Posted on 09/14/2003 8:52:00 AM PDT by I_love_weather
Sorry for the caps...this is the way they post these things
THE MODELS ARE NOW IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT WITH ISABEL MAKING LANDFALL ALONG THE CENTRAL U.S. EAST COAST IN ABOUT 4 DAYS. THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY ON WHERE THE EXACT LANDFALL COULD OCCUR SINCE THE DEVELOPING CENTRAL U.S. TROUGH COULD DEEPEN AND DIG SOUTHWARD MORE THAN IS FORECAST BY THE GLOBAL MODELS...WHICH COULD LEAD A MORE NORTHWARD MOTION AND LANDFALL FARTHER UP THE EAST COAST THAN WHAT IS CURRENTLY FORECAST. UNFORTUNATELY...ALL OF THE MODEL GUIDANCE AGREE ON A LARGE AND STRONG NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED RIDGE REMAINING EAST OF ISABEL...WHICH SHOULD PREVENT THE POWERFUL HURRICANE FROM RECURVING OUT TO SEA. LANDFALL ALONG THE U.S MID-ATLANTIC COAST SOMEWHERE BETWEEN NORTH CAROLINA AND NEW JERSEY BETWEEN 4 OR 5 DAYS IS APPEARING MORE AND MORE LIKELY.
ONLY MINOR FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY ARE EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT 3 DAYS AS ISABEL IS FORECAST TO MOVE OVER SIGHTLY WARMER WATER AND REMAIN IN A FAVORABLE DOUBLE-OUTFLOW PATTERN. HOWEVER...BY 96 HOURS...ISABEL IS EXPECTED TO BE ACCELERATING NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD UNDER INCREASING SOUTHERLY UPPER-LEVEL FLOW. HOWEVER...ALL OF THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE CENTRAL CORE OF ISABEL REMAINING EAST OF THE STRONG JETSTREAM AND UNDER 20-25 KT 200 MB WIND. THIS WOULD TEND TO KEEP ISABEL STRONGER THAN WHAT THE SHIPS INTENSITY MODEL IS INDICATING...ESPECIALLY SINCE ISABEL WILL BE MOVING OVER THE WARM GULFSTREAM SOUTH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA OUTER BANKS AT THAT TIME. THEREFORE...LITTLE OR NO SIGNIFICANT WEAKENING IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR UNTIL AFTER LANDFALL OCCURS.
FORECASTER STEWART
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We rolled ours out today (outside the garage) and ran it for a bit, to make sure it's working. It runs on gas, so like someone else said, it must be vented outside (outside the garage even), so the fumes don't build up in the house.
Don't even THINK about running that thing without a CO detector in your house. Please.
I'll add to that that if you use it in the garage, you must have the garage door open, and any doors to the house closed. Also, be aware that if you run an extension cord through an open window or door, close it as tightly as possible without pinching the cord and seal off the air leaks near the generator as best as you can.
There's going to be a time period during the storm where you just won't be able to run the generator. It is for use after the worst of the weather is passed.
burns fossil fuel. Byproduct of burning fossil fuel is carbon monoxide. It would be like parking your running car inside your home.
Exactly - its pretty much the same as a small car engine.
Pay attention to electrical safety with the generator as well. Don't hook it up directly to the fuse box unless you use an approved, properly installed selector switch that disconnects the house from the grid when you connect the generator. Otherwise, you can electrocute the lineman down the street that is trying to rebuild the circuit to your house(it has happened more than once). Also, if you are using an extension cord to get power into the house, be sure that it is in good shape, weatherproof, and is rated for the amount of appliance load you are serving. Finally, make sure that you don't overload the generator. Add up those watts carefully!
You've got that right...............
Don't use it indoors. It would be like running your car in a closed garage.
I'm very sorry to hear that.
Go back and get a CO detector.
Good advice.
Excellent point--which leads to another---
It is not wise to burn hurricane oil lamps or candles during exceedingly high winds. If debris breaches the structure of your building, a fire would be virtually impossible to control.
I have gas logs - and a CO detector across the room from the fireplace.
In my old house, I had a CO detector in the basement not too far from a ventless gas heater. Although there was very little CO reading on the detector when I used the heater, I found that a car can raise CO in a hurry. I had an attached garage under the house, next to the basement. One winter day, I was going to head for the store. I opened the garage door, started the car, and realized that I had forgotten my wallet. So, I opened the door back into the basement and ran upstairs to get the wallet. In the 30-45 seconds that I had that door open (and the garage door was also open wide), the detector reading rose high enough to alarm. Internal combustion engines apparently produce a large amount of CO in a hurry.
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