Tropical Depression 7

NOAA/NHC ^ | 08/25/2008 | NOAA/NHC

[NautiNurse]

Tropical Depression 7 has formed in the eastern Caribbean.

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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

[LadyPilgrim]

Wellllll, me too dear one!!! ;-)

And aren’t we having a pleasant day here in our wonderful state? Wet, wet, wet!! YIPPEE!!! ;-)
Hallelujah!!! ;-)

[nwctwx]

Recon data says this is Gustav... not sure if they’ll upgrade before 5 or not, but it’s possible.

[GOPJ]

Thanks for the ping.

[nwctwx]

new HWRF:
http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/nwprod/analysis/hwrf_nested/storm_1/12/images/hwrf_pcp_126l.gif

[Dutchgirl]

whites come back from the laundry pinkish-purple.

We're old pros at this now. No knits. I had a flashback of just how bad it used to be when the grand babies came over Saturday morning (we have gas stove and water heater) and my daughter made breakfast while I bathed the kids.

I forbore the Irish cream in my coffee for the morning while I entertained the 2 and 4 year old. She forgot to grab a change of clothes so they had to wear their Spider Man and Princess costumes(respectively.)

Our youngest is 17. You know he's got to be bored out of his skull to challenge me to not one, but two games of Scrabble. We participated in actual conversation. So, yeah, not a bad deal, until the tree falls.

[rodguy911]

Hey NN do you have to point all of them right at my house gal!!

[nwctwx]

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URNT12 KNHC 251755
VORTEX DATA MESSAGE AL072008
A. 25/17:33:00Z
B. 15 deg 49 min N
070 deg 30 min W
C. 925 mb NA m
D. 45 kt
E. 322 deg 54 nm
F. 028 deg 058 kt
G. 304 deg 008 nm
H. EXTRAP 996 mb
I. 17 C/ 761 m
J. 22 C/ 760 m
K. 20 C/ NA
L. CLOSED WALL
M. C30
N. 12345/9
O. 0.02 / 2 nm
P. AF302 01EEA INVEST OB 08
MAX OUTBOUND AND MAX FL WIND 67 KT SE QUAD 17:36:30 Z
SLP EXTRAP FROM 925 MB

[rodguy911]

I don’t think Fay missed a square foot of Fla.

[rodguy911]

AUhhhh... let’s see Outer Banks to Belize, quite a range there.!!

[nwctwx]

Statement as of 2:00 PM EDT on August 25, 2008
reports from an Air Force hurricane hunter aircraft indicate that
Tropical Depression Seven has strengthened to become Tropical Storm
Gustav with maximum winds near 60 mph...95 km/hr. A special
advisory will be issued within the next 30 minutes to update the
intensity forecast and watches and warnings for Hispaniola.
$$
Forecaster Pasch

[blam]

"I don’t think Fay missed a square foot of Fla."

I think you're right and it's not done yet.

[STARWISE]

Uh oh .. not another one. You poor folks in FL .. I don’t miss it one bit. Gets SO wearing. Hope it dissipates and fades away to a innocent breeze, and prayers that you guys stay out of harm’s way.

Up here in the Midwest, they’re predicting a “numbing” winter. Gonna have to stock up on Charmin and canned food.

http://www.farmersalmanac.com/weather/a/could-this-winters-weather-add-to-economic-woes

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http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-mn-frostforecast,0,1876621.story

Areas of northern Minn. could see patchy frost
August 23, 2008

DULUTH, Minn. - Here’s some news you probably hoped you wouldn’t hear for another four months.

The National Weather Service says areas of northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin could see patchy frost this weekend. That’s right, patchy frost in August.

[SouthTexas]

I will email them right away. ;)

[tpanther]

And wasn’t it Bush’s fault?

That’s what we still hear today about Katrina.

[highimpact]

“I don’t think Fay missed a square foot of Fla.”

Here in Navarre (between Pensacola and Destin) we barely got scratched by Fay, even though the eye went right over our house. We had a day of drizzle on Saturday, and a little storm cell rolled through last night, but nothing along the magnitude of the rest of the state. I don’t think we ever had sustained winds above 20mph.

[George from New England]

“I don’t think Fay missed a square foot of Fla.”

If you look at Fay’s track you might think she was afraid of Tampa Bay the way she ever so slowly tip-toed around the Bay area! Almost a 225 degree loop. We won’t be so lucky next time.

[dirtboy]

L. CLOSED WALL

Closed eyewall already? Yeesh. Very bad news for Haiti.

[NautiNurse]

Tropical Storm Gustav has formed in the Caribbean Sea.
Gustav is expected to intensify into a hurricane by Tues.
morning. Sustained winds are 60 mph.

On/Off Hurricane List Mash Here-->

[WorkerbeeCitizen]

hmmmmm - very rapidly developing storm.

[nwctwx]

Bad news for Haiti could be good news for us. Gotta sort of hope this is a Fay redux with island hopping path or there’s going to be big trouble in a few days.