Hurricane Ike winds 80 mph, 984 mb, moving WNW at 18 mph.
Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 290 miles from
the center, mainly to the north.
Josephine weakened due to shear. Winds 60 mph, 997 mb,
moving W at 13 mph.
New thread.
Wind Shear is a good thing
thanks for the update NN
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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.”
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And IKE mite be in the Gulf in 6-8 days ?
Looks like it will stay shut down...:0/
Tanx for da ping - Ike is all growd up ain’t he?