Does God have something against Louisiana? /sarc
Posted on 09/06/2008 1:19:55 PM PDT by fella
Hurricane Ike to Enter GOM Next Week
by Phaedra Friend Rigzone Friday, September 05, 2008
Weather authorities warn that Hurricane Ike will enter the Gulf of Mexico next week. Currently a Category 3 hurricane, Ike is expected to travel southwest, diverting from its previous path, and enter the Gulf of Mexico by way of the Florida Keys.
"Essentially, the sales are now tipping strongly toward a Gulf hit late next week, along with the attending threat to the energy production region," state Jim Rouiller, a weather forecaster with Planalytics Inc.
With sustained winds of 120 mph, Hurricane Ike is currently located north of the Leeward Islands and east-northeast of Grand Turk Island at Latitude 13.2 North and Longitude 62.7 West. The national huricane Center forecasts that the storm is "expected to be a major hurricane in a couple of days."
Dow Jones reports that energy traders have been keeping a watchful eye on Ike "for possible threats to US energy infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico." According to the MMS, 90.5% of the oil production and 79.8% of the natural gas production remains shut in from Hurricane Gustav, which made landfall in Louisiana earlier this week.
Has the ‘RAT Ex-chairman, little Donnie Fouler, explained why?
I was just watching this loop...the purple line denotes the projected path.
http://my.sfwmd.gov/sfwmd/common/images/weather/satfloat.html
Karl Rove’s weather machine is out of control again.
Hurricanes are like Viagra for Geraldo.
Let the Hurrimania begin! This stuff is getting old fast. The price per barrel keeps falling as worldwide demand wanes. Gallon price of regular here in Kansas City is $3.49 today and keeps sliding despite the Gustav panic of last week. Guess the speculators have taken a powder for awhile huh?
Does this acronym mean that New Orleans is now the Big GOM EZ?
Right at NOLA. Jeez. Hope folks down there don’t have bug-out fatigue.
Best laugh I have had today.
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