Two Tropical Storms Threaten Caribbean, Gulf

Yahoo! News (Reuters) ^ | 8/10/2004 | n/a

[COEXERJ145]

It is called a JOKE. Obviously some people can't realize that.

[Pyro7480]

Pinging to this thread.

[Ol' Sox]

Wow. Looks like a double tap to the Florida panhandle, and then through the backdoor to Albemarle County. Batten down the hatches, Southron freepers!

[theDentist]

Chill out. Every known disaster known to man is being attributed to Republican Presidents.

[jpsb]

It is not funny to have threads like this, and other non-political threads, filled up with stupid "jokes" that we have all seen 500+ times already. 50 "it's Bush's fault and similar posts in science threads is not funny. FR has been dummed down to grade school level and it is not Bush's fault.

[Marak]

Thanks for supplying the maps!

I appreciate it.

[Marak]

Thanks for supplying the maps!

I appreciate it.

[No Blue States]

"FR has been dummed down to grade school level"

Im so tired of hearing that kind of crap. You are completely FOS.

Further, IF you dont like it here then why dont you just leave. You wont of course, would rather piss and moan.

So let me tell you if you dont like peoples jokes, guess what? Thats tough S***.

You are not a moderator and FR is better because of it.

Go ahead, hit the abuse button and get them to tell me you now control what people post, what is or is not funny, or what is appropriate.

I predict it wont happen.

[kinghorse]

Florida panhandle in the projected path of a gulf disturbance. That almost never happens.

/sarcasm

[Pyro7480]

From the NHC Forecast Discussion

THE INITIAL MOTION ESTIMATE IS 310/07. MORNING 12Z UPPER-AIR DATA INDICATE THAT A BREAK IN THE GULF OF MEXICO MID-LEVEL RIDGE HAS OCCURRED AT 500 MB...WHILE A SHORTWAVE TROUGH HAS PUSHED INTO THE NORTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO...WITH INCREASING NORTHWESTERLY FLOW BEHIND THE TROUGH OVER TEXAS AND LOUISIANA. THIS SHOULD RESULT IN A GRADUAL SLOWING OF THE FORWARD SPEED AND A TURN MORE TOWARD THE NORTH LATER TODAY. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH PREVIOUS FORECASTS...AND IS ALSO CONSISTENT WITH THE NHC MODEL GUIDANCE. BY 36-48 HOURS...A SECOND AND STRONGER SHORTWAVE TROUGH IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO. THE INCREASING SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW AHEAD OF THAT TROUGH SHOULD ACT TO ACCELERATE BONNIE TO THE NORTHEAST WITH LANDFALL OCCURRING IN THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE IN 48-60 HOURS.

[No Blue States]

Looking at the radar loops of both Tropical Storms, Bonnie looks weak and disorganized. A heavy rain event with gusty winds unless it strengthens a lot before landfall imo.

But Charlie, If I was on the coast that is where my main attention would be. Its setting over 4 or 5 days of very warm water too.

[Pyro7480]

Which Doppler are you looking at for Bonnie?

[RightWhale]

They don't look as impressive on satellite as they did yesterday.

[No Blue States]

National hurricane center,(tropical prediction center) GOES storm floater 1.

here is the link.

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT/FLOAT/VIS/20.jpg

what do you think?

[Pyro7480]

Yeah, I've seen that satellite pic. The center of circulation looks like its just southwest of the 25N, 90W coordinate, whereas the bulk of the storm is trailing in a comet-like way behind it. But what radar loop are you looking at? I'd like to see that.

[No Blue States]

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/satellite.shtml

[No-Compromise Conservative]

Tropical Storm Charley was born in the Caribbean Sea on Tuesday

"Aw, what a cutesy-wutesy widdle baby! He'll grow up to be big and strong like his father Andrew."

[No Blue States]

As of right now it doesnt look much worse than some of our Texas thunderstorms.

I know a lot can change between now and landfall.

[No Blue States]

How dare you joke on a tropical storm thread! ;)

[Pyro7480]

I just checked the Corpus Christi, TX radar. I think Bonnie is too far out to sea for the radar to pick it up. That's what I was interested in seeing. I have my NASA GHCC link that has served me well in the past. It's a wonderful GOES imagery site.