[varina davis]

Adrian looking like a classic hurricane now. If it's speedy enough, it could regenerate after it reaches the Caribban in a day or so. Extremely rare for a Pacific-generated system to cross easterly into the Caribbean.

[ken5050]

Have you seen the NAME list for hurricanes for this year?

[Melpomene]

Oh good grief. Not already. We just finished hurricaine season; yesterday, I think.

[hflynn]

YO ROCKY, LOOOOOOKKKKKKOOOOOOUUUUUTTTTT!

[fatnotlazy]

I'm not in hurricane country, but we often get the remnants...like last year -- Hurricane Ivan flooded out my area.

We still haven't recovered from last season. I'm not looking forward to this one.

Anyway, thanks for the heads-up.

[Dog Gone]

Quite strange. Hurricane season isn't even officially open, nor do storms move into the Carribean from the Pacific.

Except for this one.

[beltfed308]

Life in the trenches of FL.

[GalaxieFiveHundred]

[southernnorthcarolina]

Extremely rare for a Pacific-generated system to cross easterly into the Caribbean.

That is rare. Extraordinarily early, too. I suppose it would get a new name if it made it across to the Caribbean?

[Retired Chemist]

Local reports here in Florida say that when it passes over the mountains of Central America, there won't be much left of it

[dawn53]

My sister sent me this email this AM. She lives in the mountains of Honduras, pretty much in the storm's path. Here's her weather outlook according to local internet. Notice no word of a tropical storm or hurricane, LOL.

Santa Rosa De Copan, Honduras
70° F
Smoke
Wind: Calm mph
Humidity: 83%
Dewpoint: 64° F
Pressure: 30.01 in
Clouds:
BKN at 2500 ft
BKN at 10000 ft
Visibility: 2.5 miles

Thursday:
Clear.
High: 23C / 73F

Thursday Night:
Chance of Rain.
Low: 17C / 62F

Forecast as of 6:00 PM CST on May 18, 2005

Thursday
Clear. High: 73° F. / 23° C.
Thursday Night
Chance of Rain. Low: 62° F. / 17° C.
Friday
Rain. High: 73° F. / 23° C.
Friday Night
Rain. Low: 62° F. / 17° C.
Saturday
Rain. High: 68° F. / 20° C.
Saturday Night
Overcast. Low: 64° F. / 18° C.
Sunday
Scattered Clouds. High: 78° F. / 26° C.
Sunday Night

[dawn53]

Not looking good for Cayman! What do you hear from your daughter?

[OB1kNOb]

Building suppliers have got to be at the bottom of this! It's got to be an evil plot to create building supply shortages and drive up prices even higher. STOP IT! I need to finish building my house before I can't afford to live in it anymore!

[Gabz]

Have you got the ping list together yet?

I'm still incredulous we're talking about this so early.

[Tax-chick]

Dang - I guess I need to get my hurricane tracking map out. Seems like it's too early for this.

[mississippi red-neck]

Weird. Direction is also weird. Don't ever remember one this early and I'm almost sixty.

Always considered anything before the second week in August an early one.

The peak is usually last two weeks of August and first two weeks of September.

I wouldn't think the water temp would be warm enough to support one.

I didn't even think hurricane season officially opened till sometime in June.

This doesn't bode well for what looks like a looooooooog season ahead of us.

[MinuteGal]

Much ado about nothing as far as Florida is concerned.

We may get some peripheral showers in the southern part of the state, but Florida can use all the water it gets (within reason, LOL)

Leni