HURRICANE WATCH issued for South Florida (9/1 - 11P Advisory)

NHS, Hurricane City & others ^ | 9.1.04

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AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z...A HURRICANE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE FLORIDA EAST COAST FROM FLORIDA CITY NORTHWARD TO FLAGLER BEACH... INCLUDING LAKE OKEECHOBEE. SOME OR ALL OF THE HURRICANE WATCH AREA WILL LIKELY BE UPGRADED TO A HURRICANE WARNING THURSDAY MORNING. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.

AT 11 PM EDT...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE MIDDLE AND UPPER FLORIDA KEYS FROM SOUTH OF FLORIDA CITY SOUTHWARD TO THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE...INCLUDING FLORIDA BAY.

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Just damn.

If you want on the list, FReepmail me. This IS a high-volume PING list...

[writer33]

Yeah. Rush was talking about this on his radio show today. He was saying that he may now be homeless. :)

[Izzy Dunne]

The NASSAU weather site has no hurricane warnings, but thay do have this forecast:
(Notice the Saturday night forecast)

Thursday
Thunderstorm.  High:  91° F  /  33° C  Wind  NE  22 mph  /  36 km/h

Thursday Night
Thunderstorm.  Low:  78° F  /  26° C  Wind  NNE  26 mph  /  43 km/h

Friday
Thunderstorm.  High:  86° F  /  30° C  Wind  North  40 mph  /  64 km/h

Friday Night
Rain.  Low:  84° F  /  29° C  Wind  NW  60 mph  /  97 km/h

Saturday
Rain.  High:  86° F  /  30° C  Wind  WSW  60 mph  /  97 km/h

Saturday Night
Rain.  Low:  82° F  /  28° C  Wind  SSW  85 mph  /  136 km/h

Sunday
Chance of a Thunderstorm.  High:  86° F  /  30° C  Wind  South  60 mph  /  97 km/h

Sunday Night
Chance of a Thunderstorm.  Low:  82° F  /  28° C  Wind  South  40 mph  /  64 km/h

Monday
Chance of a Thunderstorm.  High:  86° F  /  30° C  Wind  SSW  33 mph  /  54 km/h

Monday Night
Chance of a Thunderstorm.  Low:  84° F  /  29° C  Wind  SSW  24 mph  /  39 km/h

[jolie560]

That includes Daytona Beach. But not St. Augustine.

[mhking]

Jim Williams at Hurricane City is in Flagler Beach and he just said on his live feed that he's flat out "scared shitless."

He's seeing that the northward turn is not coming at all, which would point to a target solution for somewhere between West Palm and Lauderdale.

The current NHS update has the thing in my lap here in Atlanta by Monday morning, still as a tropical storm/depression.

[Paradox]

Quite a few of us Florida Freepers are going to be affected by this storm. Some of them SEVERELY. As a survivor of another bad storm about 10 years ago, I just want to say, if in doubt, GET THE H3LL OUT!

A tip for people who have an aquarium or pond with fish, get to Walmart or something and get some battery operated airstones and alot of batteries for them. Dont feed your fish much at all, they can go without food for a week or more.

[mhking]

Quite a few of us Florida Freepers are going to be affected by this storm. Some of them SEVERELY. As a survivor of another bad storm about 10 years ago, I just want to say, if in doubt, GET THE H3LL OUT!

Agreed. This is gonna make Hurricane Charley last month look like a spring breeze.

[NonValueAdded]

Just got the EAS alert announcing the hurricane watch and tropical storm watch for Florida.

[writer33]

Oh. That sounds wonderful. Sarcasm is intended.

[b4its2late]

Be careful ya'll..

[Normal4me]

Local news showing it crossing over Vero now.

[Normal4me]

Better clarify that one, "Now" not meaning at this time. I need sleep.

[glock rocks]

[mhking]

They're expecting Hurricane Warnings from Broward Co. northward starting sometime tomorrow morning.

[mhking]

One other thing -- a couple of models have this thing coming into West Palm, sailing across Lake Okeechobee and coming back out into the gulf over PORT CHARLOTTE

Talk about a "worst case scenario"....

[Salo]

It's running out of room to turn - batten down the hatches, Florida Freepers.

[Texas Eagle]

They're expecting Hurricane Warnings from Broward Co. northward

Maybe they can put a huge arrow out in the ocean pointing away from land and hope that Frances isn't a DemocRAT.

[killjoy]