National Hurricane Preparedness Week May 23-May 29

NOAA/NHC ^ | 24 May 2010 | National Hurricane Center

[NautiNurse]

The Atlantic Tropical Storm Season officially begins June 1. This week, there is a low pressure system in the Atlantic with a 30% chance of developing into a tropical system.

The last week of May also provides the opportunity to review and complete your hurricane safety preparations and evacuation plans for 2010.

Hurricane History

Storm Surge

High Winds

Inland Flooding

Forecast Process

Be Prepared

Take Action

Invest 90 Forecast Models

Atlantic Satellite Floater 1 (90L)

Western Atlantic Buoy Data

Florida Buoy Data

Southeast US Buoy Data

2010 Tropical Storm Names

Alex
Bonnie
Colin
Danielle
Earl
Fiona
Gaston
Hermine
Igor
Julia
Karl
Lisa
Matthew
Nicole
Otto
Paula
Richard
Shary
Tomas
Virginie
Walter

Finally, the Safir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale was updated in January of this year. The summary table provides more detailed examples of wind damage for quality of building construction.

[NautiNurse]

Glad to be back for another season. The avocado tree is positively loaded with fruit this season. Last time it had this much fruit all the baby avocados were blown off the tree.

[NautiNurse]

Warming up the hurricane ping list for 2010...

On/Off Hurricane List Mash Here-->

[CanaGuy]

Does this imply we’ll have an “Oil Spill Preparedness Week” soon?

[blam]

Whoa boy.

I don't see any African-American names on that list. Won't Sheila-Jackson-Lee be upset?

[onyx]

Holding good thoughts for your avocado tree!

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

Hey folks. You can now buy the Ray “Chocolate City” Nagin’s “Hurricane Preparedness Kit”.

It is full of baloney, bullshit, chocolate, beer, looters, crooked cops, school buses, and Democrats. It goes by the trade name of the “Ray Nagin’s get outta town hurricane preparedness kit and hemorrhoid cure”.

CAll 1-800 Al-Sharpton to buy one.

[NautiNurse]

LOL! She should be more concerned about the U.S. flag left by the astronauts on Mars.

[NautiNurse]

Thank you! Keeping fingers crossed for the avocados.

[NautiNurse]

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

Bump Dat...

[Elle Bee]

Ready as can be

There is very little "fire" in the poinsetta trees and when there is very little our season has been harmless

stock photo of a Pointsetta 'on fire'

Here's to hoping the old island tale holds true again

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[Plumberman27]

Finally the season has arrived. With the oil spill that is this Obammas guys fault now we will have oil through the entire Gulf area and even far inland. He will be responsible for the greatest disaster in all of mankind. I can see the oil soaked building now. Is not it about time he got of his lazy ass and did at least one thing correct this year. Then again a hurricane may it and sweep all the oil out to sea.

[VeniVidiVici]

Guess I better pull out my generator and get it primed. Just in case of course :-)

[Islander7]

Thanks for the ping.I have relocated to Hawaii, but keep up with Gulf Coast weather and news.

[PeteB570]

Pulling out the generator to run a function test this weekend. Plus check the batteries, etc, etc, and clean the gutters.

[Road Warrior ‘04]

Fired up my generator yesterday and let it run for about ten minutes. Hope I/we don’t need it!

[rodguy911]

Thanks once again for doing what yo do NN,it is much appreciated.

I wonder if we have a hurricane spokesman who would be willing to conjure up a guess as to what effect an early storm would have on the oil spill in the Gulf?

[SouthTexas]

Guess I better pay my windstorm premium huh?

[NautiNurse]

Jeff Masters discusses the oil spill at length in his Sunday blog. He said that if 90L becomes strong and lingers off the Southeast U.S. coast for several days, a significant amount of oil could get pumped into the Loop Current late in the week. Meanwhile, light southeast to east winds are expected to blow over the northern Gulf of Mexico through Monday, resulting in potential oiling of Louisiana shorelines from the mouth of the Mississippi River westward 150 miles, according to the latest trajectory forecasts from NOAA.

He also said the oil threat to the keys is uncertain at this point, as the oil headed into the loop current is currently cut off from the main spill region.

[NautiNurse]

Good idea!