Gustav.

[Skink]

A hurricaine you know.

[question everything]

1. Is it getting close?

(sorry, watched Michelle, not any news about other items..)

[flvegan]

2. Not yet.

Should clear Cuba Saturday, last I saw.

[Wednesdays]

3. Map

[question everything]

4. Thanks. Of course, it can change path... will see (nt)

[malaise]

8. It's going to move WNW from NW

That is trouble for me and the gulf.

[Dr.Phool]

10. Hunker down Malaise!

Stay safe. Fay ran a big circle around us, but missed.

It's winds are up to 70mph, gusts to 85. Should hit Haiti as a Cat1 by morning, then head for Cuba.

[malaise]

15. Don't think so

Heard she'll move WNW. Hope it passes between JA and Cuba. Get ready Gulf Course. This could be a biggie in the anniversary of Katrina. Damn!!!


Thanks. :D

add

[SoCalDem]

13. Poor Cuba.. they've gotten whacked every time so far

:(

[malaise]

18. Cuba may be lucky here

May pass South.
Sp.

[OwnedByFerrets]

5. Yeah, this one worries me like Faye never did....nt

[Skink]

19. Texas weathmen are worried.

there should be some kind of univesal "worried" spelling.

[Lex]

6. 5 day forecast map

[alfredo]

35. This could get very ugly. Behind Gustav, a couple more storms are

awaiting their turns.

[Lex]

37. Yes, I just posted a thread on 95L

here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=3858163&mesg_id=3858163

Hope it curves north.

[alfredo]

38. TKS

[malaise]

7. Almost and damn we are fretting about now

http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/tracking/at200807_sat.html#a_topad

We're on storm watch now.

This is not just bad news for Haiti and Jamaica - this is seriously bad news for all Gulf Coast residents. If this moves WNW as predicted it will pass South of Cuba or right though Jamaica and in to the gulf. The good news is unless it slows down it won't be more than a Cat 1 for us.

I had a feeling about this storm and picked up some extra supplies earlier today. Hubby was laughing then.

[alfredo]

24. This one is building really fast. Each time I check, it's stronger than

they predicted.

[magellan]

28. I thought of you when I saw the update tonight

I hope it misses you, malaise, my thoughts are with all who may wind up in Gustav's path. :hug:

[Catherine Vincent]

9. Didn't they alredy name a hurricane by Gustav?

[malaise]

11. They will overnight

[Lex]

14. They only "retire" a name for good if it's very destructive.

I think that's the rule.

[hatrack]

12. We have a potentially really serious problem here - this wasn't even a depression 18 hours ago

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT07/refresh/AL0708W5+gif/025812W_sm.gif

[malaise]

17. That forecast will be off by morning

Could be Jamaica and Texas.

[Dr.Phool]

22. That's what I thought earlier.

This thing fired up fast. I think Fay also would have been a lot worse, had she not spent so much time over land.

[tomreedtoon]

16. The fabulous Sanzini Brothers!

My brother Adolph! My brother Rudolph! My brother Gustov! My brother Ripov! And of course, my brother Jakov!

(From Flo and Eddie, of course.)

[Lex]

I'll be here all week! Tip your waitress!

nt

[Skink]

21. The COMDIAN.

Yikes.

[tomreedtoon]

36. COMDIAN? Is that some kinky sex thing?

The word is spelled "comedian," dear heart. Leave misspellings to the MORANS.

[NeedleCast]

20. Don't Go Nuts

Gus is going to being crossing over the very rough mountain terrain of Hispaniola in Hatti. That will probably drop it back down to a moderate (50-55 MPH) tropical storm. Question on how much it intensifies is whether or not it spends any appreciable time over land in Cuba or stays mostly over the water, with the later being a bad scenario.

My gut tells me this one runs more Westerly, in line with the BAMM computer model. That takes it over the northern tip of the Yucatan. If it goes back into the GOM after that, that's a good time to start worrying.

[dendrobium]

26. Don't go nuts?

I realised yesterday that this thing was a threat to us in Jamaica. Most Jamaicans will wake up in the morning to the shock that a hurricane is on their doorstep. A Tropical storm watch should have gone out before 8pm to at least put people on notice.

[amandabeech]

27. The NWS forecast has been trending west with the models.

There's a good chance that it will be even more to the west in the a.m. (I think that the first a.m. forecast is 5:00).

That would mean less interaction with mountains in both Hispaniola and Cuba, and more chance of entering the central or western GOM through the Yucatan.

This could turn into a real problem.

[malaise]

31. Won't be crossing too many mountains

and that's the problem. This will be a major hurricane.

[Lex]

23. The Computer Model runs (pic)

[Skink]

25. Texas weatherman rarely joke.

that's how we became a state.:beer:

[Firespirit]

29. Just upgraded to a hurricane

And, I know it's a week or more away, but these preliminary model runs are AWFUL.

http://moe.met.fsu.edu/cgi-bin/hwrftc2.cgi?time=2008082600-gustav07l&field=Sea+Level+Pressure&hour=126hr

http://moe.met.fsu.edu/cgi-bin/gfdltc2.cgi?time=2008082600-gustav07l&field=Sea+Level+Pressure&hour=126hr

Everyone from TX to the FL Panhandle should watch this very, very closely!

[XemaSab]

32. Hell, I'm in California and I'm worried

:scared:

[malaise]

33. If you think you're worried

imagine the GOM Rethug politicians. Conventional wisdom would suggest that they park their criminal asses at home.

[Lex]

34. thanks

for those links

[Buttercup McToots]

30. I just got back from Fay

It was horrible. Took my son down to college at
Daytona Beach. What a freakin nightmare...
Hope it doesn't head his way...