Hurricane Season is Upon Us

[Andre]

Barack Obama said in his speech last week "God loves America"

Well, God may love America, but he fucking hates New Orleans

And here I was thinking it was the Luciferian experiment within Gods oringinal reality that has been causeing all these extremes .

[Spicoli]

Gustov............you PUSSY!!!! 1500 miles driven,Magnolia fallen onto the Garage (so the neighbor says),4 shattered windows and electricity out for at least the next 5 days.Hope its back on when I get home Tomorrow night by some fluke,might miss Kats'/Diaz Saturday night.Least theres a home to get back to,all B.S aside,got REAL lucky this time....

And yeah.......I was freaking just a bit

[Andre]

Think I would move away, your stuck between the devil and the deep blue sea.If you go up high then your further up into the wind. If you go down low your going to drown in the cellar. Not good.

[Youngblood]

Glad to see things didn't turn out catastrophic for the Big Easy, Spicoli, and hope you get back home soon and find minimal damage and power on soon.

The tropics have certainly been active of late, producing cyclone after cyclone. Hannah caused a lot of mayhem as well as loss of life in Hispaniola, but hasn't intensified or taken the tracks expected, but looks like it will soon make a run into the South Eastern US as a TS or Cat. 1 hurricane.

Behind that is Ike, now a Cat. 4 fighting off wind shear to remain strong as it tracks towards Florida and will likely fluctuate. So if you live there, start paying attention and consider preparations. This looks like it could be a major cat. 3 or 4 on 5 days or so.

Behind that is Josephine, a tropical storm that is fighting heavy wind shear to keep it's formation, but seems as of now to have a northwesterly track not posing any immediate threat or concerns to land, if it even survives.

The season is now in its prime and most dangerous time, and will be for a while. So if you are a coastal resident, keep yourself informed and prepared.

Click on red icons below in link to read further predictions of cyclones discussions and advisories.

National Hurricane Center

Again, hope all is well Spicoli when you make it back.

[Wadeb_21]

I actually live in the Tampa Florida area so I'm always keeping my eye out when hurricanes are coming. I'm hoping we have another safe year, September is the worst month though.

[Youngblood]

The earlier predictions for hurricane Ike showed it heading into the east coast of Florida, but as of today the forecasting track has changed. As much as this is good news for east Florida, it isn't for gulf coast residents.

Ike has taken a south westerly track and as of now looks to be heading into Cuba. Although this will weaken its status, all signs point for it to be heading into the gulf. Once there, it should regain strength. Determining factors, such as how it interacts with land, any southern or northern deviation to track can and will change its current trajectory. The next 48 hours will be important in its development as well as direction. As of now, it is heading towards Cuba a Cat. 3, and will likely strengthen into a strong Cat. 4. Haiti, still reeling from hurricane Gustav and Hannah, is expected to take a glancing blow with TS winds and rain to an already saturated landscape.

No one seems to be saying much regarding it's potential track, for most northern gulf residents don't want to even consider the possibility of what could come. That being another strike very close to New Orleans. But as of now, early in the forecast, the possibility is definately there.

All gulf residents should be paying close attention to it.

Hurricane IKE


Tropical Floater Four Visible Imagery - Satellite Services Division

Tropical Atlantic Visible Imagery - Satellite Services Division

[Youngblood]

Heads up Texas, here comes Ike.

After doing significant damage to Cuba, causing further loss of life in Haiti, reeking havoc throughout the Bahamas, it is now emerging into the Gulf of Mexico with all signs and conditions pointing to a rapid intensification with little wind shear, and favorable warm waters and eddies it its path allowing it to grow into a major hurricane by landfall.

Click 'discussion' and or 'public advisories' on the top for further info. on the forecast and warnings as it progresses.

Hurricane IKE