2008 Atlantic basin hurricane season

[linuxgeek]

It's not even started officially and we have the 1st named storm of the season.

 

[linuxgeek]

Tropical Storm Arthur

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WTNT31 KNHC 311753
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TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 1A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL012008
200 PM EDT SAT MAY 31 2008

...TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA...EXPECTED TO
WEAKEN OVER LAND LATER TODAY...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COAST OF BELIZE...AND
FOR MEXICO FROM CABO CATOCHE SOUTHWARD TO THE BORDER WITH BELIZE.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA...IN THIS CASE...WITHIN THE NEXT 6
TO 12 HOURS.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 200 PM EDT...1800Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.6 WEST OR ABOUT 50
MILES... 80 KM...NORTH-NORTHWEST OF BELIZE CITY AND ABOUT 185
MILES ...300 KM...SOUTHWEST OF COZUMEL MEXICO.

ARTHUR IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/HR. ON
THIS TRACK THE CENTER OF CIRCULATION WILL BE MOVING OVER YUCATAN
TODAY AND EARLY SUNDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. THESE WINDS ARE OCCURRING PRIMARILY OVER WATER WELL TO THE
NORTHEAST AND EAST OF THE CENTER. ARTHUR IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN
TODAY AS IT MOVES FARTHER INLAND OVER YUCATAN.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 260 MILES...415 KM
MAINLY TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES.

ARTHUR IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10
INCHES OVER BELIZE AND PORTIONS OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WITH
ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 15 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 200 PM EDT POSITION...18.3 N...88.6 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40
MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
500 PM EDT.

$$
FORECASTER AVILA/RHOME

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT01/refresh/AL0108W5_sm2+gif/165812W_sm.gif

 

[HoHoBomb]

Tis da Season!

http://www.margaritatimes.com/Images/hurricane.jpg​

 

[linuxgeek]

hello

 

[breakwall]

I know it's wrong wrong wrong.
But quiet hurricane seasons leave me feeling disappointed.

 

[linuxgeek]

Definately could use the rain. Maybe mother nature will be kind an just water us.

 

[stonedfox]

Well hooray.

 

[Killswitch]

He's baaaaack.

 

[Raidho]

I know it's wrong wrong wrong.
But quiet hurricane seasons leave me feeling disappointed.

Ha. Not me.

 

[stonedfox]

Me neither. A quiet hurricane season leaves me feeling afraid that the next season will bring about my death and/or destruction.

 

[Killswitch]

One bad hurricane hits the south and youll see 6 dollar a gallon gas in three days.

 

[Raidho]

Me neither. A quiet hurricane season leaves me feeling afraid that the next season will bring about my death and/or destruction.

Ditto. I sat at work last night, watching the clock creep toward midnight, and found myself thinking, "Here we go again."

Where do you live?

 

[Raidho]

One bad hurricane hits the south and youll see 6 dollar a gallon gas in three days.

Luckily for us, it's not gouging.

 

[stonedfox]

Ditto. I sat at work last night, watching the clock creep toward midnight, and found myself thinking, "Here we go again."

Where do you live?

Very near the Texas and Louisiana border, one hour inland from the Gulf coast.

 

[OscarTheGrouch]

One bad hurricane hits the south and youll see 6 dollar a gallon gas in three days.

Only if it hits the gulf coast. I think gas would actually go down if it washed florida off the map.

 

[Raidho]

Very near the Texas and Louisiana border, one hour inland from the Gulf coast.

Yes, I'd imagine you would, then.

 

[someplace]

Well hooray.

I you.

This made me smile really big.

*raises glass to SF* Here's to a QUIET season, eh?

 

[HoHoBomb]

Bertha

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT02/refresh/AL0208W5_sm2+gif/144413W_sm.gif​

 

[andystx]

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT02/refresh/AL0208W5_sm2+gif/144413W_sm.gif​

I had to move
Really had to move
That's why if you please
I am on my bendin knees
Bertha don't you come around here
anymore

 

[Far Rider]

Here we go again, year after year, will it ever stop?

 

[SgtSpiderMan]

Here we go again, year after year, will it ever stop?

Hopefully it won't.

 

[andystx]

Here we go again, year after year, will it ever stop?

Not unless someone can figure out a different way of bleeding the heat energy that builds up around the equator into the polar regions to keep the planet balanced.

 

[shoulderblade]

Bump for those who missed it.

Not sure if this season has officially started yet.

 

[SgtSpiderMan]

Bump for those who missed it.

Not sure if this season has officially started yet.

Hurricane Season starts June 1st. We're a month in and we have our first official hurricane, Bertha.

 

[shoulderblade]

Hurricane Season starts June 1st. We're a month in and we have our first official hurricane, Bertha.

Thanks. I am an inlander trying to get up to speed on this. Didn't notice that the original post was May 31.