Tropical Storm Irma

National Hurricane Center ^ | 08/30/17

[cll]

Tropical Storm Irma forms off the Cape Verde Islands with winds in excess of 45 MPH. The National Hurricane Center will begin issuing advisories on this storm beginning at 11:00 AM EDT. Source: Hurricane Center PR.

[cll]

I know, getting way ahead of myself. So, sue me.

[cll]

Next...

[Ken522]

Which way do you think it will go? (/s)

[rktman]

AGW!AGW!AGW!

[GreenLanternCorps]

[cll]

West!

[BlueStateRightist]

Every wonder why young people looked older in the 50s and 60s?

[Red Badger]

[grania]

Ever wonder why young people looked older in the 50s and 60s?

Some hypothesize that the preservatives in our food have that as a side effect.

[metmom]

It’s not showing up on Weather Underground Tropical Weather yet.

[cll]

Cigarettes?

[cll]

They are fixated on Harvey plus is way off for the east coast but there are 2 U.S. territories 1,000 miles closer to the storm and we are kind of a heads up.

[grania]

cigarettes?

(as an aging factor)

Good point.

[Ancesthntr]

“Every wonder why young people looked older in the 50s and 60s?”

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Booze and cigarettes. Plus people generally weren’t so vain - there was little plastic surgery, and cosmetics weren’t as good then.

[FreedomNotSafety]

Because they where older. They had fought in wars. Worked in factories at 16. Got married and had kids at 18. The may be the same model year but they had many more miles. The question may be better asked why do young people look and act like overgrown children.

[John Milner]

They seemed to dress ‘older’. Suits, ties, slacks, short groomed hair.

Now even seniors wear loose shorts, sloppy tee shirts and sandals. And walk around like bums with half grown beards.

By the way, I’m guilty of some of those. Society sets what is acceptable dress. In those days ‘real’ men didn’t wear shorts. Women didn’t go out with doing their hair (or wearing a hat) and tattoos were for low life Carneys or sailors.

[cll]

BULLETIN
Tropical Storm Irma Advisory Number 1
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL112017
1100 AM AST Wed Aug 30 2017

...IRMA FORMS OVER THE FAR EASTERN ATLANTIC...
...NO IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LAND...

SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...16.4N 30.3W
ABOUT 420 MI...675 KM W OF THE CABO VERDE ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 INCHES

WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.

DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK

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At 1100 AM AST (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Irma was
located near latitude 16.4 North, longitude 30.3 West. Irma is
moving toward the west near 13 mph (20 km/h) and this general motion
is expected to continue for the next couple of days.

Satellite wind data indicate that the maximum sustained winds are
near 50 mph (85 km/h) with higher gusts. Some strengthening is
forecast during the next 48 hours and Irma could become a hurricane
on Friday.

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 35 miles (55 km)
from the center.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1004 mb (29.65 inches).

HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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None

NEXT ADVISORY

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Next complete advisory at 500 PM AST.

$$
Forecaster Blake

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT1+shtml/301449.shtml

[NautiNurse]

Hiya cll. Irma is a long way out there. Irma needs to be a fish storm.

[smalltownslick]

Irma Thomas - It’s Raining
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXPlec9jXZw

[cll]

Yes, it does. Because of our government’s bankruptcy, our power grid on the island is very weak and it won’t take much to take it down.