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Gustav

Hoping & praying to Jake that if the midden hits the windmill, FEMA have got their fingers out and are ready to help out this time.

Good luck and if you're still down there, get the hell out if you can.


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So far I count 10 evacuees

So far I count 10 evacuees that I will be hosting. I'm not looking forward to it.

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Latest projections as of

Latest projections as of 4:00pm est

 

 

It was forcast that it would be at least a cat. 3 once it approached the coast north, but it is a cat. 4 NOW.

When I went to bed about 2:30 it was only cat. 1. 6 hours later it was a 3! It practically doubled in wind speed.

I think this could easily be a 5 by the time it hits land.

 

 

 

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Sweet.  I should get some

Sweet.  I should get some gentle rainstorms to water my yard.


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dead_again wrote:So far I

dead_again wrote:

So far I count 10 evacuees that I will be hosting. I'm not looking forward to it.

 

If you need me to buy you guys a meal or two, please let me know. 

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This one looks even worse

This one looks even worse than Katrina. Of course the results shouldn't be near as bad as they have more of a clue about whats coming and also the fact that a lot of people never came back and buildings never got repaired in the first place.

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Damn! winds now are

Damn! winds now are 150mph.

Cat. 5 is 156mph.

This could be the worst storm in history

 


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Let's hope Gustav doesn't

Let's hope Gustav doesn't get to category 5 and hit the oil rigs.


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http://www.weather.com/newsce

http://www.weather.com/newscenter/topstories/gustav_ticktock.html?from=hp_news to keep up with it

It looks like cuba didn't slow it down much. It's still a very strong cat4 and it still has the gulf to go through, which will only strengthen it.

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Overnight, Hurricane

Overnight, Hurricane Gustav's winds decreased enough to make the storm a Category 3. But the 8 am ET NHC advisory says it could restrengthen in the next 24 hours.

 

It's not as easy as assuming that the gulf provides warm water and the storm is bound to intensify.  Cold water currents can run side by side with warm water currents, depending on the path that the storm travels it could decrease in speed even traveling towards the equator, and if it caught the right patch of the Atlantic, it could increase all the way up to NYC.  I'll look for a water temperature map and post it.

 

 

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After the failure of FEMA of

After the failure of FEMA of relying on a privatized group with no disaster experience I'm certain they have cleaned up their act.  America has experienced a couple large disasters following Katrina and have acted with the utmost competence.  They are prepared this time and Gov. Jindal has left the GOP Klan convention and is attending to matters in his state to prepare for the worst.  Things should go smoothly this time.


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Here's the Gulf of Mexico,

Here's the Gulf of Mexico, as you can see, colder currents can be seen both north and south of warm currents, and vice versa.

 

 

In case the image expires you can view more of them here:

http://marine.rutgers.edu/mrs/sat_data/?product=sst&region=gulfmexico&nothumbs=0

 

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http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/

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Kevin Roth, Lead

Kevin Roth, Lead Meteorologist, The Weather Channel 2:20 p.m. ET 8/31/2008

As of 1 p.m. CDT, Gustav was centered about 270 miles southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River, moving northwest at 17 mph.

View the Gustav Tracker.

Hurricane Gustav has continued a weakening trend that began earlier today. As of 1 pm CDT top winds were down to near 115 mph. Even though it is slightly weaker, Gustav is still and dangerous category 3 hurricane and some strengthening is possible before it makes landfall along the Louisiana coast Monday.

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weakening?

Still...I suggest panicking ... If I lived there I would run out and buy bread, eggs and milk immediately.


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If I lived there I would run

If I lived there I would run out...

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Rich Woods wrote:Still...I

Rich Woods wrote:

Still...I suggest panicking ... If I lived there I would run out and buy bread, eggs and milk immediately.

 

That's what people in Berks County do (along with toilet paper) any time the possibility of snow is mentioned on the weather.

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If I lived there I'd move

If I lived there I'd move back here. Laughing out loud