Posted on 08/10/2004 4:09:42 PM PDT by My Favorite Headache
cool ty
Gave you the wrong link sorry..
http://www.starstonesoftware.com/eots/
How long has it been raining like that?
Friday it started, and didn't really rain lightly until last night. Today it has just been a "Seattle" rain.
I was just in the program I downloaded today and it has a movie of the satellite image of the storm over the past few days.
It also has the color GOES images and loads of other stuff. I didn't really look at the program earlier cause I needed a nap.
Do the ones you linked for me have color GOES? Is that why you gave a link on how to colorize GOES images?
Check the last link I sent you
You need some strawberrys?
I love strawberries. :-)
Irish Whiskey? Check!
Toilet Paper? Check!
More Irish Whiskey? Check!
You get the idea ... essentials!
Seriesly, plan on how you'd get by for say two weeks without power and water for light, cooking, toilets, clothes, etc. Anyone have a good link for a supplies list? Oh - often forgotten - any meds you need should be stocked as well - the phamacy may not be open.
The west coast of Florida has been pretty lucky over a long period - who knows how long?
Jim/Mod-
This storm is growing fast..please keep in breaking news sidebar.
TROPICAL STORM CHARLEY INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 6A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
8 PM AST TUE AUG 10 2004
...CHARLEY STRONGER AS IT MOVES RAPIDLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD ACROSS
THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE SOUTHWEST
PENINSULA OF HAITI FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC BORDER WESTWARD
INCLUDING PORT-AU-PRINCE...AND FOR JAMAICA.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CAYMAN ISLANDS.
AT 8 PM AST...0000Z......0000Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM
CHARLEY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.7 NORTH... LONGITUDE 71.8
WEST OR ABOUT 365 MILES...590 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KINGSTON
JAMAICA.
CHARLEY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 26 MPH
...43 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR
THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK THE CENTER OF THE STORM WILL BE
NEARING JAMAICA TOMORROW MORNING.
REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE
THAT MAXIMUM WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...105 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS...OVER A SMALL AREA JUST NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER. ADDITIONAL
STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES
...165 KM MAINLY TO THE NORTH OF THE CENTER.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 999 MB...29.50 INCHES.
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN ASSOCIATION WITH
CHARLEY.
REPEATING THE 8 PM AST POSITION...15.7 N... 71.8 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 26 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 65 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 999 MB.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 PM AST.
FORECASTER BEVEN
$$
...BONNIE NOW MOVING SLOWLY NORTHWARD...
WATCHES WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED LATER TONIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF THE
NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO COASTAL AREAS.
AT 4 PM CDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BONNIE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 90.5 WEST OR ABOUT
315 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
BONNIE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 6 MPH AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TONIGHT...WITH A GRADUAL TURN TO
THE NORTHEAST EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH... 85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. WHILE BONNIE HAS WEAKENED SLIGHTLY DURING THE PAST FEW
HOURS...CONDITIONS APPEAR FAVORABLE FOR SOME STRENGTHENING TO OCCUR
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
BONNIE REMAINS A VERY SMALL TROPICAL STORM. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES FROM THE CENTER.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES.
REPEATING THE 4 PM CDT POSITION...24.7 N... 90.5 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 6 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
AT 10 PM CDT.
FORECASTER STEWART
$$
I second that motion (or is it emotion?)!
Before A Hurricane Threatens
The hurricane season begins June 1 and ends on November 30. Florida coasts can be threatened by a storm anytime during that period. Take these steps now, before a hurricane watch or warning is announced.
Check to be certain your emergency equipment is in good working order, and that you enough supplies to last for atleast two weeks.
Obtain and store materials necessary to properly secure your home.
keep trees and shrubs trimmed. Cut weak branches and trees that could fall bump against the house. Do not trim trees and shrubs after a hurricane watch or warning has been announced. Trash pickup will be suspended and your trash can become dangerous projectiles propelled by the hurricane's high winds.
If you expect to evacuate your home, plan in advance where you will stay, how you will get there, including a back-up route and the supplies you will take.
If you will need assistance evacuating to a Special Needs Evacuation Center, you will need to register in advance. Please contact your County Emergency Management Office.
If you have elderly friends or relatives who will stay with you during a storm, keep a list of their prescribed medicines and photocopies of their prescriptions and include them in your emergency plans. Plan now when you will take care of their property and when you will pick them up.
Review your insurance policy to insure it provides adequate coverage.
Plan to evacuate if you...
Are advised to evacuate by emergency management officials.
Live in a mobile home. Do not stay there under any circumstances. They are unsafe in hurricane conditions, no matter how well fastened to the ground.
Live in a high-rise. Hurricane winds are stronger at higher elevations. High-rises are susceptible to conditions that can cause uncontrollable fires during high winds, when it will be impossible to get emergency help. Glass doors and windows may be blown out of their casing, and weaken the structure.
Plan your evacuation alternatives now...
Make arrangements to stay with friends or relatives or at a low-rise inland hotel or motel.
Relocate outside the evacuation area. Leave early to avoid heavy traffic and roads that could be blocked by early floodwater. "Gridlock" is a serious problem. Don't get caught on the road by the storm. Follow evacuation advice closely.
As a last resort, go to a Red Cross Evacuation Center. Hurricane shelters will be available for people who have no other place to go
Ok folks
Someone who understands these maps better than I please enlighten me.
I have grandparents who live in the Brooksville, Dade City Florida area. Does it look like they may be in any danger?? Please advise.
To be blunt...YES. It is a B-Line on the projections right for there.
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