Posted on 08/25/2008 8:27:52 AM PDT by NautiNurse
Tropical Depression 7 has formed in the eastern Caribbean.
Buoy Data:
East Caribbean Buoys
West Caribbean Buoys
Florida Buoys
| Category | Wind Speed | Barometric Pressure | Storm Surge | Damage Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Depression |
< 39 mph < 34 kts |
Minimal | ||
| Tropical Storm |
39 - 73 mph 34 - 63 kts |
Minimal | ||
| Hurricane 1 (Weak) |
74 - 95 mph 64 - 82 kts |
28.94" or more 980.02 mb or more |
4.0' - 5.0' 1.2 m - 1.5 m |
Minimal damage to vegetation |
| Hurricane 2 (Moderate) |
96 - 110 mph 83 - 95 kts |
28.50" - 28.93" 965.12 mb - 979.68 mb |
6.0' - 8.0' 1.8 m - 2.4 m |
Moderate damage to houses |
| Hurricane 3 (Strong) |
111 - 130 mph 96 - 112 kts |
27.91" - 28.49" 945.14 mb - 964.78 mb |
9.0' - 12.0' 2.7 m - 3.7 m |
Extensive damage to small buildings |
| Hurricane 4 (Very strong) |
131 - 155 mph 113 - 135 kts |
27.17" - 27.90" 920.08 mb - 944.80 mb |
13.0' - 18.0' 3.9 m - 5.5 m |
Extreme structural damage |
| Hurricane 5 (Devastating) |
Greater than 155 mph Greater than 135 kts |
Less than 27.17" Less than 920.08 mb |
Greater than 18.0' Greater than 5.5m |
Catastrophic building failures possible |
I think a lot of the damage was caused when Dolly “parked” right on the coastline. Not near as bad as Fay, but there was a distinctive stall when she made landfall.
What I couldn’t believe was that some of the hotels stayed occupied. Obviously their managers “ain’t from here”. LOL
8AM intermediate advisory has winds up to 90mph now, pressure down to 981 mb.
GUSTAV Gender: Masculine Usage: Scandinavian, German Pronounced: GOO-stahf (German) [key] Means "staff of the Goths", derived from the Old Norse elements Gautr "Goth" and stafr "staff". This name has been borne by six kings of Sweden, including the 16th-century Gustav I Vasa.Source
Ouch, had not heard this news.
I saw that program on DVD. I though it was extremely poorly done and sloppy with a lot of factual errors.
Tropical Storm Public Advisory
Statement as of 8:00 am EDT on August 26, 2008
...Gustav a little stronger...nearing the South Coast of Haiti...
a Hurricane Warning remains in effect from Barahona in the Dominican
Republic westward to Le Mole St Nicholas Haiti. Preparations to
protect life and property should be nearing completion.
A Hurricane Watch remains in effect for Haiti from Le Mole St
Nicholas to the northern Haiti/Dominican Republic border.
A Hurricane Watch is in effect for the Cuban provinces of Las
Tunas...Granma...Holguin...Santiago de Cuba...and Guantanamo. A
Hurricane Watch is also in effect for Jamaica. A Hurricane Watch
means that hurricane conditions are possible within the watch
area...generally within 36 hours.
Interests in central and western Cuba and the Cayman Islands should
closely monitor the progress of Gustav.
For storm information specific to your area...including possible
inland watches and warnings...please monitor products issued
by your local weather office.
At 800 am EDT...1200z...the center of Hurricane Gustav was located
near latitude 17.5 north...longitude 72.0 west or about 75 miles...
125 km...south-southeast of Port au Prince Haiti and about 265 miles
...425 km...southeast of Guantanamo Cuba.
Gustav is moving toward the northwest near 9 mph...15 km/hr...and
this motion is expected to continue today with a turn toward the
west-northwest and a decrease in forward speed forecast on
Wednesday. On this track this hurricane should move over
southwestern Haiti later today and near or just south of
eastern Cuba on Wednesday.
Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 90 mph...150
km/hr...with higher gusts. Gustav is a category one hurricane on
the Saffir-Simpson scale. The hurricane could become a category
two hurricane before landfall in Haiti later today.
Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 25 miles...35 km...from
the center...and tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 70
miles...110 km.
The latest minimum central pressure reported by an Air Force
Reserve reconnaissance aircraft is 981 mb...28.97 inches.
Gustav is expected to produce total rainfall accumulations of 4 to 7
inches over southern Hispaniola and Jamaica...with isolated maximum
amounts of up to 15 inches possible. These rains may produce
life-threatening flash floods and mud slides.
Coastal storm surge flooding of 2 to 4 feet above normal tide levels
can be expected near and to the east of where the center makes
landfall.
Repeating the 800 am EDT position...17.5 N...72.0 W. Movement
toward...northwest near 9 mph. Maximum sustained winds...90 mph.
Minimum central pressure...981 mb.
The next advisory will be issued by the National Hurricane Center at
1100 am EDT.
$$
Forecaster Brown/Pasch
And you're under a tornado watch this morning until 9:00!
Me too - Quilla in Dothan. 
It’s the price we pay for living in paradise.
they’ll ship H to avoid calling it hilary, Irene comes next.
| Arthur Bertha Cristobal Dolly Edouard Fay Gustav Hanna Ike Josephine Kyle Laura Marco Nana Omar Paloma Rene Sally Teddy Vicky Wilfred |
I guess they missed the vids from the Cancun hotels last year and the year before.
The lame stream crews don’t really report that much from Texas anyway, unless it’s about some witch in a ditch.
I heard that there are a lot of people on the “Island” Mostly workers though and they aren’t spending the big bucks.
Gaston...hmm. That’s a good name for a GOM storm.
And it's worth every penny. :)
(when you have a responsible local govt who doesn't just pray away storms, yet actually prepares and practices drills for natural disasters)
If this thing keeps growing...we are all going to feel it.
I think the main reason we aren't getting much media coverage though is that people are repairing and there isn't much grumbling....not the kind of stuff the media is interested in. Look at Mississippi and Alabama. How many people know how hard they got hit by Katrina?
I guess what worries me about this storm is that the track has been shifted quite a bit,just wondering if that trend will continue.
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