Hurricane Ike Live Thread

NOAA/NHC ^ | 7 September 2008 | NOAA/NHC

[jpsb]

I guess it depends on how strong and how well defined the steering currents are. But I was impressed, particularly with Hanna. Hanna had to be a dificult storm to figure out, but I thought they nailed the Hanna forecast. Dido Gustav, nailed that too. To early to tell that’s up with Ike, but if you are on the La coast or upper Tx coast you are not liking what you are seeing.

[LA Woman3]

Yikes! Here we go again!

[blam]

Yesterday someone posted a forecast of the track of Hanna that extended to the UK, when I saw that, I wondered if the weather (linked below) is associated with one of our earlier weather systems?

Flood Fears Ease As Rains Lighten (UK)

[NautiNurse]

Don’t know of another system from the U.S. that would have caused the U.K. flooding. Didn’t see mention of what is headed their way in that article either.

[jpsb]

Grand Bahama’s getting clobbered right now, direct hit by the eye wall, ouch.

[arkady_renko]

I thought Texas yesterday and I think the same today. I think the HP ridge will slide towards the low pressure to the west/southwest.

Prayers for the poor people of Cuba. They are in for something ferocious.

[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

I added Cuba, Louisiana, and Texas to the topics list.

[brytlea]

I keep wondering how Guantanamo weathers these storms.
susie

[NautiNurse]

No thanks. Not remotely funny, and you hotlinked an unnecessarily large graphic when folks are trying to prepare to protect lives and property in the face of a deadly storm. Take it elsewhere.

[NautiNurse]

Thanks for adding the additional topics.

[dfwgator]

I have been a fierce supporter of the embargo against Castro, but if indeed Cuba does get the brunt of this storm, we should send aid to Cuba.

The question is, will their government allow it, or will they attach such conditions on the aid, that it will still allow them to keep whining about the embargo, to cover up for their sorry, failed system.

[WorkerbeeCitizen]

Thanx for the ping

[MaxMax]

and you hotlinked an unnecessarily large graphic

Oop's, Sorry about that. I'll ask to have it removed.

[NautiNurse]

Yesterday: Cuba rejects US storm help offer

[NautiNurse]

Thanks.

[dfwgator]

...and said Washington instead should sell it relief supplies and allow food sales on credit.

Cuba doesn't exactly have the best credit rating.

[Humvee]

They may change their tune after Ike. Anyway, I can drive back across Alligator Alley to Fort Myers tomorrow.

[AFPhys]

I’ll bet you’re happy to be able to get rid of your advanced engineering of the header!

[NautiNurse]

Governor Jindal presser on now. 30% of fuel depots are down. Priority has been on getting fuel to areas since Gustav. Jindal stressing there is a lot of uncertainty with Ike’s path.

[NautiNurse]

Hurricane season can’t end soon enough.