Posted on 07/09/2005 4:29:22 PM PDT by NautiNurse
Hurricane Dennis resources--the links and graphics are self-updating for handy reference:
NHC Hurricane Public Advisory Updates Currently published every two hours 1A, 3A, 5A, 7A, 9A, 11A, 1P...etc. ET. It may drop back to every three hours 11A, 2P, etc.
NHC Hurricane Discussion Updates Published every 6 hours 5A, 11A, 5P, 11P ET
Gulf of Mexico Visible Loop (Only works during daylight hours)
NorthWest FL Extended Radar Loop
SE US Radar still image
Gee, now they're spreading absorbant dirt around the infield. Don't they own a tarp in Atlanta?
winds now offically 125 MPH
Ah ha...
they are probably loving this at MacDill. I used to work at CENTCOM and was over in Iraq for all 4 of the Hurricanes last year. Gotta love it being 2-7 ft above sea level right? :)
You better check your radar again. It solid red over us now.
MY GOD, VINAL!!!!! That's HORRIBLE!!!! Can't you build a basement, or something?
Ask them if they can stop by Atlanta and drain my basement. The damn thing is still in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico and we're getting hammered here. Just kidding. Tell them all thanks.
Who was the pitcher? I've been following one of their new pitchers, the Davies kid (he's a friend of a friend.)
TWC just said winds are 125 MPH - so strong Cat 3 at this time.
On thread #2 or #3 we were joking on Bastardi. He has been yelling about New Orleans for days, even when it seemed ridiculous to do so. So, that's what I was chuckling about.
I have Canadian friends in Cuba for a wedding today (Saturday). No reports. It should be interisting. They have planned this for over a year. (The wedding, not the hurrcane).
Mike, are you camping out in the path, too???
if they are going to issue one...
if it hasnt strengthened anymore, and I will be REALLY surprised if it doesnt, then they may just issue an update on the public advisory...
I read the discussions so that is what I really go by in terms of what they are thinking for intensity changes....
It's okay, I understand. I'm just so mad at the stupid mayor of New Orleans. My friends live in a flood-prone area and were planning to head north today. The idiot mayor said everybody should stay put because they weren't going to have any problems. How the heck does he know?
Last night they flew some planes off MacDill...I heard that on the news.
Hurricane Dennis Intermediate Advisory Number 22a Statement as of 8:00 PM CDT on July 09, 2005 ...Dangerous category 3 Dennis continuing to strengthen rapidly... a Hurricane Warning remains in effect for portions of the northeastern Gulf Coast from the Steinhatchee river Florida westward to the mouth of the Pearl River at the Louisiana-Mississippi border. A Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect along the Florida West Coast from east of the Steinhatchee river southward to Flamingo... and for the lower Florida Keys west of Seven Mile Bridge. A Tropical Storm Warning is also in effect for the southeastern Louisiana coast west of the mouth of the Pearl River to Grand Isle...including metropolitan New Orleans and Lake Ponchartrain. A hurricane or Tropical Storm Warning means that hurricane or tropical storm conditions...respectively...are expected within the warning area within the next 24 hours. Preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion in the Hurricane Warning area. For storm information specific to your area...including possible inland watches and warnings...please monitor products issued by your local weather office. At 8 PM CDT...0100z...the center of Hurricane Dennis was located near latitude 26.3 north...longitude 85.1 west or about 275 miles south of Panama City Florida and about 365 miles southeast of Biloxi Mississippi. Dennis is moving toward the northwest near 13 mph and a gradual turn toward the north-northwest is expected tonight or Sunday. This motion will bring the center of Dennis near the northern Gulf Coast on Sunday. Reports from an Air Force Reserve hurricane hunter aircraft indicate that maximum sustained winds are now near 125 mph...with higher gusts. This makes Dennis a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Additional strengthening is expected...and Dennis could become a category 4 hurricane before landfall on the northern Gulf Coast. Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 40 miles...from the center...and tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 175 miles. The latest minimum central pressure reported by the hurricane hunter is 942 mb...27.82 inches. Dennis is expected to produce total rainfall accumulations of 4 to 8 inches across the Florida Keys...the Florida West Coast...the Florida Panhandle...southern Alabama...and southern Mississippi. Isolated totals near 12 inches are possible near where Dennis makes landfall along the Gulf Coast. Additional rain accumulations of 3 to 6 inches are possible across central Cuba...which could produce life-threatening flash floods and mudslides. Storm surge will gradually decrease along the lower Florida Keys tonight. A storm surge of 2 to 4 feet is possible along the southwestern coast of Florida tonight and Sunday morning. A storm surge of 12 to 14 feet...accompanied by large and dangerous battering waves...is possible near and to the east of where the center of Dennis crosses the northern Gulf Coast on Sunday. Isolated tornadoes will be possible over the central and southern Florida Peninsula and the Florida Keys this evening...and across the Florida Panhandle tonight and Sunday. Repeating the 8 PM CDT position...26.3 N... 85.1 W. Movement toward...northwest near 13 mph. Maximum sustained winds...125 mph. Minimum central pressure... 942 mb. The next advisory will be issued by the National Hurricane Center at 10 PM CDT. Forecaster Beven
Is it heading for New Orleans now?
nope I am nice and safe up here in Ohio....
for at least another 24 hours I am going to be pretty glad I didnt have a position in Tampa waiting for me when my deployment was done...
:)
Nothing will bring tears of relief to storm refugees more than seeing the convoy of cherry pickers moving down the highway to assist--especially the ones with out of state tags. I'm not joking--it makes everyone get the big lump in the throat, and blurry eyes. Have seen them many, many times.
What happens to vinyl siding in a Cat 4 storm? Just curious.
Nothing but green coming up I-75 now, and it looks like it stops around Griffin.
We should get a breather.
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