"...and Leon's getting laaaarger!"
Posted on 09/03/2008 2:45:49 PM PDT by NautiNurse
What people don’t realize is that had the eye of Andrew hit only 10 miles north of where it did, the damage probably would have been triple. And that area has grown tremendously since 1992. A direct hit on Dade/Broward with a Cat 3 or above, would be the ultimate worse case scenario.
TANKS,NN,,,
http://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=66214
“Based on data from offshore operator reports submitted to the MMS as of 11:30 a.m. CST today, personnel have been evacuated from a total of 599 production platforms, equivalent to 83.5 % of the 717 manned platforms in the Gulf of Mexico.
Personnel from 91 rigs have also been evacuated; this is equivalent to 75.2 % of the 121 rigs currently operating in the Gulf.
From the operators’ reports, it is estimated that approximately 95.8 % of the oil production in the Gulf has been
shut-in. Estimated current oil production from the Gulf of Mexico is 1.3 million barrels of oil per day. It is also estimated that approximately 91.6 % of the natural gas production in the Gulf has been shut-in. Estimated current natural gas production from the Gulf of Mexico is 7.4 billion cubic feet of gas per day.”
~~~
And IKE mite be in the Gulf in 6-8 days ?
Looks like it will stay shut down...:0/
.
That’s much better than an engineering degree. Thanks.
Any word whether the workers are returning to the platforms yet? They don’t usually evacuate and return to work with as much fanfare as New Orleans citizens.
We’ll hope it doesn’t come to that.
I haven’t heard a word about any of them going back to work.
Some inspection/repair crews maybe,,,
Production will be out for weeks...
"...and Leon's getting laaaarger!"
They caution, however, that the uncertainty over the
magnitude of the effect is still large, and the study does not
include other influential factors such as cyclone origin and
duration, proximity to land, solar activity and El Nino, which
is a warming of the ocean that occurs every few years.
Tanx for da ping - Ike is all growd up ain’t he?
CNN just reported Ike is up to category 3 and projected for 4.
Winds 115, 960 mb. Moving WNW 18 mph.
On/Off Hurricane List Mash Here--> 
That was qiuck!
The construction codes were vastly improved after Andrew. Bracing and siding are required so there are no more stud walls with vinyl siding holding them together. The newer homes should be okay in a three or a four. Owners of older homes have had sixteen years to improve their dwellings.
I hope people were smart enough to prepare for it.
Here comes Trouble...:0/
If it gets in the western part it might be warmer but there is no room (imo) for all of them.
I’ve been wondering about all of the unfinished high rise buildings, cranes, and other construction equipment in Miami. That said, it is way too early to focus entirely on a So. FL landfall for Ike. Hanna’s track leaves a lot of alternative possibilities for Ike.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
