Tropical Storm Ernesto is hitting the south East Central Florida area..

[whistle]

....below Orlando International Airport, kinda wet, but the winds are only gusty:

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WTNT25 KNHC 302100
TCMAT5
TROPICAL DEPRESSION ERNESTO FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 25...CORRECTED
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL052006
2100 UTC WED AUG 30 2006

...CORRECTED TO REMOVE INLAND AT THE 12 HR TIME...

AT 5 PM EDT...2100 UTC...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
EXTENDED TO CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH CAROLINA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING
IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SEBASTIAN INLET FLORIDA TO CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH
CAROLINA.

TROPICAL DEPRESSION CENTER LOCATED NEAR 27.6N 80.8W AT 30/2100Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 15 NM

PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTH OR 10 DEGREES AT 12 KT

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1001 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT.
WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT. RADII IN NAUTICAL
MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT.

REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 27.6N 80.8W AT 30/2100Z
AT 30/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 27.0N 80.9W

FORECAST VALID 31/0600Z 29.5N 80.4W
MAX WIND 35 KT...GUSTS 45 KT.
34 KT...100NE 50SE 0SW 0NW.

FORECAST VALID 31/1800Z 32.4N 79.7W
MAX WIND 45 KT...GUSTS 55 KT.
34 KT...100NE 100SE 60SW 60NW.

FORECAST VALID 01/0600Z 35.0N 79.0W...INLAND
MAX WIND 30 KT...GUSTS 40 KT.

FORECAST VALID 01/1800Z 37.5N 78.5W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND 25 KT...GUSTS 35 KT.

FORECAST VALID 02/1800Z 43.5N 80.0W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND 25 KT...GUSTS 35 KT.

OUTLOOK VALID 04/1800Z...ABSORBED BY A FRONT

REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 27.6N 80.8W

NEXT ADVISORY AT 31/0300Z

$$
FORECASTER AVILA


<link> http://hurricane.terrapin.com/ATL-05A/

[babylonsister]

1. I'm really glad it pooped out! nt

[The Backlash Cometh]

5. I kind of figured it would be a slow steady rain, so I fertilized my

entire yard. Not much run-off for the first major rain of the season. At this level, it's getting absorbed in the soil.

[babylonsister]

6. Perfect timing, slow and steady is good. nt

[never_get_over_it]

2. Ernesto is no longer a tropical storm

it is a tropical depression - basically a rain storm with a name...I'm on the Space Coast some rain barely windy...no deal at all....

[Nobody]

3. Good. According to the weather channel

Before Ernesto made landfall they were expecting it to strengthen to hurricane. They were also saying the rain will be beneficial since it's been such a dry year in many places. Northeast has been getting all the rain. I'm hoping you get enough (but not too much) rain.

Did you hear about Super Typhoon Ioke (Cat 5) out near Wake Island? They're expecting Wake Island to be submerged. Luckily they got everyone off the island already.

[EFerrari]

4. Good news! Yeah! Thank you, whistle.

Been concerned about all our FL DUers. :)

[immoderate]

9. Hardly felt it in Ft. Lauderdale.

Though I had three days of lost business.:mad:

--IMM

[EFerrari]

11. I'm sorry to hear that.

:(

[immoderate]

12. Thanks for the shoulder.

You are a pal.:hug:

--IMM

[nosillies]

7. This is the most boring weather day...thankfully

I've had more fun filing my nails. At least I don't have to go water my plants tomorrow.

[Corgigal]

8. Lucky for you

I get to play with this mess after he goes over warm water early tomorrow am. I'm in SC but 20 miles inland.

However, I did get my new roof yesterday. Man, talk about timing. At least the back bedroom won't leak.

[nosillies]

10. I'll keep my fingers crossed

A couple of forecasters today didn't think it would amount to much even after going over the water.