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2004-09-19 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Not again! Bahamas in tropical storm warning

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Posted by Mark Espinola 2004-09-19 2:56:13 AM|| || Front Page|| [11130 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Yep, definitely the beginning of the 30-year cycle of bad weather. You might want to sell that beach front property before God scrapes it down to the sand.

Posted by trailing wife 2004-09-19 5:55:11 AM|| 2004-09-19 5:55:11 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Take a look at Jeanne's track for Tue through Friday. http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ftp/graphics/AT11/refresh/AL1104W5+GIF/190858W5.gif
Ever seen a hurricane do a loop before?

Posted by GK 2004-09-19 12:24:32 PM|| 2004-09-19 12:24:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Sorry 'bout the link. It must drop out when they up date. Try going here:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
Then click on maps and charts under TS Jeanne.
Then click on 5 day forecast track.
The damn thing has a forecast heading NNE in the Atlantic then turns around and heads due west toward Miami.

Posted by GK 2004-09-19 12:35:20 PM|| 2004-09-19 12:35:20 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Ivan could have been much worse though... he could have devastated Havana and New Orleans.

Jeanne sure has a funny track... reminds me of those missiles Wile E Coyote shoots off only to be hit by them.

Posted by True German Ally 2004-09-19 12:40:51 PM|| 2004-09-19 12:40:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Jeanne's looping around to meet up and merge with Karl in the east. The Jews are behind it, doncha know?

Posted by nada 2004-09-19 12:43:40 PM|| 2004-09-19 12:43:40 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 naahhh, just a woman, what did you expect?

Posted by True German Ally 2004-09-19 12:45:01 PM|| 2004-09-19 12:45:01 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 TGA, you're right. What was I thinking? Tinfoil hat must've fallen off.

In all seriousness, though, Karl's looking pretty big already. That is pretty odd of Jeanne to loop back around, but who knows where she can go? The forecasters were predicting (media hoping?) for Ivan to be the triple hit to mainland Florida. At least we have the technology nowadays to look forward at least a week in advance to warn people of possible tracks.

Posted by nada 2004-09-19 12:49:37 PM|| 2004-09-19 12:49:37 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Karl looks big but his track not dangerous... yet you never know.

With Jeanne, who knows..maybe somebody poured some Oktoberfest beer into her eye??

Posted by True German Ally 2004-09-19 2:01:58 PM|| 2004-09-19 2:01:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 What these maps never show are the upper level steering currents, which can - and do - affect even large hurricanes.

There may be maps on NOAA that show them. Maybe I'll check when I have time.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2004-09-19 2:43:32 PM|| 2004-09-19 2:43:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 NOAA's a great website. I just don't know enough about meteorology (sp?) to do any independent analysis. That's why they have weathermen, I suppose.

Posted by nada 2004-09-19 5:55:04 PM|| 2004-09-19 5:55:04 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Barbara (et al) - Try AccuWeather. For instance, here's the page which shows the current steering (actually the blocking element) elements for Jeanne... and explains to a degree which Jeanne is stalled... Not a bad site.

Posted by .com 2004-09-19 6:00:56 PM|| 2004-09-19 6:00:56 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 Please be sell all of your worthless Florida waterfront to me. Big Ship, the man with the dollars. $600 per acre, get me a simple fee and no questions asked, go back home to Jersey and tell 'em how you ripped off a yokel.

Posted by Shipman 2004-09-19 7:46:40 PM|| 2004-09-19 7:46:40 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 Heh... And Ship'll give you a free bottle of Genuine Florida Gator Oil as a parting gift. Don Pardo has the details... Don?

Posted by .com 2004-09-19 7:50:02 PM|| 2004-09-19 7:50:02 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 Thanks, .com. I'd forgotten about the AccuWeather site.

That's exactly what I was talking about, in a much more consumer-friendly form than NOAA usually has.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2004-09-19 8:35:29 PM|| 2004-09-19 8:35:29 PM|| Front Page Top

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