I Z E AND INTENSITY
I S EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 1 2 T O 2 4 HOURS.
ALL I N T E R E S T S I N THE AREA OF WARNINGS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTION AGAINST G h L E FORCE WINDS AND SHOULD KEEP ADVISED O F THE
LATEST INFORMATION ON THE STORM.
SMALL CRAFT I N THE WINDWARD AND LEEWARD ISLANDS SHOULD REMAIN I N PORT.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE SAN JUAN WEATHER BUREAU A T 11 AM E S T . . . 1 6 0 0 Z .
DAVIS
..AUGUST 2 8 .
ADVISORY NO. 4 11 AM EST SATURDAY AUGUST 28, 1965
GALE WARNINGS REMAIN I N E F F E C T FOR S T L U C U MARTINIQUE DOMINICA AND GIJADELOUPE AND ARE EXTENDED TO INCLUDE THE NORTHERN LEEWARD
ISLANDS. GALE WARNINGS WERE LOWERED A T 0 9 3 0 A S T FOR BARBADOS THE GRENADINES AND S T VINCENT.
REPORTS T H I S MORNING SHOW THAT TROPICAL STORM BETSY I S FARTHER NORTH THAN THE SPARSE INFORMATION DURING THE NIGHT INDICATED AND
A T 11 AM EST.. . 1 6 0 0 Z . . .TROPICAL STORM BETSY WAS CENTERED NEAR LATITUDE 1 4 . 4 N LONGITUDE 6 0 . 8 W OR VERY NEAR MARTINIQUE I N THE FRENCH
ANTILLES.
I T I S MOVING WEST NORTHWEST A T 1 7 MPH AND I S EXPECTED T O CONTINUE I N THE SAME DIRECTION BUT A T A SLIGHTLY HIGHER SPEED
DURING THE NEXT 1 2 HOURS.
HIGHEST WINDS ARE ESTIMATED A T ABOUT 4 5 MPH I N SQUALLS EXTENDING 1 0 0 M I L E S I N THE NORTWGAST SEMICIRCLE. GALE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD APPROXIMATELY 2 5 0 M I L E S I N THE NORTHEAST SEMICIRCLE BUT WINDS ARE L I G H T T O THE SOUTH. L I T T L E CHANGE I N S I Z E AND INTENSITY
I S EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 1 2 TO 2 4 HOURS.
ALL INTERESTS I N THE AREA OF WARNINGS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTION AGAINST GALE FORCE WINDS AND SHOULD KEEP ADVISED OF THE
LATEST INFORMATION ON THE STORM. SMALL CRAFT I N THE WINDWARD LEEWARD AND V I R G I N ISLANDS SHOULD REMAIN I N PORT.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE I S S U E D BY THE SAN JUAN WEATHER BUREAU A T 5 PM EST.. , 2 2 0 0 2 . . .AUGUST 2 8 .
ZIMMER
ADVLSORY NO. 5 5 PM EST SATURDAY AUGUST 28, 1965
GALE WARNINGS REMAIN I N EFFECT FOR DOMINICA GUADALOUPE AND THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS.
WARNINGS ARE LOWERED FOR S T LUCIA AND
MARTINIQUE. GALE WARNINGS ARE EXTENDED TO PUERTO R I C O AND THE V I R G I N ISLANDS EFFECTIVE A T MIDNIGHT.
TROPICAL STORM BETSY I S CENTERED A T 5 PM E S T . . . 2 2 0 0 Z . . .
NEAR LATITUDE 1 6 . 0 NORTH LONGITUDE 6 2 . 3 WEST OR 300 M I L E S SOUTHEAST O F
SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO. I T I S MOVING I N A NORTHWEST DIRECTION A T 2 1 MPH AND I S EXPECTEO TO CONTINUE WITH THE SAME DIRECTION AND
SPEED FOR THE NEXT 1 2 HOURS.
THE HIGHEST WINDS ARE ABOUT 4 5 MPH I N SQUALLS EXTENDING 100 M I L E S TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER AND GALE WINDS EXTEND ABOUT 2 5 0
M I L E S I N THE NORTHEAST SEMICIRCLE. BETSY I S S T I L L A WEAK STORM I N THE FORMATIVE STAGE AND THE WINDS ARE L I G H T I N THE SOUTHWEST
SEMICIRCLE. L I T T L E CHANGE I N S I Z E AND I N T E N S I T Y I S EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 1 2 HOURS.
ALL INTERESTS I N THE PATH OF THE STORM ESPECIALLY THE AREAS TO THE NORTH O F THE CENTER SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST GALE
FORCE WINDS AND SHOULD KEEP ADVISED O F THE LATEST INFORMATION.
SMALL CRAFT I N THE LEEWARD ISLANDS V I R G I N ISLANDS AND PUERTO R I C O SHOULD REMAIN I N PORT.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE I S S U E D BY THE SAN JUAN WEATHER BUREAU A T 11 PM EST...0400Z...AUGUST
A T 8 PM E S T .
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BULLETIN 8 PM EST SATURDAY AUGUST 28, 1965
GALE WARNINGS CONTINUE I N E F F E C T FOR DOMINICA GUADELOUPE AND THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ARE EXTENDED TO PUERTO R I C O AND THE
V I R G I N ISLANDS E F F E C T I V E A T MIDNIGHT.
TROPICAL STORM BETSY CONTINUES TO MOVE TOWARD THE NORTHWEST A T ABOUT 2 1 MPH AND I S EXPECTEO TO MOVE OVER THE V I R G I N ISLANDS A T
DAYBREAK SUNDAY. THE CENTER A T 8 PM E S T WAS LOCATED ABOUT 2 3 0 M I L E S SOUTHEAST O F SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO.
THE STORM REMAINS WEAK AND UNORGANIZED AND HIGHEST WINDS AR!l 30 TO 4 5 MPH I N SQUALLS TO THE NORTHEAST O F THE CENTER.
P A S T FEW HOURS S T MARTIN I N THE LEEWARD ISLANDS REPORTED WINDS OF 35 MPH I N GUSTS.
DURING THE
NO I N T E N S I F I C A T I O N I S EXPECTED A T THE PRESENT TIME AND THERE I S NO IMMEDIATE THREAT OF HURRICANE FORCE WINDS. HOWEVER PEOPLE I N
THE NORTHERN LEEWARDS THE V I R G I N ISLANDS AND PUERTO R I C O SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST WINDS OF U P TO 4 5 MPH AND LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINS WHICH MAY PRODUCE MODERATE FLOODS.
THE NEXT REGULAR ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE SAN J U A N WEATHER BUREAU A T 11 PM E S T AUGUST 28.
HOOSE
ADVISORY NO. 6 11 P M EST SATURDAY AUGUST 28, 1965
GALE WARNINGS ARE CONTINUED FOR THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS V I R G I N ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO.
DOMINICA AND GUADELOUPE.
WARNINGS ARE DISCONTINUED FOR
A T 11 PM E S T . . . 0 4 0 0 Z . . . T R O P I C A L
STORM BETSY WAS CENTERED NEAR LATITUDE 1 7 . 0 NORTH LONGITUDE 6 3 . 4 WEST OR ABOUT 1 9 0 M I L E S EAST
SOUTHEAST O F SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO. THE STORM I S MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST A T 2 0 MPH AND I S EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TOWARD THE
NORTHWEST A T ABOUT THE SAME SPEED FOR THE NEXT 1 2 HOURS.
HIGHEST WINDS ARE 45 MPH I N SQUALLS EXTENDING OUT 1 0 0 M I L E S TO THE NORTHEAST AND GALE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUT ABOUT 2 5 0 M I L E S I N
THE NORTHEAST SEMICIRCLE. TROPICAL STORM BETSY I S S T I L L WEAK AND DISORGANIZED AND L I T T L E CHANGE I N S I Z E OR INTENSITY I S EXPECTED
DURING M E NEXT 1 2 HOURS.
THE STORM WILL P A S S ABOUT 7 5 TO 100 M I L E S EAST OF PUERTO R I C O EARLY SUNDAY MORNING MOVING I N A NORTHWEST DIRECTION. THERE I S NO
DANGER O F W R R I C A N E WINDS FOR PUERTO R I C O AND THE V I R G I N ISLANDS BUT PEOPLE SHOULD CONTINUE PRECAUTIONS F O R GALE WINDS AND
P O S S I B L E HEAVY RAINS WITH LOCAL FLOODING.
SMALL CRAFT I N THE NORTHERN LEEWARDS THE V I R G I N ISLANDS AND PUPRTO R I C O SHOULD REMAIN I N PORT.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE I S S U E D BY THE SAN J U A N WEATHER BUREAU A T 5 AM E S T . . . 1 0 0 0 2 . . .AUGUST 2 9 .
HOOSE
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ADVISORY NO. 7 5 AM EST SUNDAY AUGUST 29, 1965
GALE WARNINGS REMAIN I N EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN LEEU4RD.ISLANDq T q V I R G I N ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO.
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A T 5 AM E S T
10002 TROPICAL STORM BETSY WAS CENTERED NEAR LIlTlTUDE 1 8 . 5 N LONGITUDE 63.OW OR ABOUT 2 0 0 M I L E S EAST OF SAN JUAN
I T I S MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST ABOUT 17 MPH AND I S EXPECTED TO CONTINUE I N THE SAME DIRECTION AT THE SAME SPEED
PUERTU RICO.
?OR THE NEXT 1 2 HOURS.
HIGHEST WINDS ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 45 MPH I N SQUALLS EXTENDING OUT 2 0 0 M I L E S T O THE NORTHEAST AND GALE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUT 2 5 0
M I L E S I N THE NORTHEAST SEMICIRCLE. THE STORM CONTINUES T O BE WEAK AND DISORGANIZED AND L I T T L E CHANGE I N S I Z E OR INTENSITY I S
EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 2 4 HOURS.
SOME LOCALLY HEAVY P R E C I P I T A T I O N I S EXPECTED TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORM AND LOCAL FLOODING I S LIKELY TO OCCUR.
SMALL CRAFT I N THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS THE V I R G I N ISLANDS AND PUERTO R I C O SHOULD REMAIN I N PORT.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE I S S U E D BY THE SAN JUAN WEATHER BUREAU A T 11 AM E S T AUGUST 29.
BULLETIN 8 AM EST SUNDAY AUGUST 29, 1965
GALE WARNINGS REMAIN I N E F F E C T FOR PUERTO R I C O THE V I R G I N ISLANDS AND NORTHERN LEEWARDS. TROPICAL STORM BETSY I S LOCATED A T 8 AM
ABOUT 180 M I L E S EAST NORTHEAST OF SAN JUAN MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST A T ABOUT 1 7 MPH. THE AREA OF MORE INTENSE SQUALLS WITH
MAXIMUM WINDS AROUND 4 5 MPH CONTINUE TO BE LOCATED I N THE NORTHEAST SEMICIRCLE.
WITH THE CENTER LOCATED TO THE NORTH O F THE ISLANDS THE THREAT O F STRONG WINDS FOR PUERTO R I C O AND THE V I R G I N ISLANDS HAS NOW
DECREASED BUT THERE I S S T I L L A CHANCE OF A FEW SQUALLS WITH GUSTY WINDS TO 4 5 MPH DEVELOPING ON THE SOUTH S I D E AND AFFECTING THE
NORTHERN PORTION O F THE ISLANDS FROM PUERTO R I C O TO THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS.
INTERESTS I N PUERTO R I C O AND THE V I R G I N ISLANDS SHOULD CONTINUE ON THE ALERT FOR P O S S I B L E LOCAL FLOODING TODAY AND TONIGHT,
THE NEXT REGULAR ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE SAN JUAN WEATHER BUREAU A T 11 AM E S T .
DAVIS.
ADVISORY NO. 8 11 AM EST SUNDAY AUGUST 29, 1965
GALE WARNINGS ARE DISCONTINUED FOR PUERTO R I C O THE V I R G I N ISLANDS AND THE NORTHERN LEEWARD
ISLANDS
REPORTS FROM RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT AND SURFACE S H I P S INDICATE THAT TROPICAL STORM BETSY I S BECOMING BETTER ORGANIZED AND HAS
STORM BETSY WAS LOCATED NEAR
INCREASED SLIGHTLY I N INTENSITY DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS. A T 11 AM E S T . . . 1 6 0 0 Z . . . T R O P I C A L
LATITUDE 2 0 . O N LONGITUDE 64.OW OR ABOUT 1 7 5 M I L E S NORTHEAST OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO. I T I S MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHWEST
ABOUT 18 MPH AND WILL CONTINUE I N THE SAME DIRECTION A T THE SAME SPEED FOR THE NEXT 1 2 HOURS.
HIGHEST WINDS ARE 50 TO 55 MPH I N SQUALLS I N A 1 0 0 M I RADIUS I N THE NORTHEAST SEMICIRCLE. GAI,E FORCE WINDS EXTEND 2 5 0 M I TO THE
NORTHEAST O F THE CENTER AND 5 0 M I TO THE SOUTHWEST. L I T T L E CHANGE I N S I Z E I S EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 1 2 HOURS BUT A GFADUAI.
INCREASE I N INTENSITY WILL OCCUR DURING THE NEXT 1 2 TO 2 4 HOURS.
SOME HEAVY RAINS ARE EXPECTED LATE T H I S AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT I N PUERTO R I C O AND V I R G I N ISLANDS AND LOCAL FLOODING I S LIKELY TO
OCCUR.
THE NEXT REGULAR ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE MIAMI WEATHER BUREAU A T 5 PM E S T 2 2 0 0 2 .
ZIMMER
ADVISORY NO. 9 5 PM EST SUNDAY AUGUST 29, 1965
BETSY INCREASES TO HURRICANE STRENGTH
REPORTS FROM A I R FORCE AND WEATHER BUREAU A I R C R A F T . . . S H I P
BETSY HAS I N T E N S I F I E D TO A HURRICANE.
AND ISLAND STATIONS...AND
LAND BASED RADAR T H I S AFTERNOON INDICATE THAT
A T 5 PM E S T THE CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 2 1 . 1 NORTH LONGITUDE 611.8 WEST MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NDRTHWEST A T 1 7 MPH. T H I S
P O S I T I O N I S ABOUT 1 0 3 5 M I L E S EAST SOUTHEAST O F MIAMI AND 2 0 0 M I L E S NORTH NORTHEASTOF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO.
HIGHEST WINDS ARE 80 W H NEAR THE CENTER WITH GALES EXTENDING OUT 2 5 0 MILES TO THE NORTHEAST AND 75 MILES TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE
CENTER.
BETSY I S FORECAST TO MOVE TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHWEST WITH A SPEED OF 15 MPH TONlGHT THEN MOVING ON A MORE NORTHERLY COURSE A T
ABOUT THE SAME FORWARD SPEED DURING MONDAY. A VERY SLIGHT INCREASE IN INTENSITY 1s EXPECTED TONIGHT OR MONDAY. THERE I S NO
IMMEDIATE THREAT TO ANY LAND AREA.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE I S S U E D BY THE MIAMI WEATHER B U W U A T 11 PM E S T .
SUGG
ADVISORY NO. 10 11 PM EST SUNDAY AUGUST 2 9 1965
AT 11 PM EST.. .0400Z.. .HURRICANE BETSY W NEAR LATITUDE'21.9 NORTH LONGITUDE 6 5 . 2 WEST OR ABOUT 250 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF
SAN .NAN AND ROUGHLY 1 0 0 0 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF MIAMI. I T S MOVEMENT I S TOWARDS THE NORTHNORTHWEST ABCUT 1 2 MPH.
HIGHEST WINDS ARE ESTIMATED 8 0 MPH NEAR THE CENTER WITH GALES EXTENDING OUT 250 MILES TO THE NORTHEAST AND 7 5 MILES TO THE
SOUTHWEST OF THE CENTER.
INDICATIONS ARE FOR CONTINUED NORTH NORTHWEST MOVEMENT AT 1 2 MPH TONIGHT AND MONDAY.
THERE I S NO IMMEDIATE THBEAT TO ANY LAND AREA.
A GRADUAL INCREASE IN INTENSITY I S EXPECTED.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE MIAMI WEATHER BUREAU AT 5 AM EST.
KRAFT
ADVIGORY NO. 11 5 AM EST MONDAY AUGUST 30, 1965
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AT 5 AM EST. 1000Z...HURRIGWE BETSY WAS ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.7 NORTH LONGITUDE 65.7 WEST OR ABOUT 250 MILES NORTH OF SAN
JUAN PUERTO RICO. THIS POSITION I S BASED ON PERIPHERAL SHIP REPORTS AS NO INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM VICINITI OF THE
STOP24 CENTER SINCE LATE YESTERDAY. ITS MOVEMENT CONTINUES TOWARDS THE NORTH NORTHWEST ABOUT 1 2 MPH.
HIGHEST WINDS ARE ESTIMATED 8 0 MPH NEAR THE CENTER WITH GALES EXTENDING OUT 250 MILES TO THE NORTHEAST AND 7 5 MILES TO THE SOUTH
WEST OP THE CENTER.
INDICATIONS ARE FOR A CONTINUED NORTH NORTHWEST COURSE AT 1 2 MPH DURING THE NEXT 1 2 HOURS.
EXPECTED. THERE I S NO IHMEDIATE THREAT TO ANY LAND AREA.
A GRADUAL INCREASE IN INTENSITY I S
THE NEXT ADVISORY WT3.L BE ISSUED BY THE MIAMI WEATHER' BUREAU AT 11 AM EST.
ADVISORY NO. 12 11 AM EST MONDAY AUGUST 30, 1965
BETSY SLOWS...EXPECTED
TO GROW A LITTLE STRONGER
AT 11 AM EST THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BETSY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.8 NORTH LONGITUDE 65.9 WEST. THIS POSITION I S BASED UPON
AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE AND I S ABOUT 9 2 0 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF MIAMI AND 290 MILES NORTH OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO.
BETSY I S MOVING AT A SLOWER RATE OF SPEED TOWARDS THE NORTH NORTHWEST AT 8 MPH.
HIGHEST WINDS ARE 8 0 MPH OVER A SMALL AREA NEAR THE CENTER.
THE SOUTHWEST OF THE CENTER.
GALES EXTEND OUT AROUND 250 MILES TO THE NORTHEAST AND 75 MILES TO
THE H U R R I W I S FORECAST TO MOVE TOWARDS THE NORTH NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
INTENSITY I S EXPECTED.
A LITTLE INCREASE IN SIZE AND
BETSY POSES NO THREAT TO ANY LAND AREA THROUGH TUESDAY.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE MIAMI WEATHER BUREAUAT 5 PM EST.
SUGG
ADVISORY NO. 13 5 PM EST MONDAY AUGUST 30, 1965
BETSY FLOUNDERS...GROWS
A LITTLE STRONGER.
AT 5 PM EST THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BETSY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.0 NORTH LONGITUDE 66.0 WEST. THIS POSITION IS BASED UPON
AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE AND INDICATES THAT BETSY HAS BEEN NEARLY STATIONARY TODAY ABOUT 9 2 0 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF MIAMI AND
3 0 0 MILES NORTH OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO.
HIGHEST WINDS ARE 8 5 MPH OVER A SMALL AREA NEAR THE CENTER. W E S EXTEND OUT AROUND 250 MILES TO THE NORTHEAST AND 7 5 MILES TO
THE SOUTHWEST OF THE CENTER. LOWEST CENTRAL PRESSURE THIS AFTERNOON WAS 29.35 INCHES.
BETSY I S FORECAST TO MOVE TOWARDS THE NORTH NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH DUEING THE NEXT 24 HOURS:
A LITTLE INCREASE IN SIZE AND
BETSY POSES NO THREAT TO ANY LAND AREA THRU TUESDAY.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE MIAMI WEATHERBUW AT 11 PM EST.
SUGG
ADVISORY NO. 14 11 PM EST MONDAY AUGUST 30, 1965
BETSY STANDING STILL.
AT 11 PM EST HURRICANE BETSY WAS CENTERED NEAR LATITUDE 22.8 NORTH LONGITUDE 65.8 WEST. THIS POSITION I S ABOUT 3 0 0 MILES NORTH OF
SAW JUAN AND OVER 9 0 0 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OP MIAMI. AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE INDICATES THAT BETSY HAS REMAINED NEARLY STATIONARY
FOR THE PAST 6 HOURS.
HIGHEST WINDS ARE ESTIMATED 8 0 MPH NEAR THE CENTER.
THE CENTER.
GALES EXTEND OUT 250 MILES TO THE NORTHEAST AND 1 0 0 MILES TO THE SOUTHWEST OF
BETSY I S FORECAST TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY FOR 1 2 HOURS AND THEW BEGIN DRIFTIXG TOWARD THE NORTHWEST.
BETSY POSES NO THREAT TO ANY LAND ARM FOR THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.
OR INTEN8ITY I S ANTICIPATED.
KRAPT
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LITTLE CHANGE IN SIZE
ADVISORY NO. 15 5 AM EST TUESDAY AUGUST 31, 1965
BETSY REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY.
AT 5 AM EST HURRICANE BETSY WAS CENTERED NEAR LATITUDE 2 3 . 0 NORTH LONGITUDE 6 6 . 0 WEST. THIS POSITION I S ABOUT 3 0 0 MILES NORTH OF
SAN JUAN AND OVER 9 0 0 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF MIAMI. A I R FORCE RECONNAISSANCE INDICATES THAT BETSY NAS RPlAINED NEARLY STATIONARY
DURING THE NIGHT.
HIGHEST WINDS ARE 8 5 MPH OVER A SMALL AREA NEAR THE CENTER. GALES EXTEND OUT 2 5 0 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF THE CENTER. LOWEST PRESSURE REPORTED BY THE AIRCRAFT WAS 2 9 . 2 5 INCHES.
BETSY I S FORECAST TO DRIFT SLOWLY NORTHWEST DURING THE NEXT 2 4 HOURS.
THE NORTHEAST AND
MILES
THE
A LITTLE INCREASE I N S I Z E AND INTENSITY I S EXPECTED.
BETSY POSES NO THREAT TO ANY LAND AREA FOR THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.
CLARK
ADVISORY NO. 16 11 AM EST TUESDAY AUGUST 31, 1965
BETSY REMAINS BECALMED.
AT 11 AM EST HURRICANE BETSY WAS CENTERED NEAR LATITUDE 2 2 . 5 NORTH LONGITUDE 6 6 . 1 WEST. THIS POSITION I S ABOUT 2 7 0 MILES NORTH
OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO AND OVER 9 0 0 MILES EASTSOUTHEAST OF MIAMI. WEATHER BUREAU RESEARCH AIRCRAFT FOUND THIS MORNING THAT THE
STORM I S STATIONARY.
HIGHEST WINDS ARE 7 5 MPH I N SQUALLS OVER A SMALL AREA NEAR THE CENTER. GALES EXTEND OUTWARD 2 5 0 MILES I N THE NORTHEAST SEMICIRCLE
AND 1 0 0 MILES I N THE SOUTHWESTERN SEMICIRCLE. LOWEST PRESSURE REPORTED WAS 9 9 8 MBS OR 2 9 . 4 7 INCHES.
NO SIGNIFICANT MOVEMENT OR CHANGE I N S I Z E AND INTENSITY I S INDICATED DURING
THE NEXT 1 2 HOURS.
THERE I S NO THREAT TO ANY LAND AREA FROM HURRICANE BETSY DURING THE NEXT 4 8 HOURS.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE MIAMI WEATHER BUREAU AT 5 5 EST
DUNN
4DVISORY NO. 17 5 PM EST TUESDAY AUGUST 31, 1965
E T S Y MMtIINS WEAK SMALL AND STATIONARY.
AT 5 5 EST HURRICANE BETSY WAS CENTERED NEAR LATITUDE 2 2 . 5 NORTH LONGITUDE 6 6 . 0 WEST. THIS POSITION I S ABOUT 2 7 0 STATUTE MILES
NORTH OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO AND A LITTLE OVER 9 0 0 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF MIAMI. NAVY RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT FOUND THIS
AFTERNOON THAT BETSY I S STILL ESSENTIALLY STATIONARY.
HIGHEST WINDS ARE 7 5 MPH I N A FEW SQUALLS OVER A SMALL AREA NEAR THE CENTER. GALES EXTEND OUTWARD 2 2 5 MILES I N THE NORTHEASTERN
SEMICIRCLE AND 8 5 MILES I N THE SOUTHWESTERN SEMICIRCLE. LOWEST PRESSURE THIS AFTERNOON WAS 9 9 6 MBS OR 2 9 . 4 1 INCHES.
NO MATERIAL CHANGE I N S I Z E OR I N T E N S I W I S INDICATED DURING THE NEXT 1 2 HOURS BUT WITH A SLIGHT DRIFT TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST
BEGINNING AFTER 6 TO 1 2 HOURS.
THERE I S NO THREAT TO ANY LAND AREA FROM HURRICANE BETSY DURING THE NEXT 4 8 HOURS.
DUNN
ADVISORY NO. 18 11 PM EST TUESDAY AUGUST 31, 1965
BETSY REMAINS STATIONARY AND WEAKENS TO STORM INTENSITY
AT 11 PM EST TROPICAL STORM BETSY WAS CENTERED NEAR LATITUDE 2 2 . 5 NORTH LONGITUDE 6 6 . 0 WEST.
NORTH OF SAN JUAN AND OVER 9 0 0 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF MIAMI.
THIS POSITION I S ABOUT 2 7 0 MILES
NAVY RECONNAISSANCE INDICATES THAT BETSY WLS REMAINED STATIONARY AND WEAKENED. HIGHEST WINDS ARE ESTIMATED 6 5 MPH NEAR THE
CENTER. GALES EXTEND OUT 1 5 0 MILES I N THE NORTH AND EAST SEMICIRCLES AND 7 5 MILES I N THE SOUTHWEST QUADRANT.
INDICATIONS ARE
WEDNESDAY.
FOR A SLOW WESTWARD DRIFT TO BEGIN TONIGHT OR WEDNESDAY.
BETSY POSES NO THREAT TO ANY LAND AREA FOR THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.
LITTLE CHANGE I N S I Z E OR INTENSITY I S ANTICIPATED
ADVISORY NO. 19 5 AM EST WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 1, 1965
BETSY TURNS WESTWARD AND REGAINS HURRICANE INTENSITY.
A T 5 AM E S T HURRICANE BETSY WAS CENTERED NEAR LATITUDE 2 2 . 3 NORTH LONGITUDE 6 6 . 9 WEST. T H I S P O S I T I O N I S ABOUT 2 6 0 M I L E S NORTH
NORTHWEST O F SAN JUAN AND 8 7 5 M I L E S EAST SOUTHEAST OF MIAMI. NAVY RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT REPORTS DURING THE NIGHT INDICATE THAT
BETSY I S NOW MOVING WESTWARD ABOUT 6 MPH AND HAS REGAINED HURRICANE INTENSITY.
HIGHEST WINDS ARE 80 MPH NEAR THE CENTER WITH GALES EXTENDING OUT 150 M I L E S I N THE NORTHEAST SEMICIRCLE AND 7 5 M I L E S TO THE
SOUTHWEST. LOWEST PRESSURE I S 9 8 4 MBS OR 2 9 . 0 5 INCHES.
SOME FURTHER I N T E N S I F I C A T I O N I S LIKELY DURING THE NEXT 2 4 HOURS.
I N FORWARD SPEED.
CONTINUED WESTWARD MOVEMENT I S FORECAST WITH A S L I G H T INCREASE
SMALL CRAFT I N THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS SHOULD NOT VENTURE FAR TO THE EASTWARD.
BETSY POSES NO THREAT TO THE MAINLAND O F THE US FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS BUT INTERESTS I N THE BAHAMAS SHOULD KEEP I N CLOSE TOUCH
WITH FUTURE ADVISORIES ON HURRICANE BETSY.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE I S S U E D BY THE MIAMI WEATHER BUREAU A T 11 AM E S T .
BETSY GROWS STRONGER AND THREATENS THE BAHAMAS
GALES AND P O S S I B L Y WINDS OF HURRICANE FORCE EXPECTED CAICOS ISLAND AND TURKS ISLAND GROUPS TONIGHT AND AROUND MAYAGUANA THURSDAY.
HIGH SWELLS AND POUNDING SURF THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. ELSEWHERE THROUGHOUT THE ISLANDS SMALL
CRAFT SHOULD NOT VENTURE FAR FROM PORT. SWELLS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE TO 6 TO 9 F E E T ALONG THE COASTS O F NORTHERN HISPANIOLA
AND PUERTO R I C O .
A T 11 AM E S T HURRICANE BETSY WAS CENTERED NEAR LATITUDE 2 2 . 2 NORTH LONGITUDE 6 7 . 9 WEST. T H I S P O S I T I O N I S BASED UPON NAVY AND
WEATHER BUREAU RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT REPORTS AND I S ABOUT 800 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST O F MIAMI AND 2 0 0 M I L E S EAST NORTHEAST OF
GRAND TURK. THE HURRICANE I S MOVING TOWARD THE WEST A T 9 MPH.
HIGHEST WINDS ARE ABOUT 9 0 M I L E S NEAR THE CENTER WITH GALES EXTENDING OUT 2 0 0 M I L E S I N ALL DIRECTIONS EXCEPT ONLY 7 5 M I L E S I N THE
SIXTHWEST QUADRANT. LOWEST PRESSURE 9 8 8 MILLIBARS OR 2 9 . 1 7 INCHES.
BETSY I S FORECAST TO MOVE ON A WESTERLY COURSE NEAR 10 MPH POSSIBLY A L I T T L E FASTER DURING THE NEXT 1 2 TO 2 4 HOURS.
WINDS NEAR THE CENTER ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 100 MPH.
HIGHEST
ALL INTERESTS I N THE BAHAMAS SHOULD KEEP I N CLOSE TOUCH WITH FUTURE ADVISORIES.
SUGG.
ADV~SORYNO. 21
5 PM EST WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 1, 1965
BETSY THREATENS THE BAHAMAS
GALES AND POSSIBLY WINDS O F HURRICANE FORCE EXPECTED I N THE CAICOS AND TURKS ISLAND GROUPS LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY AND
AROUND MAYAGUANA THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
HIGH SWELLS AND POUNDING SURF DEVELOPING THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS TONIGHT AND
SWELLS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE TO 6 TO 9 F E E T
THURSDAY.
ELSEWHERE I N THE BAHAMAS SMALL CRAFT SHOULD NOT VEhTURE FAR FROM PORT.
ALONG THE NORTHERN COASTS OF HISPANIOLA AND PUERTO RICO.
A T 5 PM E S T HURRICANE BETSY WAS CENTERED NEAR LATITUDE 2 2 . 3 NORTH LONGITUDE 6 8 . 4 WEST. T H I S P O S I T I O N I S BASED UPON NAVY
RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT REPORTS AND I S ABOUT 7 7 5 M I L E S EAST SOUTHEAST OF MIAMI AND 1 7 5 M I L E S EAST NORTHEAST OF GRAND TURK.
HURRICANE I S MOVING TOWARDS THE WEST A T 6 MPH.
THE
HIGHEST WINDS ARE ABOUT 9 0 MPH NEAR THE CENTER WITH GALES EXTENDING OUT 2 0 0 MILES I N ALL DIRECTIONS EXCEPT ONLY 7 5 MILES I N THE
SOUTHWEST QUADRANT.
BETSY I S FORECAST TO MOVE ON A WEST TO WEST NORTHWEST COURSE WITH A S L I G H T INCREASE I N FORWARD S P E E D TO 8 MPH TONIGHT AND TO 10
MPH DURING THURSDAY.
T H I S WOULD MEAN THAT THE CENTER WOULD PASS J U S T TO THE NORTH O F THE CAICOS ISLANDS THURSDAY. HIGHEST WINDS
NEAR THE CENTER MAY REACH 1 0 0 MPH. NO CHANGE I N S I Z E I S INDICATED.
ALL I N T E R E S T S I N THE BAHAMAS SHOULD KEEP I N CLOSE TOUCH WITH FUTURE A D V I S O R I E S .
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE I S S U E D BY THE MIAMI
SUGG
WEATHER BUREAU A T 11 PM E S T .
ADVISORY NO. 22 11 PM EST WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 1, 1965
BETSY STRONGER TAKES A S L I G H T TURN T O THE WEST NORTHWEST AND LESSENS THREAT TO EASTERN BAHAMAS.
HIGH SWELLS AND POUNDING SURF WILL AFFECT THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS THE NORTH COAST OF HISPANIOLA AND THE NORTHWESTERN COAST OF
PUERTO R I C O TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.
OCCASIONAL SQUALLS ARE LIKELY I N THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS. SMALL CRAFT I N THE BAHAMAS SHOULD
NOT VENTURE FAR FROM PORT.
A T 11 PM E S T HURRICANE BETSY WAS NEAR LATITUDE 22.6 NORTH LONGITUDE 6 8 . 8 W E S T OR ABOUT 1 7 0 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF GRAND TURK AND
7 5 0 M I L E S EAST SOUTHEAST OF MIAMI. T H I S P O S I T I O N I S BASED ON AIRFORCE RECONNAISSANCE AND LAND BASED RADAR REPORTS. THE HURRICANE
I S MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST A T 6 MPH.
HIGHEST WINDS ARE ESTIMATED 100 MPH NEAR THE CENTER AND GALES EXTEND OUT 2 0 0 M I L E S I N ALL DIRECTIONS EXCEPT ONLY 100 MILES I N THE
SOUTHWEST QUALlRANT. THE CENTRAL PRESSURE I S 2 8 . 6 5 INCHES.
BETSY I S FORECAST TO MOVE TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST FOR 1 2 HOURS AND THEN TURN TO A MORE NORTHWESTERLY COURSE. THE FORWARD SPEED
WILL CONTINUE SLOW ABOUT 6 MPH. T H I S PATH WOULD TAKE THE CENTER O F THE HURRICANE ABOUT 100 M I L E S NORTH O F THE CAICOS ISLANDS.
SOME FURTHER INCREASE I N I N T E N S I T Y I S ANTICIPATED BUT L I T T L E CHANGE I N S I Z E .
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE I S S U E D BY THE MIAMI WEATHER BUREAU A T 5 AM EST.
KRAFT.
ADVISORY NO. 23 5 AM EST THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 2, 1965
BETSY UNCHANGED.
HIGH SWELLS AND POUNDING SURF WILL AFFECT THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS AND THE NORTH COAST OF HISPANIOLA TODAY AND TONIGHT.OCCASIONAL
SQUALLS ARE LIKELY I N THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS. SMALL CRAFT I N THE BAHAMAS SHOULD NOT VENTURE FAR FROM PORT.
A T 5 AM E S T HURRICANE BETSY WAS CENTERED NEAR LATITUDE 2 2 . 8 NORTH LONGITUDE 6 9 . 9 WEST. T H I S I S ABOUT 1 2 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF
GRAND TURK AND 6 9 0 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST O F MIAMI.
T H I S P O S I T I O N I S BASED ON RADAR REPORTS FROM GRAND TURK. THE HURRICANE I S
S
WEST NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
MOVING T O W ~ THE
HIGHEST WINDS ARE ESTIMATED 100 MPH NEAR THE CENTER AND GALES EXTEND OUT 2 0 0 M I L E S I N ALL DIRECTIONS EXCEPT ONLY 7 5 MILES I N THE
SOUTHWEST QUADRANT.
BETSY I S FORECAST TO MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST NORTHWEST WITH A FORWARD SPEED OF L E S S THAN 10 MPH FOR THE NEXT 1 2 HOURS REACHING A
INDICATIONS ARE FOR A L I T T L E MORE NORTHWESTERLY
P O S I T I O N SOME 1 0 0 MILES NORTH O F THE CAICOS ISLANDS BY LATE T H I S AFTERNOON.
COURSE THEREAFTER BUT A T A CONTINUED SLOW FORWARD SPEED. SOME FURTHER INCREASE I N INTENSITY I S ANTICIPATED BUT L I T T L E CHANGE I N
SIZE.
ALL INTERESTS I N THE BAHAMAS SHOLLD KEEP I N CLOSE TOUCH WITH FUTURE ADVISORIES.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE MIAMI WEATHER BUREAU A T 11 AM E S T .
CLARK.
HIGH SWELL AND POUNDING SURF WILL AFFECT THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS AND THE NORTH COAST O F HISPANIOLA TODAY AND TONIGHT. OCCASIONAL
SQUALLS ARE LIKELY I N THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS AND SMALL CRAFT THROUGHOUT THE ISLANDS SHOULD NOT VENTURE FAR FROM PORT.
A T 11 AM E S T HURRICANE BETSY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 2 3 . 0 NORTH LONGITUDE 7 0 . 7 WEST. T H I S P O S I T I O N I S BASED UPON A I R FORCE
RECONNAISSANCE AND LAND BASED RADAR LOCATED A T GROUND TURK AND I S ABOUT 6 3 5 M I L E S EAST SOUTHEAST OF MIAMI AND 1 0 0 MILES NORTH
NORTHEAST OF GRAND TURK.
THE HURRICANE I S MOVING TOWARD THE WEST A T 9 MPH.
THERE WLS BEEN I N T E N S I F I C A T I O N AND HIGHEST WINDS T H I S MORNING ARE ABOUT 1 1 5 MPH OVER A SMALL AREA NEAR THE CENTER.
OUT 2 0 0 MILES I N ALL DIRECTIONS EXCEPT 7 5 M I L E S I N THE SOUTHWEST QUADRANT.
GALES EXTEND
BETSY I S EXPECTED TO REMAIN A SMALL HURRICANE AND I S FORECAST TO MOVE ON A WEST NORTHWEST COURSE NEAR 10 MPH DURING THE NEXT 1 2
TO 2 4 HOURS WITH A L I T T L E MORE TURNING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST LATE FRIDAY.
T H I S FORECAST TRACK WOULD TAKE THE CENTER J U S T A SHORT
DISTANCE TO THE NORTH OF SAN SALVADOR ABOUT MIDDAY FRIDAY. NO CHANGE I N INTENSITY I S INDICATED.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE I S S U E D BY THE MIAMI WEATHER BUREAU AT 5 PM E S T .
SUGG.
THERE WILL BE AN INTERMEDIATE BULLETIN A T 2 PM EST.
BULLETIN 2 P M EST THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 2, 1965
BETSY...TURNS HALF RIGHT
RADAR REPORTS FBOM GRAND TURK INDICATE THAT THE CENTER OF HUlCRlBETSY WAS NEAR LATITUDE 23.5 NORTH LONGITUDE 71.0 WEST AT
2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS POSITION I S ABOUT 1 4 0 MILES NOaTH OF GRAND TURK AND 6 0 0 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF MIAMI.
DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS THE HURRICANE HAS MADE A RIGHT TURN AND I S CURRENTLY MOVING TOWARDS THE NORTH
WEST AT 9 MPH. I T I S NOT DEFINITE WHETHER THIS CHANGE IN DIRECTfOR WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT BUT INDEED I T MAY BE THE NEW COURSE
TOWARD THE NORTHWEST PREVIOUSLY FORECAST TO COME ABOUT ON FRIMYL IN ANY EVENT THE LONGER THE NORTHWESTERLY COURSE CONTINUES THE
LESS THREAT THERE I S TO THE BAHAMAS.
HIGHEST WINDS ARE ESTIK4TED 1 1 5 MPH.
BETSY REHAINS SMALL.
PAN AMERICAN EMPLOYEES ON GRAND TURK ISLAND REPORT SKY OVERCAST.. .VISIBILITY 1 0 MILES...SURFACE WINDS NORTHWEST 2 0 WITH GUSTS TO
RANGING FROM 6 TO 9 FEET.
4 5 M P H . THERE ARE OCCASIONAL THUM)ERSTORMS WITH SEAS FROM THE N~R-ST
THE NEXT ADVISORY w n L BE ISSUED BY
THE MIAMI
WEATHER BUREAU AT
PM EST.
SUGG
ADVISORY NO. 25 5 PM EST THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 2, 1065
BETSYS WINDS NOW UP TO 1 2 5 MPH.
THIS SMALL BUT IWl'ENSE HURRICANE WILL CAUSE HIGH SWELLS AND H ~ $URF
M ALONG THE NORTH COAST OF HISPANIOLA AND ON THE EAST SIDES
OF THE OUT ISLANDS IN THE PAST CENTRAI. AND SOUTHEASTERNBAHAMAS WAIGHT AND FRIDAY. OCCASIONAL SQUALLSWILL OCCUR AROUND SAN
SALVADOR AND MAYAGUANA ISLANDS'AND THE CAICOS TONIGHT. SMALL CRAFT IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.
AT 5 PM EST HURRICANE BETSY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.8 NORTH AM) LONGITUDE 7 1 . 5 WEST OR ABOUT 1 8 0 MILES EAST OF SAN SALVADOR
AND 5 7 0 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF MIAMI. THIS POSITION I S BASED ON NEATHER BUREAU RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT AND THE W A R AT GRAND
TURK.
THE HURRICANE I S MOVING NORTHWESTWARD AT 9 MPH.
MAXIMUM WINDS IMMEDIATELY AROUND THE CENTER HAVE INCREASED TO 1 2 5 HPH. GALES EXTEND OUTWARD 200 MILES IN THE NORTHEASTERN SEMICIRCLE AND 7 5 MILES TO THE SOUTHWEST. MINIMUM PRESSURE THIS AFTERNOON REACHED 9 4 5 MILLIBARS OR 27.90 INCHES.
THE CHANGE DURING THE DAY TO A MORE NORTHWEST MOVEMENT I S IN RESPONSE TO SMALL CHANGES IN THE STEERING CURRENT. FUTURE CHANGES
IN THE STEERING CURRENT APPEAR LIKELY TO BRING ABOUT ANOTHER CHANGE BACK TO A MORE WESTERLY DIRECTION WITHIN 1 2 HOURS. NO
MATERIAL CHANGE IN SIZE OR INTENSITY IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT i e HOURS AND MOVEMENT WILL BE 9 MPH OR LESS.
SINCE THE STEERING CURRENT I S WEAK INTEWSTS IN THE BAHAMAS SHOULD KEEP IN CLOSE TOUCH WITH FUTURE ADVISORIES SINCE I T I S NOT
IMPOSSIBLE THAT THIS RATHER SLOW MOVING.BUT DANGEROUS HURRICANE COULD TAKE A COURSE FARTHER TO THE WEST THAN NOW INDICATED.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE MIAMI WEATHER BUREAU AT 11 PM EST WITH AN INTERIN BULLETIN AT 8 PM EST.
DUNN.
BULLETIN 8 P M EST THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 2, 1963.
BETSY A POWERFUL HURRICANE WITH WINDS 1 2 5 MPH.
AT 8 PM EST HURRICANE BETSY WAS NEAR LATITUDE 2 4 . 0 NORTH LONGITUDE 71.7 WEST OR ABOUT 1 6 5 MILES EAST OF SAN SALVADOR AND 5 5 0
MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF MIAMI. THE HURRICANE I S MOVING TOWARD 'THENORTHWEST ABOUT 9 MPH.
THE HURRICANE I S FORECAST TO CONTINUE ON ITS NORTHWESTERLY PATH TONIGHT AND LIKELY TURN TO A MORE WESTERLY COURSE ON FRIDAY. THIS
EXPECTED PATH BRINGS THE HURRICANE TO A POSITION SOME 5 0 OR MORE MILES TO THE NORTHEAST FROM THE CAT ISLAND ELEUTHERA AREA FRIDAY.
SINCE THE CURRENTS MOVING THIS HURRICANE ARE WEAK INTERESTS IN THE BAHAMAS ESPECIALLY THOSE IN THE NORTAERN AND OUTER ISLANDS
SHOULD KEEP IN CLOSE TOUCH WITH FUTURE ADVISORIES.
HIGH SWELLS AND HEAVY SURF ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL SQUALLS ARE LIKELY FROM TURKS ISLAND TO CAT ISLAND TONIGHT AND INTO BLEUTHERA.
FRIDAY. SMALL CRAFT THROUGH THIS AREA SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE MIAMI m T H E R BUREAU AT 11 PM EST.
KRAFT.
ADVISORY NO. 26 11 PM EST THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 2, 1965;
POWERFUL HURRICANE BETSY MOVING SLOWLY NORTHWESTWARD.
AT 11 PM E S T HURRICANE BETSY WAS LOCATED BY NAVY RECONNAISSANCB llEIlR LATITUDE 2 4 . 4 NORTH LONGITUDE 7 1 . 7 WEST. T H I S POSITION I S
ABOUT 1 6 5 MILES EAST OF SAN SALVADOR AND 540 MILES A L I T T L E SOUTH OF DUE EAST FROM MIAMI. THE HURRICANE I S MOVING TOWARD THE
NORTHWEST AT 8 MPH.
MAXIbUJM WINDS ARE ESTPVLTED 1 2 5 TO 150 MPH NEAR THE CENTER AND W B S EXTEND OUT 2 0 0 MILES I N THE NORTH AND 100 MILES I N THE SOUTH
SEMICIRCLE.
THE LOWEST PRESSURE REPORTED I N THE CENTER T H I S AIITEIWON WAS 2 7 . 9 0 INCHES.
THE HURRICANE I S EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING SLOWLY TOWLRD THE NORTHWEST FOR THE NEXT 1 2 HOURS AND QUITE LIKELY FOR 2 4 HOURS. T H I S
PATH I F CONFIRMED WOULD CARRY THE CENTER ROUGHLY 100 MILES TO TI@ NORTHEAST OF THE OUTER ISLANDS OF THE BAHAMAS. HOWEVER ALL
INTERESTS I N THE BAHAMAS SHOULD KEEP I N CLOSE TOUCH WITH FUTURE ADVISORIES UNTIL T H I S DANGEROUS HURRICANE PASSES.
HIGH SWELLS AND HEAVY SURF ALONG WITH AN OCCASIONAL SQUALL ARE EXPECTED FROM MAYAGUANA TO THE ABACO ISLANDS FRIDAY.
THROUGH ALL THE OUTER BAHAMA ISLANDS SHOULD REMAIN I N PORT.
SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY NO. 27 5 AM EST FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 3, 1965
BETSY SKIRTING THE BAHAMAS
HIGH SWELL AND HEAVY SURF ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL SQUALLS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE OUT ISLANDS OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN BAHAMAS
T O M Y AND M N I G H T . SMALL CRAFT I N THE OUT ISLANDS SHOULD W I N I N PORT.
AT 5 AM E S T THE CENTER O F HURRICANE BETSY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 2 5 . 0 NORTH LONGITUDE 7 2 . 9 WEST. T H I S POSITION I S BASED UPON
NAVY RECONNAISSANCE REPORTS AND I S ABOUT 4 6 0 MILES SLIGHTLY SOUTH O F DUE EAST FROM MIAMI AND 1 2 0 MILES NORTHEAST OF SAN SALVADOR.
BETSY I S MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH.
HIGHEST WINDS ARE ESTIMATED 1 2 5 TO 1 5 0 MPH NEAR THE CENTER.
SOUTIWEST OF THE CENTER.
W$SEXTEND OUT 2 0 0 MILES I N ALL DIRECTIONS EXCEPT 7 5 MILES TO TRE
THE HURRICANE I S FORECAST TO MOVE TOWARDS THE NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH FOR THE NEXT 2 4 HOURS AND T H I S PATH WOULD MEAN THAT THE CENTER
WOULD PASS J U S T A SHORT DISTANCE NORTH OF THE ABACO ISLANDS EARLY SAWRDAY MORNING. NO CHANGE I N S I Z E OR INTENSITY I S INDICATED.
BETSYS TRACK SATURDAY I S UNCERTAIN BUT THERE ARE INDICATIONS THAT THE CENTER WILL TAKE ON A MORE NORTH NORTHWEST OR NORTHERLY
COURSE LATE SATURDAY HOWEVER ALL INTERESTS I N THE BAHAMAS AND ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES COAST SHOULD KEEP I N CLOSE
TOUCH WITH ALL ADVISORIES.
THERE WILL BE AN INTERMEDIATE BULLETIN AT 8 AM EST.
SUGG.
BULLETIN 8 AM EST FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 3, 1965
BETSY...SKIRTING
THE BAHAMAS
BETSY WAS CENTERED NEAR LATITUDE 2 5 . 1 NORTH LONGITUDE 7 3 . 1 WEST AT 8 AM E S T T H I S MORNING. T H I S POSITION I S BASED UPON A I R FORCE
RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT APPROACHING THE HURRICANE CENTER AT 7 AM EST. THE CENTER I S NOW,ABOUT 1 2 0 MILES NORTHWEST OF SAN SALVADOR
AND 4 4 0 MILES SLIGHTLY SOUTH O F DUE EAST FROM MIAMI.
BETSY I S MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AT A FORWARD SPEED OF 10 MPH.
HIGHEST WINDS ARE ESTIMATED 1 2 5 M 150 MPH OVER A SMALL AREA NEAR THE CENTER.
THE HURRICANE CENTER I S EXPECTED TO PASS J U S T A SHORT DISTANCE NORTH OF THE ABACO ISLANDS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
BETSYS TRACK SATURDAY I S UNCERTAIN BUT THERE ARE INDICATIONS THAT THE CENTER WILL TAKE ON A MORE NORTH N O R T m S T OR NORTHERLY
COURSE LATE SATURDAY. HOWEVER ALL INTEREST I N THE BAHAMAS AND ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERN COAST OF THE UNITED STATES SHOULD KEEP IN
CLOSE lUUCH WITH FUTURE ADVISORIES.
EARLY MORNING REPORTS FROM SAN SALVADOR INDICATE PASSING SHOWERS...NORTHWESTERLY
FALLING.
THE LATEST CENTRAL PRESSURE OF THE HURRICANE WAS 2 8 . 3 2 INCHES.
SUGG.
WINDS 2 0 TO 2 5 MPH...BAROMETER
2 9 . 7 5 INCHES AND
ADVISO W NO. 28 11 AM EST FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 3, 1965
ALL CLEAR ALONG FLORIDA EAST W A S T SOUTH O F CAPE KENNEDY AND DANGER LESSENS CONSIDERABLY ELSEWHERE ALONG FLORIDA EAST COAST.
A T 11 AM E S T THE CENTER O F HURRICANE BETSY WAS LOCATED BY A I R FORCE RECONNAISSANCE NEAR LATITUDE 2 5 . 7 NORTH LONGITUDE 7 3 . 4 WEST.
BETSY CONTINUES ON A NORTHWEST COURSE A T 1 0 MPH.
T H I S P O S I T I O N I S 4 2 5 M I L E S EAST OF MIAMI AND 135 M I L E S NORTHEAST O F SAN SALVADOR.
HIGHEST WINDS ARE ESTIMATED 1 2 5 MPH NEAR THE CENTER. GALES EXTEM) OUT 2 0 0 M I L E S I N ALL DIRECTIONS EXCEPT 1 0 0 M I L E S TO THE SOUTH
WEST OF THE CENTER. LOWEST PRESSURE REPORTED BY THE AIRCRAFT WAS 9 5 5 MB OR 2 8 . 2 0 INCHES.
THERE ARE NOW STRONG INDICATIONS THAT BETSY WILL TAKE A MORE NORTHERLY COURSE AFTER 2 4 HOURS BUT WILL CONTINUE ON I T S PRESENT
COURSE AROUND 10 MPH T H I S AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. L I T T L E CHANGE I S EXPECTED I N S I Z E OR INTENSITY.
A T T H I S TIME WE DO NOT SUGGEST ANY CHANGE I N VACATION PLANS F O R THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND ON ACCOUNT OF THE HURRICANE. HOWEVER ALL
PERSONS ALONG THE SOUTH ATLANTIC COAST SHOULD KEEP I N CLOSE TOUCH WITH FUTURE ADVISORIES DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. SMALL CRAFT
FROM CAPE HAlTERAS SOUTHWARD SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION ABOUT VENTURING OUT OVER THE OPEN OCEAN S I N C E WAVES AND SWELLS FROM
THE HURRICANE WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE OVER THE WEEKEND.
SMALL CRAFT I N THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION FOR ANOTHER 2 4 HOURS.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE I S S U E D BY THE MIAMI WEATHER BUREAU A T 5 PM E S T WITH AN INTERMEDIATE BULLETIN A T 2 PM EST.
CLARK.
BULLETIN 2 PM EST FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 3, 1965
ALL CLEAR SOUTHEAST FLORIDA AND DANGER LESSENING REMAINDER FLORIDA EAST COAST.
BETSY WAS CENTERED BY WEATHER BUREAU RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT NEAR LATITUDE 2 6 . 4 NORTH LONGITUDE 7 3 . 9 WEST A T 2 PM E S T . THE CENTER
I S NOW ABOUT 400 EAST OF MIAMI AND 1 6 0 NORTH NORTHEAST O F SAN SALVADOR. BETSY CONTINUES TO MOVE ON A NORTHWESTERLY COURSE NEAR
10 MPH.
HIGHEST WINDS ARE 1 2 5 MPH NEAR THE CENTER WITH LOWEST PRESSURE REPORTED BY AIRCRAFT 9 5 5 MB OR 2 8 . 2 0 INCHES.
THE NORTHWESTERLY COURSE I S EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO A MORE NORTHERLY COURSE BY SATURDAY UNDER THE INFLUENCE O F A WEAK LOW PRESSURE
TROUGH OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN US.
SOME S L I G H T INCREASE I N FORWARD SPEED I S LIKELY.
A T T H I S T I M e WE DO NOT SUGGEST ANY CHANGE I N VACATION PLANS FOR THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND ALTHOUGH PERSONS PLANNING OUTINGS ON EXPOSED
BEACHES NORTH O F CAPE KENNEDY SHOULD ARRANGE TO CARRY RADIOS I N ORDER TO KEEP I N TOUCH WITH LATEST ADVISORIES.
ALL PERSONS ALONG
THE SOUTH ATLANTIC COAST SHOULD L I S T E N TO FUTURE ADVISORIES.
SMALL CRAFT FROM CAPE HATTERAS SOUTHWARD SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME
CAUTION ABOUT VENTURING OUT OVER THE OPEN OCEAN S I N C E WAVES AND SWELLS FROM THE HURRICANE WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE OVER THE
WEEKEND.
SMALL CRAFT I N THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION FOR ANOTHER 2 4 HOURS.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE I S S U E D BY THE MIAMI WEATHER BUREAU A T 5 FM E S T .
CLARK.
ADVISORY NO. 29 5 PM EST FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 3, 1965
BETSY TURNS A L I T T L E MORE NORTHWARD A T A SLIGHTLY FASTER FORWARD SPEED.
A T 5 PM E S T THE CENTER O F HURRICANE BETSY WAS LOCATED BY WEATHER BUREAU RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT NEAR LATITUDE 2 6 . 8 NORTH LONGITUDE
7 4 . 3 WEST. T H I S P O S I T I O N I S 3 5 0 M I L E S EAST OF PALM BEACH AND 1 7 0 M I L E S EAST O F GREAT ABACO ISLAND I N THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS.
BETSY
I S MOVING TOWARDS THE NORTHWEST A T 1 2 MPH.
HIGHEST WINDS ARE 1 2 5 MPH NEAR THE CENTER.
GALES EXTEND OUT 2 0 0 M I L E S I N THE EASTERN SEMICIRCLE AND 1 0 0 MILES TO THE WEST.
LOWEST PRESSURE REPORTED BY THE AIRCRAFT T H I S AFTERNOON WAS 9 5 0 MB OR 2 8 . 0 5 INCHES.
THE TREND TO A MORE NORTHERLY COURSE I S EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 2 4 HOURS WITH NO MATERIAL CHANCE I N FORWARD SPEED.
, L I T T L E CHANGE I S FORECAST I N S I Z E OR I N T E N S I T Y .
A T T H I S TIME WE DO NOT SUGGEST ANY CHANGE I N VACATION PLANS FOR THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND ON ACCOUNT OF THE HURRICANE. HOWEVER ALL
PERSONS ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST FROM NORTHERN FLORIDA NORTHWARD SHOULD KEEP I N C L O S E TOUCH WITH FUTURE ADVISORIES AND THOSE PERSONS
,PLANNING OUTINGS ON EXPOSED BEACHES SHOULD ARRANGE TO CARRY RADIOS.
SMALL CRAFT FROM CAPE HATTERAS TO THE UPPER EAST COAST O F FLORIDA SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION ABOUT VENTURING OUT OVER THE
OPEN OCEAN S I N C E WAVES AND SWELLS FROM THE HURRICANE WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE I S S U E D BY THE MIAMI WEATHER BUREAU A T 11 PM E S T WITH AN INTERMEDIATE BULLETIN A T 8 PM.
CLARK.
BETSY POSES L I T T L E OR NO THREAT TO FLORIDA.
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A T 8 PM E S T BETSY WITH TOP WINDS O F 1 2 5 MPH WAS CENTERED NEAR L p I
J U P I T E R FLORIDA. THE H U R R I W ( E I S MOVING T W A R D THE NORTHWEST
DE 2 7 . 0 NORTH LONGITUDE 7 4 . 5 WEST OR ABOUT 3 5 0 M I L E S EAST O F
MPH.
INDICATIONS ARE FOR MOVEMENT T O CONTINUE TOWARD THE NORTHWEST TOVIQHT WITH A TURN T O THE NORTH NORTHWEST SATURDAY. THE EXPECTED
FLA. SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SMALL CRAFT FROM CAPE HAITERAS
ALL INTERESTS ALONG THE EAST COAST SHOULD KEEP I N T W C H WITH FUTURE ADVISORIES.
PERSONS PLANNING OUTINGS SATURDAY ON BEACHES
SHOULD ARRANGE TO CARRY RADIOS WITH THEM ESPECIALLY ALONG THE a O R G I A AND CAROLINA COASTS.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE I S S U E D BY TIE MIAMI WEATHER BUREAU A T 11 PM EST.
KRAFT.
ADVISORY NO. 3 0 11 P M EST FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 3, 1965
BETSY CONTINUING RELENTLESSLY TOWARD THE NORTHWEST.
AT 11 PM HURRICANE BETSY WAS LOCATED BY WEATHER BUREAU AIRCRAFT NEAR LATITUDE 2 7 . 4 NORTH LONGITUDE 7 4 . 9 WEST OR ABOUT 5 0 0 M I L E S
SOUTHEAST OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST. BETSY I S MOVING TOWARD Tl@ NORTHWEST A T 1 2 MPH.
ALL INTERESTS ESPECIALLY ALONG THE CAROLINA AND GEORGIA COASTS SHOULD KEEP I N CLOSE TOUCH WITH FUTURE ADVISORIES A S T H I S HURRICANE
POSES A THREAT TO THAT AREA. PERSONS PLANNING OUTINGS SATURDAY ON BEACHES FROM THE UPPER EAST COAST O F FLORIDA TO CAPE HATTERAS
SHOULD CARRY RADIOS WITH THEM AND SMALL CRAFT I N T H I S AREA SHOULD REMAIN I N PORT A S WINDS T I D E S AND SEAS WILL BE INCREASING
SATURDAY.
INDICATIONS ARE FOR THE HURRICANE T O CONTINUE TOWARDS THE NORTHWBSl' TONIGHT WITH A TURN NORTH NORTHWEST SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
EXPECTED PATH WOULD PUT THE HURRICANE SOME 2 5 0 TO 300 M I L E S EAST OF JACKSONVILLE LATE SATURDAY.
THE
HIGHEST WINDS ARE 1 2 5 MPH NEAR THE CENTER AND GALES EXTEND OUT 2 0 0 M I L E S I N THE NORTHEAST SEMICIRCLE AND 1 0 0 M I L E S I N THE SOUTH
WEST. INDICATIONS ARE FOR L I T T L E CHANGE I N INTENSITY BUT THE AREA O F GALES WILL PROBABLY EXPAND SOME SATURDAY.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE I S S U E D BY THE MIAMI WEATHER BUREAU A T 9 AM E S T WITH A BULLETIN A T 2 AM E S T .
KRAFT.
BULLETIN 2 AM EST SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 4, 1965
BETSY POSES THREAT TO THE CAROLINAS
ALL INTERESTS ALONG THE CAROLINA COASTS SHOULD KEEP I N CLOSE TOUCH WITH W T U R E ADVISORIES.
SMALL CRAFT FROM CAPE KENNEDY NORTHWARD TO CAPE HATTERAS SHOULD REMAIN I N PORT S I N C E WINDS SEAS AND T I D E S ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE
TODAY AND TONIGHT.
AIRFORCE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT REACHING THE HURRICANE CENTER A T 1 AM INDICATES THE CENTER O F BETSY I S NEAR LATITUDE 2 7 . 5 NORTH
LONGITUDE 7 5 . 0 WEST OR ABOUT 3 2 0 M I L E S EAST O F F T P I E R C E FLORIDA AND 5 4 0 M I L E S SOUTH O F CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA. T H I S
P O S I T I O N WOULD INDICATE THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN VERY MUCH MOVEMENT OF THE HURRICANE DURING THE PAST THREE HOURS. HOWEVER THERE
HAS BEEN NO C W N G E I N THE STEERING WINDS AND THE HURRICANE I S EXPECTED TO MOVE TOWARD THE NORTHWEST A T 1 2 MPH DURING THE DAY.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE I S S U E D BY THE MIAMI WEATHER BUREAU A T 5 AM EST.
SUGG.
ADVISORY NO. 31 5 AM EST SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 4, 1965
BETSY POSES THREAT TO THE CAROLINAS
A HURRICANE WATCH WILL PROBABLY BE POSTED ALONG PORTIONS OF THE CAROLINA COASTS TODAY. ALL INTERESTS SHOULD KEEP I N CLOSE TOUCH
WITH ADVISORIES AND BULLETINS.
SMALL CRAFT FROM CAPE KENNEDY NORTHWARD TO CAPE HATTERAS SHOULD REMAIN I N PORT S I N C E WINDS SEAS AND T I D E S ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE
TODAY AND TONIGHT.
A T 5 AM E S T THE CENTER OF BETSY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 2 7 . 7 NORTH 7 5 . 1 WEST. T H I S P O S I T I O N I S BASED UPON A I R FORCE RECONNAISSAECE
AIRCRAFT AND I S ABOUT 3 1 5 M I L E S EAST OF VERO BEACH FLORIDA AND 5 2 5 M I L E S SOUTH O F CAPE HATTERAS.
BETSY I S MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST A T 8 MPH. HIGHEST WINDS ARE 1 2 5 MPH NEAR THE CENTER WITH GALES EXTENDING OUT 2 3 0 M I L E S I N ALL
DIRECTIONS EXCEPT 1 1 5 M I L E S I N THE SOUTHWEST QUADRANT. LOWEST PRESSURE DURING THE NIGHT WAS 9 4 6 MILLIBARS OR 2 7 . 9 4 INCHES.
THE HURRICANE I S FORECAST TO MOVE TOWARD THE NORTHWEST A T 8 MF'E DURING THE NEXT 1 2 HOURS TURNING SLIGHTLY MORE TOWARD THE NORTH
NORTHWEST WITH A L I T T L E INCREASE I N FORWARD SPEED TONIGHT. NO CHANGE I N I N T E N S I T Y I S INDICATED. THE AREA OF GALES MAY GROW A
L I T T L E LARGER.
SUGG.
THERE WILL BE A BULLETIN
A T 8 AM EST.
'BULLETIN 8 AM EST SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 4, 1965
BETSY POSES THREAT TO THE CAROLINAS.
A HURRICANE WATCH WILL PROBABLY BE POSTED ALONG PORTIONS OF
WITH ADVISORIES AlYD BULLETINS.
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sMllCL CRAFT FRQ4 CAPE KENNEDY TO CAPE HATTERAS SHOULD REMAIN I T
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COASTS TODAY AND ALL INTERESTS SHOULD KEEP IN CLOSE TOUCH
SINCE WINDS SEAS AND TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TODAY AND
TONIGHT.
AT 8 AM EST THE CENTER OF BETSY WAS ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.2 NORTH LONGITUDE 7 5 . 3 WEST.
OF MELBOUBNE FLORIDA AND 5 0 0 MILES SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS.
BETSY I S MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AT 8 MPH WITH HIGHEST WINDS Td 1 2 5 MPH NWR THE CENTER.
MOST OF THE NIGHT REPORTED A WELL DEFINED EYE WITH DIAMETER OF 95 W E S .
i
THERE ARE WINDS OF 3 5 MPH ON THE ABACO ISLANDS IN THE NORTHERN 5&&M
TRROUGAOUT ANY OF THE ISLANDS.
DURING THE NIGHT.
THIS POSITION I S ABOUT 3 2 0 MILES EAST'
AN AIR FORCE PLANE IN THE HURRICANE
HOWEVER NO DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE MIAMI WEATHER BUReAU A2 11 AM EST.
SUGG.
'ADVISORY NO. 32 11 AM EST SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 4, 1966
HURRICANE THREAT FOR NORTli CAROLINA COAST CONTINUES.
A HURRICANE WATCH MAY BE POSTED ALONG PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST LATER TODAY.
COAST SHOULD KEEP I N CLOSE TOUCH WITH ADVISORIES AND BULLETINS.
ALL INTERESTS ALONG THE SOUTH ATLANTIC
SMALL CRAPT FROM CAPE KENNEDY NORTHURD SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT SINCE WINDS SEAS AND TIDES WILL GRADUALLY WORSEN.
AT 11 AM EST HURRICANE BETSY WAS CENTERED BY NAVY RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT NEAR LATITUDE 28.7 NORTH LONGITUDE 75.6 WEST. THIS
POSITION I S ABOUT 3 6 0 MILES EAST OF CAPE KENNEDY AND 4 6 5 MILES SWTH OF CAPE HATTERAS. BETSY I S NOW MOVING TOWARDS THE NORTH
NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.
HIGHEST WINDS ARE 1 2 5 MPH NEAR THE CENTER. GALES EXTEND OUT SOPlE 200 MILES IN ALL DIRECTIONS EXCEPT 1 5 0 MILES IN THE SOUTHWEST
QUADRANT. LOWEST PRESSURE REPORTED BY THE AIRCRAFT THIS MOWING WAS 949 MB OR 28.03 INCHES WHICH I S ABOUT THE SAME AS YESTERDAY.
THE HURRICANE I S FORECAST TO MOVE ON A NORTH NORTHWEST TO NORTH COURSE AT LESS THAN 1 0 MPH DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
r m s I n IS INDICATED. THE AREA OF GALES MAY GROW ALITTLE LARGER.
NO CHANGE IN
AGAIN I T I S EMPHASIZED THAT ALL IWERESTS ON THE CAROLINA COAST SH'XJLD KEEP IN CONTINUOUS TOUCH WITH THE LATEST ADVISORIES AND
BDLLETINS.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY nlE MIAMI WEATHER BUREAU AT 5 PM EST WITH AN INTERMEDIATE BULLETIN AT 2 PM.
CLARK.
BULLETIN 2 PM EST SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 4. 1965
DANGEROUS HURRICANE BETSY CONTINUES ITS THREAT TO NORTH CAROLINA COAST.
A HURRICANE WATCH MAY BE POSTED ALONG PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST LATER TODAY.
COAST SHOULD KEEP IN CLOSE TOUCH WITH ADVISORIES AND BULLETINS.
ALL INTERESTS ALONG THE SOUTH ATLANTIC
SMALL CRAPT FROM CAPE KENNEDY NORTHWARD SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT SINCE WINDS SEAS AND TIDES WILL GRAINALLY INCREASE.
AT 2 PM EST DANGEROUS HURRICANE BETSY WAS CENTERED BY NAVY RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT NEAR LATITUDE 28.8 NORTH LONGITUDE 7 5 . 7 WEST.
THIS POSITION I S 3 5 0 MILES EAST OF ORLANDO AND 4 1 0 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA. BETSY COKTINUES NORTH NORTHWEST
AT 9 MPH.
HIGHEST WINDS ARE 1 2 5 MPH NEAR THE CENTER. THE NAW RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT REPORTED SEVERE TURBULENCE WHILE PENETRATING THE EYE
AT 3000 FEET. THEY ESTIMATED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 1 1 5 MPH EXTENDED OUT SOME 3 5 MILES FROM THE EYE. LOWEST PRESSURE WAS 945 ME OR
27.90 INCHES.
TIDES ARE RUNNING ONE TO lW0 FEET ABOVE NORMAL WITH 4 TO 7 FOOT SWELLS OFF SHORE ALONG THE COAST FROM NORTHERN FLORIDA TO THE
CAROLINAS. WINDS ARE OCCASIONALLY GUSTING TO 3 0 MPH IN SOME EXPOSED PLACES.
I T I S AGAIN EMPHASIZED THAT ALL INTERESTS ON THE CAROLINA COAST SHOULD KEEP IN CONTINUOUS TOUCH WITH LATEST ADVISORIES AND
BULLETINS.
TIE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE MIAMI WEATHER BUREAU AT 5 PM EST.
CLARK.
ADVISORY NO. 33 5 PM EST SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 4, 1965
SEVERE HURRICANE BETSY GROWS A LITTLE STRONGER AND THE HURRICANE THREAT CONTINUES ON THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST.
DUE TO THE RATHER SLOW MOVEMENT OF BETSY A HURRICANE WATCH I S NOT INDICATED AT THIS TIME BUT ALL INTERESTS ALONG THE SOUTH ATLANTIC
COAST SHOULD KEEP IN CLOSE TOUCH WITH THE LATEST ADVISORIES AND BULLETINS.
AT 5 PM EST SEVERE HURRICANE BETSY WAS CENTERED BY NAVY RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT NEAR LATITUDE 28.9 NORTH LONGITUDE 75.7 WEST. THIS
POSITION I S 375 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE AND 4 5 0 MILES SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS. BETSY CONTINUES TO MOVE TOWARDS THE
NORTH NORTHWEST WITH A FORWARD SPEED OF AROUND 8 MPH.
THE AIRCRAFT REPORTS MAXIMUM WINDS ARE NOW 1 3 5 MPH NEAR THE CENTER WITH WINDS IN EXCESS OF 1 1 5 MPH EXTENDING OUT 3 5 MILES FROM THE
EYE. LOWEST PRESSURE WAS 9 4 5 MB OR 27.90 INCHES. GALES EXTEND OUT 200 MILES IN ALL DIRECTIONS EXCEPT 1 5 0 MILES IN THE SOUTHWEST
QUADRANT.
BETSY I S FORECAST TO MOVE ON A NORTH NORTHWEST COURSE AT LESS THAN 1 0 MPH FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
I S WECTED BUT THE AREA OF GALES MAY EXPAND TO THE NORTH.
NO IMPORTANT CHANGE IN INTENSITY
I T I S AGAIN EMPHASIZED THAT ALL INTERESTS ON Tte CAROLINA COASTS SHOULD KEEP IN CONTINUOUS TOUCH WITH LATEST ADVISORIES AND
BULLETINS.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE MIAMI WEATHER BUREAU AT 11 PM EST WITH AN INTERMEDIATE BULLETIN AT 8 PM.
CLARK.
BULLETIN 8 PM EST SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 4, 1965
DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS BETSY APPARENTLY HAS COME TO A VIRTUAL STANDSTLLL.
BETSY I S CAUSING 6 FOOT SEAS AND TIDES 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL FROM NORTH CAROLINA TO THE UPPER FLORIDA
I N THIS AREA SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AS WINDS SEAS AND TIDES WILL CONPINUE TO INCREASE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.
EAST COAST.
SMALL CRAFT
AT 8 PM EST BETSY WAS CENTERED NEAR LATITUDE 28.9 NORTH LONGITUDE 75.7 WEST OR ABOUT 3 7 5 MILES EAST SOUTHFAST OF JACKSONVILLE ANT,
4 5 0 MILES SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS.
THE FUTURE MOVEMENT OF BETSY WILL BE SLOW AND ERRATIC FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT 6 TO 1 2 HOURS.
THIS I S A LARGE SEVERE HURRICANE AND ALL INTERESTS ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST SHOULD KEEP IN CONTINUOUS TOUCH WITH ADVISORIES AND
BULLETINS. MANY BEACHES FROM THE CAROLINAS TO NORTHEAST FLORIDA WILL BE AWASH SUNDAY. BOATING SURF FISHING AND SWIMMING WILL
BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS I F NOT FOOL HARDY.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE MIAMI WEATHER BUREAU AT 11 PM EST.
KRAFT.
ADVISORY NO. ,34 11 PM EST SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 4, 1965
POWERFUL HURRICANE BETSY STATIONARY.
AT 11 PM EST HURRICANE BETSY WAS LOCATED BY AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE NEAR LATITUDE 28.9 LONGITUDE 75.7 OR ABOUT 3 0 0 MILES EAST OF
CAPE KENNEDY AND 4 5 0 MILES SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS. THE HURRICANE I S AT A VIRTUAL STANDSTILL.
SEAS ARE RUNNING 6 TO 1 0 FEET AND TIDES 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL AND WILL INCREASE SUNDAY FROM NORTH CAROLINA TO THE UPPER FLORIDA
EAST COAST. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RP1AIN IN PORT IN THIS AREA AND SWPlMING AND SURF ACTIVITIES WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.
BETSY I S EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY WJNIGHT AND QUITE LIKELY MOST OF SUNDAY. LITTLE CHANGE IN SIZE OR INTENSITY I S
ANTICIPATED WITH THE HIGHEST WINDS 1 3 5 MPH AND GALES EXTENDING OUT 250 MILES TO THE NORTH AND 1 5 0 MILES TO THE SOmH.
THIS I S A LARGE SEVERE HURRICANE WITH CENTRAL PRESSURE 2 7 . 8 5 INCHES.
TOUCH WITH THE LATEST ADVISORIES AND BULLETINS.
ALL INTERESTS ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST SHOULD KEEP IN
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE MIAMI WEATHER BUREAU AT 5 AM EST AND A BULLETIN AT 2 AM.
KRAFT.
BULLETIN 2 AM EST SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 5, 1965
BESTY... POWERFUL... STATIONARY
SMALL CRAFT FROM CAPE KENNEDY FLORIDA TO CAPE MAY NEW JERSEY SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. SEAS ARE RUNNING 6 TO 1 0 FEET AND TiDES 1 TO
3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL FROM THE UPPER EAST FLORIDA COAST TO THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST TONIGHT AND WILL INCREASE SUNDAY. TIDES AND SURF
WILL BE ON THE INCREASE NORTHWARD TO CAPE MAY.
THIS I S A LARGE SEVERE HURRICANE AND ALL INTERESTS ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST SHOULD KEEP IN TOUCH WITW THE LATEST ADVISORIES AND
BULLETINS.
AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT PENETRATING THE EYE AT 1 AM EST LOCATED THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BETSY NEAR LATITUDE 29.0 NORTH
LONGITUDE 7 5 . 3 WEST. WHILE THIS POSITION I S A FEW MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF THE 11 PM POSITION...THE HURRICANE I S ESSENTIALLY
STATIONARY 335 MILES DUE EAST OF NEW SMYRNA BEACH FLORIDA AND 4 4 0 MILES SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS.
HIGHEST WINDS ARE 1 3 5 MPH NEAR THE CENTER.GALES EXTEND OUT 250 MILES TO THE NORTH AND 1 5 0 MILES TO THE SOUTH aF THE CENTER.
ADVISORY NO. 35 5 AM EST SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 5, 1965
SMALL CRAFT FROM CAPE KENNEDY FLORIDA TO SANDY HOOK NEW JERSEY SHOULD R E W I N I N PORT. SEAS ARE RUNNING 6 TO 1 0 FEET AND TIDES
1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL FROM THE UPPER EAST FLORIDA COAST TO THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST AND WILL INCREASE A LITTLE TODAY. TIDES
AND SURF WILL BE ON THE INCREASE NORTHWARD TO SANDY HOOK.
SMALL CRAFT FROM NORTH OF MIAMI TO CAPE KENNEDY AND ALONG THE OUT ISLANDS OF THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION.
THIS I S A LARGE AND SEVERE HUMCANE AND ALL INTERESTS ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST SHOULD KEEP I N TOUCH WITH THE LATEST ADVISORIES
AND BULLETINS.
AT 5 AM EST HURRICANE BETSY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 2 9 . 0 NORTH LONGITUDE 7 5 . 3 WEST. THIS POSITION I S BASED UPON A I R FORCE
RECONNAISSANCE REPORTS AND INDICATES THE HURRICANE I S ESSENTIALLY STATIONARY 3 3 5 MILES DUE EAST OF NEW SMYRNA BEACH FLORIDA AND
4 4 0 MILES SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS.
HIGHEST WINDS ARE 1 2 5 MILES NEAR THE CENTER. GALES EXTEND OUT 2 5 0 MILES TO THE NORTH AND 1 5 0 MILES TO THE SOUTH OF THE CENTER.
LOWEST PRESSURE DURING THE NIGHT WAS 9 5 4 MILLIBARS OR 2 8 . 1 7 INCHES.
BETSY I S EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY TODAY FOLLOWED BY A SLOW NORTHERLY DRIFT TONIGHT.
NO IMPORTANT CHANGE I N S I Z E OR
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE MIAMI WEATHER BUREAU AT 11 AM EST WITH AN INTERMEDIATE BULLETIN AT 8 AM EST.
SUGG.
BULLETIN 8 AM EST SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 5, 1965
SMALL CRAFT FROM CAPE KENNEDY FLORIDA TO SANDY HOOK NEW JERSEY SHOULD REMAIN I N PORT. SEAS ARE RUNNING 6 TO 1 0 FEET AND TIDES 1 TO
3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL FROM THE UPPER EAST FLORIDA COAST TO THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST AND WILL INCREASE A LITTLE TODAY. TIDES WILL BE
TO SANDY HOOK.
ON THE INCREASE NORSMALL CRAFT FROM NORTH OF MIAMI TO CAPE KENNEDY AND ALONG THE OUT ISLANDS OF THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION.
THIS I S A LARGE AND SEVERE HURRICANE AND ALL INTERESTS ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST SHOULD KEEP I N TOUCH WITH THE LATEST ADVISORIES
AND BULLETINS.
AT 8 AM EST THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BETSY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 2 9 . 1 NORTH LONGITUDE 7 5 . 1 WEST. THIS POSITION I S BASED UPON
NAVY RECONNAISSANCE AND I S ABOUT 3 5 0 MILES EAST OF NEW SMYRNA BEACH FLORIDA AND 4 3 0 MILES SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS.
BETSY I S ESSENTIALLY STATIONARY AND VERY LITTLE MOVEMENT OR CHANGE I N S I Z E OR INTENSITY CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY.
SUGG.
ADVISORY NO. 36, 11 AM EST SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 5, 1965
MAJOR HURRICANE BETSY S T I L L STATIONARY.
SMALL CRAFT FROM CAPE KENNEDY FLORIDA TO SANDY HOOK NEW JERSEY SHOULD REMAIN I N PORT. SEAS ARE RUNNING 6 TO 1 0 FEET OFFSHORE AND
TIDES 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL FROM THE UPPER EAST FLORIDA COAST TO THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST. SMALL CRAFT FROM NORTH OF MIAMI TO
CAPE KENNEDY AND ALONG THE OUT ISLANDS OF THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS SHOULD EXERCISE.CAUTION.
THIS I S A LARGE AND SEVERE HURRICANE AND ALL INTERESTS ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERN US COAST SHOULD KEEP I N TOUCH WITH THE LATEST
ADVISORIES AND BULLETINS.
NAW RECONNAISSANCE REPORTS INDICATING THAT BETSY REMAINS STATIONARY 3 3 5 MILES DUE EAST OF NEW SMYRNA BEACH AND 4 4 0 MILES SOUTH
OF CAPE HATTERAS.
HIGHEST WINDS ARE 1 2 5 MPH NEAR THE CENTER. GALES EXTEND OUT 2 5 0 MILES TO THE NORTHWEST AND 1 5 0 MILES TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE
CENTER. LOWEST PRESSURE REPORTED THIS MORNING WAS 9 5 2 MB OR 2 8 . 1 0 INCHES.
NO MATERIAL MOVEMENT I N ANY DIRECTION I S INDICATED FOR THE NEXT 2 4 HOURS.
THE SAME.
THE HURRICANES S I Z E AND INTENSITY SHOULD REMAIN ABOUT
CLARK.
BULLETIN 2 PM EST SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 5, 1965
SMALL CRAFT FROM CAPE KENNEDY TO SANDY HOOK NEW JERSEY SHOULD REMAIN I N PORT. SEAS ARE RUNNING 6 TO 1 0 FEET OFFSHORE AND TIDES
1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL FROM THE UPPER EAST COAST OF FLORIDA TO THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST. SMALL CRAFT FROM MIAMI NORTHWARD TO
CAPE KENNEDY SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION.
THIS I S A LARGE AND DANGEROUS HURRICANE AND ALL INTERESTS ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERN US COAST SHOULD KEEP I N TOUCH WITH THE LATEST
AT 2 PM EST THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BETSY WAS ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 2 8 . 7 NORTH LONGITUDE 7 5 . 4 WEST. THIS POSITION I S BASED ON
WEATHER BIWUU AND NAVY RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT REPORTS MADE LATE THIS MORNING. DUE TO THE RATHER LARGE S I Z E OF THE EYE THERE WILL
BE FLUCTUATIONS I N CENTER POSITIONS FROM ONE ADVISORY AND BULLETIN TO THE NEXT. HOWEVER THERE HAS BEEN NO GENERAL TREND TOWARD ONE
DIRECTION OR ANOTHER AND BETSY REMAINS ESSENTIALLY STATIONARY.
HIGHEST WINDS ARE ESTIMATED 1 2 5 MPH NEAR THE CENTER. GALES EXTEND OUT 2 5 0 MLLES TO THE NORTHWEST AND 1 5 0 MILES TO THE SOUTHWEST OF
THE CENTER. REPORTS FROM THE AIRCRAFT IATE THIS MORNING INDICATE THAT THE PRESSURE HAS RISEN TO 9 5 9 MB OR 2 8 . 3 2 INCHES. I F THIS
TREND CONTINUES THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL PROBABLY DIMINISH SOME LATER TODAY.
WINDS OF 1 5 TO 2 5 MPH WERE REPORTED ALONG THE SOUTH ATLANTIC COAST EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 3 5 MPH I N THE MORE
EXPOSED LOCATIONS. THERE HAS BEEN NO REPORTS OF DAMAGE DUE TO HIGH TIDES OR WAVE ACTION.
CLARK.
ADVISORY NO. 37 5 PM EST SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 5, 1965
MAJOR HURRICANE BETSY SHOWS LITTLE CHANGE.
SMALL CRAFT FROM CAPE KENNEDY TO SANDY HOOK NEW JERSEY SHOULD REMAIN I N PORT. SEAS ARE RUNNING 6 TO 1 0 FEET OFFSHORE AND TIDES
1 TO 3 FEET FROM THE UPPER EAST FLORIDA COAST TO THE NORTH CARULINA COAST. SMALL CRAFT FROM MIAMI NORTHWARD TO CAPE KENNEDY AND
ALONG THE OUT ISLANDS OF THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION.
THERE ARE STILL NO INDICATIONS AS TO THE TRACK THIS LARGE AND DANGEROUS HURRICANE WILL TAKE SO THAT ALL INTERESTS ALONG THE SOUTH
EASTERN US COAST SHOULD KEEP I N TOUCH WITH THE LATEST ADVISORIES AND BULLETINS.
AT 5 PM EST THE CENTER WAS ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 2 8 . 7 NORTH LONGITUDE 7 5 . 4 WEST. THIS POSITION I S BASED ON WEATHER BUREAU
RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT REPORTS AND I S A D U T 3 1 0 MlLES EAST OF CAPE KENNEDY AND 4 5 0 MILES SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS. DUE TO THE LA=
S I Z E OF THE EYE THERE WILL BE FLUCTUATIONS I N CENTER POSITIONS FROM ONE ADVISORY AND BULLETIN TO THE NEXT. UNTIL THERE I S SOME
GENERAL TREND TOWARD ONE DIRECTION THE HURRICANE WILL BE CONSIDERED STATIONARY.
HIGHEST WINDS ARE ESTIMATED 1 2 5 MPH NEAR THE CENTER.
OF THE CENTER.
GALES EXTEND OUT 3 0 0 MILES TO THE NORTHWXST AND 1 5 0 MILES TO THE SOUTHWEST
THERE HAS BEEN NO REPORT ON PRESSURE I N THE CENTER THIS AFTERNOON.
SAME DURING THE NEXT 2 4 HOURS.
THE HURRICANES S I Z E AND INTENSITY SHOULD REMAIN ABOUT THE
W I L E THERE I S NO IMMEDIATE THREAT TO ANY LAND AREAS I T I S AGAIN EMPHASIZED THAT ALL INTERESTS SHOULD KEEP I N TOUCH WITH THE
LATEST ADVISORIES.
CLARK,
BULLETIN 8 PM EST SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 5, 1965,
BETSY LARGE AND NEARLY STATIONARY.
SMALL CRAFT FROM PALM BEACH FLORIDA TO SANDY HOOK NEW JERSEY SHOULD R W I N I N PORT. SEAS ARE RUNNING 6 TO 10 FEET AND TIDES 1 TO
3 FEET FROM THE UPPER EAST FLORIDA COAST TO NORTH C ROLINA. SMALL CRAFT I N THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS SHOULD REMAIN I N PORT.
AT 8 PM EST THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BETSY WAS LOCATED BY WEATHER BUREAU AIRCRAFT NEAR LATITUDE 2 8 . 5 NORTH LONGITUDE 7 5 . 5 WEST OR
ABOUT 3 1 0 MILES EAST OF CAPE KENNEDY AND 4 5 0 MILES SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS.
THE CENTRAL PRESSURE OF THE HURRICANE HAS RISEN SOME DURING THE DAY AND NEAR NOON WAS 2 8 . 5 8 INCHES.
1 2 5 MPH AND GALES EXTEND OUT 3 0 0 MILES TO THE NORTHWEST AND 1 5 0 MILES TO THE SOUTHEAST.
HIGHEST WINDS ARE ESTIMATED
FUTURE MOVEMENT OF THE HURRICANE I S UNCERTAIN AND ALL INTERESTS ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST SHOULD KEEP I N TOUCH WITH THE LATEST
KRAFT.
ADVISORY NO. 38 11 PM EST SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 5. 1965
BETSY MOVING SOUTHWARD.
SERIOUSLY THREATENS NORTHERN BAHAMAS.
GALE AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED I N M U M A S MONDAY FROM GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND TO SAN SALVADOR INCLUDING NASSAU AND ANDROS
ISLANB.
THIS WRRICANE HAS A TIDE PRODUCING POTENTIAL OF 1 0 FEET OR A LITTLE HIGHER WHERE THE CENTER MOVES THROUGH THE BAHAMAS MONDAY. ALU
PRECAUTIONS SHWLD BE TAKEN IMMeDIATELY THBOUGH THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS FOR THE PROTECTION OF L I F E AND PROPERTY AGAINST HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS AND HIGH TIDES.
REPORTS INDICATE THAT HURRICANE BETSY HAS BEGUN MOVING SOUTHWARD AQOUT 8 MPH. THE CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.6 NORTH
LONGITUDE 7 5 . 5 WEST OR ABOUT 1 2 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF CReAT ABACO I S W BAHAMAS.
INDICATIONS ARE FOR SOUTHWARD MOVEMENT FOR 6 TO 1 2 HOURS WITH A TURN T O W THE WEST I N 1 2 TO 2 4 HOURS. LITTLE CHANGE I N S I Z E OR
INTENSITY ANTICIPATED WITH THE HIGHEST WINDS CONTINUING NEAR 1 2 5 MPH AND GALES EXTENDING 3 0 0 MILES TO THE NORTH AND 1 5 0 MILES TO
THE SOUTH OF THE CENTER.
GALE FORCE WINDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED DURING THE PAST HOUR FROM GREAT ABACO ISLAND.
SMALL CRAFT THROUGH THE BAHAMAS ALONG THE ENTIRE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA AND NORTHWARD TO SANDY HOOK NEW JERSEY SHOULD REMAIN I N
PORT AND THOSE I N THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR. ALL INTERESTS I N BAHAMAS AND FLORIDA ESPECIALLY THE SOUTHEAST
PORTION SHOULD KEEP I N CLOSE TOUCH WITH FUTURE ADVISORIES AND BULLETINS.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE MIAMI WEATHER BUREAU AT 5 AM AND BULLETINS AT 1 AND 3 AM EST.
KRAFT
.
BULLETIN 1AM EST MONDAY SEPTEMBER 6, 1965
BETSY CONTINUING SOUTHWARD.
SERIOUSLY THREATENS NORTHERN BAHAMAS.
GALE FORCE WINDS ARE OCCURRING AT GREAT ABACO ISLAND AND SEAS ARE RUNNING BETWEEN 7 AND 1 0 FEET FROM GRAND BAHAMA TO ELEUTHERA. A
S H I P A SHORT DISTANCE NORTHEAST OF ELEUTHERA REPORTS 13 FOOT SEAS.
AT 1 AM THE CENTER OF BETSY WAS 115 MILES NORTHEAST OF HOPETOWN GREAT ABACO ISLAND AND 3 0 5 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF MIAMI.
POSITION I S NEAR LATITUDE 2 7 . 4 NORTH LONGITUDE 7 5 . 5 WEST.
THIS
GALE AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS MONDAY. TIDES OF 5 TO 1 0 FEET ARE LIKELY
WHERE THE CENTER MOVES THROUGH THE BAHAMAS MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT.
THE AREA MOST LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED I S BETWEEN GREAT ABACO
AM) LATER WEST OF TWLT AREA.
AND SAN SALVADQR F I R S T
SOUTHWARD MOVeMENT AT 8 MPH I S EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH A TORN TOWARD THE WEST MONDAY. HIGHEST WINDS ARE FORECAST TO
CONTINLTE NEAR 1 2 5 MPH WITH GALES EXTENDING 1 5 0 MILES TO THE SOUTH OF THE CENTER AND 3 0 0 MILES TO THE NORTH.
SMALL CRAPT THROUGH THE BAHAMAS AND ALONG THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA AND NORTHWARD TO SANDY HOOK NEW JERSEY SHOULD REMAIN I N PORT
AND THOSE I N THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR. ALL INTERESTS I N THE BAHAMAS AND FLORIDA ESPECIALLY THE SOUTHEAST
PORTION SHOULD KEEP I N CLOSE TOUCH WITH FUTURE ADVISORIES AND BULLETINS.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE M U M I WEATHER B U W AT
KRAFT
5 AM EST WITH A BULLETIN AT 3 AM.
.
BULLETIN 3 AM EST MONDAY SEPTEMBER 6, 1965
BETSY
...TURNS TOWARD THE
SOUTHWEST...WILL
CROSS THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS.
PEOPLE I N THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS ON THE ABACO ISLANDS AND ELEUTHERA SHOULD TAKE ACTION IMMEDIATELY AGAINST HURRICANE FORCE WINDS AN,
TIDES OF 5 TO 1 0 FEET.
THE HURRICANE I S MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST AND THE ISLANDS OF GRAND BAHAMA NEW PROVIDENCE ANDROS AND THE BERRYS MAY EXPECT
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS AND HIGH TIDES THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT.
GALE FORCE WINDS ARE OCCURRING THROUGH THE EXTREME NORTHERN BAHAMAS AND ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR ELSEWHERE THROUGHOUT THE NORTH AND
CENTRAL ISLAND TODAY.
SEAS ARE RUNNING 7 TO 10 FEET AROUND GRAND BAHAMA... THE ABACO ISLANDS...ELEUTHERA
AND PROBABLY SOUTHWARD TO SAN SALVADOR.
AT 3 AM EST DANGEROUS HURRICANE BETSY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 2 7 . 3 NORTH LONGITUDE 7 5 . 9 WEST. T H l S POSITION I S BASED UPON A I R
FORCE RECONNAISSANCE AND I S ABOUT 9 0 MILES NORTHEAST OF HOPE TOWN GREAT ABACO AND 2 8 0 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF MIAMI.
AIRCRAFT FIXES INDICATE THAT THE CENTER I S MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST AT 8 MPH.
HIGHEST WINDS ARE 1 2 5 MPH NEAR THE CENTER. GALES EXTEND OUT 1 5 0 MILES TO THE SOUTH AND 3 0 0 MILES TO THE NORTH OF THE CENTER.
SMALL CRAFT THROUGHOUT THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY. SMALL CRAFT ALONG THE EAST COAST OF
FLORIDA TO SANDY HOOK NEW JERSEY SHOULD W I N I N PORT.
LOWEST PRESSURE REPORTED I N THE BAHAMAS BETWEEN 1 AND 2 AM WAS 1 0 0 2 MILLIBARS OR 2 9 . 5 9 INCHES AT GREEN TURTLE CAY GREAT ABACO.
ALL INTERESTS THROUGHOUT THE FLORIDA PENINSULA AND THE BAHAMAS SHOULD KEEP I N CLOSE TOUCH WITH ALL ADVISORIES AND BULLETINS.
T I E NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE MIA341 WEATHER BUREAU AT 5 AM EST.
SUGG
24
ADVISORY NO. 36 5 AM EST MONDAY SEPTEMBER 6, 1965
BETSY...MOVING
SOUTHWEST...WILL
CORSS THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS...THRE(LTENS
SOUTH FLORIDA.
THIS I S AN PIERGENCY WARNING FOR THE EXTREME NORTHERN BAHAMAS. ALL INTERESTS I N THE EXTREME NORTHERN BAHAMAS SHOULD CONTINUE ALL
SURF...HEAW RAINS...AND TIDES RANGING FROh 5 TO 1 0 FEET. PREPARATIONS
PRECAUTIONS AGAINST HURRICANE FORCE WINDS...POUYDING
SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION ESPECIALLY ON THE ABACO ISLAND GROUPS...ELEUTHERA...AND THE BERRY ISLANDS.
A HURRICANE WATCH AND GALE WARNINGS ARE I N EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA COAST FROM CAPE KENNEDY TO KEY WEST INCLUDING FLORIDA
BAY. GALES WITH SQUALLS SHOULD BEGIN I N THIS AREA THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT.
DANGEROUS BETSY I S MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST AND OTHER ISLANDS INCLUDING GRAND BAHAMA...NEW PROVIDENCE...ANDROS...LONG...GREAT
EXUMA.. .AND SAN SALVADOR WILL EXPERIENCE GALE OR HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITH HIGH TIDES AS THE CENTER MOVES I N NEAR THE NORTHEAST
PROVIDENCE CHANNEL BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
A I R FORCE RECONNAISSANCE AND I S ABOUT 7 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF HOPE TOWN GREAT ABACO AND 2 7 0 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF MIAMI.
BETSY I S MOVING T O W THE SOUTHWEST AT 8 MPH. HIGHEST WINDS ARE 1 2 5 MPH NEAR THE CENTER. GALES EXTEND OUT 3 0 0 MILES TO THE
'NORTHEAST AND 1 5 0 MILES TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE CENTER. LOWEST PRESSURE EARLY THIS MORNING WAS 9 6 3 MILLIBARS OR 28.44 INCHES.
THE HURRICANE I S FORECAST TO CONTINUE ON A COURSE TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST AT 8 MPH FOR THE NEXT 1 2 HOURS. A COURSE TOWARD THE WEST
SOUTHWEST I S M06T LIKELY TONIGHT. NO CHANGE I N S I Z E OR INTENSITY I S EXPECTED. THE F I E HAS BEEN REPORTED TO BE LARGE AND QUITE
DIFFUSE.
SMALL CRAFT THROUGHOUT THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY. SMALL CRAFT ALONG THE FLORIDA COAST
AND KEYS AND NORTHWARD TO SANDY HOOK NEW JERSEY SHOULD R W I N I N PORT AND THOSE ALONG THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA COAST AND KEYS SHOULD
SEEK SAFE HARBOR.
ALL INTERESTS THROUGHOUT THE BAHAMAS AND OVER FLORIDA SHOULD KEEP I N TOUCH WITH THE LATEST ADVISORIES AND BULLETINS.
THERE WILL BE INTERMEDIATE BULLETINS AT 7 AND 9 AM EST.
SUGG.
BETSY...MOVING
SOUTHWEST...WILL
CROSS THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS...THREATENS
SOUTH FLORIDA.
THIS I S AN EMERGENCY WARNING FOR THE EXTREME NORTHERN BAHAMAS. ALL INTERESTS I N THE EXTREME NORTHERN $AWIMAS SHOULD CONTINUE ALL
PRECAUTIONS AGAINST HURRICANE FORCE WINDS...POUNDING SURF...HEAVY RAINS...AND TIDES RANGING FROM 5 TO 1 0 FEET. PREPARATIONS SHOULD
BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION ESPECIALLY ON THE ABACO ISLAND GROUPS...ELEUTHERA...AND THE BERRY ISLANDS.
BAY. GALES WITH SQUALLS SHOULD BEGIN I N THIS AREA THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT.
ALL INTERESTS THROUGHOUT THE BAHAMAS AND OVER FLORIDA SHOULD KEEP I N CLOSE TOUCH WITH ALL ADVISORIES AND BULLETINS AND PEOPLE FROM
CAPE KENNEDY TO KEY WEST SHOULD BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION I N CASE THE HURRICANE WATCH I S CHANGED TO A HURRICANE WARN1,NG LATER
TODAY.
DANGEROUS BETSY I S MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST AND OTHER ISLANDS INCLUDING GRAND BAHAMA... NEW PROVIDENCE...ANDROS...LONG...GREAT
EXUMA
AND SAN SALVADOR WILL EXPERIENCE GALE OR HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITH HIGH TIDES AS THE CENTER MOVES I N NEAR THE NORTHEAST
PROVIDENCE CHANNEL BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
...
AT 7 AM EST THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BETSY WAS LOCATED NEAR L A T I m D E 2 6 . 9 NORTH LONGITUDE 7 6 . 2 WEST. THIS POSITION I S BASED UPON
W
N GREAT ABACO AND 2 5 5 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF MIAMI.
A I R FORCE RECONNAISSANCE AND I S ABOUT 6 0 MILES NORTHFAST OF HOPE M
BETSY I S MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST AT 8 MPH. HIGHEST WINDS ARE 1 2 5 MPH NEAR THE CENTER. GALES EXTEND OUT 3 0 0 MILES TO THE
NORTHEAST AND 1 5 0 MILES TO THE SDUTHWEST OF THE CENTER.
THE HURRICANE I S FORECAST TO CONTINUE ON A COURSE TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST AT 8 MPH FOR THE NEXT 10 HOURS.
SOUTHWEST I S MOST LIKELY TONIGHT. NO CHANGE I N S I Z E OR INTENSITY I S EXPECTED.
A COURSE TOWARD THE WEST
SMALL CRAFT THROUGHOUT THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY. SMALL CRAFT ALONG THE SOUTHEAST
FLORIDA COAST AND KEYS SHOULD BEGIN PREPARATIONS FOR SAFE HARBOR OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR THIS MORNING. SMALL CRAFT FROM CAPE KENNEDY
TO SANDY HOOK NEW JERSEY SHOULD REMAIN I N PORT.
SUGG.
THERE WILL BE AN INTERMEDIATE BULLETIN AT 9 AM EST.
BETSY S T I L L MOVING SOUTHWEST.
WINDS REACH 8 5 MPH ON GREAT ABACO ISLAND.
BAY. GALES WITH SQUALLS SHOULD BEGIN I N T H I S AREA LATE T H I S AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT.
I T MAY BE NECESSARY TO I S S U E HURRICANE WARNINGS FOR A PORTION OF T H I S AREA WITHIN THE NEXT FEW HOURS. ALL RESIDENTS I N T H I S AREA
SHOULD STAND BY AND BE READY TO TAKE EMERGENCY PRECAUTIONS I F WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. I T I S URGED THAT FOOD STORES AND LUMBER YARDS
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY AND EVENING.
EMERGENCY HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE I N EFFECT FOR THE EXTREME NORTHERN BAHAMAS. WINDS HAVE ALREADY REACHED 85 MPH AT GREEN TURTLE
CAY ON GREAT ABACO ISLAND I N THE BAHAMAS. ALL PRECAUTIONS I N THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS SHOULD BE RUSHED AGAINST 1 0 0 TO 1 2 5 MPH WINDS
HEAVY SEAS AND TIDES RANGING FROM 5 TO 1 0 FEET.
AT 9 AM E S T THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BETSY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 2 6 . 7 NORTH LONGITUDE 7 6 . 5 WEST WHICH I S ABOUT 2 5 0 MILES EAST
NORTHEAST O F MIAMI AND 6 0 MILES EAST O F GREAT ABACO ISLAND. BETSY I S MOVING TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST AT 8 MPH. LOWEST PRESSURE T H I S
MORNING WAS 9 5 8 MILLIBARS OR 2 8 . 2 9 INCHES.
THE CAUSE OF T H I S VERY ABNORMAL HURRICANE TRACK I S THE DEVEZOPMENT DURING THE PAST 4 8 HOURS OF A LARGE HIGH PRESSURE AREA OVER THE
EXTREME EASTERN US EXTENDING HIGH INTO THE ATMOSPHERE.
T H I S HIGH PRESSURE AREA F I R S T BLOCKED THE NORTHWARD MOVEMENT OF THE HURRICANE AND THEN AS THE DEEP AND BROAD NORTHERN CURRENT ON
THE EAST S I D E OF THE HIGH ENVELOPED THE HURRICANE I T WAS FORCED SOUTHWARD. THE HURRICANE WILL NOW MOVE SOUTHWEST AND WEST SOUTH
WESTWARD AROUND THE UNDER S I D E OF T H I S LARGE HIGH.
ALL INTERESTS I N THE AREA O F HURRICANE WATCH AND ESPECIALLY FROM J U P I T E R INLET TO KEY WEST SHOULD BE READY FOR EMERGENCY ACTION
POSSIBLY AS EARLY AS LATE T H I S FORENOON.
PRELIMINARY PRECAUTIONS AND THE SECURING O F SMALL BOATS ARE ADVISED AT T H I S TIME.
ADVISORY NO. 40 11 AM EST MONDAY SEPTEMBER 6, 1965
HURRICANE MRNINGS UP 11 AM E S T PALM BEACH TO KEY WEST AND NORTHWARD TO EVERGLADES CITY.
HOIST HURRICANE WARNINGS 11 AM E S T OVER EXTREME SOUTHERN FLORIDA F W M PALM BEkCH TO KEY WEST AND NORTHWARD TO EVERGLADES C I T Y
INCLUDING FLORIDA BAY. T H I S I S AN PIERGENCY WARNING AND ALL INTERESTS I N T H I S AREA SHOULD RUSH PRECAUTIONS AGAINST HURRICANE WINDS
LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY FORENOON. WINDS AND T I D E S WILL STEADILY INCREASE ALONG THE LOWER EAST COAST DURING T H I S AFTERNOON AND
OVER THE FLORIDA KEYS TONIGHT. I T I S URGED THAT FOOD STORES AND LUMBER YARDS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY AND
EVENING.
WINDS WLVE ALREADY REACHED 9 0 MF'H A T GREEN TURTLE CAY ON GREAT ABACO ISLAND I N THE BAHAMAS. I N THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS PRECAUTIONS
SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION AGAINST 1 0 0 TO 1 2 5 MPH WINDS HEAVY SEAS AND TIDES RANGING FROM 5 TO 10 FEET. T H I S AREA SHOULD
INCLUDE ELEUTHERA NEW PROVIDENCE AND ANDROS I s m s .
A HURRICANE WATCH AND GALE WARNINGS ARE I N EFFECT ELSEWHERE I N THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND I N SOUTH FLORIDA NORTH OF PALM BEACH TO
CAPE KENNEDY AND ON THE WEST W A S T NORTH OF EVERGLADES CITY TO PUNTA GORDA.
AT 11 AM EST THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BETSY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 2 6 . 5 NORTH LONGITUDE 7 6 . 6 WEST WHICH I S ABOUT 2 4 0 MILES EAST
NORTHEAST OF MIAMI AND 50 MILES EAST OF GREAT ABACO ISLAND.
BETSY CONTINUES TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST AT 8 MPH. HIGHEST WINDS ARE 1 2 5 MPH NEAR THE CENTER AND GALES EXTEND OUTWARD ABOUT 300
MILES I N ALL QUADRANTS. LOWEST PRESSURE T H I S MORNING WAS 9 5 8 MILLIBARS OR 2 8 . 2 9 INCHES.
THE HURRICANE I S FORECAST TO CONTINUE ON A SOUTHWEST COURSE DURING THE NEXT 1 2 HOURS.
NO DECREASE I N INTENSITY I S EXPECTED.
ALL INTERESTS I N THE AREA OF HURRICANE DISPLAY FROM PALM BFACH TO EVERGLADES CITY SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION ALL EMERGENCY
HURRICANE PRECAUTIONS AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.
THE NFXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE MIAMI WEATHER BUREAU AT 5 PM E S T WITH BULLETINS AT 1 AND 3 PM.
DUNN.
BULLETIN 1 PM EST MONDAY SEPTEMBER 6, 1965
BETSY CONTINUES SOUTHWEST. WINDS REACH 1 3 5 MPH ON GREAT ABACO ISLAND. BLUSTRY WINDS ROUGH SEAS AND H E A W SWELLS ARE THE RULE
ALONG THE FLORIDA EAST COAST. MARINELAND NEAR S T AUGUSTINE HAS BEEN REPORTING WINDS O F 3 5 TO 4 5 MPH.
HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE DISPLAYED OVER EXTREME SOUTHERN FLORIDA FROM PALM BEACH TO KEY WEST AND NORTHWARD ON THE WEST COAST OF
EVERGLADES C I T Y . ALL INTERESTS I N T H I S AREA SHOULD RUSH PRECAUTIONS AGAINST HURRICANE CONDITIONS BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT OR
TUESDAY FORENOON.
HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE ALSO I N EFFECT I N THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS INCLUDING ELEUTHERANASSAU AND ANDROS ISLANDS. A HURRICANE WATCH AND
GALE WARNINGS E X I S T I N THE RINAINDER OF THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND I N SOUTH FLORIDA NORTH O F PALM BEACH TO CAPE KENNEDY AND NORTH OF
EVERGLADES C I T Y TO PUNTA GORDA.
A T 1 PM E S T THE CENTER O F HURRICANE BETSY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 2 6 . 2 NORTH LONGITUDE 7 6 . 8 WEST WHICH I S ABOUT 2 3 0 MILES S L I G H m
NORTH O F DUE EAST FROM MIAMI. BETSY CONTINUES SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
BETSY HAS A LARGE CLOUDY EYE 6 0 STATUE M I L E S I N DIAMETER. A S HURRICANES GO BETSY WOULD APPEAR ABOUT AVERAGE FROM A STAND P O I N T OF
INTENSITY BUT SEEMS TO BE A COMPARATIVELY DRY STORM. THE FORCES MOVING THE HURRICANE ARE RATHER EVENLY BALANCED AND I T I S
IMPOSSIBLE A T T H I S TIME TO SAY HOW CLOSE THE CENTER WILL COME TO MIAMI.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE MIAMI WEATHER BUREAU A T 5 PM E S T WITH A BULLETIN A T 3
PM.
DUNN.
BULLETIN 3 PM EST MONDAY SEPTEMBER 6 , 1965
SEVERE HURRICANE BETSY MOVING SOUTHWESTWARD INTO NORTHERN BAHAMAS RAKING GREAT ABACO ISLAND WITH 1 4 0 MPH WINDS.
HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE DISPLAYED OVER EXTREME SOUTHERN FLORIDA FROM PALM BEACH TO KEY WEST AND NORTHWARD ON THE WEST COAST TO
EVERGLADES CITY. ALL INTERESTS I N T H I S AREA SHOULD RUSH PRECAUTIONS AGAINST HURRICANE CONDITIONS BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT OR
TUESDAY FORENOON. HOWEVER EVACUATION ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS O F THE FLORIDA LOWER EAST COAST AND THE KEYS A T T H I S TIME APPEARS
PREMATURE.
HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE I N EFFECT I N I N THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS ELEUTHERA NASSAU AND ANDROS ISLANDS. A HURRICANE WATCH AND GALE
WARNINGS E X I S T I N THE REMAINDER OF THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND I N SOUTH FLORIDA NORTH O F PALM BEACH TO CAPE KENNEDY AND NORTH O F
EVERGLADES C I T Y TO PUNTA GORDA.
A T 3 PM E S T THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BETSY WAS LOCATED BOTH BY MIAMI WEATHER BUREAU RADAR AND N A W RECONNAISSANCE RADAR NEAR
LATITUDE 2 6 . 0 NORTH LONGITUDE 7 6 . 7 WEST OR ABOUT 2 1 0 M I L E S EAST O F FORT LAUDERDALE. BETSY CONTINUES SOUTHWEST ABOUT 8 MPH.
PICTLTRES O F BETSY TAKEN BY T I R O S DURING THE MORNING SHOW ONE O F THE LARGEST EYES EVER PHOTOGRAPHED I N A HURRICANE.
EARLY AFTERNOON REPORTS FROM HARBOR ISLAND ELEUTHERA INDICATE WINDS ARE NEAR HURRICANE FORCE AND INCREASING. ALONG THE FLORIDA
EAST COAST WINDS ARE GUSTING 30 TO 3 5 MPH WITH A FEW MORE EXPOSED LOCATIONS REPORTING GUSTS OF 4 5 MPH.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE MIAMI WEATHER BUREAU A T 5 PM E S T .
CLARK.
ADVISORY NO. 41 5 PM EST MONDAY SEPTEMBER 6, 1965
BETSY CONTINUES SOUTHWEST.
WINDS REACHED 1 4 0 MPH ON GREAT ABACO ISLAND.
HURRICANE W I N G S ARE DISPLAYED OVER EXTREME SOUTHERN FLORIDA FRCM PALM BEACH TO KEY WEST AND NORTHWARD ON THE WEST COAST TO EVERW E S CITY. WHILE A CONTINUATION O F THE PRESENT COURSE WILL TAKE THE CENTER A CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE SOUTHEAST OF MIAMI
PRECAUTIONS SHOULD NOT BE RELAXED U N T I L THE STORM THREAT PASSES. THE HURRICANE SHOULD BE CLOSEST TO MIAMI TUESDAY MORNING.
A HURRICANE WATCH AND GALE WARNINGS ARE I N EFFECT ELSEWHERE I N SOUTH FLORIDA NORTH O F PALM BEACH TO CAPE KENNEDY Am) ON THE WEST
COAST NORTH O F EVERGLADES C I T Y TO PUNTA GORDA.
I T I S EXPECTED THE FULL BRUNT O F THE HURRICANE WILL BE F E L T ON ELEUTHERA AND NEW PROVIDENCE ISLANDS DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS AND
OVER ANDROS ISLAND TONIGHT. ALL P O S S I B L E PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN I N THESE AREAS IMMEDIATELY.
A T 5 PM E S T THE CENTER O F HURRICANE BETSY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 2 5 . 8 NORTH LONGITUDE 7 6 . 8 WEST WHICH I S ABOUT 2 1 5 MILES DUE
EAST OF MIAMI. THE HURRICANE CONTINUES BETWEEN SOUTH SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
HURRICANE BETSY I S FORECAST TO CONTINUE ON A SOUTHWEST COURSE DURING THE NEXT 2 4 HOURS AND MAY REACH THE NORTH COAST O F CUBA
TUESDAY NIGHT.
SMALL CRAFT THROUGHOUT THE S T R A I T S OF FLORIDA AND BETWEEN ANDROS ISLAND AND CUBA SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR.
WINDS REACHED A 1 4 0 MPH ON GREAT ABACO A T THE HEIGHT O F THE HURRICANE. HURRICANE WINDS ARE NOW BEGINNING ON ELEUTHERA AND A FEW
B R I E F SQUALLS U P TO 4 5 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED ALONG THE FLORIDA EAST COAST.
ALL INTERESTS I N SOUTH FLORIDA THE BAHAMAS AND ADJACENT AREAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO KEEP I N CLOSE TOUCH WITH FUTURE ADVISORIES.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE MIAMI WEATHER BUREAU A T 11 PM E S T WITH INTERMEDIATE BULLETINS A T 2 HOURLY INTERVALS.
DUNN
.
BETSY HITTING
BAWLMAS HARD.
AT 7 PM EST CENTER OF BETSY WAS NEAR LATITUDE 2 5 . 7 LONGITUDE 7 6 . 7 OR J U S T NORTH OF HARBOUR ISLAND.
THE EYE I S ABOUT 4 0 MILES ACROSS. THIS POSITION I S 2 1 5 MILES EAST OF MIAMI.
THEY MAY BE I N THE EYE SINCE
HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE DISPLAYED FROM PALM BEACH TO KEY WEST TO EVBRGLADES CITY. THE CENTER CONTINUES TO MOVE BETWEEN SOUTHWEST
AND SOUTH SOUTHWEST AT 8 MPH AND THE LONGER I T CONTLWB ON THIS COURSE THE LESS THE THREAT TO EXTREME SOUTH FLORIDA.
PRECAUTIONS
SHOULD NOT BE RELAXED UNTIL THE STORM THREAT PASSES. GALE WARNINGS ARE DISPLAYED ELSEWHERE I N SOUTH FLORIDA FROM CAPE KENNEDY TO
PALM BEACH ON THE EAST COAST AND FROM PUNTA WRDA TO EVERGLADES CITY ON THE WEST COAST.
GREEN ZVRTLE CAY ON GREAT ABACO ISLAND REPORTED WINDS AS HIGH AS 1 4 7 MPH. HARBOUR ISLAND REPORTED 8 5 MPH WITH THE PRESSURE
FALLING RAPIDLY AT 4 PM EST. SQUALLS WITH WINDS OF 5 0 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED ALONG THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA COAST.
INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE HURRICANE WILL CONTINUE MOVING BETWEEN SOUTH SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST AT 8 MPH. THIS WILL BRING THE
CENTER VERY CLOSE TO NASSAU AROUND MIDNIGHT AND THEY PROBABLY WILL GET HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO. THE
CENTER I S EXF'ECTED TO BE OVER ANDROS ISLAND AROUND DAYBREAK AND THE ENTIRE ISLAND SHOULD RECEIVE HURRICANE FORCE WINDS. WHEREVER
THE WINDS ARE ON SHORE AT THESE ISLANDS TIDES OF 5 TO 1 0 FEET ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH HUGE WAVES.
ALL INTERESTS THROUGH THE BAHAMAS AND SOUTH FLORIDA AND ADJACENT AREAS SHOULD KZEP I N TOUCH WITH FUTURE BULLETINS AND ADVISORIES.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE MIAMI WEATHER BUREAU AT 11 PM EST WITH A BULLETIN AT 9 PM.
KRAFT.
BETSY CONTINIJFS TO POUND BAHAMAS.
IIUBRICANE W I N G S ARE DISPLAYED FROM PALM BEACH TO KEY WEST TO EVERGLADES CITY AND GALE W I N G S ELSEWHERE ALONG THE COASTS FROM
CAPE KENNEDY AND PUNTA WRDA SOUTHWLRD. THE HURRICANE CONTINUES TO DRIFT SOUTH SOUTHWESTWARD AND THE LONGER I T CONTINUES ON THIS
COURSE THE LESS THE THREAT TO FLORIDA.
GREEN TURTLE CAY ON GREAT ABACO ISLAND HAS HAD HURRICANE FORCE WINDS FOR THE PAST 1 5 HOURS AND I T APPEARS AS I F THEY WILL CONTINUE
FOR ANOTHER 5 HOURS. THE HIGHEST WIND THEY REPORTED WAS 1 4 7 MPH.
AT 9 PM EST THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BETSY WAS NEAR HARBOUR ISLAND OR ABOUT 2 1 5 MILES EAST OF MIAMI NEAR LATITUDE 2 5 . 6 LONGITUDE
76.7.
INDICATIONS ARE FOR CONTINUED MOVEMENT TOWARD THE SOUTH SOUTHWEST BRINGING THE CENTER NEAR NASSAU BY MIDNIGHT AND TO ANDROS ISLAND
AROUND DAYBREAK. WHEREVER THE WINDS ARE ONSHORE NEAR THE CENTER OF THIS HURRICANE THE TIDES WILL RANGE UP TO 1 0 FEET ALONG WITH
HUGE WAVES.
THE LATEST REPORT ON THE EYE FROM A I R FORCE RECON I S THAT I T I S NEARLY 5 0 MILES ACROSS AND THE CENTRAL PRESSURE I S ESTIMATED
2 8 . 3 0 INCHES.
ALL INTERESTS I N THE BAHAMAS AND SOUTH FLORIDA AND ADJACENT AREAS SHOULD KEEP I N TOUCH WITH THE LATEST ADVISORIES AND BULLETINS.
THE
NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE MIAMI WEATHER BUREAU AT 11 PH EST.
KRAFT.
ADVISORY NO. 42 11 PM EST MONDAY SEPTEMBER 6, 1965
BETSY CONTINUES TO BATTER BAHAMAS
HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE DISPLAYED PROM PALM BEACH TO KEY WEST TO EVERGLADES CITY INCLUDING FLORIDA BAY. GALE WARNINGS ARE DISPLAYED
FROM CAPE KENNEDY TO PALM BEACH ON THE EAST COAST AND FROM PUNTA GORDA TO E V E R ~ A D E Sc I n ON THE WEST COAST.
AT 11 PM EST THE CENTER OF BETSY WAS NEAR LATITUDE 2 5 . 6 LONGITUDE 7 6 . 8 .
THIS POSITION I S BASED ON A I R FORCE RECONNAISSANCE AND
LAND BASED BADAR AND I S ABOUT 2 1 5 MILES EAST OF MIAMI AND NEAR HARBOUR ISLAND I N THE BAHAMAS. THE HURRICANE I S DRIFTING TOWARD
THE SOUTH SOUTHWEST ABOUT 5 MPH.
HIGHEST WINDS ARE ESTIMATED 1 4 0 MPH NEAR CENTER AND GALES I N SQUALLS EXTEND OUT 3 0 0 MILES I N ALL DIRECTIONS.
INDICATIONS ARE FOR CONTINUED SLOW MOVEMENT DURING THE NEXT 1 2 TO 2 4 HOURS PROBABLY TOWARD THE SOUTH SOUTHWEST. THIS SLOW MOVEMENT WOULD CONTINUE THE HURRICANE FORCE WINDS THROUGH THE NIGHT AND TUESDAY OVER MOST OF THE BAHAMAS WITHIN 1 0 0 MILES OF NASSAU.
ONSHORE WINDS WILL PRODUCE TIDES UP TO 10 FEET I N THIS AREA ALONG WITH HUGE WAVES.
BECAUSE OF I T S PRESENT SLOW MOVEMENT AND UNCERTAIN FUTURE COURSE ALL INTERESTS THROUGH THE BAHAMAS AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA AND
ADJACENT AREAS SHOULD KEEP I N TOUCH WITH FUTURE ADVISORIES AND BULLETINS. ALL PRECAUTIONS THROUGH THIS AREA SHOULD BE CONTINUED.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE MIAMI WEATHER BUREAU AT 5 AM EST WITH BULLETINS AT 1 AND 3 AM.
KRAFT.
BULLETIN 1 AM EST TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 7, 1965
BETSY...REALLY
CLOBBERING THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS.
HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE DISPLAYED FROM PALM BEACH TO KEY WEST
FROM CAPE KENNEDY TO PALM BEACH ON THE EAST COAST AND FROM P
Td 1WRGLADES C I T Y INCLUDING FLORIDA BAY. GALE W I N G S ARE DISPLAYED
U k C h~D A TO EVERGLADES C I T Y ON THE WEST COAST.
A T 1 AM E S T THE CENTER OF BETSY WAS NEAR LATITUDE 2 5 . 6 LONGITUDE 1 7 6 . 8 . T H I S P O S I T I O N I S BASED ON A I R FORCE RECONNAISSANCE AND
LAND BASED R4DAR AND I S ABOUT 2 1 5 M I L E S EAST O F MIAMI AND NEAR kAIRBY)UR ISLAND I N THE BAHAMAS. THE HURRICANE I S D R I F T I N G TOWARD
THE SOUTH SOUTHWEST ABOUT 5 MPH. T H I S P O S I T I O N REPRESENTS NO MOVEMENT O F THE CENTER DURING THE PAST 2 HOURS.
HIGHEST WINDS ARE E S T P U T E D 1 4 0 MPH NEAR CENTER AND GALES I N s@JA!LI&
EXTEND OUT 300 M I L E S I N ALL DIRECTIONS.
INDICATIONS ARE FOR CONTINUED SLOW MOVEMENT DURING THE NEXT 1 2 T O 2 4 HOURS PROBABLY TOWARD THE SOUTH SOUTHWEST. T H I S SLOW MOVEMEW
WOULD CONTINUE THE HURRICANE FORCE WINDS THROUGH THE NIGHT AND TUESDAY OVER MOST OF THE BAHAMAS WITHIN 100 M I L E S O F NASSAU. ON
SHORE WINDS WILL PRODUCE T I D E S U P T O 10 F E E T I N T H I S AREA ALONG WITH HUGE WAVES.
BECAUSE O F I T S PRESENT SLOWMOVEMENT AND UNCERTAIN F W R E COURSE A L L INTERESTS THROUGH THE BAHAMAS AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA AND
ADJACENT ARPAS SHOULD KEEP I N TOUCH WITH FUTURE ADVISORIES AND BULLETINS. ALL PRECAUTIONS THROUGH T H I S AREA SHOULD BE CONTINUED.
NASSAU REPORTS WINDS TO 50 MPH GUSTY TO HURRICANE FORCE WITH L i G H T TO MODERATE RAIN. THERE HAS BEEN SOME MINOR DAMAGE THERE
MOSTLY TO TREES AND POWER FAILURE. THE MIDNIGHT PRESSURE A T NASSAU WAS 9 8 6 . 6 MILLIBARS OR 2 9 . 1 3 INCHES. THERE HAVE BEEN NO LATE
REPORTS FRCPI HARBOUR ISLAND AND THE LATEST PROMGREEN TURTLE CAY IS THAT WINDS CONTINUEAT HURRICANE FORCE. ..WELL OVER 1 2 HOURS OF
WINDS I N EXCESS OF 7 5 MPH.
SOME FLORIDA REPORTS...AT MIDNIGHT J U P I T E R L I G H T WIND NORTHEAST 3 6 MPH T I D E TWO AND ONE HALF F E E T ABOVE NORMAL PRESSURE 2 9 . 7 7
INCHES HILLSBORO GUSTS TO 4 5 MPH SEAS 5 TO 6 F E E T ABOVE NORMAL PORT EVERGLADES GUSTS T O 30 MPH AND FROM MARATHON PRESSURE 2 9 . 7 5
INCHES.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE MIAMI WEATHER BUREAU AT 5 AM E S T WITH A BULLETIN A T 3 AM.
SUGG.
BETSY...SOUTHWEST PORTION O F THE EYE WALL CLOSE TO NASSAU.
HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE DISPLAYED FROM PALM BEACH TO KEY WEST TO EVERGLADES CITY INCLUDING FLORIDA BAY. GALE WARNINGS ARE DISPLAYED
FROM CAPE KENNEDY TO PALM BEACH ON THE EAST COAST AND FROM PUNTA GORDA TO EVERGLADES C I T Y ON THE WEST COAST.
A T 3 AM E S T THE CENTER O F BETSY WAS NEAR L A T I W D E 2 5 . 5 NORTH LONGITUDE 7 7 . 1 WEST. T H I S P O S I T I O N I S BASED UPON LAND BASED RADAR AND
NAVY RECONNAISSANCE AND I S ABOUT 2 0 0 M I L E S SLIGHTLY SOUTH O F DUE EAST FROM MIAMI AND J U S T A FEW M I L E S
ABOUT 40...NORTHEAST O F
NASSAU. T H I S P O S I T I O N REPRESENTS A COURSE TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST A T 5 MPH S I N C E LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON.
...
HIGHEST WINDS ARE ESTIMATED 1 4 0 MPH NEAR THE LARGE EYE O F NEAR 4 0 M I L E S I N DIAMETER.
DIRECTIONS.
GALES I N SQUALLS EXTEND OUT 300 M I L E S I N ALL
SEVERE HURRICANE BETSY I S FORECAST TO CONTINUE ON A SLOW SOUTH SCUTHWEST TO SOUTHWEST COURSE DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT AND
TUESDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BAHAMAS WITHIN ABOUT 100 M I L E S OF NASSAU DURING MOST O F TUESDAY. T I D E S MAY
R I S E TO 10 F E E T OR MORE ABOVE NORMAL ON SOME OF THE ISLANDS WHERE PROLONGED WINDS TRAP THE WATER I N BAYS AND INLETS.
ALL INTERESTS THROUGH THE BAHAMAS. ..SOUTHERN FLORIDA...AND
ADJACENT AREAS SHOULD KEEP I N TOUCH WITH ALL ADVISORIES AND BULLETINS.
...
SEAS 3 FEET...PRESSURE 2 9 . 7 4 INCHES. HILLSBORO...NORTHWEST 30 TO 3 5
SOME LATE REPORTS...JUPITER LIGHT...NORTH NORTHEAST 4 0 MPH
MPH WITH 5 T O 6 F E E T SEAS. PORT EVERGLADES GUSTS TO 4 5 MPH...PRESSURE 2 9 . 7 6 .
NORTH KEY LARW...NORTH 2 0 MPH. MARATHON
GUSTS TO
PRESSURE 2 9 . 7 2 . MIAMI
PRESSURE 2 9 . 7 0 INCHES. B I M I N I . . . P R E S S U R E 2 9 . 6 0 WITH WINDS TO 35 MPH. NASSAU ON THE OUTER EDGE
2 3 MPH
OF THE EYE WALL AND REPORTS WINDS T O 80 MPH WITH PRESSURE 2 9 . 0 3 AND FALLING.
...
...
...
...
NAW...AND WEATHER BUREAU RECONNAISSANCE...SEVERE HURRICANE BETSY I S UNDER CONSTANT OBSERVATION BY LAND BASED
B E S I D E S A I R FORCE
RADAR A T THE MIAMI WEATHER BUREAU. ..BY THE PAN AMERICAN EMPLOYEES OF THE A I R FORCE M I S S I L E T E S T RANGE STATION NUMBER 3 ON GRAND
BAHAMA
AND THE RADAR LABORATORY O F THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI.
...
THE NEXT ADVISORY
SUGG.
WILL BE ISSUED BY THE MIAMI WEATHER BUREAU A T 5 AM E S T .
ADVISORY NO. 43 5 AM EST TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 7, 1965
BETSY.
..COMMUNICATIONS BEGINNING
TO FAIL I N THE BAHAMAS
HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE DISPLAYED FROM PALM BEACH TO KEY WEST TO EVERGLADES CITY INCLUDING FLORIDA BAY. GALE WARNINGS ARE DISPLAYED
FROM CAPE KENNEDY TO PALM BEACH ON THE EAST COAST AND FROM PUN* GORDA TO EVERGLADES CITY ON THE WEST COAST.
SEVERE HURRICANE CONDITIONS WITH TIDES TO AS MUCH AS TEN FEET ABOVE NORMAL WILL CONTINUE I N THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS OVER AN AREA
WITHIN ABOUT 1 0 0 MILES OF NASSAU TODAY. PRECAUTIONS AND SECURITY MEASURES SHOULD NOT BE RELAXED.
ALL INTERESTS THROUGH THE BAHAMAS...SOUTHERN FLORIDA...AND ADJACENT AREAS SHOULD KEEP I N TOUCH WITH ALL ADVISORIES AND BULLETINS.
ALL INTERESTS OVER SOUTHERN FLORIDA I N THE AREA OF HURRICANE WARNING DISPLAY ARE URGED TO COMPLETE FINAL PREPARATIONS AGAlNST THIS
DANGEROUS HURRICANE.
NAVY RECONNAISSANCE AND LAND BASED RADAR AND I S ABOUT 1 8 5 MILES SLIGHTLY SOUTH OF DUE EAST FROM MIAMI AND J U S T A SHORT DISTANCE..
ABOUT 2 5 MILES...NORTHEAST OF NASSAU.
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BETSY HAS BEEN MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH SINCE LATE AFTERNOON MONDAY.
GALES I N SQUALLS EXTEND 3 0 0 MILES I N ALL DIRECTIONS.
SEVERE HURRICANE BETSY I S FORECAST TO CONTINUE THIS SLOW DRIFT TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH TODAY. THE FIJTURE COURSE TONIGHT I S
UNCERTAIN BUT A SLOW SOUTHWEST OR WESTWARD DRIFT APPEARS MOST LIKELY. NO CHANGE I N S I Z E OR INTENSITY I S EXPECTED.
THE CENTER SHOULD BE VERY NEAR THE NORTH PORTION OF ANDROS ISLAND BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
NASSAU I S VERY NEAR THE WALL CLOUD...IF NOT I N THE EYE...NO
SOME COPIMUNICXTIONS APPEAR TO BE FAILING.
WEATHER REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM THERE SINCE 1 AM THIS MORNING.
9 AM EST.
THERE WILL BE INTERMEDIATE BULLETINS AT 7 AM AND
SUGG.
BETSY...POUNDING
RELENTLESSLY.
SEVERE HURRICANE CONDITIONS WITH TIDES AS MUCH AS TEN FEET ABOVE NORMAL WILL CONTINUE I N THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS OVER AN AREA WITHIN
ABOUT 1 0 0 MILES OF NAASAU TODAY.. PRECAUTIONS AND SECURITY MEASURES SHOULD NOT BE RELAXED.
ALL WPWESTS THROUGH THE BAHAMAS...SOUTHERN FLORIDA...AND ADJACENT AREAS SHOULD KEEP I N CLOSE TOUCH WITH FUTURE ADVISORIES AND
BULLETINS. ALL INTERESTS OVER SOUTHERN FLORIDA I N THE AREA OF HURRICANE WARNING DISPLAY ARE URGED TO COMPLETE FINAL PREPARATIONS
AGAINST THIS DANGEROUS HURRICANE.
RADAR TRACKING INDICATES THAT BETSY HAS BEEN NEARLY STATIONARY DURING THE PAST 2 HOURS. AT 7 AM EST THE CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 2 5 . 2 NORTH LONGITUDE 7 7 . 4 WEST. THIS POSITION I S ABOUT 1 9 0 MILES DUE EAST OF KEY LARGO AND JUST A.6HORT DISTANCE...
AROUND 2 0 MILES...NORTHEAST OF NASSAU.
SINCE THE EYE I S ABOUT 4 0 MILES I N DIAMETER.. .THIS WOULD PLACE NASSAU VERY NEAR THE EYE W W .
ANALYSIS. THERE ARE NO LATE WEATHER REPORTS FROM THAT CITY.
THIS I S CONFIRMED BY OUR RADAR
BETSY I S FORECAST TO MOVE TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH TODAY PACKING WINDS OF NEAR 1 4 0 MPH NEAR THE CENTER.
THIS TRACK WOULD PLACE THE CENTER OVER THE NORTH END OF ANDROS ISLAND BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
SOME LATE REPORTS.. .GRAND BAHAMAS WIND HAS GUSTS TO 6 0 MPH AND I S GETTING HEAVY RAIN. SAN SALVADOR REPORTS A PRESSURE OF 2 9 . 5 4
INCHES. VERO BEACH...WINDS NORTH NORTHEAST WITH GUSTS TO 3 0 MPH...PRESSURE 2 9 . 7 8 INCHES. PALM BEACH...WINDS GUSTY TO 3 5 MPH.
PRESSURE 2 9 . 6 8 INCXES
MIAMI.. .OVERCAST.. .PRESSURE 2 9 . 6 5 INCHBS. KEY WEST.. .GUSTY TO NEAR 3 0 MPH.. .PRESSURE 2 9 . 7 5 INCHES. THE
MIAMI RADAR SHOWS MODERATE RAIN SHOWERS JUST OFF THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA COAST FROM PALM BEAClI TO THE UPPER FLORIDA KEYS.
PLANTATION KEY.. GUSTS TO 35 MPH.. .TIDES 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL.. .'HIGHWAY STILL OPEN.
.
THE HIGHEST WIND REPORTED ON THE M A I W I S 4 7 MPH AT HILLSBORO LIGHT AND THE LOWEST PRESSURE I N FLORIDA I S THE 2 9 . 6 5 INCHES AT
MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
A PRESS SERVICE REPORTS A S H I P I N DISTRESS NEAR THE ISLAND OF ELEUTHERA.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE MIAMI WATHER BUREAU AT 11 AM EST.
SUGG
.
THE NEXT BULLETIN AT 9 AM EST.
BETSY...NEARLY
STATIONARY AND STILL LASHING THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WITH 1 0 0 TO 1 4 0 MPH WINDS
HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE DISPLAYED FROM PALM BEACH TO KEY WEST TO EVERGLADES CITY. GALE WARNINGS ARE PLYING FROM CAPE KENNEDY TO
PALM BEACH ON THE EAST COAST AND FROM PUNTA GORDA TI. EVERGLADES CITY ON THE WEST COAST.
ALL INTERESTS I N EXTREME SOUTHERN FLORIDA MUST BE KECONCILED TO A PROLONGED ZHREAT FROM THIS SLOW MOVING HURRICANE. THE CENTER OF
THE HURRICANE WILL LIKELY BE AS CLOSE OR EVEN NEARER MIAMI WEDNESDAY MORNING THAN I T I S TODAY. THEREFORE I T S E B S PROBABLE THAT
HURRICANE WARNINGS MUST BE CONTINUED FOR ANOTHER 3 6 HOURS OR POSSIBLY EVEN LONGER.
RAINBANDS OR SQUALL LINES MOVING OUT FROM THE INNER PORTION OF THE HURRICANE WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE FLORIDA LOWER EAST COAST
AND KEYS TODAY WITH WINDS BRIEPLY GUSTING TO 4 0 TO 5 0 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS AT EXPOSED POINTS UP TO 6 0 MPH.
ALL INTERESTS THROUGH THE BAHAMAS...IN
TOUCH WITH NTURE ADVICES.
SOUTHERN FLORIDA...AND
ADJACENT AREAS SHOULD MAINTAIN ALL PRECAUTIONS AND KEEP I N CLOSE
THE MIAMI WEATHER BUREAU RADAR LOCATES THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BETSY AT 9 AM EST NEAR BUT A SHORT DISTANCE NORTH OF NASSAU OR
APPROXIMATELY LATITUDE 2 5 . 2 NORTH LONGITUDE 7 7 . 4 WEST. THIS POSITION I S ABOUT 1 9 0 MILES DUE EAST OF KEY LARGO.
THERE HAS BEEN NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE I N INTENSITY.
DUNN
.
ADVISORY NO. 44 11 AM EST TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 7, 1965
BETSY...STALLED
AGAIN...AT
9 AM EST NASSAU GUSTING TO 1 3 0 MPH.
HURRICANE WARNINGS REMAIN DISPLAYED FROM PALM BEACH TO KEY WEST TO EVERGLADES CITY INCLUDING FLORIDA BAY. GALE WARNINGS ARE
DISPLAYED ON THE EAST COAST PALM BEACH TO CAPE KENNEDY AND ON THE WEST COAST EVERGLADES CITY TO PUNTA GORDA.
SEVERE HURRICANE CONDITIONS CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS AS THE HURRICANE I S ESSENTIALLY STATIONARY A SHORT
DISTANCE NORTH OF NASSAU. MAXIMUM WINDS OF 1 0 0 TO 1 4 0 MPH ARE OCCURRING WITHIN ABOUT 4 0 MILES OF THE CENTER. GALES EXTEND
OUTWARD 3 0 0 MILES I N ALL DIRECTIONS BUT ONLY OCCASIONALLY I N SQUALLS I N THE AREA MORE THAN 2 0 0 MILES OUT FRaM THE CENTER.
ALL INTERESTS I N THE BAHAMAS...SOUTHERN FLORIDA...AND ADJACENT AREAS MUST BE RECONCILED M A PROLONGED THREAT FROM THIS SLOW
MOVING HURRICANE. FULL HURRICANE PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE MAINTAINED AS THE HURRICANE CENTER WILL LIKELY BE AS CLOSE'OR EVEN CLOSER
TO THE LOWER EAST COAST OF PLORIDA WEDNESDAY FORENOON THAN I T I S TODAY.
SQUALL LINES MOVING OUT FROM THE HURRICANE WILL BE CROSSING THE PLORIDA LOWER EAST COAST AND KEYS AT FREQUENT INTERVALS TODAY AND
TONIGHT WITH WINDS BRIEFLY GUSTING TO 4 0 TO 5 0 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS AT EXPOSED POINTS UP TO 6 0 TO 7 0 MPH. A 60 MPH GUST WAS
RECORDED AT THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER I N MIAMI ABOUT 1 0 AM EST.
AT 11 AM EST THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BETSY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.2 NORTH LONGI'IWDE 7 7 . 4 WEST ON THE BASIS OF THE M U M I
RADAR AND NAVY AND A I R FORCE RECONNAISSANCE. THIS POSITION I S ABOUT 1 9 0 MILES DUE EAST OF KEY LARGO AND 3 0 MILES NORTH OF NASSAU.
BETSY I S ESSENTIALLY STATIONARY AND NO MOVEMENT MORE THAN 4 0 MILES I N ANY DIRECTION I S INDICATED DURING THE NEXT 1 2 HOURS. NO
SIGNIFICANT CHANGE I N INTENSITY I S EXPECTED. LOWEST PRESSURE REPORTED BY THE AIRCRAFT WAS 9 5 7 ME OR 2 8 . 2 5 INCHES.
I N VIEW OF THE CLOSE PROXIMITY OF HURRICANE BETSY TO THE LOWER EAST COAST OF FLORIDA AND I T S SLOW UNCERTAIN MOVEMENT NO HURRICANE
PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE RELAXED AND ALL INTERESTS SHOULD KEEP I N CLOSE TOUCH WITH FURTHER ADVICES.
TtIE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE MIAMI WEATHER BUREAU AT 5 PM EST WITH AN INTERIM BULLETIN AT 2 PM EST AS WELL AS HOURLY
STORM POSITIONS.
DUNN
.
EMERGENCY HURRICANE BULLETIN BETSY 2 PM EST TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 7, 1965
HURRICANE BETSY DEVELOPS STEADY MOVEMENf TOWARD THE EXTREME SOlfTHEAiST FLORIDA COAST DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS.
EXTEND HURRICANE WARNINGS ON THE FLORIDA EAST COAST TO FORT P I S R O E ' W D ON THE FLORIDA WEST COAST TO VENICE. HURRICANE WARNINGS
ARE NOW DISPLAYED I N SOUTH FLORIDA FROM FORT PIERCE TO KEY WEST AND ON THE WEST COAST FROM KEY WEST TO VENICE. EXTEND GALE
WRNINGS ON ZHE EAST COAST TO JACKSONVILLE AND ON THE WBST COAST Td S T MARKS.
A HURRICANE WTCH I S I N EFFECT OUTSIDE THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA PROM FORT PIERCE TO DAYTONA BEACH AND VENICE TO CEDAR KEYS.
THE WESTWARD TREND DURING THE PAST FEW HWRG HAS MARKEDLY I N C W E
THE LIKELIHOOD OF HURRICANE BETSY STRIKING THE EXTREME SOUTH
EAST FLORIDA COAST. WINDS HAY REACH HURRICANE FORCE I N SQUALL$ BY EARLY THIS EVENING BETWEEN FORT LAUDERDALE AND KEY LARW AND
GRADUALLY EXTEND NORTH AND WESTWARD THROUGH THE AREA OF HURRICANE qISPLAY DURING THE NIGHZ. ALL EMERGENCY HURRICANE PRECAUTIONS
SHOULD BE CDMPLBTED BY DARK WITH SiWlTEFS UP AND BOATS SECURED
HIGH SEAS AND TIDES WILL INCREASE DURING THE NIGHT ESPECIALLY
d ALONG BEACHES SUBJECT TO FLOODING BY TIDES b TO 1 0 FEET
BETWEEN FORT LAUDERDALE ANLl KEY LARGO AND PERSONS ON ISLANDS d ~ AND
ABOVE NORMAL SHOULD EVACUATE AT ONCE.
9
AT 2 PM EST THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BETSY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITVDB 25.3 NORTH LONGITUDE 7 8 . 0 WEST WHICH I S ABOUT 1 4 5 MILES A
LITTLE SOUTH OF DUE EAST FROM M U M I . THE HURRICANE I S MOVING W E S ~ A R D ABOUT 5 MPH AND MAY ACCELERATE.
I T NOW APPEARS THE
CENTER COULD REACH M E COAST EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING BUT ALL PtRSONS ARE REMINDED THAT SEVERE HURRICANE CONDITIONS WILL BE
EXPIERIWCED LONG BEFORE THE ARRIVAL OF THE CENTER.
OCCASIONAL. SQUALLS UP TO 5 0 MPH ARE REPORTED GENERALLY FROM J U P I T E R INLET TO FLAMINW WITH ONE SQUALL OF NEAR HURRICANE FORCE I N
FORT LAUDERDALE
.
ALL INTERESTS I N PENINSULA FLORIDA AND I N THE BAHAMAS SHOULD KEEP I N CLOSE TOUCH WITH FORTHCOMING BULLETINS AND ADVISORIES.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE MIAMI WEATHER BUREAT AT 5 PM EST.
DUNN
.
ADVISORY NO. 45 5 PM EST TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 7, 1965
HURRICANE BETSY HEADS FOR THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN COAST OF FLORIDA.
A HURRICANE EMERGENCY WARNING I S I N EFFECT FOR SOUTH FLORIDA FROM PORT PIERCE TO KEY WEST ON THE EAST COAST AND FROM KEY WEST TO
VENICE ON THEsWEST COAST INCLUDING LAKE OKEECHOBEE. ELSEWHERE GALE WARNINGS ARE DISPLAYED ON THE EAST COAST TO JACKSONVILLE AND
ON THE WEST COAST TO ST. MABXS.
A HURRICANE WATCH I S I N EFFECT OUTSIDE THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA PROM FORT PIERCE TO DAYTONA BEACH AND VENICE TO CEDAR KEYS.
A DANGEROUS HURRICANE NOW TKREATENS MUCH OF SOUTH FLORIDA.
COMPLETED WITHIN THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE RUSHED W I T H ALL POSSIBLE URGENCY AND
I N 'l'llE HURRICANE AREA STORM TIDES UP TO 6 TO 1 0 FEET ABOVE NORMAL WILL FLOOD ISLANDS KEYS AND COASTAL AREAS BETWEEN FORT LAUDERDW
AND KEY LARGO AND PERSONS SUBJECT TO FLOODING BY THESE TIDES SHOULD EVACUATE AT ONCE. EVACUATION OF KEY BISCAYNE I S STRONGLY
RECOMMENDED. PERSONS I N ONE STORY DWELLINGS ON MIAMI BEACH AND SIMILAR AREAS MIGHT WELL CONSIDER MOVING EITHER TO BUILDINGS OF
TWO OR MORE STORIES OR MOVE TO THE MAINLAND.
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN I N PORT ON BOTH THE EAST AND WEST COASTS OF FLORIDA.
DISPLAY SHOULD SEEK PLACES OF SAFETY IMMEDIATELY.
ALL SMALL CRAFT I N AND NEAR THE AREA OF HURRICANE
HURRICANE PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE CONTINUED I N THE WESTERN BAHAMAS UNTIL CONDITIONS RETURN TO NORMAL.
AT 5 PM EST THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BETSY-'WAS ESTPlATED BY MIAMI RADAR AND A I R FORCE RECONNAISSANCE ABOUT 1 2 0 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST
OF MIAMI OR NEAR LATITUDE 2 5 . 2 NORTH LONGITUDE 7 8 . 4 WEST. HOWEVER AT THAT TIME THE FORWARD EDGE OF DANGEROUS WINDS WAS ONLY A FEW
MILES OFFSHORE. THE STORM I S MOVING TOWARDS THE WEST AT ABOUT 7 MPH AND MAY ACCELERATE SLIGHTLY DURING THE NIGHT. OTHERWISE
LITTLE CHANGE I N SPEED DIRECTION OR INTENSITY I S EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 1 2 HOURS.
WINDS MAY REACH HURRICANE FORCE I N SQUALLS BY EARLY THIS EVENING BETWEEN FORT LAUDERDALE AND KEY LARGO AND GRADUALLY EXTEND NORTH
AND WESTWARD THROUGH THE AREA OF HURRICANE DISPLAY DURING TONIQHT AND WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER ALL PERSONS ARE REMINDED THAT SEVERE
HURRICANE CONDITIONS WILL BE EXPERIENCED LONG BEFORE THE ARRIVAL OF THE CENTER.
HIGHEST WINDS ARE ESTIMATED 1 2 0 TO 1 4 0 MPH WITH GALE WINDS EXTENDING OUTWARD 2 0 0 MILES AND AN ADDITIONAL 1 0 0 MILES I N OCCASIONAL
SQUALLS. LOWEST PRESSURE I N THIS SEVERE HURRICANE WAS 9 5 7 MB OR 2 8 . 2 5 INCHES.
THE NEXT ADVISORY ON HURRICANE BETSY WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE MIAMI WEATHER BUREAU AT 11 PM EST WITH INTERMEDIATE BULLETINS AT 7
AND 9 PM.
DUNN.
BULLETIN 7 PM EST TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 7, 1965
WINDS TO 100 TO 1 4 0 MPH EXPECTED EXTREME SOUTHEAST FLORIDA B E F W MYBREAK.
A HURRICANE EMERGENCY WARNING IS I N EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH FLORI94 FROM FORT PIERCE AND VENICE SOUTHWARD IN(IZUD1NG ALL THE KEYS
AND LAKE OKEECHOBEE. GALE WARNINGS AND A HURRICANE WATCH ARE IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE REMAINDER OF PENINSULAR FLORIDA. SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE RUSHED WITH ALL POSSIBLE URGENCY ON THE EXl%I%E SOUTHEAST COAST AND BE COMPLETED BEFORE MIDNIGHT AS HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED BY THAT TIMF,.
STORM TIDES UP TO 1 0 FEET ARE EXPECTED FROM F T LAUDERDALE TO THE UPPER KEYS, EVACUATION OF KEY BISCAYNE I S STRONGLY RECOMMENDED.
PERSONS I N ONE STORY BUILDINGS ON MIAMI BEACH AND SIMILAR AREAS MIGHT WELL CONSIDER MOVING EITHER TO BUILDINGS OF TWO OR MORE
STORIES OR MOVE TO THE MAINLAND. TIDES OF 4 TO 7 FEET ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF F T LAUDERDALE TO F T PIERCE AND LOW LYING COASTAL
AREAS THAT ARE SUBJECT TO BEING CUT OFF FROM THE MAINLAND SHOULD BE EVACUATED.
AT 7 PM EST THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BETSY WAS LOCATED BY MIAMI RADAR AND A I R FORCE RECONNAISSANCE NEAR LATITUDE 2 5 . 2 LONGITUDE
7 8 . 5 OR ABOUT 110 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF MIAMI. THE HURRICANE I S MOVING TOWARD THE WEST AT 7 MPH. HIGHEST WINDS ARE ESTIMATED
1 2 0 TO 1 4 0 MPH WITH GALES EXTENDING OUT 2 0 0 MILES AND GALES I N SQUALLS AN ADDITIONAL 1 0 0 MILES,
THE CENTER I S EXPECTED TO BE NEAR KEY LARGO AR(XTND DAYBREAK. HOWEVER ALL PERSONS ARE REMINDED THAT HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL BEGIN
LONG BEFORE THE ARRIVAL OF THE CENTER AS A MATTER OF FACT THEY ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN KEY LARW AND F T LAUDERDALE BY MIDNIGHT.
THERE PROBABLY WILL BE ONE OR TWO TORNADOES I N THE FLORIDA PENINSULA WEDNESDAY.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE MIAMI WEATHER BUREAU AT 11 PM EST WITH A BULLETIN AT 9 PM.
(ZOSE TOUCH WITH THESE ADVICES.
ALL INTERESTS SHOULD KEEP I N
KRAFT.
BULLETIN 9 PM EST TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 7, 1965
BETSY AIMS 1 0 0 MPH PLUS WINDS AT EXTREME SOUTHEAST FLORIDA.
A HURRICANE EbERGENCY WARNING I S I N EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA FROM F T PIERCE AND VENICE SOUTHWARD INCLUDING ALL THE KEYS AND
LAKE OKEECHOBEE. GALE WARNINGS AND A HURRICANE WATCH ARE I N EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE REMAINDER OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA.
STORM TIDES UP TO 1 0 FEET ARE EXPECTED FROM F T LAUDERDALE TO THE UPPER KEYS. TIDES OF 4 TO 7 FEET ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE LOWER
KFXS AND NORTH OF F T LAUDERDALE TO F T PIERCE. ALL PERSONS WITHIN REACH OF THESE STORM TIDES SHOULD EVACUATE PIMEDIATELY BEFORE
RISING WATERS CUT OFF ESCAPE ROUTES. EVACUATION OF KEY BISCAYNE SHOULD BE COMPLETED WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR OR RESIDENCE SHOULD
PREPARE TO RIDE OUT THE HURRICANE I N A STRONG BUILDING OF TWO OR MORE STORIES. I T I S ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT PERSONS ON MIAMI BEACH
AND S I M J U R AREAS STRONGLY CONSIDER MOVING TO BUILDINGS OF TWO OR MORE STORIES OR EVACUATE WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR.
AT 9 PM EST THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BETSY WAS NEAR LATITUDE 2 5 . 2 LONGITUDE 7 8 . 7 OR ABOUT 9 5 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST FRCM MIAMI BEACH
WITH THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE CENTER SOME 2 0 MILES CLOSER. THE HURRICANE I S MOVING TOWARD THE WEST AT 7 TO 8 MPH. BETSY CONTINUES
TO P A M WINDS UP TO 1 4 0 MPH NEAR THE CENTER WITH GALES EXTENDING OUT 2 0 0 MILES AND GALES I N SQUALLS FOR ANOTHER 1 0 0 MILES.
THERE I S A POSSIBILITY OF A FEW TORNADOES I N THE FLORIDA PENINSULA WEDNESDAY.
FLORIDA.
RAINS OF 5 TO 1 0 INCHES ARE LIKELY THROUGH SOUTH
THE CENTER I S EXI'ECTED NEAR KEY LARGO AROUND DAYBREAK. HOWEVER ALL PERSONS ARE REMINDED THAT THE HURRICANE FORCE WINDS BEGIN LONG
BEFORE THE ARRIVAL OF THE CENTER. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE E K P E C F D TO REACH THE COAST BElWEEN F T LAUDERDALE AND KEY LARGO BY
MIDNIGHT. THE LOWEST CENTRAL PRESSURE WITHIN THE PAST FEW HOURS WAS 2 8 . 4 0 INCHES.
KRAFT
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ADVISORY NO. 46 11 PM EST TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 7, 1965
BETSY WITH 1 0 0 MPKIgeUS WINDS CONTINUING RELENTLESSLY WESTWARD.
HURRICANE WARNINGS DISPLAYED OVER ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA FROM F T PIERCE AND VENICE SOUTHWARD INCLUDING ALL THE KEYS AND LAKE
OKEECHOBEE. GALE WARNINGS WITH A HURRICANE WATCH ARE I N EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE REMAINDER OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA.
ALL PRECAUTIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF L I F E AND PROPERTY ALONG THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA COAST AND KEYS SHOULD BE CONTINUED. STORM
TIDES UP TO 1 0 FEET ARP. EXPECTED FROM F T LAUDERDALE TO THE UPPER KEYS AND 4 TO 7 FOOT TIDES ELSEWHERE FROM KEY WEST TO F T PIERCE.
ALL PERSONS S T I L L ON KEY BISCAYNE SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMeDIATELY I N A STRONG BUILDING OF TWO OR MORE STORIES. TO BE ON TIE SAFE
SIDE ALL PERSONS ON MIAMI BEACH AND SIMILAR AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING BY THE FORECAST TIDES MIGHT WELL DO THE SAME. THE HIGHEST
TIDES ALONG WITH HUGE WAVES w n L ARRIVE IN MOST AREAS AROUND DAYBREAK AND WILL BE MAINLY AS THE WINDS SHIFT TO EAST IN THE GREATER
MIAMI AREA. THE HIGHEST TIDES I N THE KEYS WILL ALSO BE AROUND DAYBREAK OR WEDNESDAY MORNING BUT COME I N PRIMARILY FROM FLORIDA
Bm.
AT 11 PM EST THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BETSY WAS NEAR LATITUDE 2 5 . 2 LONGITUDE 7 9 . 0 OR ABOUT 8 0 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF MIAMI BEACH
WITH THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE CENTER SOME 2 0 MILES CLOSER. SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM KEY LARGO TO F T
LAUDERDALE WITHIN THE HOUR AND ALL THE WAY FROM KEY WEST TO F T PIERCE BY DAY BREAK.
TIDES ALONG THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COAST ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE HIGH SINCE THE WINDS WILL BE OFF SHORE.
OVER LAKE OKECHOBEE WILL BEGIN AROUND DAYBREAK OR A LITTLE LATER.
HURRICANE WINDS THERE AND
RAINS OF 5 TO 1 0 INCHES ARE LIKELY THROUGH SOUTH FLORIDA AND THERE I S A POSSIBILITY OF A FEW TORNADOES OVER THE FLORIDA
PENINSULA WEDNESDAY. GALES AND SQUALLS WILL OCCUR OVER MOST OF THE NORTHERN PENINSULA WEDNESDAY.
ALL PRECAUTIONS AND SECURITY MEASURES SHOULD BE CONTINUED.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE MIAMI WEATHER BUREAU AT 5 AM EST AND INTERWDLATE BULLETINS AT 1 AND 3 AM.
KRAFT.
BULLETIN 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 8, 1965
BETSY.. .HURRICANE WINDS ON THE MAINLAND.. .AND KEY LARGO.
HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE DISPLAYED OVER ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA FROM F T PIERCE AND VENICE SOU'LWARD INCLUDING ALL OF THE KEYS AND LAKE
OKEECHOBEE. GALE WARNINGS WITH A HURRICANE WATCH ARE I N EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE REMAINDER OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA.
ALL POBSIBLE PRECAUTIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTYALONG THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA COAST AND KEYS SHOULD BE CONTIN~ED.
STORM TIDES UP TO 1 0 FEET ARE EXPECTED FROM F T UUIDERDALE TO THE UPPER KEYS AND 4 TO 7 FEET TIDES ELSEWHERE FROM KEY WEST TO F T
PIERCE
.
TIDES ARE 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL I N THE GREATER MIAMI AREA AND ESCAPE ROUTES WILL BE UNDER WATER SHORTLY. THOSE REMAINING ON KEY
BISCAYNE AND SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE UPPER KEYS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY I N STRONG BUILDINGS OF TWO OR MORE STORIES. SHELTERS
OF SIMILAR STRUCTURE SHOULD BE USED FROM MIAMI BEACH NORTHWARD TO F T LAUDERDALE.
HIGHEST TIDES AND HUGE WAVES ARE EXPECTED AROUND DAYBREAK MAINLY WHEN THE WIND BECOMES EASTERtY I N THE GREATER MIAMI AREA...IN
AREAS NORTH OF THE EYE.. .AND ARE EXPECTED ABOUT THE SAME TIME OR A LITTLE LATER WITH WEST WINDS OFF FLORIDA BAY I N THE UPPER KEYS
I N AREAS SOUTH OF THE EYE CENTER.
...
AT 1 AM EST THE CENTER OF BETSY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 2 5 . 2 NORTH LONGITUDE 7 9 . 4 WEST. THIS POSITION I S BASED UPON NAVY
RECONNAISSANCE AND LAND BASED RADAR AND I S ABOUT 55 MILES DUE EAST OF KEY LARGC AND 6 0 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MIAMI.
BETSY CONTINUES TO MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST AT A SLIGHTLY FASTER FORWARD SPEED OF NEAR 1 0 MPH.
EVERGLADES
TIDES ALONG THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COAST FROM VENICE SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE BOCA GRANDE...SANIBEL ISLAND...NAPLES...AND
AREAS...INCLUDING THE REMAINDER OF COLLIER COUNTY...ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE HIGH...POSSIBLY NO MORE THAN AN AVERAGE OF 3 FEET.
THIS WILL NOT OCCUR UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY AFTER THE HURRICANE REACHES THE GULF OF MEXICO. HURRICANE WINDS AND TIDES OF 3 TO 5 FEET
ARE EXPECTED ON LAKE OKEECHOBEE NEAR OR JUST AFTER DAYBREAK.
RAINS OF 5 TO 1 0 INCHES ARE LIKELY THROUGH SOUTH FLORIDA. THERE I S THE POSSIBILITY OF A FEW TORNADOES OVER THE'FLORIDA PENINSULA
WEDNESDAY. GALES AND SQUALLS WILL OCCUR OVER MOST OF THE REMAINDER OF THE STATE.
HIGHEST WINDS I N BETSY.. .A LARGE AND DANGERDUS HURRICANE.. .ARE ESTIMATED 1 2 0 TO 1 4 0 MPH.
QUADRANTS.
GALES EXTEND OUT 3 0 0 MILES I N ALL
THE EYE I S EXPECTED TO REACH THE UPPER KEYS DURING EARLY WEDNESDAY. SINCE THE EYE I S LARGE...ABOUT 4 0 MILES...AND THE WESTWARD
MOVEMENT OF THE HURRICANE I S RATHER SLOW.. .NEAR 1 0 MPH.. .PEOPLE MAY EXPIERIENCE THE REUTIVELY CALM EYE FROM PERIODS OF A FEW
MINUTES TO AS MUCH AS SEVERAL HOURS. DO NOT LEAVE YOUR SHELTER DURING THIS TIME.
HEED YOUR WARNING AND STAY ALIVE.
SOME LATE REPORTS.. .JUPITER LIGHT NORTHEAST 6 4 MPH.. . 2 9 . 5 6 INCHES PORT EVERGLADES GUSTS TO 83 MPH.. . 2 9 . 3 8 INCHES TAVERNIER GUSTS
TO 7 5 MPH...29.32
INCHES MARATHON RADIO GUSTS TO 4 6 MPH...29.42 INCHES. MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT GUSTS TO 5 6 MPH...29.28
INCHES. MIAMI BEACH GUSTS TO 8 8 MPH.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE MIAMI WEATHER BURWLT AT 5 AM EST.
SUGG.
THERE WILL BE ANOTHER BULLETIN AT 3 AM EST.
BULLETIN 3 AM EST WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 8, 1965.
BETSY
...BEARING DOWN ON THE UPPER KEYS.
HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE DISPLAYED OVER ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA FROM FT P I E R C E AND VENICE SOUTHWARD INCLUDING ALL O F THE KEYS AND LAKE
OKEECHOBEE. GALE W R N I N G S WITH A HURRICANE WATCH ARE I N E F F E C T FOR MOST O F THE REMAINDER O F THE !?LORIM PENINSULA.
ALL P O S S I B L E PRECAUTIONS FOR THE PROTECTION O F L I F E AND PROPERlY ALONG THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA COAST AND KEYS SHOULD BE CONTINUED.
STORM T I D E S U P T O 10 F E E T ARE EXPECTED FROM F T LAUDERDALE T O THE UPPER KEYS AND 4 T O 7 F E E T T I D E S ELSEWHERE FROM KEY WEST TO
F T PIERCE.
T I D E S ARE R I S I N G I N THE GREATER MIAMI AREA AND ESCAPE ROUTES WILL BE UNDER WATER SHORTLY. THOSE IGXtlINING ON KEY BISCAYNE AND
SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE UPPER KEYS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY I N STRONG BUILDINGS O F TWO OR MORE S T O R I E S . SHELTERS O F S I M I L A R
STRUCTURE SHOULD BE USED FROM MIAMI BEACH NORTHWARD TO F T LAUDERDALE.
HIGHEST T I D E S AND HUGE WAVES ARE EXPECTED AROUND DAYBREAK MAINLY WHEN THE WIND BECOMES EASTERLY I N THE GREATER MIAMI AREA...IN
AREAS NORTH O F THE EYE...AND ARE EXPECTED ABOUT THE SAME TIME OR A L I m E LATER WITH WEST WINDS OFF FLORIDA BAY I N THE KEYS...IN
AREAS SOUTH O F THE EYE CENTER.
T H I S P O S I T I O N I S BASED UPON NAVY
A T 3 AM E S T THE CENTER O F BETSY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 2 5 . 1 NORTH LONGITUDE 7 9 . 8 WEST.
RECONNAISSANCE AND LAND BASED RADAR AND I S ABOUT 3 5 M I L E S EAST OF KEY LARGO AND 50 M I L E S SOUTHEAST OF MIAMI.
BETSY CONTINUES TO MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST A T A SLIGHTLY FASTER FORWARDSPEED OF NEAR 10 MPH.
...
T I D E S ALONG THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COAST FROM VENICE SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE BOCA GRANDE...SANIBEL
ISLAND...NAPLES
AND EVERGLADES
POSSIBLY NO MORE THAN AN AVERAGE OF 3 F E E T . T H I S
ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE HIGH
AREAS
INCLUDING THE REMAINDER OF COLLIER COUNTY
HURRICANE WINDS AND T I D E S OF 3 T O 5 FEET ARE
WILL NOT OCCUR UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY AFTER THE HURRICANE REACHES THE GULF O F MEXICO.
EXPECTED ON LAKE OKEECHOBEE NEAR OR JUST AFTER DAYBREAK. HIGH SWELLS ARE OCCURRING ON THE NORTH COAST OF CUBA.
...
...
...
RAINS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE LIKELY THROUGH SOUTH FLORIDA. THERE I S THE P O S S I B I L I T Y OF A FEW TORNADOES OVER THE FLORIDA PENINSULA
WEDNESDAY. GALES AND SQUALLS WILL OCCUR OVER MOST OF THE REMAINDER OF THE STATE.
HIGHEST WINDS I N BETSY.. .A LARGE AND DANGEROUS HURRICANE.. .ARE ESTIMATED 1 2 0 TO 1 4 0 MPH.
QUADRANTS.
GALES EXTEND OUT 3 0 0 MILES I N ALL
THE EYE I S EXPECTED TO REACH THE UPPER KEYS DURING EARLY T H I S MORNING. S I N C E THE EYE I S LARGE...ABOUT 4 0 MILES...AND THE WESTWARD
MOVEMENT OF THE HURRICANE I S RATHER SLOW...NEAR 1 0 MPH...PEOPLE MAY EXPERIENCE THE RELATIVELY CALM EYE FROM PERIODS O F A FEW
DO NOT LEAVE YOUR SklELTER DURING T H I S TIME.
MINUTES T O A S MUCH A S SEVERAL HOURS.
HEAD YOUR WARNING AND STAY ALIVE.
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F T LAUDERDALE GUSTS TO 1 1 0 . . . 2 9 . 3 1
INCHES. KEY WEST GUSTS TO 50 MPH. WEST PALM BEACH GUSTS TO 6 0 WITH 8 T O
SOME LATE REPORTS
10 F E E T T I D E S . MARATHON RADIO WFFG GUSTS TO 4 5 WITH 2 9 . 3 2 INCHES. J U P I T E R L I G H T 70 MPH...29.53
INCHES. PORT EVERGLADES GUSTS TO
81 MPH. .MIAMI AIRPORT GUSTS TO 5 9 . . 2 9 . 1 2 INCHES. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER GUSTS TO 105 MPH.
.
.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE MIAMI WEATHER BUREAU A T 5 AM EST.
SUGG.
BETSY...EYE
MOVING OVER THE UPPER KEYS.
HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE DISPLAYED OVER ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA FROM F T P I E R C E AND VENICE SOUTHWARD INCLUDING ALL OF THE KEYS AND LAKE
OKEECHOBEE. GALE WARNINGS AND A HURRICANE WATCH ARE I N E F F E C T FOR MOST OF THE REMAINDER OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA.
ALL P O S S I B L E PRECAUTIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF L I F E AND PROPERBY ALONG THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA COAST AND KEYS SHOULD BE CONTINUED.
STORM T I D E S U P TO 10 F E E T ARE EXPECTED FROM F T LAUDERDALE TO THE UPPER KEYS AND 4 T O 7 FOOT T I D E S ELSEWHERE FROM KEY WEST TO
F T PIERCE.
ALL PERSONS I N THE KEYS AND OVER SOUTHEAST FLORIDA INCLUDING LAKE OKEECHOBEE SHOULD REMAIN I N SAFE SHELTER UNTIL THE HURRICANE
PASSES. THOSE I N THE EYE MAY EXPERIENCE RELATIVE CALM CONDITIONS FOR PERIODS RANGING F R M A FEW MINUTES T O A S MUCH A S THREE HOURS.
DO NOT LEAVE YOUR SHELTERS DURING T H I S TIME.
ALL PRECAUTIONS AGAINST HlRRICANE FORCE WINDS SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION ALONG THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COAST I N THE AREA OF
HURRICANE WARNING DISPLAY. HURRICANE WINDS I N THAT AREA SHOULD BEGIN LATE T H I S MORNING OR EARLY T H I S AFTERNOON.
...
T I D E S ALONG THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COAST FROM VENICE SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE BOCA GRANDE
SANIBEL ISLAND...NAPLES
AREA...INCLUDING THE REMAINDER OF COLLIER COUNTY...ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE HIGH...POSSIBLY NO MORE THAN 3 F E E T .
UNTIL T H I S AFTERNOON WHEN THE CENTER OF THE HURRICANE REACHES THE GULF O F MEXICO.
...AND THE EVERGLAOES
T H I S WILL NOT OCCUR
T I D E S MAY REACH 3 TO 5 F E E T ON LAKE OKEECHOBEE.
RAINS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE L I K E L Y THROUGH SOUTH FLORIDA.
THERE I S A P O S S I B I L I T Y O F A FEW TORNAODES OVER SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY.
A T 5 AM E S T THE CENTER O F HURRICANE BETSY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 2 5 . 1 NORTH LONGITUDE 8 0 . 2 WEST. T H I S P O S I T I O N I S BASED UPON
NAVY RECONNAISSANCE AND LAND BASED RADAR AND I S J U S T A FEW M I L E S FROM KEY LARGO. A PART OF THE EYE I S ALREADY OVER KEY LARGO.
T H I S P O S I T I O N I S ALSO ABOUT 4 0 M I L E S DUE SOUTH OF MIAMI.
SEVERE HURRICANE BETSY I S MOVING TOWARDS THE WEST A T 1 2 MPH POSSIBLY A L I T T L E FASTER. HIGHEST WINDS ARE 1 2 0 TO 1 4 0 MPH NEAR THE
CENTER. GALES EXTEND OUT 3 0 0 M I L E S I N ALL DIRECTIONS.
BETSY I S FORECAST T O MOVE TOWARD THE WEST WITH A FORWARD SPEED OF A T LEAST 1 2 MPH TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO CHANGE I N S I Z E OR
INTENSITY I S INDICATED.
HURRICANE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST AND UPPER KEYS UNTIL LATE MORNING.
WINDS OF 1 4 0 MPH AND PRESSURE O F 2 8 . 5 4 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED A T PLANTATION KEY NEAR TAVERNIER.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE MIAMI WEATHER BUREAT A T 11 AM EST. INTERMEDIATE BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED A T 7 AND 9 AM EST.
SUGG.
35
BETSY
...OVER FLORIDA BAY...HEADED
FOR THE GULF.
HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE DISPLAYED OVER ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA FROM FT PIERCE AND VENICE SOUTHWARD INCLUDING ALL OF THE KEYS AND LAKE
OKEECHOBEE. GALE WARNINGS AM) A HURRICANE WATCH ARE I N EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE REMAINDER OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA.
ALL POSSIBLE PRECAUTIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF L I F E AND PROPERTY ALONG THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA COAST AND KEYS INCLUDING LAKE
OKEECHOBEE SHOULD BE C O N T ~ E D . DO NOT LEAVE YOUR SHELTERS umn WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE. HURRICANE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST AND UPPER KEYS UNTIL LATE MORNING.
ALL THOSE I N THE EYE I N Z1IE FLORIDA BAY AREA INCLUDING FLAMINGO SHOULD NOT VENTURE OUT DURING THE RELATIVE CALM PERIOD OF THE EYE.
ALL PRECAUTIONS AGAINST HURRICANE FORCE WINDS SHOULD BE COMPLETED ALONG THE FLORIDA SOUTHWEST COAST I N THE AREA OF HURRICANE
WARNING DISPLAY. HURRICANE WINDS WILL BEGIN THERE EARLY THIS MORNING.
T I E S ALONG THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COAST WILL AVERAGE ABOUT 3 FEET LATER TODAY WHEN THE HURRICANE CENTER REACHES THE GULF OF MEXICO.
RAINS WILL TOTAL 5 M 10 INCHES OVER SOUTH FLORIDA.
THERE I S 'LXE POSSIBILITY OF A FEW TORNADOES OVER SOUTH FLORIDA THIS MORNING.
AT 7 AM EST THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BETSY WAS CENTERED NEAR LATITUDE 2 5 . 1 NORTH LONGITUDE 8 0 . 6 WEST. THIS POSITION I S NEARLY 5 0
MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF MIAMI OVER FLORIDA BAY. THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF THE EYE WALL S H m D BE ABOUT OVER FLAMINGO. THE SOUTH
WEST PORTION OF THE EYE WW I S ABOUT 2 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF KEY WEST.
BETSY I S MOVING TOWARD THE WEST AT 1 2 MPH PACKING WINDS OF 1 2 0 TO 1 4 0 MPH NEAR THE CENTER.
SOME LATE REPORTS...KEY WEST GUSTS TO 55...PRESSURE 2 9 . 3 0 INCHES. MIAMI GUSTS TO NEAR 7 0 MPH. ..PRESSURE 2 9 . 1 1 INCHES AND RISING.
F T MYERS GUSTS TO 3 5 MPH... PRESSURE 2 9 . 5 3 INCHES. BONEFISH HARBOR GUSTS TO 9 0 MPH...PRESSURE 2 8 . 7 8 INCHES...FOUR INCHES OF WATER
I N BUILDING WHICH PUTS TIDE ABOUT 4 FEET ABOVE HIGH TIDE MARK. PWLNTATION KEY REPORTS WATER OVER HIGHWAY US 1 AT LAKE SURPRISE.
VENICE WINDS NEAR 2 5 MPH...PRESSURE 2 9 . 6 5 INCHES. ISLAMOBADA CALM.,.IN THE EYE...WATER
3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL...28.14
INCHES. KEY
LARGO WAS I N THE EYE NEARLY TWO HOURS.
THERE WILL BE A BULLETIN AT 9 AM EST.
SUGG.
HURRICANE BETSY SWEEPING FLORIDA BAY...CENTERED
OVER FLAMINGO AT MID MORNING.
HURRICANE GURNINGS ARE DISPLAYED OVER ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA FRaZ F T PIERCE AND VENICE SOUTHWARD INCLUDING ALL THE KEYS AND LAKE
OKEECHOBEE. GALE WARNINGS AND A HURRICANE WATCH ARE I N EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE REMAINDER OF NORTH FLORIDA.
NORTHERN PORTIONS
OF THIS AREA WILL PROBABLY BE LOWERED I N THE 11 AM ADVISORY.
ALL POSSIBLE PRECAUTIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF L I F E AND PROPERTY ALONG THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA COAST AND KEYS INCLUDING LAKE
OKEECHOBEE SHOULD BE CONTINUED. DO NOT LEAVE YOUR SHELTERS UNTIL ~ I N D s AND SEAS SUBSIDE.
ALL TIDSE I N THE EYE I N THE FLORIDA BAY AREA INCLUDING FLAMINGd SHCULD NOT VENTURE OUT DURING THE RELATIVE U L M PERIOD OF THE EYE.
HURRICANE CONDITIONS AND HIGH TIDES ALONG THE SOUTHEAST W A S T AND UPPER KEYS WILL CONTINUE I N LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON.
ALONG THE FLORIDA WEST COAST I N THE AREA OF HURRICANE DISPLAY T Y E S SHOULD NOT EXCEED 3 FEET.
AT 9 AM EST THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BETSY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 2 5 . 1 NORTH LONGITUDE 81.1 WEST. THIS POSITION I S JUST SOUTH
OF FLAMINGO AND ABOUT 7 0 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MIAMI AND WAS DETERMINED BY MIAMI WEATHER BUREAU RADAR AND A I R FORCE RECONNAISSANCE
AIRCRAFT. LOWEST PRESSURE WAS 9 5 2 MB OR 2 8 . 1 2 INCHES.
BETSY CONTINUES MOVING TOWARDS THE WEST AROUND 1 2 MPH WITH HIGHEST WINDS 1 2 0 TO 1 4 0 MPH.
SOME LATE REPORTS...EVERWES
c I n WINDS 80 TO loo MPH PLANTATION KEY REPORTED GUSTS TO 1 2 0 KDI B I S C A ~ EREPORTS WATER AVERAGES
3 FEET I N STREETS WITH CREST AT 8 AM AND CONSIDERABLE EROSION VISIBLE. BOAT HARBOR I N SHAMBLES. TIDES ALONG MIAMI BEACH ARE
ESTIMATED 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE N O W .
THE NEXT ADIVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE MIAMI WEATHER BUREAU AT 11 AM EST.
CLARK.
HURRICANE BETSY DEPARTING WESTWARD THROUGH FLORIDA BAY BRINGS HIGH TIDES TO SOUTHEAST COAST AND UPPER KEYS. HEAVY RAINS TO
EVERGLADES.
HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE DISPLAYED OVER SOUTH FLORIDA FROM F T PIERCE ARE VENICE SOUTHWARD INCLUDING ALL THE KEYS AND LAKE OKEECHOBEE.
WARNINGS WILL BE LOWERED WHEN CONDITIONS PIPROVE LATER TODAY.
A HURRICANE WATCH I S NO LONGER I N EFFECT OVER THE REMAINDER OF SOUTH FLORIDA. GALE WARNINGS CONTINUE NORTH O F VENICE TO TARPON
GALE WARNINGS ARE NO LONGER NECESSARY NORTH OF THESE AREAS. SMALL CRAFT ALONG
SPRINGS AND NORTH OF FT PIERCE m CAPE KENNEDY
BOTH FLORIDA COASTS SHOULD REMAIN I N PORT UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE. ALL POSSIBLE PRECAUTIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF L I F E AND
PROPERTY SHOULD BE CONTINUED I N THE AREA O F HURRICANE DISPLAY. T I D E S ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST WILL BE SLOW TO DROP DUE TO THE
STRONG ONSHORE WINDS TO REAR OF THE HURRICANE. ALL PERSONS SHOULD CONTINUE PROTECTION FROM HIGH WATER UNTIL CONDITIONS BEGIN TO
IMPROVE LATE T H I S AFTERNOON.
.
ALONG THE FLORIDA WEST COAST I N THE AREA OF HURRICANE DISPLAY TIDES SHOULD NOT EXCEED 3 FEET WITH HIGHEST T I D E S LATE TODAY.
MAY REACH 3 TO 5 FEET ON LAKE OKEECHOBEE.
TIDES
AT 11 AM E S T THE CENTER OF HUTNICANE BETSY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 2 5 . 1 N LONGITUDE 8 1 . 5 W. T H I S POSITION I S BASED ON MIAMI
WEATHER BUREAU RADAR AND A I R FORCE RECONNAISSANCE REPORTS AND I S ABOUT 45 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF KEY WEST. LOWEST PRESSURE WAS
9 5 2 MILLIBARS OR 2 8 . 1 2 INCHES.
SEVERE HURRICANE BETSY I S MOVING TOWARDS THE WEST AT 1 2 MPH.
300 MILES I N ALL DIRECTIONS.
HIGHEST WINDS AQE 1 2 0 TO 140 MPH NEAR THE CENTER.
BETSY I S FORECAST TO MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST AT ABOUT 1 2 MPH TODAY AND TONIGHT.
GALES EXTEND OUT
NO CHANGE I N S I Z E OR INTENSITY I S INDICATED.
HURRICANE CONDITIONS AND H I M T I D E S WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST AND UPPER KEYS DURING MOST O F T H I S AFPERNOON AND OVER
LOWER KEYS THROUGH T H I S EVENING.
RAINS O F 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE OCCURRING THROUGH SOUTH FLORIDA WITH MOST OF THE EVERGIADES RECEIVING THEIR F I R S T B I G RAIN O F THE YEAR.
WINDS OF 80 TO 9 0 MPH WERE REPORTED AT EVERGLADES CITY AT 10 AM AND AT Il3E SAME TIME KEY WEST REPORTED GUSTS TO 88
MPH.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WIU BE ISSUED BY THE MIAMI WEATHER BUREAU AT 5 PM E S T WITH INTERMEDIATE BULLETINS AT 1 PM AND 3 PM,
CLARK.
BULLETIN 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 8, 1965
BETSY I N GULF O F MEXICO AND HEADING WEST.
HURRICANE WARNINGS DISPIAYED OVER SOUTH FLORIDA FROM F T PIERCE AND VENICE SOUTHWARD AND GALE WARNINGS OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA AS FAR
NORTH AS TARPON SPRINGS CAPE KENNEDY LINE. S U L L CRAFT ALONG BOTH FLORIDA COASTS SHOULD NOT VENTURE OUT UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS
SUBSIDE.
AT 1 PM E S T THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BETSY WAS LOCATED RY A I R FORCE RECONNAISSANCE AND LAND BASED RADAR NEAR LATITUDE 25.3 LONGITUDE
8 2 . 2 OR ABOUT 5 0 MILES NORTHWEST OF KEY WEST. I T I S IIOVING TOWARD THE WEST AT 1 5 MPH.
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE OVER THE FLORIDA PENINSULA T H I S AFPERNOON AND TONIGW. T I D E S WILL BE SLOW TO FALL T H I S AFTERNOON BUT
SHOULD RETURN TO NEAR NORMAL BY EARLY THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE CONTINUED ESPECIALLY I N THE LOWER KEYS AS T I D E S WILL REMAIN
F I V E FEET ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE M W I WEATHER BUREAU AT 5 PM EST WITH A BULLETIN AT 3 PM.
WILL PROBABLY BE LOWERED WITH THE 5 PM ADVISORY.
GALE AND HURRICANE WARNINGS
BETSY MOVING WESTWARD AWAY FROM FLORIDA.
HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE DISPLAYED OVER SOUTH FLORIDA AND GALE WARNINGS OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA.
SHOULD NOT VENTURE OUT UtTl'IL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE.
AT 3 PM E S T HURRICANE BETSY WAS CENTERED NEAR LATITUDE 2 5 . 3
TOWARD THE WEST AT 15 MPH.
SHALL CRAFT ALONG BOlW F F t O I D A COASTS
LONGITUDE 82.7 OR ABOUT 80 MILES NORTHWEST O F KEY WEST AND MOVING
PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE CONTINUED ESPECIALLY I N THE LOWER KEYS A S T I D E S WILL REMAIN F I V E FEET ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS
AND GRADUALLY FALL TONIGHT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE OVER THE FLORIDA PENINSULA AND KEYS AND RETURN TO ABOUT NORMAL THURSDAY.
THE HURRICANE HAS INTENSIFIED SOME SINCE MOVING INTO THE GULF AND THE LATEST CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS 2 8 . 0 0 INCHES REPORTED BY NAVY
RECONNAISSANCE.
DRY TORTUGAS I S THE ONLY LAND STATION S T I L L REPORTING HURRICANE FORCE WINDS.
HIGHEST WINDS ARE ESTIMATED 1 2 0 TO 140 MPH NEAR THE CENTER AND GALES EXTEND OUT 2 0 0 MILES I N ALL DIRECTIONS AND OCCASIONALLY AN
ADDITIONAL 1 0 0 MILES I N SQUALLS.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE MIAMI WEATHER BUREAU AT 5 PM E S T AT WHICH TIME WARNINGS WILL PROBABLY BE IDWERED.
ADVIGORY NO. 49 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 8, 1965
BETSY I N GULF OF MEXICO MOVING BETWEEN WEST AND WEST NORTHWEST.
SMALL CRAFT AROUND FLORIDA PENINSULA SHOULD REMAIN I N PORT UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE.
LOWER ALL WARNINGS OVER FLORIDA PENINSULA.
SMALL CBAFT ELSEWHERE OVER THE ENTIRE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO SHOULD NOT VENTURE FAR FROM PORT.
AT 5 PM EST HURRICANE BETSY WAS CENTERED NEAR LATITUDE 2 5 . 4 LONGITUDE 83.1 OR ABOUT 1 0 5 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF KEY WEST.
HURRICANE I S MOVING BETWEEN WEST AND WEST NORTHWEST 1 5 MPH.
THE
NAVY RECONNAISSANCE I N THE HURRICANE CEWER T H I S AFTERNOON SHOWS SOME INCREASE I N INTENSITY WITH THE LOWEST CENTRAL PRESSURE 2 8 . 0 0
INCHES.
HIGHEST WINDS ARE ESTIMATED 1 2 0 TO 1 4 0 MPH NEAR THE CENTER WITH GALES EXTENDING OUT 3 0 0 MILES I N ALL DIRECTIONS.
WINDS AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE AROUND THE FLORIDA PENINSULA AND THROUGH THE KEYS TONIGHT WITH CONDITIONS RETURNING TO NEAR NORMAL
THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE CONTINUED THROUGH THE LOWER KEYS AS TIDES SUBSIDE SLOWLY TONIGHT.
DRY TORTUGAS REPORTED WESTERLY WINDS OF 1 2 0
MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON WHEN THE CENTER PASSED NORTB OF THEM.
NEW OBLEANS WEATHER BUREAU OFFICE WILL ISSUED THE 11 PM EST ADVISORY AND A BULLETIN AT 8 PM EST.
NORTHERN GULF COAST ARE URGED TO LISTEN FOR THESE ADVICES.
ALL INTERESTS ALONG THE
NEW ORLEANB
BETSY STAYING ON COURSE.
A HURRICANE WATCH I S ADVISED FROM THE MOUTH OF THE M I S S I S S I P P I RIVER WESTWARD TO MATAGORDA BAY ON THE CEmRAL TEXAS COAST.
INTERESTS I N THAT AREA REQUIRING MORE THAN 24 HOURS TO TAKE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES SHOULD START AT ONCE AS HURRICANE WARNINGS WILL
PROBABLY BE HOISTED FOR A PORTION OF THAT AREA THURSDAY. SMALL CRAFT ALONG THE ENTIRE NORTHERN GULF COAST SHOULD REMAIN I N PORT.
SMALL CRAFT AROUND THE FLORIDA PENINSULA SHOULD REMAIN I N PORT UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE.
A T 8 PM EST WEATHER BUREAU RADARS LOCATED THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BETSY NEAR LATITUDE 2 5 . 5 LONGITUDE 8 3 . 7 OR ABOUT 1 4 0 MILES WEST
NORTHWEST OF KEY WEST. I T WAS MOVING BETWEEN WEST AND WEST NORTHWEST 15 MPH.
BETSY I S EXF'ECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING BETWEEN WEST AND WEST NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 1 5 MPH TONIGRT WITH A GRADUAL TURN TO A MORE N O R ~ H
WESTERLY COURSE EXPECTED ON THRRSDAY.
BETSY I S A DANGEROUS HURRICANE WITH HIGHEST WINDS 1 2 0 TO 1 4 0
DIRECTIONS.
MPH NEAR THE CENTER AND GALES EXTENDING OUT 3 0 0 MILES I N ALL
WINDS SEAS AND TIDES WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE AROUND THE FLORIDA PENINSULA AND THROUGH THE KEYS TONIGHT.
ALL PERSONS ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ARE URGED TO LISTEN FOR FUTURE ADVICES.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NEW ORLEANS WEATHER BUREAU AT
1 1 PM EST.
CONNER.
ADVISORY NO. 50 11 PM EST WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 8, 1965
...BETSY
CHURNS ALONG I N THE GULF OF MEXICO..
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A HURRICANE WATCH I S I N EFFECT FROM THE M I S S I S S I P P I SOUND WESTWARD TO MATAGORDA BAY ON THE CENTRAL TEXAS COAST. PERSONS I N THAT
AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS AS HURRICANE WARNINGS WILL PROBABLY BE HOISTED FOR A PORTION OF THAT AREA EARLY
THURSDAY. SMALL CRAFT ALONG THE ENTIRE NORTHERN GULF COAST SHOULD REMAIN I N PORT AND SEEK SAFE SHELTER.
HURRICANE BETSY WAS LOCATED BY LAND BASED RADAR NEAR LATITUDE 2 5 . 6 LONGITUDE 8 4 . 7 OR ABOUT 2 0 0
AT 11 PM EST...OhOOZ...DANGEROUS
MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF KEY WEST. IT-WAS MOVING TOWARDS THE WEST NORTHWEST ABOUT 1 7 MPH. BETSY I S EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TOWARD
THE WEST NORTHWEST ABOUT 1 7 MPH TONIGHT WITH A GRADUAL TURN TO A MORE NORTHWESTERLY COURSE THURSDAY.
HIGHEST WINDS ARE ESTIMATED 1 2 0 TO 1 4 0 MPH NEAR THE CENTER AND GALES EXTEND OUTWARD 3 0 0 MILES I N ALL DIRECTIONS.
WINDS SEAS AND TIDES WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.
INTERESTS ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST SHOULD LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE EMERGENCY PREPARATIONS EARLY THURSDAY.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NEW ORLEANS WEATHER BUREAU AT 5 AM EST AND A BULLETIN AT 2 AM EST.
CONNER.
BULLETIN 2 AM EST THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 9, 1965
BETSY MOVING WEST NORTHWEST TOWARD CENTRAL GULF O F MEXICO.
A HURRICANE WATCH I S I N EFFECT FOR THE M I S S I S S I P P I SOUND WESTWARD T O MATAGORDA BAY ON THE CENTRAL TEXAS COAST.
INTERESTS I N THE
WATCH AREA REQUIRING MORE THAN 2 4 HOURS TO TAKE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES SHOULD START A T ONCE S I N C E HURRICANE WARNINGS WILL PROBABLY
BE H O I S T E D FOR A PORTION OF THAT AREA THURSDAY.
SMALL CRAFT ALONG THE ENTIRE NORTHERN GULF COAST SHOULD REMAIN I N PORT AND SEEK
SAFE SHELTER.
A T 2 AM E S T WEATHER BUREAU RADARS AND A I R FORCE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT LOCATED THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BETSY NEAR LATITUDE 2 5 . 9
LONGITUDE 8 5 . 4 OR ABOUT 2 7 5 M I L E S SOUTH O F APALACHICOLA FLORIDA AND 3 2 5 M I L E S SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH O F THE M I S S I S S I P P I RIVER. I T
WAS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST 1 7 MPH.
BETSY I S EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING, WEST NORTHWEST A T ABOUT 1 7 MPH THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT WITH A GRADUAL TURN TO A MORE NORTH
WESTERLY COURSE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY. NOT MUCH CHANGE I N S I Z E OR INTENSITY I S INDICATED.
BETSY REMAINS A DANGEROUS HURRICANE WITH HIGHEST WINDS 1 2 0 T O 140 MPH NEAR THE CENTER AND GALES EXTENDING OUT 3 0 0 M I L E S I N ALL
DIRECTIONS.
WINDS SEAS AND T I D E S WILL GRADUAUY INCREASE ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THURSDAY.
INTERESTS ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST SHOULD L I S T E N FOR POSSIBLE
EMERGENCY ADVICE EARLY THURSDAY.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NEW ORLEANS WEATHER BUREAU A T 5 AM E S T .
HILL.
BETSY CONTINUES A RAPID MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST.
A HURRICANE WATCH I S I N E F F E C T FOR THE M I S S I S S I P P I SOUND AND WESTWARD TO MATAGORDA BAY ON THE CENTRAL TEXAS COAST. PERSONS I N
THAT AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS A S HURRICANE WARNINGS WILL BE HOISTED FOR A PORTION O F THE WATCH AREA EARLY T H I S
MORNING. SMALL CRAFT ALONG THE E N T I R E NORTHERN GULF COAST SHOULD REMAIN I N PORT AND SEEK SAFE SHELTER. ALL INDUSTRIES I N THE
AREA O F HURRICANE WATCH WHICH PLAN TO EVACUATE O F F SHORE INSTALLATIONS SHOULD COMPLETE THE OPERATION A S SOON A S P O S S I B L E .
HURRICANE BETSY WAS LOCATED BY A I R FORCE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT NEAR LATITUDE 2 6 . 1 LONGITUDE
A T 5 AM EST...lOOOZ...DANGEROUS
8 6 . 3 OR ABOUT 3 2 5 M I L E S SOUTH O F CRESTVIEW FLORIDA AND 2 7 5 M I L E S SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH O F THE M I S S I S S I P P I RIVER. I T WAS MOVING
TOWARDS THE WEST NORTHWEST ABOUT 1 7 MPH.
BETSY I S EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST ABOUT
TODAY. NOT MUCH CHANGE I N S I Z E OR INTENSITY I S INDICATED.
MPH WITH
GRADUAL TURN
MORE NORTHWESTERLY COURSE LATER
HIGHEST WINDS ARE ESTIMATED 1 2 0 TO 1 4 0 MPH NEAR THE CENTER AND GALES EXTEND OUTWARD 3 0 0 M I L E S I N ALL DIRECTIONS.
WINDS SEAS AND T I D E S WILL INCREASE ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST TODAY.
INTERESTS ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST SHOULD L I S T E N FOR EMERGENCY WARNINGS T H I S MORNING.
AN ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NEW ORLEANS WEATHER BUREAU A T 11 AM E S T AND A BULLETIN OR ADVISORY A T 7 AND 9 AM E S T .
HILL.
BETSY THREATENS LOUISIANA AND UPPER TEXAS COAST.
H O I S T HURRICANE EMERGENCY WARNINGS 7 AM E S T FROM THE MOUTH O F THE M I S S I S S I P P I RIVER WESTWARD TO GALVESTON TEXAS AND GALE WARNINGS
ELSEWHERE BROM MOBILE BAY TO MATAGORDA BAY. WINDS AND T I D E S WILL INCREASE WITH WINDS REACHING GALE FORCE LATE TODAY OR TONIGHT
AND HURRICANE FORCE BY OR BEFORE SUNRISE FRIDAY I N THE AREA O F DISPLAY. BETSY I S A F A S T MOVING HURRICANE AND I S LARGE AND
T I D E S ARE EXPECTED TO REACH A T LEAST 5 F E E T
DANGEROUS. ALL PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES SHOULD BE COMPLETED A S SOON AS P O S S I B L E TODAY.
I N THE AREA OF HURRICANE DISPLAY AND RANGE U P TO 10 T O 1 2 F E E T NEAR THE AREA WHERE THE CENTER CROSSES THE COAST. I T I S TOO EARLY
TO INDICATE A S P E C I F I C LANDFALL O F THE CENTER HOWEVER THE WESTERN LOUISIANA AND EXTREME UPPER TEXAS COASTS APPEAR TO BE MOST
LIKELY AREA FOR THE CENTER TO MOVE INLAND. LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS I N THE AREA OF HURRICANE DISPLAY SHOULD BE EVACUATED AS EARLY
A S POSSIBLE TODAY BEFORE ESCAPE ROUTES ARE CUT O F F BY R I S I N G WATERS. O F F SHORE EVACUATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED A S EARLY AS
POSSIBLE TODAY. SMALL CRAFT ALONG THE E N T I R E NORTHERN GULF COAST SHOULD SEEK SAFE SHELTER.
WAS LOCATED BY A I R FORCE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT NEAR LATITUDE 2 6 . 2 LONGITUDE 8 6 . 6
A T 7 AM E S T . . . 1 2 0 0 Z . . . B E T S Y
SOUTHEAST OF MOUTH O F M I S S I S S I P P I RIVER. I T WAS MOVING TOWARDS THE WEST NORTHWEST ABOUT 18 MPH.
OR ABOUT 2 6 0 M I L E S
BETSY I S EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST ABOUT 18 MPH WITH A GRADUAL TURN TO A MORE NORTHWESTERLY COURSE LATER
TODAY. NOT MUCH CHANGE I N S I Z E OR INTENSITY INDICATED.
HIGHEST WINDS ARE ESTIMATED 1 2 0 T O 1 4 0 MPH NEAR THE CENTER. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD 9 0 M I L E S FROM THE CENTER AND
GALES EXTEND OUTWARD 2 5 0 M I L E S I N ALL DIRECTIONS.
ALL INTERESTS ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST SHOULD L I S T E N TO RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR FREQUENT ADVICES FROM THE WEATHER BUREAU
ON BETSY.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSVED BY THE NEW ORLEANS WEATHER BUREAU A T 11 AM E S T AND A BULLETIN A T 9 AM E S T .
CONNER.
BULLETIN 9 AM EST THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 9, 1965
...BETSY MOVES
RAPIDLY TOWARD THE LOUISUUJA AND UPPER TEXAS COAST.
HURRICANE EMERGENCY WARNINGS ARE DISPLAYED FROM THE MOUTH OF THE M I S S I S S I P P I RIVER WESTWARD TO GALVESTON TEXAS AND GALE WARNINGS
WINDS AND T I D E S WILL INCREASE WITH WINDS REACHING GALE FORCE LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT
ELSEWHERE FROM MOBILE BAY TO MATAGORDA BAY.
AND HURRICANE FORCE BY OR BEFORE SUNRISE FRIDAY I N THE A R B O F DISPLAY. BETSY I S A FAST MOVING HURRICANE AND I S LARGE AND
DANGEROUS. ALL PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES SHOULD BE COMPLETED A S SOON A S POSSIBLE TODAY. T I D E S ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 5 FEET OR HIGHXR
I N THE AREA OF HURRICANE DISPLAY AND RANGE UP TO 10 TO 1 2 F E E T NEAR THE AREA WHERE THE CENTER CROSSES THE COAST. T I D E S OF 3 TO 6
I T I S TOO E A U Y TO INDICATE A S P E C I F I C LANDFALL OF THE CENTER HOWEVER THE WESTERN
FEET ARE EXPECTED I N THE AREA O F GALE DISPLAY.
LOUISIANA AND EXTREME UPPER TEXAS COASTS APPEAR T O BE MOST LIKELY AREA FOR THE CENTER T O MOVE INLAND. LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS I N
THE AREA OF HURRICANE DISPLAY SHOULD BE EVACUATED A S EARLY AS POSSIBLE TODAY BEFORE ESCAPE ROUTES ARE CUT O F F BY R I S I N G WATERS.
O F F SHORE EVACUATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED A S EARLY AS POSSIBLE TODAY. SMALL CRAFT ALONG THE ENTIRE NORTHERN GULF COAST SHOULD
SEEK SAFE SHELTER.
A T 9 AM E S T NAVY RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT LOCATED THE CENTER OF BETSY NEAR LATITUDE 2 6 . 5 LONGITUDE 8 7 . 1 OR A B W T 2 3 5 MILES SOUTH
I T WAS MOVING TOWARDS THE WEST NORTHWEST ABOUT 18 MPH.
EAST OF THE MOUTH O F THE M I S S I S S I P P I RIVER.
BETSY I S EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST ABOUT 18 MPH WITH A GRADUAL TURN TO A MORE NORTHWESTERLY COURSE LATER
TODAY. NOT MUCH CHANGE I N S I Z E OR INTENSITY I S INDICATED.
HIGHEST WINDS ARE ESTIMATED 1 2 0 T O 1 4 0 MPH NEAR THE CENTER. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD 9 0 M I L E S FROM THE CENTER AND
ALL INTERESTS ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST SHOULD L I S T E N TO RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR FREQUENT ADVICES FROM THE WEATHER BUREAU ON
BETSY. HEED THE WARNINGS FOR YOUR OWN PROTECTION.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NEW ORLEANS WEATHER BUREAU AT 11 AM E S T WITH INTERMEDIATE BULLETINS EVERY 2 HOURS.
HILL.
...BETSY
CONTINUES RAPIDLY TOWARD THE WEST LOUISIANA COAST..
.
HURRICANE FXERGENCY WARNINGS ARE DISPLAYED FROM THE MOUTH O F THE M I S S I S S I P P I RIVER WESTWARD TO GALVESTON TEXAS AND GALE WARNINGS
ELSEWHEREFROM MOBILE BAY TO MATAGORDA BAY. WINDS AND TIDES w n L INCREASE WITH WINDS REACHING GALE FORCE LATE TODAY OR TONIGHT
AND HURRICANE FORCE LATER TONIGHT I N THE AREA OF DISPLAY. BETSY I S A FAST MOVING HURRICANE AND I S LARGE AND DANGEROUS. ALL PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES SHOULD BE ,COMPLETED A S SOON AS POSSIBLE TODAY.
T I D E S ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 5 FEET OR HIGHER I N THE AREA OF
HURRICANE DISPLAY AND RANGE U P TO 10 TO 1 2 FEET NEAR THE AREA WHERE THE CENTER CROSSES THE COAST. T I D E S OF 3 TO 6 FEET ARE
EXPECTED I N THE AREA OF GALE DISPLAY.
I T I S TOO EARLY TO INDICATE A S P E C I F I C LANDFALL OF THE CENTER HOWEVER THE WESTERN LOUISIANA
COAST APPEARS TO BE THE MOST LIKELY AREA FOR THE CENTER TO MOVE INLAND. LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS I N THE AREA OF HURRICANE DISPLAY
ESPECIALLY THE LOUISIANA COAST SHOULD BE EVACUATED A S EARLY AS POSSIBLE TODAY BEFORE ESCAPE ROUTES ARE CUT OFF BY R I S I N G WATERS.
SMALL CRAFT ALONG THE ENTIRE NORTHERN GULF COAST SHOULD SEEK SAFE SHELTER.
A T 11 AH EST...1600Z...NAVY
RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT LOCATED THE CENTER OF BETSY NEAR LATITUDE 2 6 . 8 LONGITUDE 8 7 . 8 OR ABOUT 1 8 5
I T WAS MOVING TOWARDS THE WEST NORTHWEST ABOUT 18 MPH.
M I L E S SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE M I S S I S S I P P I RIVER.
BETSY I S EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING ABOUT 18 MPH AND TURN TO A NORTHWESTERLY COURSE TODAY. NOT MUCH CHANGE I N S I Z E OR INTENSITY
I S INDICATED.
HIGHEST WINDS ARE E S T W T E D 1 2 0 TO 140 MPH NEAR THE CENTER. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD 90 M I L E S FROM THE CENTER AND GALES
EXTEND OUTWARD 2 5 0 M I L E S I N ALL DIRECTIONS.
ON BETSY. HEED THE WARNINGS FOR YOUR OWN PROTECTION.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NEW ORLEANS WEATHER BURWLU AT 5 PM E S T WITH INTERMEDIATE BULLETINS EVERY TWO HOURS.
HILL.
BULLETIN 1 PM EST THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 9, 1965
...BETSY
CONTINUES TOWARD THE LOUISIANA COAST..
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HURRICANE EMERGENCY WARNINGS ARE DISPLAYED FROM THE MOUTH O F THE M I S S I S S I P P I R I V E R WESTWARD TO GALVESTON TEXAS AND GALE WARNINGS
ELSEWHERE FROM MOBILE BAY TO MATAGORDA BAY. WINDS AND T I D E S WILL INCREASE WITH WINDS REACHING GALE FORCE LATE TODAY OR TONIGKT
AND HURRICANE FORCE LATER TONIGHT OVER MUCH O F THE DISPLAY AREA. BETSY I S LARGE AND DANGEROUS AND ALL PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES
SHOULD BE COMPLETED A S SOON A S P O S S I B L E . T I D E S ARE EXPECTED T O REACH 5 F E E T OT HIGHER I N THE AREA O F HURRICANE DISPLAY AND RANGE
U P T O 1 0 T O 1 2 F E E T NEAR THE AREA WHERE THE CENTER CROSSES THE COAST. T I D E S OF 3 TO 6 F E E T ARE EXPECTED I N THE AREA OF GALE
DISPLAY. I T I S TOO EARLY T O INDICATE THE EXACT LANDFALL O F THE CENTER A T T H I S TIME AND MORE D E F I N I T E INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE LATER TODAY. LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS I N THE AREA O F HURRICANE DISPLAY ESPECIALLY THE LOUISIANA COAST SHOULD BE EVACUATED A S
EARLY A S POSSIBLE TODAY BEFORE ESCAPE ROUTES ARE CUT O F F BY R I S I N G WATERS.
GMALL CRAFT ALONG THE ENTIRE NORTHERN GULF COAST SHOULD
SEEK SAFE SHELTER.
A T 1 PM BASED ON NAVY RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT THE CENTER O F BETSY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 2 7 . 0 LONGITUDE 88.0 OR ABOUT 2 5 0 M I L E S
SOUTH O F MOBILE ALABAMA.
I T WAS MOVING TOWARDS THE WEST NORTHWEST ABOUT 1 7 MPH. THE CENTER WILL SOON BE WITHIN RANGE OF LAND
BASED RADARS.
BETSY I S EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING ABOUT THE SAME RATE AND TURN TO A NORTHWESTERLY COURSE.
I S INDICATED.
NOT MUCH CHANGE I N S I Z E OR I N T E N S I T Y
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD 9 0 M I L E S FROM THE CENTER AND
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NEW ORLEANS WEATHER BUREAU A T 5 PM E S T AND A BULLETIN A T 3 PM EST.
CONNER.
...BETSY
TURNS NORTHWESTWARD.
..
CHANGE TO HURRICANE WARNINGS FROM THE MOUTH O F THE M I S S I S S I P P I RIVER EASTWARD T O MOBILE ALABAMA AND EXTEND GALE WARNINGS TO PANAMA
C I T Y FLORIDA. BETSY I S NOW WITHIN RANGE OF COASTAL RADARS AND I T HAS NOW CHANGED TO A NORTHWESTERLY COURSE. EMERGENCY HURRICANE
PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED A S SOON A S P O S S I B L E FROM THE MOUTH O F THE M I S S I S S I P P I RIVER TO MOBILE ALABAMA. HURRICANE WARNINGS
ARE NOW DISPLAYED FROM MOBILE T O GALVESTON AND GALE WARNINGS ELSEWHERE FROM PANAMA C I T Y FLORIDA TO MATAGORDA BAY. THE THREAT TO
THE TEXAS AND WEST LOUISIANA COAST I S DECREASING BUT PRECAUTIONS SHOULD NOT BE RELAXED I N THAT AREA A T PRESENT. T I D E S ARE EXPECTED
TO REACH 5 F E E T OR HIGHER I N THE AREA O F HURRICANE DISPLAY AND RANGE U P TO 1 0 T O 1 2 F E E T NEAR THE AREA WHERE THE CENTER CROSSES THE
COAST. T I D E S OF 3 TO 6 F E E T ARE EXPECTED I N THE AREA OF GALE DISPLAY.
THE EXACT LANDFALL OF THE CENTER I S I N D E F I N I T E A T T H I S TIME
AND MORE D E F I N I T E INFORMATION WILL BB AVAILABLE LATER T H I S AFTERNOON. LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS I N THE AREA O F HURRICANE DISPLAY
SHOULD BE EVACUATED A S EARLY A S POSSIBLE BEFORE ESCAPE ROUTES ARE CUT OFF BY R I S I N G WATERS.
SMALL CRAFT ALONG THE ENTIRE NORTHERN
GULF COAST SHOULD SEEK SAFE SHELTER.
..
A T 2 PM E S T . 1 9 0 0 Z . . . T H E CENTER OF BETSY WAS LOCATED BY LAND BASED RADAR NEAR LATITUDE 2 7 . 4 LONGITUDE 8 8 . 2 OR ABOUT 2 2 5 MILES
SOUTH O F MOBILE. I T WAS MOVING TOWARDS THE NORTHWEST ABOUT 18 MPH.
BETSY I S EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHWESTWARD A T ABOUT THE SAME RATE T H I S AFTERNOON AND TURN T O A MORE NORTHERLY COURSE TONIGHT.
MUCH CHANGE I N S I Z E OR I N T E N S I T Y I S INDICATED.
NOT
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD 9 0 M I L E S FROM THE CENTER AND GAIBS
ALL INTERESTS AL(rNG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST SHOULD L I S T E N TO RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR FREQUENT ADVICES FROM THE WEATHER BUREAU ON
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NEW ORLEANS WEATHER BUREAU A T 5 PM EST.
CONNER
CENTER P O S I T I O N S WILL BE GIVEN EACH HOUR.
...DANGEROUS
BETSY MOVES TOWARD NEW ORLEANS..
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CHANGE TO HURRICANE WARNINGS FROM MOBILE ALABAMA TO PENSACOLA FLORIDA. LOWER WARNINGS ON THE TEXAS COAST. EMERGENCY HURRICANE
PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED IMMEDIATELY I N EXTREME SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA EASTWARD TO PENSACOLA FLORIDA. HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE
NOW DISPLAYED ALONG THE LOUISIANA COAST AND A S FAR EAST A S PENSACOLA FLORIDA AND GALE WARNINGS FROM PENSACOLA EASTWARD TO PANAMA
C I T Y FLORIDA.
T I D E S ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 6 TO 1 2 F E E T FROM THE MOUTH O F THE M I S S I S S I P P I RIVER EASTWARD TO PENSACOLA TONIGHT AND
3 TO 6 F E E T EASTWARD TO TAMPA. THE CENTER I S EXPECTED TO CROSS THE M I S S I S S I P P I COAST SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. GALES ARE
BEGINNING ALONG THE MIDDLE GULF COAST AND WINDS WILL REACH HURRICANE FORCE OVER MOST O F THE HURRICANE DISPLAY AREA SOON AFTER DARK.
UNPROTECTED LOW LYING AREAS I N THE AREA OF HURRICANE DISPLAY SHOULD BE EVACUATED IMMEDIATELY. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN I N SAFE
HARBOR ALONG THE E N T I R E NORTHERN GULF COAST.
A T 5 PM E S T . . , 2 2 0 0 2 . . .THE CENTER O F BETSY WAS LOCATED BY LAND BASED RADAR NEAR LATITUDE 2 8 . 0 LONGITUDE 88.8 OR ABOUT 1 7 0 M I L E S
SOUTH SOUTHEAST O F NEW ORLEANS.
I T WAS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST ABOUT 18 MPH.
BETSY I S M P E C T E D TO TURN TO A MORE NORTHERLY COURSE AND CONTINUE A T ABOUT THE SAME FORWARD SPEED WITH L I T T L E CHANGE I N INTENSITY.
BETSY WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AFTER MOVING INLAND.
GALES EXTEND OUTWARD 2 5 0 I N ALL DIRECTIONS.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD 9 0 M I L E S FROM THE CENTER AND
THERE I S A P O S S I B I L I T Y O F A FEW TORNADOES OCCURRING WITHIN 1 0 0 M I L E S OF THE COAST FROM B I L O X I M I S S I S S I P P I TO APALACHICOLA FLORIDA
TONIGHT.
HEAVY RAINS WITH LOCAL ACCUMlLATIONS O F 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER SOUTHEASTERN M I S S I S S I P P I AND NORTH AND WEST PORTIONS OF
ALABAMA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.
ALL INTERESTS ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST SHOULD L I S T E N TO RADIO AND T E L E V I S I O N FOR FREQUENT ADVICES FROM THE WEATHER BUREAU ON
BETSY. T H I S URGENT WARNING I S FOR YOUR OWN PROTECTION.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NEW ORLEANS WEATHER BUREAU A T 11 PM E S T AND BULLETINS EVERY TWO HOURS.
CONNER.
BULLETIN 7 P M EST THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 9, 1965
...150 MPH WINDS
HEADING FOR NEW ORLEANS AND THE M I S S I S S I P P I GULF COAST...
HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE DISPLAYED ON THE LOUISIANA COAST AND EASTWARD TO PENSACOLA FLORIDA AND GALE WARNINGS FROM PENSACOLA TO
PANAMA C I T Y FLORIDA.
EMERGENCY HURRICANE PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED IMMEDIATELY I N EXTREME SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA EASTWARD TO
PENSACOLA FLORIDA. T I D E S ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 6 TO 1 2 F E E T FROM THE MOUTH O F THE M I S S I S S I P P I R I V E R EASTWARD TO PENSACOLA TONIGHT
AND 3 TO 6 F E E T EASTWARD TO TAMPA.
THE CENTER I S EXPECTED TO CROSS THE M I S S I S S I P P I COAST SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND WILL
PASS THROUGH PLAQUEMINE AND S T . BERNARD PARISHES O F LOUISIANA BEFORE MIDNIGHT. GALES ARE OCCURRING ALONG THE MIDDLE GULF COAST
AND WINDS WILL REACH HURRICANE FORCE OVER MOST O F THE HURRICANE DISPLAY AREA SOON AFTER DARK. UNPROTECTED LOW LYING AREAS I N THE
AREA O F HURRICANE DISPLAY SHOULD BE EVACUATED IMMEDIATELY.
A T 7 PM E S T THE CENTER OR BETSY WAS LOCATED BY WEATHER BUREAU RADAR NEAR LATITUDE 2 8 . 2
SOUTHEAST O F NEW ORLEANS.
I T WAS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST ABOUT 18 MPH.
LONGITUDE 8 9 . 0 OR ABOUT 1 5 0 M I L E S SOUTH
BETSY I S M P E C T E D TO TURN TO A MORE NORTHERLY COURSE AND CONTINUE A T ABOUT THE SAME FORWARD SPEED WITH L I T T L E CHANGE I N INTENSITY.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD 9 0 M I L E S FROM THE CENTER AND GALES
THERE I S A P O S S I B I L I T Y O F A FEW TORNADOES OCCURRING WITHIN 1 0 0 M I L E S OF THE COAST FROM B I L O X I M I S S I S S I P P I TO APALACHICOLA
FLORIDA TONIGHT.
HEAVY RAINS WITH LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS O F 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER SOUTHEASTERN M I S S I S S I P P I AND NORTH AND WEST PORTIONS O F
THOSE I N THE PATH OF THE EYE ARE REMINDED THAT THE WINDS WILL D I E DOWN SUDDENLY I F THE EYE PASSES OVER YOUR AREA BUT THEY WILL
INCREASE AGAIN RAPIDLY AND FROM THE O P P O S I T E DIRECTION A S THE EYE MOVES AWAY.
ALL INTERESTS ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST SHOULD L I S T E N TO RADIO AND T E L E V I S I O N FOR FREQUENT ADVICES FROM THE WEATHER BUREAU
ON BETSY. T H I S URGENT WARNING I S FOR YOUR OWN PROTECTION.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE I S S U E D BY THE NEW ORLEANS WEATHER BUREAU A T 11 PM E S T AND BULLETINS EVERY TWO HOURS.
CONNER.
BULLETIN 9 PM EST THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 9, 1965
. .. I 5 0
MPH WINDS BEARING DOWN ON NEW ORLEANS AND THE M I S S I S S I P P I GULF COAST.
HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE DISPLAYED ON THE LOUISIANA COAST AND EASTWARD T O PENSACOLA FLORIDA AND GALE WARNINGS FROM PENSACOLA TO
PANAMA C I T Y FLORIDA. EMERGENCY HURRICANE PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE CCMPLETED IMMEDIATELY. T I D E S ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 6 TO 1 2 F E E T
FROM THE MOUTH O F THE M I S S I S S I P P I RIVER EASTWARD TO PENSACOLA 1Y)NIGHT AND 3 TO 6 F E E T EASTWARD TO TAMPA. THE CENTER I S EXPECTED TO
CROSS THE M I S S I S S I P P I COAST AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND WILL PASS THROUGH PLAQUE?-iINE AND S T . BERNARD PARISHES O F L O U I S I A N n BEFORE
MIDNIGHT. GALES ARE OCCURRING ALONG THE MIDDLE GULF COAST AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ON THE EAST LOUISIANA COAST. UNPROTECTED LOW
LYING AREAS I N THE AREA OF HURRICANE DISPLAY SHOULD BE EVACUATED m D I A T E L Y .
A T 9 PM E S T THE CENTER O F BETSY WAS LOCATED BY WEATHER BUREAU RADAR NEAR LATITUDE 2 8 . 8 LONGITUDE 8 9 . 5
SOUTHEAST O F NEW ORLEANS. I T WAS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST ABOUT 2 2 MPH.
OR ABOUT 8 5 M I L E S SOUTH
BETSY I S EXPECTED TO TURN TO A MORE NORTHERLY COURSE AND CONTINUE A T ABOUT THE SAME FORWARD SPEED WITH L I T T L E CHANGE I N INTENSITY.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD 9 0 M I L E S FROM THE CENTER AND GALES
THERE I S A P O S S I B I L I T Y O F A FEW TORNADOES OCCURRING WITHIN 100 M I L E S O F THE COAST FROM B I L O X I M I S S I S S I P P I TO APALACHICOLA FLORIDA
TONIGHT.
HEAVY RAINS WITH LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS O F 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER SOUTHEASTERN M I S S I S S I P P I AND NORTH AND WEST PORTIONS O F
THOSE I N THE PATH OF THE EYE ARE REMINDED THAT THE WINDS WILL D I E DOWN SUDDENLY I F THE EYE PASSES OVER YOUR AREA BUT THEY WILL
INCREASE AGAIN RAPIDLY AND FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AS THE EYE MOVES AWAY. THE EYE I S NOW NEAR BURRWOOD LOUISIANA A T THE MOUTH
O F THE M I S S I S S I P P I RIVER.
GUSTS TO 80 MPH WERE REPORTED A T GRAND I S L E LOUISIANA A T 7 PM TO 6 5 A T WEST END COAST GUARD I N NEW ORLEANS AND GUSTS OVER 1 0 0
MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED A T PILOTTOWN L O U I S I A M .
ALL INTERESTS ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST SHOULD L I S T E N
RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR FREQUENT ADVICES FROM THE WEATHER BUREAU
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE I S S U E D BY THE NEW ORLEANS WEATHER BUREAU A T 11 PM E S T AND BULLETINS EVERY TWO HOURS.
HILL.
...1 5 0 MPH WINDS
BEARING DOWN ON NEW ORLEANS AND THE M I S S I S S I P P I GULF COAST.
HURRICANE WARNINGS REMAIN DISPLAYED ON THE LOUISIANA COAST AND EASTWARD TO PENSACOLA ELORIDA AND GALE WARNINGS FROM PENSACOLA TO
PANAMA C I T Y FLORIDA. EMERGENCY HURRICANE PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE CONTINUED. T I D E S ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 6 TO 1 2 F E E T FROM THE
MOUTH O F THE M I S S I S S I P P I R I V E R EASTWARD TO PENSACOLA TONIGHT AND 3 TO 6 F E E T EASTWARD TO TAMPA. THE CENTER I S NOW NEAR GRAND I S L E
ON THE LOUISIANA COAST AND I S EXPECTED TO PASS OVER NEW ORLEANS AROUND MIDNIGHT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE OCCURRING OVER MOST OF
THE AREA OF HURRICANE DISPLAY AND GALES ELSEWHERE ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. ALL EVACUATIONS FROM LOW LYING AREAS SHOULD BE
COMPLETED BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
...
A T 11 PM E S T . . . 0 4 0 0 Z
THE CENTER OF BETSY WAS LOCATED BY WEATHER BUREAU RADAR NEAR LATITUDE 2 9 . 3 LONGITUDE 8 9 . 9 OR ABOUT 4 5 MILES
I T WAS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHWEST ABOUT 2 0 MPH.
SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF NEW ORLEANS.
BETSY I S EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THE SAME COURSE AND FORWARD SPEED. L I T T L E CHANGE I N INTENSITY I S INDICATED UNTIL AFTER THE CENTER
MOVES NORTH OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN.
HIGHEST WINDS ARE ESTIMATED 1 5 0 MPH NEAR THE CENTER. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD 9 0 M I L E S FROM THE CENTER AND GALES EXTEND
OUTWARD 2 5 0 MILES I N ALL DIRECTIONS.
THERE I S A P O S S I B I L I T Y O F A FEW TORNADOES OCCURRING WITHIN 1 0 0 M I L E S O F THE COAST FROM B I L O X I M I S S I S S I P P I TO APALACHICOLA FLORIDA
TONIGHT.
HEAVY RAINS WITH LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS O F 5 TO 1 0 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER MOST OF M I S S I S S I P P I AND WESTERN PORTIONS O F ALABAMA
I F WARRANTED FLOOD WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED BY LOCAL WEATHER BUREAU O F F I C E S .
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.
THOSE I N THE PATH O F THE EYE ARE REMINDED THAT THE WINDS WILL D I E DOWN SUDDENLY I F THE EYE PASSES OVER YOUR AREA BUT THEY WILL
INCREASE AGAIN RAPIDLY AND FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION A S THE EYE MOVES AWAY. THE EYE I S NOW NEAR GRAND ISLAND ON THE LOUISIANA
.COAST.
ALL INTERESTS ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST SHOULD L I S T E N TO RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR FREQUENT ADVICES FROM THE WEATHER BUREAU ON
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NEW ORLEANS WEATHER BUREAU A T 5 AM E S T AND BULLETINS EVERY TWO HOURS.
HILL.
MIAMI
BETSY BAlTERS NEW ORLEANS.
HURPICANE WARNINGS DISPLAYED ON LOUISIANA COAST AND EASTUARD T q E SACOLA FLORIDA AND GALE WARNINGS FROM PENSACOLA TO PANAMA CITY
FLORIDA. ALL PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE CONTINUED.
T I D E S ARE EXPE
D TO REACH 6 TO 1 2 FEET FROM SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA TO PENSACOLA
TONIGHT AND 3 TO 6 FEET EASTWARD TO TAMPA AT 1 AM EST. THE CE b R I S OVER LA ROSE AND LOCWORT LOUISIANA NEAR LATITUDE 2 9 . 6
LONGITUDE 9 0 . 4 AND MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST 2 0 MPH.
AT 1 2 MIDNIGHT E S T THE WINDS WERE 1 1 5 MPH AT NEW ORLEANS WHEN COMMUNICATIONS FAILED.
GALES EXTEND OUT 2 5 0 MILES I N ALL DIRECTIONS.
THE HIGHEST WINDS ARE ESTIMATED 150 MPH AND
BETSY I S EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON THE SAME COURSE PASSING A L I T %
TO THE WEST OF NEW ORLEANS AND PASSING OVER C I T I E S BETWEEN LAAND BATON ROUGE. THE CENTER SHOULD BE I N THE BATON ROUGE AREA ! 4 j O I h D 5 AM EST.
SEVERE FLOODING WILL OCCUR AROUND LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN TONIGHT AND'THERE WILL PROBABLY BE A SUDDEN R I S E OF WATER ON THE NORTH SHORE
WHEN THE WINDS S H I F T TO SOUTH WITHIN THE NEXT TWO HOURS.
HEAVY RAINS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND M I S S I S S I P P I AND ADJACENT AREAS.
WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED BY LOCAL OFFICES.
I F WARRANTED FLOOD
THOSE I N THE PATH OF THE STORM ARE REMINDED THAT THE WINDS WILL COME AGAIN FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AFTER THE CENTER PASSES.
ALL INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING THE CALM CENTER SHOULD NOT VENTURB OUT.
THERE I S A P O S S I B I L I T Y OF A TORNADO OR TWO I N SOUTHERN M I S S I S S I P P l AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA.
PRECPUTIONS AGAINST
THIS SEVERE HURRICANE SHOULD BE CONTINUED.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE MIAMI WEATHER BUREAU AT 5 AM E S T WITH A BULLETIN AT 3 AM.
KRAFT.
'HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE DISPLAYED ON THE LOUISIANA COAST AND EASTWARD TO PENSACOLA FLORIDA AND GALE WARNINGS FROM PENSACOLA TO
PANAMA CITY FLORIDA.
STORM TIDES OF 6 TO 1 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED FROM SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA EASTWARD TO PENSACOLA AND FROM 3 TO 6 FEET EASTWARD TO CEDAR KEY
FLORIDA
.
ALL PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE CONTINUED.
AT 3 AM EST THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BETSY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 3 0 . 2 NORTH LONGITUDE 9 1 . 1 WEST. T H I S POSITION I S BASED UPON
NAVY RECONNAISSANCE AND LAND BASED RADAR I S ABOUT 2 5 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF BATON ROUGE. THE HURRICANE I S MOVING TOWARD THE
NORTHWEST AT 2 0 MPH. HIGHEST WINDS ESTIMATED 110 MPH.
FLOODING ON WEST AND NORTH SHORES OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN I S INDICATED.
HEAVY RAINS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND M I S S I S S I P P I AND ADJACENT AREAS.
FLOOD WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED BY LOCAL WEATHER BUREAU OFFICE.
I F WARRANTED...
THOSE I N THE PATH O F THE STORM ARE REMINDED THAT THE WINDS WILL COME AGAIN FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AFTER THE CENTER PASSES.
DO NOT VENTURE OUT DURING THE CALM.
THERE I S THE P O S S I B I L I T Y OF A TORNADO OR TWO I N SOUTHERN M I S S I S S I P P I AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA.
C I V I L DEFENSE REPORTS T I D E 10 F E E T AND S T I L L RISING.
H O W VIA HAM RADIO REPORTS 2 8 . 0 0 INCHES I N
SOME LATE REPORTS...GULFPORT
THE CALM EYE. PANAMA C I T Y FLORIDA REPORTS ONE DEAD WHEN SEA WALL FELL ON THREE PEOPLE. PASCAQUOL A . . . TIDES TO 7 FEET. BATON
ROUGE...AT 2 AM EST...HEAVY RAIN...GUSTS TO 7 1 MPH...29.04
INCHES AND FALLING.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE MIAMI WEATHER BUREAU A T 5 AM EST.
SUGG.
ADVISORY NO. 57 5 AM EST
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 10, 1965
BETSY OVER LAND BUT S T I L L PACKING WINDS OF 100 MPH.
HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE DISPLAYED ON THE LOUISIANA COAST AND EASTWARD
TO PENSACOLA FLORIDA AND GALE WARNINGS FROM PENSCAOLA TO PANAMA
CITY.
T I D E S OF 6 TO 1 2 F E E T ALONG SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST TO PENSAaOLA AND T I D E S 3 TO 6 F E E T FROM PENSACOLA TO S T MARKS WILL SUBSIDE
SLOWLY TODAY.
A T 5 AM E S T HURRICANE BETSY WAS CENTERED NEAR LATITUDE
NORTH WEST A T 2 0 MPH.
LONGITUDE
ABOUT
M I L E S WEST
BATON ROUGE MOVING TOWARD THE
HIGHEST WINDS ARE ESTIMATED 100 MPH NEAR THE CENTER AND GALES EXTEND OUT 2 0 0 M I L E S TO THE NORTHEAST AND 1 0 0 M I L E S TO THE SOUTHWEST.
HEAVY RAINS AND HIGH WINDS WILL SPREAD THROUGH NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND INTO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL M I S S I S S I P P I AND ADJACENT AREAS
TODAY AND THERE I S A P O S S I B I L I T Y OF A FEW TORNADOES.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS O F U P TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH M I S S I S S I P P I AND
EASTERN LOUISIANA. IF WARRANTED FLOOD WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED BY LOCAL WEATHER BUREAU O F F I C E S .
WINDS AND SEAS ALONG THE COAST WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE.
INTO THE OPEN GULF TODAY.
SMALL CRAFT AROUND THE ENTIRE NORTHERN GULF O F MEXICO SHOULD NOT VENTURE
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE MIAMI WEATHER BUREAU A T 11 AM E S T WITH A BULLETIN A T 8 AM.
LOWERED A T 11 AM EST.
KRAFT
WARNINGS M L L PROBABLY BE
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BETSY
...1 4 DAYS
OLD.. .WEAKER
HURRICANE WARNINGS THAT ARE DISPLAYED ON THE LOUISIANA COAST AND EASTWARD T O PENSACOLA WITH GALE WARNINGS OVER TO PANAMA C I T Y
FLORIDA WILL BE LOWERED A T 11 AM EST.
SMALL CRAFT ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF SHOULD NOT VENTURE INTO THE OPEN GULF UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE LATER TODAY.
A T 8 AM E S T BETSY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 3 0 . 9 NORTH LONGITUDE 9 1 . 8 WEST. T H I S P O S I T I O N I S BASED UPON LAND BASED RADAR AND
THE STORM I S
SYNOPTIC REPORTS AND I S ABOUT 5 0 M I L E S SOUTHEAST O F ALEXANDRIA LOUISIANA. DETSYS FORWARD SPEED HAS DECREASED.
EXPECTED TO MOVE ON A NORTHWEST TO NORTHERLY COURSE 10 T O 1 5 MPH TODAY.
HIGHEST WINDS ARE NO MORE THAN 7 5 MPH MAINLY I N SQUALLS NEAR THE CENTER AND WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE I N VELOCITY DURING THE DAY.
HEAVY RAINS U P TO 5 INCHES AND HIGH WINDS WILL SPREAD THROUGH NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND INTO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL M I S S I S S I P P I AND
EASTERN ARKANSAS TODAY. I F WARRANTED FLOOD WARNINGS WILL BE I S S U E D BY LOCAL WEATHER BUREAU O F F I C E S .
HIGHWAY 9 0 OVER THE MOBILE CAUSEWAY I S CLOSED.. . T I D E S HERE WERE 6 F E E T . LAFAYETPE.. .WIND WEST GUSTS TO 6 3 MPH.. .BAROMETER R I S I N G .
ESLER F I E L D A T A L m D R I A . . M I N D NORTH GUSTS TO 6 7 MPH.. .BAROMETER FALLING.
SUGG.
NEW ORLEANS
ADVISORY NO. 58 11 AM EST FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 10, 1965
LOWER ALL WARNINGS.
SMALL CRAFT ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST SHOULD REMAIN I N PORT UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE.
A T 11 AM EST.. . 1 6 0 0 2 . . .WEAKENING BETSY WAS CENTERED NEAR LATITUDE 3 1 . 7 LONGITUDE 9 1 . 8 OR ABOUT 5 0 M I L E S NORTHEAST OF ALEXANDRIA
LOUISIANA. I T WAS MOVING NORTH NORTHWEST ABOUT 15 MPH.
HIGHEST WINDS ARE ABOUT 7 0 MPH I N SQUALLS NEAR THE CENTER.
BETSY WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN WHILE MOVING THROUGH NORTHEAST LOUISIANA THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH EASTERN ARKANSAS WESTERN
M I S S I S S I P P I AND WESTERN TENNESSEE TONIGHT.
GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAW RAINS WILL ACCOMPANY THE WEAKENING STORM. LOCAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS O F 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED I N
NORTHEAST LOUISIANA NORTHWESTERN M I S S I S S I P P I EASTERN ARKANSAS AND EXTREME WESTERN TENNESSEE T H I S AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. LOCAL
WEATHER BUREAU O F F I C E S WILL I S S U E FLOOD WARNINGS I F NEEDED.
WINDS SEAS AND T I D E S WILL GRADUALLY D I M I N I S H ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THROUGH SATURDAY.
T H I S I S THE LAST ADVISORY ON BETSY BUT A BULLETIN WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NEW ORLEANS WEATHER BUREAU A T 5 PM E S T TODAY.
2ONNE R
SMALL CRAFT ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST SHOULD REMAIN I N PORT UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE.
A T 5 PM E S T BETSY CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AND THE CENTER WAS ABOUT 3 0 M I L E S NORTH O F MONROE LOUISIANA. I T WAS MOVING NORTHWARD 1 5 MPH.
HIGHEST WINDS ARE 5 0 MPH I N SQUALLS NEAR THE CENTER.
BETSY !JILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN WHILE I T MOVES NORTHWARD THROUGH EASTERN ARKANSAS TONIGHT AND INTO THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY SATURDAY.
GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS WILL ACCOMPANY THE WEAKENING STORM. LOCAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED I N EASTERN
ARKANSAS AND THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.
FLOOD WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED BY LOCAL WEATHER BUREAU O F F I C E S I F
WARRANTED.
WINDS SEAS AND T I D E S WILL GRADUALLY D I M I N I S H ALONG T I E NORTHERN GULF COAST THROUGH SATURDAY.
THE NEXT BULLETIN ON BETSY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE KANSAS C I T Y WEATHER BUREAU A T 11 PM E S T TONIGHT.
CONNER.
K A N W CITY
BULLETIN 12 MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 10, 1965
A T 1 0 PM TONIGHT FRIDAY BETSY WAS LOCATED I N SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND CONTINUES TO WEAKEN.
AS THE STORM MOVES NORTHWARD THROUGH EASTERN ARKANSAS UNTIL MORNING THEN TENDING TO NORTHEAST I N THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY THE STORM
WILL CONTINUE TO D I M I N I S H I N I T S I N T E N S I T Y .
RAINS OF AMOUNTS OF FROM ONE TO TWO INCHES FELL I N THE S I X HOUR PERIOD P R I O R TO 7 PM T H I S EVENING.
HIGHEST WINDS NOW BEING
REPORTED ARE FROM 3 0 TO 4 0 MPH.
THESE HAVE CAUSED CONSIDERABLE LODGING O F CROPS AND CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO COTTON I S TO BE
EXPECTED.
A S O F T H I S TIME NO FLASH FLOODING I S KNOWN BUT WITH THE CONTINUATION OF HEAVY RAINS FLOODING I S LIKELY I N SOME OF THE SMALLER
STREAMS I N EASTERN ARKANSAS AND WARNINGS WILL BE I S S U E D I F NEEDED.
NEXT BULLETIN WILL BE ISSUED BY KANSAS C I T Y A T 6 AM SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 11, 1 9 6 5
MILLER
BULLETIN 6 AM EST SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 11, 1965
A T 6 AM SATURDAY WEAKENING TROPICAL STORM BETSY I S APPROACHING MEMPHIS TENNESSEE AND I S FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD INTO
SOUTHERN KENTUCKY BY 7 PM.
A S THE STORM RECURVES NORTHEASTWARD DURING THE DAY THE STORM WILL CONTINUE TO D I M I N I S H I N I T S INTENSITY.
RAINS O F ONE TO OVER THREE INCHES F E L L I N THE S I X HOUR PERIOD ENDING A T MIDNIGHT I N EASTERN ARKANSAS WESTERN M I S S I S S I P P I AND
WESTERN TENNESSEE. JACKSON M I S S I S S I P P I REPORTED A S I X HOUR RAINFALL OF 3 . 3 3 INCHES A T MIDNIGHT.
SOME TWENTY FOUR HOUR RAINFALL
TOTALS TO MIDNIGHT WERE MONROE LOUISIANA 4 . 3 7 P I N E BLUFF ARKANSAS 3 . 7 3 L I T T L E ROCK ARKANSAS 2 . 9 1 JACKSON M I S S I S S I P P I 4 . 1 0 .
HIGHEST WINDS REPORTED T H I S MORNING ARE FROM 3 0 TO 4 0 MPH.
CONSIDERABLE LODGING OF CROPS AND DAMAGE TO COTTON I S EXPECTED. A S OF
T H I S TIME NO FLASH FLOODING I S KNOWN BUT WITH THE CONTINUATION OF HEAVY RAINS ALONG THE STORM PATH SOME F ~ O O D I N G I S LIKELY TODAY
I N SOME OF THE SMALLER STREAMS I N EASTERN ARKANSAS WEST AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE NORTHERN M I S S I S S I P P I AND KENTUCKY. LOCAL FLOOD
WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED I F NEEDED.
T H I S I S THE L A S T BULLETIN TO BE ISSUED ON T H I S STORM.
MILLS.
HOWEVER STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED I F NEEDED
LOCAL STATEMENTS
BOSTON, MASS.
4 PM E S T FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 3 1 9 6 5
HURRICANE BETSY I S CURRENTLY NO IMMEDIATE THREAT TO NEW ENGLAND. THE CENTER OF THE HURRICANE I S ABOUT ONE THOUSAND M I L E S FROM OUR
SOUTHERN COASTLINE AND I T SHOULD REMAIN WELL TO THE SOUTH O F NEW ENGLAND FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER FORTY EIGHT HOURS.
FROM ITS CURRENT POSITION THE HURRICANE COULD TAKE ANY OF A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT PATHS.
STORMS WHICH HAVE MOVED TO NEW ENGLAND FROM NEAR THE PRESENT POSTION.
IN THE
PAST THERE
HAVE BEEN SOME TROPICAL
HOWEVER MANY MORE STORMS HAVE BEEN I N THAT P O S I T I O N WITHOUT GIVING T H I S SECTION O F THE COUNTRY ANY DIFFICULTY. MANY O F THE STORMS
O F THE PAST HAVE WEAKENED BEFORE REACHING NEW ENGLAND WHILE MANY HAVE MOVED WELL TO THE EAST OR WEST OF OUR AREA BEFORE COMING
CLOSE.
THE WEATHER BUREAU HURRICANE WARNING CENTERS ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST WILL CONTINUE TO WATCH THE HURRICANE CLOSELY DURING THE
LONG HOLIDAY WEEKEND. I F AND WHEN ANY LAND AREA I S THREATENED ADEQUATE PRECAUTIONARY INFORMATION WILL BE RELEASED T O ALL CONCERNED.
KEEP I N TOUCH WITH THE LATEST ADVISORIES AND BULLETINS ON RADIO AND T E L E V I S I O N .
TENENBAUM
CHARLESTON, S. C.
1 0 AM E S T SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 4 1 9 6 5
HURRICANE BETSY I S S T I L L 4 0 0 MILES SOUTHEAST O F THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST AND THE TURN TO A MORE NORTHERLY COURSE I S S T I L L SLIGHT
BUT WITH INDICATIONS THAT I T WILL BECOME MORE PRONOUNCED DURING THE DAY. NO CHANGE I N THE WEEKEND HOLIDAY PLANS ARE RECOMMENDED
AT T H I S TIME BUT ALL CONCERNED I N SOUTH CAROLINA SHOULD REMAIN EXTRA ALERT FOR NEW BULLETINS ON T H I S STORM.
CUMMINGS
1 2 NOON E S T SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 4 1 9 6 5
HURRICANE BETSY I S ABOIPP 3 8 0 M I L E S SOUTHEAST OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST AND THE TURN T O A MORE NORTHERLY COURSE I S BECOMING MORE
PRONOUNCED. I T I S NOW MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHWEST AROUND 9 M I L E S P E R HOUR. NO CHANGE I N THE WEEKEND HOLIDAY PLANS ARE
RECOMMENDED AT T H I S TIME BUT ALL CONCERNED I N SOUTH CAROLINA SHOULD REMAIN EXTRA ALERT FOR ALL ADVISORIES AND BULLETINS ON T H I S
STORM.
SEAS AND T I D E S W I L L INCREASE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. WATER SURFACES WILL BECOME CHOPPY T H I S AFTERNOON AND CHOPPY TO ROUGH TONIGHT.
WAVES GENERALLY ONE TO TWO F E E T INCREASING TO THREE FEET OVER THE LOWER HARBOR. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN I N PORT A S WINDS
SEAS AND T I D E S WORSEN.
CUMMINGS
3 PM E S T SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 4 1 9 6 5
HURRICANE BETSY I S ADVANCING ABOUT A S EXPECTED BUT AT A L I T T L E SLOWER PACE THAN AS EARLIER INDICATED.
THE 2 PM BULLETIN.
FOR COMPLETE DETAILS S E E
THERE I S NO THREAT O F SEA WATER FLOODING ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST AT LEAST BEFORE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. T I D E S ARE NOW RUNNING
ABOUT ONE FOOT ABOVE NORMAL FROM NORTH CAROLINA TO GEORGIA AND T H I S DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL I S EXPECTED T O INCREASE SLOWLY DURING
THE NIGHT. THE SURF I S ROUGH ALONG EXPOSED BEACHES AND I N MOST AREAS THE BREAKING WAVES ARE TWO TO S I X FEET HIGH. THE WAVES
%RE ALSO EXPECTED TO INCREASE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.
THERE WILL BE A HIGH T I D E BETWEEN 3 AND 4 AM SUNDAY THAT WILL REACH ABOUT S I X FEET ABOVE MEAN LOW WATER FROM S T . HELENA SOUND TO
NORTH CAROLINA.
I N T H I S AREA FLOODING BEGINS AT SEVEN FEET. ON THE LOWER SOUTH CAROLINA COAST SOUTH O F S T . HELENA SOUND T H I S
EARLY MORNING T I D E WILL REACH ABOUT 7 . 5 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOW WATER. OVERFLOW BEGINS ABOUT NINE FEET I N THAT AREA.
THE 5 PM ADVISORY FROM MIAMI AND FUTURE ADVISORIES SHOULD BE WATCHED CLOSELY FOR LATER DEVELOPMENTS ON BETSY.
CUMMINGS
CHARLESTON, 8. C.
9 PM E S T SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 4 1965
HURRICANE BETSY I S NOW PERFORMING LIKE A FULL GROWN MATURE HURRICANE. AFTER FOUR DAYS OF A STEADY NORTHWESTERLY COURSE BETSY HAS
SLOWED DOWN CONSIDERABLY TODAY AND DURING THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS HAS SHOWN VERY LITTLE MOVEMENT. ERRATIC TENDENCIES ARE ALWAYS
EXPECTED AND T H I S I S THE REASON WHY CONTINUOUS VIGILANCE I S NECESSARY.
BETSY I S NOW A LARGE AND SEVERE HURRICANE WITH HIGHEST WINDS O F 135 MPH. AT 8 M'F I T WAS LOCATED ABOUT 350 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE
SOUTH CAROLINA COAST AND I T S FUTURE MOVEMENT DURING THE NIGHT WILL BE VERY SLOW AND ERRATIC.
NORMAL A C T I V I T I E S SHOULD BE CONTINUED AND PLANS FOR THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND SHOULD NOT BE CHANGED BECAUSE OF T H I S STORM. HOWEVER
BOATING SURFING AND SWIMMING I N THE BUILDING SURF SHOULD BE AVOIDED BECAUSE OF THE EXTREME HAZARDS INVOLVED AS THE SURF AND SEA
'CONTINUE TO INCREASE ON SUNDAY.
THERE IS NO THREAT OF SEA WATER FLOODING ALONG THE
FOOT ABOVE NORMAL ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST.
PROBABLY INCREASE DURING THE NIGHT AND ON SUNDAY.
MOST AREAS THE BREAKING WAVES ARE ALREADY FROM TWO
SOUTH CAROLINA COAST BEFORE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. T I D E S ARE NOW RUNNING ABOUT ONE
T I D E S WILL PROBABLY INCREASE DURING THE NIGHT AND ON SUNDAY. T I D E S WILL
T H I S INCREASE WILL BE GRADUAL. THE SURF I S ROUGH ALONG EXPOSED BEACHES AND I N
TO SEVEN FEET. THE WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.
THERE WILL BE A HIGH T I D E BETWEEN 3 AND 4 AM SUNDAY THAT WILL REACH ABOUT 6 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOW WATER FROM S T . HELENA SOUND TO
NORTH CAROLINA.
I N T H I S AREA FLOODING BEGINS AT 7 FEET. ON THE LOWER SOUTH CAROLINA COAST SOUTH OF ST. HELENA SOUND THE MORNING
T I D E WILL REACH 7.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOW WATER. OVERFLOW BEGINS AT 9 FEET I N THAT AREA.
THERE I S NO THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER OR SEA CONDITIONS ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST DURING THE NIGHT BUT STRICT VIGILANCE TO
ADVIORIES AND BULLETINS SHOULD BE RESUMED AGAIN ON SUNDAY UNTIL THE FUTURE AND FINAL COURSE OF T H I S LARGE AND DANGEROUS STORM CAN
BE ACCURATELY DETERMINED.
ADVISORIES WILL BE RELEASED AT 11 PM TONIGHP AND AT 5 AM SUNDAY WITH AN INTERMEDIATE BULLETIN AT 2 AM.
PAGGI
5 PI4 E S T SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 5 1965
HURRICANE BETSY REMAINS AIMOST STATIONARY ABOUT 4 0 0 MILES SOUTHEAST O F SOUTH CAROLINA COAST. I T HAS HELD T H I S SAME POSITION FOR
MORE THAN TWENTY FOUR HOURS WITH L I T T L E CHANGE I N S I Z E OR INTENSITY AND WILL LIKELY REMAIN ALMOST STATIONARY THROUGH THE NIGHT.
THERE I S NO THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER OR ABNORMAL SEA CONDITIONS ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST DURING THE NIGHT AND POSSIBLY
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF T H I S HOLIDAY WEEKEND. CONTINUATION OF NORMAL A C T I V I T I E S I S RECOMMENDED...HOWEVER BOATERS AND SURF
ENTHUSIASTS SHOULO EXERCISE A LITTLE MORE THAN NORMAL CAUTION BECAUSE OF THE INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS CONDITION OF THE SURF. THE
SURF WILL CONTINUE ROUGH WITH BREAKING WAVES FROM 2 FEET TO 6 FEET AND SCRB BEACH EROSION TAKING PLACE DUE TO HEAVY SURF. THERE
I S NO DANGER O F COASTAL SEA WATER FLOODING DURING THE NEXT 2 4 HOURS. T I D E S ARE GENERALLY ABOUT 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL AWNG
THE COAST.
.ALL IhTERESTS SHOULD RESUME VIGILANCE TO ADVISORIES AND BULLETINS ON MONDAY UNTIL THE FUTURE AND FINAL COURSE OF T H I S LARGE
AND DANGEROUS HURRICANE CAN BE ACCURATELY DETERMINED.
PAGGI
11 AM EST MONDAY SEPTEMBER 6 1965
THE THREAT T O THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST FROM HURRICANE BETSY HAS NOW DIMINISHED TO THE POINT WHERE NORMAL ROUTINE I S I N ORDER FOR
T H I S AREA. HOWEVER THE OCEAN EFPECTS WHEN WATER I S ONCE DISTURBED BY THE HIGH WINDS OF A HURRICANE ARE SLOW I N DYING OUT. AT
HIGHEST T I D E T H I S AFl!ERNOON THE WATER SHOULD R I S E ABOUT ONE FOOT HIGHER THAN NORMAL FOR T H I S DAY BUT SINCE WE ARE NOW I N A CYCLE
AFTER T H I S AFTERNOON THE T I D E S WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH. THE HURRICANE I S NOW OVER THE
OF K W E R T I D E S T H I S WILL NOT BE NCrl'ICABLE.
B A W ISLANDS AND MOVING TOWARD THE LOWER PORTION OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA. I T SHOULD BE KEPT I N MIND THAT WE MAY NOT HAVE
SEEN ZHE LAST O F BETSY BECAUSE I T I S ENTIRELY POSSIBLE THAT T H I S STORM MAY LOOP BACK THROUGH THE GULF OF MEXICO AND APPROACH US
FROM INLAND BUT I F I T SHOULD I T WILL BE DAYS LATER AND THE STORM WOULD MOST LIKELY BE DIMINISHED I N INTENSITY AND AN APPROACH OVER
LAND I S NEVER A S BAD AS ONE THAT COMES I N STRAIGHT FROM THE SEA AS BETSY F I R S T THREATENED TO DO,
I T SHOUU) ALSO BE KEPT I N MIND ZHAT ANOPHER THREATENING AREA I S BEING INVESTIGATED ABOUT 1800 MILES SOUTHEAST O F CHARLESTON AND
THAT WE ARE NOW I N THE PEAK OF HURRICANE ACTIVITY.
SURF ALONG THE OUTER BEACHES WILL CONTINUE ROUGH FOR ANOTHER DAY OR TWO AND TREACHEROUS UNDERTOWS WILL MAKE I T ADVISABLE TO SWIM
ONLY WHERE ADEQUATE PROTECTION I S AVAILABLE.
CUMMINGS
ORLANDO, FLA.
3 PM EST TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 7 1 9 6 5
HURRICANE BETSY I S ONCE AGAIN ON THE MOVE. AT THREE PM SHE WAS APPPOXIMATELY 300 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ORLANDO MOVING WESTWARD ABOUT
5 MPH. ALTHOUGH SHE MAY BEGIN TO ACCELERATE SOON I N FORWARD SPEED.
AS O F NOW ORANGE OSCEOLA SEMINOLE AND LAKE COUNTIES ARE
I N THE HURRICANE WATCH ZONE WHICH MEANS THAT RESIDENTS HERE SHOWW $EEP I N TOUCH WITH LATEST ADVISORIES AND BULLETINS SO THAT I F
FURTHER CHANGES I N COURSE AND SPEED TAKE EFFECT IhMEDIATE ACTION CAl4 BE TAKEN TO PREPARE AGAINST A BLOW. WINDS I N THE COUNTIES
MENTIONED SHOULD GRADUALLY INCREASE I N SPEED REACHING PpRHAPS 45 MPB DURING TONITE AND TOMORROW. FURTHER STATEMENTS WILL BE
ISSUED BY T H I S OFFICE AS CHANGES I N CONDITIONS WAkRANT.
11:15
PM EST TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 7 1 9 6 5
BETSY CONTINUES ON HER WAY WESTWARD WITH NO APPARENT TENDENCY TO DEVIATE. T H I S I S HEARTENING FOR CENTRAL FLORIDA ALTHOUGH
FOREBODING FOR SOUTH FLORIDA WHERE HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE ALREADY BEGINNING TO BE FELT. MIAMI BEACH REPORTED 81 MPH AT 1 0 : 3 4 .
J U P I T E R LIGHT HAS REPORTED GUSTS TO 6 5
TAVERNIER 6 5
AND ISLAMORADO 6 0 . AT 11 1 BETSY WAS AT LATITUDE 2 5 . 2 LONGITUDE 7 9 . 0 OR
APPROXIMATELY 2 8 0 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST O F ORLANDO. ORANGE SEMINOLE LAKE AND OSCEOLA COUNTIES L I E I N THE AREA O F HURRICANE
WATCH WHICH MEANS THAT I F BETSY SHOULD CHANGE COURSE WHICH AT PRESENT APPEARS UNLIKELY HURRICANE WARNINGS MAY BE POSTED HERE.
HOWEVER GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BE FELT HERE UP TO 45 MPH AT TIMES LATE TONITE AND TOMORROW WITH PERHAPS 55 MPH OVER EXTREME
SOUTHERN OSCEOLA COUNTY. GUSTS MAY BRIEFLY TOUCH HIGHER.FURTHER STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED BY T H I S OFFICE AS CHANGES I N CONDITIONS
WARRANT.
5 :30 AM EST WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 8 1 9 6 5
AT 5 AM HURRICANE BETSY WAS LOCATED ABOUT 2 5 5 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST O F ORLANDO S T I L L ON A WESTWARD COURSE OF 1 2 MPH OR SLIGHTLY
HIGHER. EXTREME SOUTH FLORIDA HAS BEEN RECEIVING HURRICANE FORCE WINDS FOR SOME HOURS. HERE I N CENTRAL FLORIDA INCLUDING OSCEOLA
ORANGE SEMINOLE AND LAKE COUNTIES WE ARE S T I L L I N THE HURRICANE WATCH ZONE. THE LIKELIHOOD OF T H I S BEING CONVERTED TO A HURRICANE
FORECAST AREA I S SMALL BUT NOT ALTOGETHER OUT OF THE PICTURE. RATHER WE ARE EXPECTING WINDS TO INCREASE AT TIMES TO 4 5 MPH WITH
PERHAPS AS HIGH AS 5 5 MPH OVER EXTREME SOUTHERN OSCEOLA COUNTY. GUSTS MAY BRIEFLY TOUCH HIGHER.SLOW ABATEMENT O F WINDS HERE SHOULD
BEGIN T H I S AFTERNWN ASSUMING BETSY CONTINUES HER PRESENT EXPECTED TREND. I F ANY UNEXPECTED CHANGES TAKE PLACE THESE WILL BE
REPORTED I N SUBSEQUENT LOCAL STATEMENTS.
GARFINKEL
9 AM EST WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 8 1 9 6 5
AT 9 AM HURRICANE BETSY WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 5 0 MILES SOUTH O F ORLANDO AND CONTINUING ON I T S WESTWARD COURSE. I T I S NOW WELL
A P P A R E m THAT AS FAR AS ORANGE OSCEOLA SEMINOLE AND LAKE COUNTIES ARE CONCERNED BETSY I S WELL ON HER WAY AND DANGEROUS WINDS
NEED NOT BE ANTICIPATED HERE. SPEEDS SHOULD RUN TODAY BETWEEN 2 0 AND 35 MPH WITH AN OCCASIONAL MOMENTARY PEAK TO PERHAPS 4 5 I N
RAIN SQUALLS
.
T H I S I S EXPECTED TO BE THE LAST STATEMENT ISSUED ON T H I S STORM BY T H I S OFFICE
GARFINKEL
LAKELAND, FLA.
l l : 5 0 PM EST TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 7 1 9 6 5
AT 11 PM HURRICANE BETSY WAS CENTERED NEAR LATITUDE 2 5 . 2 NORTH LONGITUDE 7 9 . 0 WEST MOVING TO THE WEST AT ABOUT 7 MPH. AT
MIDNIGHT OCCASIONAL SHOWERS WITH WINDS 1 5 TO 2 5 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS NEAR 3 0 MPH PREVAILED OVER PO= AND HIGHLANDS COUNTIES.
MINCREASE I N WINDS DURING THE NIGtFP I S EXPECTED BECOMING AROUND 5 0 MPH I N RAIN SQUALLS ON WEDNESDAY I N POLK AND HIGHLANDS
COUNTIES.
HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE DISPLAYED OVER ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA FROM F T PIERCE AND VENICE SOUTHWARD INCLUDING THE KEYS AND M E
OKEECHOBEE.
MLAMI BEACH RECORDED WINDS OF 81 MPH AT l a 3 4 PM EST.
'ALL INTERESTS SHOULD REMAIN ON THE ALERT FOR FUTURE ADVISORLES AND BULLETINS.
LEBER
TAMPA, FLA.
2 PM E S T TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 7 1 9 6 5
A HURRICANE WARNING I S I N E F F E C T ON THE EAST COAST O F FLORIDA SOUTH OF FORT P I E R C E AND ON THE WEST COAST FROM FLORIDA BAY
INCLUDING KEY WEST NORTHWARD T O VENICE.
HURRICANE WATCH AND GALE WARNINGS ARE I N EFFECT FROM VENICE T O S T . MARKS. ALL I N T E R E S T S
SHOULD KEEP ALERT T O THE A D V I S O R I E S I S S U E D BY THE MIAMI FORECAST CENTER AND LOCAL BULLETINS FROM T H I S O F F I C E . DURING THE NEXT
1 2 T O 2 4 HOURS THROUGH THE WEST COAST AREA FROM VENICE TO CEDAR KEY VERY L I T T L E SHOWER A C T I V I T Y I S EXPECTED TODAY BUT INCREASING
ON WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTHEAST TONIGHT T O 2 0 T O 35 MPH WITH GUSTS T O 6 5 MPH. ON WEDNESDAY WINDS WILL BE
40 MPH WITH FEW GUSTS T O 6 5 MPH. NO GREAT AMOUNT OF RAIN EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 2 4 HOURS. MOVEMENT OF HURRICANE BETSY AFTER
THE NEXT 1 2 HOURS W I L L BE STATED LATER. ALL INTERESTS SHOULD BE ALERT T O CONDITIONS WHICH MIGHT DEVELOP WHEN OR I F BETSY MOVES
I N T O THE GULF O F MEXICO.
K E E P TUNED T O YOUR FAVORITE RADIO OR T E L E V I S I O N STATION FOR THE NEXT ADVISORY.
LOCAL STATEMENTS WILL BE I S S U E D WHEN CONSIDERED NECESSARY.
DYE
9 : 3 0 PM E S T TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 7 1 9 6 5
A HURRICANE EMERGENCY WARNING I S I N E F F E C T FOR ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA FROM FORT P I E R C E ON THE EAST COAST AND VENICE ON THE WEST
COAST SOUTHWARD. GALE WARNINGS AND HURRICANE WATCH CONTINUES I N EFFECT OVER MOST O F THE REMAINDER O F FLORIDA. WINDS TONIGHT I N
THE BAY AREA WILL BE NORTHEASTERLY 2 0 - 3 5 MPH AND GUSTS T O 6 5 .
INCREASING SHOWER ACTIVITY CAN BE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. HURRICANE BETSY I S CENTERED 2 7 0 M I L E S SOUTHEAST O F TAMPA MOVING WESTWARD
ABOUT 7 T O 8 MPH. THROUGH TONIGHT THERE I S NO NEED FOR UNDUE ALARM I N THE TAMPA BAY AND SARASOTA AREA. BY WEDNESDAY MORNING A S
THE CENTER O F BETSY MOVES WESTWARD AND CROSSES THE COASTAL AREA SOUTH O F MIAMI A LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE I S S U E D BY THE TAMPA
WEATHER BUREAU CONCERNING CONDITIONS T O BE EXPECTED I N CONNECTION WITH FUTURE MOVEMENTS O F BETSY.
DYE
5:30 AM E S T WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 8 1 9 6 5
HURRICANE BETSY CONTINUES WESTWARD TOWARD SOUTHERN FLORIDA.
HURRICANE WARNINGS REMAIN I N E F F E C T FOR ALL O F SOUTHERN FLORIDA FROM FORT P I E R C E ON THE EAST COAST AND VENICE ON THE WEST COAST
SOUTHWARD. GALE WARNINGS AND A HURRICANE WATCH ARE I N EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE REMAINDER O F THE F W R I D A PENINSULA.
DURING THE NIGHT HURRICANE BETSY CONTINUED ON A WESTWARD COURSE AT ABOUT 1 2 MPH AND A T 5 AM E S T T H I S MORNING WAS CENTERED ABOUT
2 1 5 M I L E S SOUTHEAST O F TAMPA. T H I S WESTWARD MOVEMENT I S EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AT ABOUT THE SAME RATE TODAY WHICH WOULD KEEP THE
CENTER SOME 2 0 0 M I L E S SOUTH O F TAMPA A S BETSY MOVES WESTWARD. GALES EXTEND OUTWARD SOME 3 0 0 MILES FROM THE CENTER I N ALL
QUADRANTS O F THE STORM.
BY 3 PM T H I S AFTERNOON BETSY I S EXPECTED T O BE CENTERED SOME 2 0 0 M I L E S SOUTH OF TAMPA CONTINUING WESTWARD AT THE SAME SPEED. I N
THE AREA NORTH O F VENICE TO CEDAR KEY WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY BECOMING 30 T O 4 5 MPH WITH GUSTS T O 6 5 MPH I N SHOWERS AND SQUALLS
T H I S AFTERNOON CONTINUING TONIGHT.
S I N C E THE WIND DIRECTION WlLL BE FROM THE NORTHEAST TODAY AND THE EAST TONIGHT T I D E S ARE NOT
EXPECTED T O BE A PROBLEM. RAINFALL MAY BE QUITE HEAVY I N SQUALLS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
I T I S RECOMMENDED THAT A L L INTERESTS KEEP ALERT FOR FURTHER ADVICES TODAY AND THAT YOU KEEP TUNED T O YOUR FAVORITE RADIO OR
T E L E V I S I O N STATION FOR FURTHER ADVISORIES AND BULLETINS ON BETSY. ADDITIONAL LOCAL STATEMENTS W I L L BE I S S U E D BY THE TAMPA WEATHER
BUREAU A S CONDITIONS WARRANT.
DYE
11:30 AM WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 8 1 9 6 5
HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE DISPLAYED OVER SOUTH FLORIDA FROM FORT P I E R C E AND VENICE SOUTHWARD INCLUDING ALL THE KEYS AND LAKE
OKEECHOBEE. WARNINGS W I L L BE LOWERED WHEN CONDITIONS IMPROVE LATER TODAY.
A HURRICANE WATCH I S NO LONGER I N EFFECT FROM VENICE TO CEDAR KEY.
AND SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN I N PORT THROUGHOUT THE AREA.
GALE WARNINGS WILL CONTINUE NORTH O F VENICE TO TARPON SPRINGS
AT 11 AM E S T HURRICANE BETSY WAS CENTERED NEAR LATITUDE 2 5 . 1 NORTH 8 1 . 5 WEST OR ABOUT 2 1 0 M I L E S SOUTH SOUTHEAST O F TAMPA.
WINDS NEAR THE CENTER ARE 1 2 0 TO 1 4 0 M I L E S P E R HOUR.
BETSYS
BETSY IS FORECAST TO MOVE WESTWARD ABOUT 1 2 MPH TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH NO CHANGE IN SIZE OR INTENSITY.
IT WILL BE CENTERED DUE
SOUTH OF TAMPA 2 0 0 M I L E S A T 4 : N P M E S T TODAY. AND BY TOMORROW MORNING SHOULD BE CENTERED 2 7 5 M I L E S SOUTHWEST O F TAMPA. WINDS
THROUGH THE WEST FLORIDA COAST AREA WILL BE 30 TO 4 0 MPH GUSTING T O NEAR 6 0 MPH WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT.
T I D E S TODAY WILL REMAIN ABOUT NORMAL AND ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THURSDAY TO 2 F E E T ABOVE NORMAL. THE FURTHER WEST HURRICANE
BETSY TRAVELS THE L E S S DANGER I T I S TO THE WEST FLORIDA COAST AREA.
DYE
TAMPA, FLA.
5 : 3 0 PM E S T WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 8 1 9 6 5
HURRICANE BETSY HAS CONTINUED ON A WESTWARD OR WEST NORTHWEST COURSE T H I S AFTERNOON AT 1 5 MPH. AT 5 PM I T WAS CENTERED AT
LATITUDE 2 5 . 4 NORTH AND LONGITUDE 8 3 . 1 WEST WHICH I S 1 8 5 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF TAMPA. BETSY HAS WINDS NEAR THE CENTER O F 1 2 0
TO 140 MPH WITH GALES OUT TO 3 0 0 MILES I N ALL DIRECTIONS.
GALE WARNINGS ON THE WEST COAST FROM VENICE TO TARPON SPRINGS AND SMALL CRAFT FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO CEDAR RRY WERE LOWERED AT
5 PM. THE EASTERLY WINDS O F 2 0 TO 3 0 MPH TONIGHT WILL SUBSIDE AND BECOME SOUTHERLY 15 T O 2 5 MPH ON THURSDAY. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
REMAIN I N PORT U N T I L LATE THURSDAY BECAUSE O F ROUGH SEAS AND WINDY CONDITIONS.
TONIGHT THE T I D E S WILL BE SLIGHTLY BELOW ON NEAR NORMAL AND MAY R I S E TO ABOUT 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL BY LATE THURSDAY.
CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND AFTERNOON SHOWERS ON THURSDAY.
SHOWERY
NO FURTHER LOCAL STATEMENTS WILL BE I S S U E D BY T H I S O F F I C E UNLESS CONDITIONS WARRANT THEM.
DYE
TALLAHASSEE, FLA.
11 AM E S T THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 9 1 9 6 5
HURRICANE BETSY I S MOVING TOWARDS THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COASTS HOWEVER WINDS OVER THE APALACHEE BAY ARE ALREADY AVERAGING 3 0 KNOTS
FROM THE EAST AND T I D E S ARE ABOUT 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT WINDS W I L L BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY AND CAUSE T I D E S O F
4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. WINDS MAY INCREASE I N SQUALIS TO NEAR 4 0 KNOTS OVER OPEN WATER.
SMALL CRAFT ARE ADVISED TO STAY I N PORT
AND PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN AGAINST R I S I N G WATER AND FLOODING ALONG THE COAST.
HUGHES
1 PM E S T THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 9 1 9 6 5
HURRICANE BETSY CONTINUES TOWARDS THE LOUISIANA COAST AND TIDES IN THIS AREA HAVE CONTINUED TO RISE. AT ALLIGATOR POINT THE TIDE
I S 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL AND THE APPROACH ROAD I S COVERED I N 8 INCHES O F WATER. HIGH T I D E NORMALLY OCCURS AT 2 OCLOCK T H I S AFTERNOON
AND AGAIN AT 2 OCLOCK FRIDAY MORNING. DUE T O THE INCREASING WINDS FROM A MORE SOUTHERLY DIRECTION THE T I D E WILL NOT LIKELY RECEDE
T H I S AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT. T I D E S WILL BE 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TODAY AND TONIGHT AND PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN AGAINST LOCAL
COASTAL FLOODING. WINDS WILL BE SOUTHEAST T O SOUTH 2 5 T O 35 MILES PER HOUR WITH SOME GUSTS TO 4 5 I N SQUALLS. SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED
TO STAY I N PORT.
MOBILE, ALA.
3 : 3 0 PM E S T WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 8 1 9 6 5
BASED ON THE PRESENT MOVEMENT OF HURRICANE BETSY WINDS OF ONLY 15 TO 2 5 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING I N THE
MOBILE AREA.
BUT OFFSHORE WINDS IN THE GULF OF MEXICO sown OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND COASTAL ALABAMA ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE
SLOWLY T H I S AFTERNOON AND REACH 2 0 T O 3 0 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUST TO 3 5 MPH BY LATE TONIGHT WITH INCREASING ROUGH SEAS.
ALL SMALL CRAFT SOUTHEAST M I S S I S S I P P I AND COASTAL ALABAMA SHOULD NOT VENTURE I N T O THE OPEN GULF OF MEXICO,
THE LEADING EDGE O F HURRICANE
BETSY RAIN S H I E L D I S ESTIMATED ABOUT 150 M I L E S SOUTHEAST OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA.
ALL INTEREST SOUTHEAST M I S S I S S I P P I AND COASTAL ALABAMA ARE ADVISED TO KEEP POSTED T O LATEST INFORMATION ON HURRICANE BETSY.
OGDEN
7 : 0 0 AM E S T THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 9 1 9 6 5
AT 7 AM DANGEROUS HURRICANE BETSY WAS LOCATED ABOUT 3 0 0 M I L E S SOUTH SOUTHEAST O F MOBILE AND MOVING WEST NORTHWESTWARD ABOUT 18 MPH.
I T I S EXPECTED T O TAKE A MORE NORTHWESTERLY COURSE LATER ON TODAY.
GALE WARNINGS FOR WINDS O F 4 0 TO 5 5 MPH ALONG THE ALABAMA COAST FROM MOBILE BAY WESTWARD AND ALONG THE ENTIRE M I S S I S S I P P I COAST
WITH THE HIGHER WINDS OCCURRING ALONG THE M I S S I S S I P P I COAST. NO S P E C I F I C T I D E FORECASTS HAVE BEEN MADE AS YET BUT THE M I S S I S S I P P I
COAST SHOULD PREPARE FOR AT LEAST A F I V E FOOT T I D E NOW AND KEEP A VERY CLOSE WATCH FOR A P O S S I B L E REVISION UPWARD LATER TODAY.
BETSY I S A VERY DANGEROUS HURRICANE WITH WINDS 1 2 0 TO 1 4 0 MPH NEAR THE CENTER.
WATCHED VERY CAREFULLY TODAY.
TILSON
I T S PATH HAS BEEN VERY ERRATIC AND I T SHOULD BE
MOBILE, ALA.
11:OO AM E S T THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 9 1 9 6 5
HURRICANE BETSY AT 11 AM ABOUT 2 6 0 LAND MILES SOUTH OF MOBILE.
T O TAKE A NORTHWESTERLY COURSE LATER ON TODAY.
I T I S S T I L L MOVING WEST NORTHWESTWARD ABOUT 18 MPH BUT I S EXPECTED
GAL3 WARNINGS FOR WINDS 4 0 T O 55 MPH ARE DISPLAYED ALONG THE ALABAMA COAST WEST OF MORILE BAY AND ALONG THE ENTIRE M I S S I S S I P P I
COAST WITH THE HIGHER V E L O C I T I E S EXPECTED ALONG THE M I S S I S S I P P I COAST.
FOR MOBILE WE EXPECT SHOWERS BEGINNING T H I S AFTERNOON AND WIND I N SQUALLS MAY BE A S HIGH AS 5 0 MPH.
PRESENT COURSE O F BETSY COULD REQUIRE STRONGER WARNINGS LATER ON.
HOWEVER A CHANGE I N THE
T I D E S ALONG THE WATERFRONT AND CAUSEWAY MAY BE A S HIGH AS 3 T O 4 F E E T ABOVE NORMAL RASED ON PRESENT MOVEMENT O F BETSY.
T H I S I S A DANGEROUS HURRICANE AND I T S COURSE S O FAR HAS BEEN VERY ERRATIC.
YOU ARE ADVISED TO STAY I N CONTACT WITH NEWS SOURCES
A S A RADICAL CHANGE I N BETSYS COURSE COULD CHANGE THE LOCAL PICTURE VERY SHORTLY.
TILSON
HURRICANE WARNINGS WERE I S S U E D AT 2 PM FOR THE M I S S I S S I P P I AND ALABAMA COASTS. EMERGENCY PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN IMMEDIATELY.
COASTAL AREAS SUBJECT T O FLOODING WITH 10 TO 1 2 FOOT T I D E S SHOULD BE EVACUATED A S EARLY A S P O S S I B L E BEFORE ESCAPE ROUTES ARE CUT
O F F BY R I S I N G WATERS. HURRICANE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE I N I T I A T E D NOW BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND COMPLETED BY DARK. T H I S I S
A LARGE AND DANGEROUS HURRICANE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE S U P P L I E D TO ALL NEWS OUTLETS A S SOON A S I T I S AVAILABLE TO THE
WEATHER BUREAU. LOCAL STATEMENTS W I L L BE I S S U E D EVERY TWO.HOURS OR MORE FREQUENTLY A S NEEDED.
JACKSON, MIBS.
S E E LATEST HURRICANE ADVISORY...
HURRICANE BETSY I S EXPECTED TO MOVE INLAND ON THE M I S S I S S I P P I COAST NEAR MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED
ALONG AND NEAR THE M I S S I S S I P P I COAST TONIGHT. WINDS W I L L INCREASE OVER CENTRAL M I S S I S S I P P I T O 4 0 TO 6 0 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.
FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES O F RAIN ARE EXPECTED OVER SOUTHEAST M I S S I S S I P P I WITH SOMEWHAT LESSER AMOUNTS THROUGH CENTRAL M I S S I S S I P P I .
RIVERS I N SOUTH M I S S I S S I P P I W I L L R I S E SHARPLY TO NEAR OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE WITH CONSIDERABLE LOCAL FLASH FLOODING ON SMALLER
STREAMS I N SOUTHEAST M I S S I S S I P P I . THERE I S A CHANCE O F A FEW TORNADOES TO THE NORTH AND EAST O F THE CENTER O F HURRICANE BETSY
TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY.
NEW ORLEANS, LA.
7 :30 PM E S T THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 9 1 9 6 5
EXTEMELY DANGEROUS BETSY IS HEADING TOWARD NEW ORLEANS.
PRESENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE CENTER OF BETSY WILL PASS A LITTLE EAST
O F THE C I T Y O F NEW ORLEANS AND SERIOUS FLOODING MAY OCCUR J U S T SOUTH OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN I N JEFFERSON AND ORLEANS PARISHES A S THE
STRONG NORTHLY WINDS FORCE WATER OVER THE SEAWALL. I F EVACUATIW I S NECESSARY C I T Y AND PARISH O F F I C I A L S WILL MAKE THE
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ADVICES.
STAY TUNED TO YOUR RADIO AND T E L E V I S I O N FOR FREQUENT ADVICES AND HEED ALL WARNINGS.
CONNER
SHREVEPORT, LA.
9 : 4 0 AM E S T FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 10 1 9 6 5
HEAVY RAINS O C C U ~ I N G IN THE ALEXANDRIA LOUISIANA AREA ARE LIKELY TO PRDDUCE FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS SHORTLY. THE RED RIVER AT
ALEXANDRIA I S AT A VERY LOW STAGE SO THE R I S E O F 5 TO 1 0 FEET ON THE R I V E R WTLL PRODUCE STAGES OF ONLY ABOUT 10 FEET WELL BELOW
THE FLOOD STAGE OF 32 FEET.
DAHL
1 1 : 2 0 AM E S T FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 10 1 9 6 5
STORM BETSY I S I N THE MONROE LOUISIANA AREA MOVING MORE NORTHWARD AND WEAKENING I N INTENSITY.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH A POSSIBLE
TORNADO ARE FORECAST FOR EXTREME NORTHEAST LOUISIANA U N T I L 5 PM T H I S AFTERNOON. ALL RESIDENTS I N NORTHEAST LOUISIANA SHOULD BE ON
THE ALERT FOR F U S H FLOODING CONDITIONS.
DAHL
2 PM E S T FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 1 0 1 9 6 5
THE JONESBORO LOUISIANA POLICE REPORTS THAT STORM BETSY HAS DONE MINOR DAMAGE I N THAT AREA L I K E UPROOTING SOME TREES AND DOWNING
POWER L I N E S . HEAVY RAIN I S OCCURRING I N THAT AREA BUT NO REPORTS O F FLASH FLOODING.
I N MONROE RAINS O F ABOUT 3 INCHES HAVE FALLEN
SO FAR BUT NO FLASH F W O D I N G I S REPORTED FROM THAT AREA A S YET. ADDITIONAL STATEWNTS W I L L BE MADEqAS CONDITIONS WARRANT.
DAHL
4 : 1 5 PM E S T FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 10 1 9 6 5
THE CENTER O F THE REMAINS O F BETSY HAVEPASSED TO THE NORTH O F MONROE LOUISIANA AND HAS DECREASED CONSIDERABLY I N INTENSITY.
RAINS HAVE SLACKED O F F AND THE WINUS APPEAR NOT STRONG ENOUGH T O CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE.
THE
DAHL
CORPUB CHRISTI, TEXAB
11:15 AM E S T THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 9 1 9 6 5
ALL PERSONS ARE URGED T O REMAIN O F F THE GULF S I D E BEACHES OF S T JOSEPH MUSTANG AND UPPER PADRE I S U N D S THROUGH TOMORROW DUE TO
INCREASING T I D E S WITH WATER EXPECTED UP TO THE SAND DUNES BY NIGHTFALL TODAY.
MOZENEY
GALVEBTON, TEXAB
A . HURRICANE BETSY WCATED AT 2 8 . 0 DEGREES NORTH 88.8 DEGREES WEST AT 5 PM CONTINUES TO TURN SLIGHTLY MORE NORTHWARD. I T S CURRENT
SPEED I S 18 MPH. T H I S PLACES THE STORM 3 2 5 M I L E S EAST SOUTHEAST FROM GALVESTON. ALTHOUGH MUCH T O EARLY T O T E L L I T NOW APPEARS
THAT THE GREATEST STRENGTH OF BETSY WILL PASS ONSHORE T O THE EAST O F GALVESTON.
PLEASE NOTE THAT SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN I N
PORT. A HURRICANE WATCH I S S T I L L I N EFFECT FOR THE UPPER TEXAS COAST.
B. RADAR
THE GALVESTON RADAR AT 5 PM I S NOW BEGINNING TO S E E THE OUTER FRINGES O F BETSY.
THE EYE OF BETSY I S S T I L L BEYOND RADAR RANGE.
C. T I D E S
BETSY I S A SEVERE HURRICANE. T I D E S O F 1 0 TO 1 2 F E E T ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE AREA WHERE BETSY FINALLY MOVES ONSHORE. LESSER T I D E S
ARE EXPECTED I N THE GALVESTON AREA O F R E S P O N S I B I L I T Y . I F BETSY MOVES ONSHORE I N EASTERN M U I S I A N A T I D E S I N GALVESTON COUNTY
WILL BE ABOUT 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. PLEASE NOTE THAT NORMAL HIGH T I D E S ARE ALMOST 2 FEET. T H I S I S ENOUGH TO COVER LOW LYING
ROADS. WE SUGGEST EVACUATION OF BOLIVAR PENINSULA RAlRER THAN RESIDENTS SUFFER THE INCONVENIENCES O F A STORM. PLEASE REMAIN
ALERT T O THE LATEST ADVISORIES BULLETINS AND LOCAL STATEMENTS.
LITTLE ROCK, ARK
10 PM E S T FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 10 1 9 6 5
HEAVY RAINS O F 2 T O 3 INCHES HAVE OCCURRED FROM ABOUT 8 0 MILES SOUTHWEST O F L I T T L E ROCK THROUGH CENTRAL AND EASTERN ARKANSAS AND
ARE SPREADING I N T O THE NORTHEAST. HEAVIER AMOUNTS HAVE PROBABLY OCCURRED I N SOUTHEASTERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE AND
MORE HEAVY AMOUNTS LIKELY FOR SEVERAL HOURS.FLASH FLOODING I S LIKELY T O OCCUR ON SOME O F THE SMALLER STREAMS I N THESE AREAS BY
OR BEFORE MORNING.
USCOMM-WB-DC

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