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I feel the sky tumbling down....

David of MacDavid of Mac Elite RangerCa
in Zocalo v2.0
As you may have heard recently, there's a big-assed storm named [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Frances]Frances[/url] shooting down the atlantic, right towards, among other things, Florida. Since I (and at least one other person on this board) live in Florida, I may as well bring this up. I'd also like to mention that since, as a veteran of [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Andrew]Hurricane Andrew[/url], as not fun as most natural disasters are, I'd have to say that being bulls-eyed by a [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saffir-Simpson_Hurricane_Scale]Category 5[/url] Hurricane is probably one of the most not-fun ones. At least, insofar as the recovery is concerned. Bastards are probably already marking 1 gallon water jugs at thirty bucks.

It looks like it's headed farther north than I am, though, so I might have gotten lucky. Not as lucky as I would like, given that the storm is roughly the size of the entire state, and it would take something far, far worse than a hurricane to change her (it's a female Frances, by the way. The names alternate in gender, along with moving up the alphabet.) course enough for me to get off scot free. Not to mention that I have a fair amount of family who lives up state.

Anywho, just wanted to let you know. I'll try to keep up with the topic. For those of you playing the home game, [url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/]here[/url] is the National Hurricane Center's site, with a link to information on Frances front and center. There are maps and other cool, informative (and if you live in the sub-tropics) terrifying things there, so check it out.

Oh, and, in case there's you know, widespread loss of power and communications, I live in the greater Miami area. If your curious about what's happening with me before power comes back, generalize from that.

Comments

  • CurZCurZ Resident Hippy
    Good luck.
  • Random ChaosRandom Chaos Actually Carefully-selected Order in disguise
    When Charlie came through I posted some links for hurricane sites.

    I'll post them again here:

    National Hurricane Center
    NASA GHCC GOES Animations

    Storm Tracking:

    Hurricanes Tracking Maps (Hawaii) - Site also includes yearly tracking archives back to 1994.
    CIMSS Tropical Cyclones (Tracking Maps)

    Storm Strength and Power Predictions:

    Satellite Services Division Tropical Storm Position and Intensity Page
    Naval Research Lab - Tropical Storm Forcast - *** Includes Wind Distribution

    Satellite Graphics:

    National Hurricane Center - Latest Satellite Imagery
    Satellite Services Division - Tropical Atlantic Satellite Imagery

    Prediction Graphics:

    UW-CIMSS AMSU Homepage - Site has satellite imagery of tropical systems including not normally publically available observation bands.
    *** PREDICTION MODELS! Experimental forecast Tropical Cyclone Genesis Potential Fields - Site has 5 major prediction models use to forcast weather patterns and storm tracks.
  • A2597A2597 Fanboy
    Hmm...You = Orlando
    Me = Just south of Orlando

    We = SOL.

    My my, are we not lucky? I'm hoping it goes back out to sea. I will not wish it simply heads north of us, but...
    *sigh*

    This one will be alot worse the charly. charley looked like daisy's compared to this...
  • David of MacDavid of Mac Elite Ranger Ca
    Well, the path they're showing most often has it hitting near Orlando, which is bad, but not so bad for me personally. There's also a fantastically distant possibility of it riding the coast like one about seven or eight years ago whose name I can never remember, which turned north all of about five seconds before it hit us leaving us no worse for the wear, aside from a bit of fretting on my part when the cat got loose outside at house we were staying at (the cat was found and later returned home with us, for those who are curious).

    There's also one delightful path that has it pulling a Charlie and undershooting it's projected path by a wide margin and hitting the Miami area dead on. In which case, given that (for the moment) we aren't evacuating, since south seems to be the place to go, and we're about as south as we can be, we would be screwed. It would be Andrew all over again, except with Andrew we had enough warning to actually leave first.

    Its no use fretting overmuch about it, I suppose. We'll know more come morning.
  • JackNJackN <font color=#99FF99>Lightwave Alien</font>
    My parents and I lived in Key West years ago up until right around 1970-71, when we moved out to California.

    What chased us out you ask?

    Hurricane Camile (I believe that was the spelling). Lucky for us it went North, but it scared the shit out my parents, so now...

    We Rock'N'Roll out here in California to the regular Earthquake...

    :rolleyes:
  • Lord RefaLord Refa Creepy, but in a good way
    Wish I could change places with you.
  • A2597A2597 Fanboy
    dang. two models.

    one just west
    one just east
    both close enough to shave with...
    *sigh*

    If I disapear, I've gone north....
  • Vertigo1Vertigo1 Official Fuzzy Dice of FirstOnes.com
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by A2597 [/i]
    [B]Hmm...You = Orlando
    Me = Just south of Orlando

    We = SOL.

    My my, are we not lucky? I'm hoping it goes back out to sea. I will not wish it simply heads north of us, but...
    *sigh*

    This one will be alot worse the charly. charley looked like daisy's compared to this... [/B][/QUOTE]

    You're getting owned for making that snotstar! ;)
  • A2597A2597 Fanboy
    that reminds me, I forgot to release the Firstones skin for Trackmania...

    a green car with purple trim and aardvark decal. :D
  • Random ChaosRandom Chaos Actually Carefully-selected Order in disguise
    Good luck A2597 and David of Mac...and any other FL residents we have in here.
  • David of MacDavid of Mac Elite Ranger Ca
    Little update from Hurricane central here. The outer feeder bands of Fran started to come over about a half-hour ago. So far, they've just kicked up some wind, with no rain, and moved along. In between each band there's an area of blue sky before the next. It's interesting to watch the live radar information on the TV news and to be able to look up and confirm it.

    Also, on the TV, I saw a trio of people attempting to surf at Hollywood beach. Morons.

    I'm also finding it a little creepy to be anywhere but the living section of the house, as it is the brightest. The lack of natural light coming through the windows thanks to the shutters everywhere else isn't exactly soothing. Not to mention the howling wind. Not that we don't get a couple good wind-howlers every year (usually just bad thunderstorms, and not state-sized tropical cyclones), but it still makes the back of my neck tingle.
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by David of Mac [/i]
    [B]Also, on the TV, I saw a trio of people attempting to surf at Hollywood beach. Morons. [/B][/QUOTE]

    There's always someone, isn't there? They wouldn't blame themselves if they got hurt, either...
  • A2597A2597 Fanboy
    looks like by the time it hits orlando, it will have 80MPH winds, and by the time it gets here, 70-60MPH winds...

    not as worried now...
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    That's good to hear.
  • E.TE.T Quote-o-matic
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by David of Mac [/i]
    [B]I'm also finding it a little creepy to be anywhere but the living section of the house, as it is the brightest. The lack of natural light coming through the windows thanks to the shutters everywhere else isn't exactly soothing.[/B][/QUOTE]
    So what's so bad in it?
    Here in Finland we got dark from four pm to eight am at winters. (well, for darkest couple weeks... make that one hour longer)
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