Gamma

[Turbochrgdwitch]

You know, just last Saturday we finally got our cable and my internet back working, after 19 days since Wilma struck. I am still 3 weeks behind in my work but thankfully my company understands, wants me to move but understands.

At 3:30PM today, I am working and watching Dr. Phil, when a special report comes on TV. Tropical Storm Gamma has formed and is predicted to strike...you guessed it....SOUTH FRICKIN FLORIDA...on Monday afternoon. I have 1 pural 4 letter word...SUCKS!

We have tickets to Homestead NASCAR race Sunday, what is supposed to happen? Rain....UGH!

So here are the models showing the possible track. (I hate Florida I hate Florida).

[Turbochrgdwitch]

Tropical Storm Gamma Advisory Number 12
Nws Tpc/national Hurricane Center Miami Fl
3 Pm Cst Fri Nov 18 2005

...tropical Depression Twenty-seven Re-generates...becomes Tropical
Storm Gamma...

At 3 Pm Cst...2100 Utc...the Government Of Belize Has Issued A
Tropical Storm Warning For The Entire Coast Of Belize. The
Government Of Honduras Has Also Issued A Tropical Storm Warning For
The Bay Islands Of Honduras. A Tropical Storm Warning Means That
Tropical Storm Conditions Are Expected Within The Warning Area
Within The Next 24 Hours.

At 3 Pm Cst...2100 Utc...the Government Of Mexico Has Issued A
Tropical Storm Watch For The Eastern Coast Of The Yucatan Peninsula
From The Belize-mexico Border Northward To Punta Allen. A Tropical
Storm Watch Means That Tropical Storm Conditions Are Possible
Within The Watch Area...generally Within 36 Hours.

Interests Elsewhere In The Northwestern Caribbean Sea Should Monitor
The Progress Of Gamma.

For Storm Information Specific To Your Area...including Possible
Inland Watches And Warnings...please Monitor Products Issued
By Your Local Weather Office.

At 3 Pm Cst...2100z...the Broad And Poorly Defined Center Of
Tropical Storm Gamma Was Located Near Latitude 16.4 North...
Longitude 85.6 West Or About 40 Miles... 65 Km...north Of
Limon Honduras And About 190 Miles... 300 Km...east-southeast Of
Belize City Belize.

Gamma Is Moving Erratically Toward The West-northwest Near 5 Mph
... 7 Km/hr. This General Motion Should Continue For The Next 24
Hours...although Some Erratic Motion Is Possible As The Center
Re-forms.

Reports From An Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter Aircraft Indicate
That Maximum Sustained Winds Are Near 40 Mph... 65 Km/hr...with
Higher Gusts. Some Slow Strengthening Is Forecast During The Next
24 Hours.

Tropical Storm Force Winds Extend Outward Up To 85 Miles...140 Km To
The North Of The Center. The Government Of Honduras Has Reported
That Tropical Storm-force Winds Have Been Observed In The Western
Bay Islands Of Honduras.

Estimated Minimum Central Pressure Is 1006 Mb...29.71 Inches.

Tropical Storm Gamma Is Expected To Produce Total Rainfall
Accumulations Of 6 To 10 Inches Over Belize...western Cuba...and
The Eastern Yucatan Peninsula Of Mexico With Isolated Maximum
Amounts Of 15 Inches. Additional Rainfall Amounts Of 4 To 8 Inches
With Isolated Maximum Amounts Of 12 Inches Are Possible Over
Northwestern Honduras.

Repeating The 4 Pm Est Position...16.4 N... 85.6 W. Movement
Toward...west-northwest Near 5 Mph. Maximum Sustained
Winds... 40 Mph. Minimum Central Pressure...1006 Mb.

An Intermediate Advisory Will Be Issued By The National
Hurricane Center At 7 Pm Est Followed By The Next
Complete Advisory At 10 Pm Est.

Forecaster Beven

[Woodmonkey]

Originally Posted by Turbochrgdwitch

You know, just last Saturday we finally got our cable and my internet back working, after 19 days since Wilma struck. I am still 3 weeks behind in my work but thankfully my company understands, wants me to move but understands.

I'm glad for that part at least. You must have a TON of work to do.

So here are the models showing the possible track. (I hate Florida I hate Florida).

This is awful news.

Candi and Ricky!

Move to
another
state!

[AT3Weins]

Only reason I'm not in Florida is due to the hurricanes. I for one believe that the next few decades at least will see an increase in hurricanes...but that's a different thread.

I hope it doesn't hit you guys very hard and I hope it doesn't jack up the race on Sunday.

[USA11B]

Candi, remind me. When is the Hurricane Season supposed to end?

[Snowden]

Originally Posted by USA11B

Candi, remind me. When is the Hurricane Season supposed to end?

I'm sick of it too, Candi - and I don't even live down there!

Don, I think the end of November is when the season officially ends. The way this year is going, who knows??

[Snowden]

Saturday morning from Yahoo:

Tropical Storm Could Threaten Florida
By CURT ANDERSON



MIAMI - Tropical Storm Gamma blew along the coasts of Belize and Honduras on Saturday as it threatened to turn onto a path that could threaten South Florida this coming week.
The storm already had caused flooding and landslides in Honduras that killed at least two people and prompted the government to evacuate hundreds from coastal towns. President Ricardo Maduro said soldiers were delivering food, water, medicine and blankets.
Gamma, the 24th storm of the busiest hurricane season on record, had top sustained wind near 45 mph and could become a hurricane before reaching the Florida Peninsula, forecasters said at the National Hurricane Center.
Tropical storm warnings were in effect Saturday for the Belize coast and the Bay Islands of Honduras. Mexico issued a tropical storm watch for the eastern Yucatan Peninsula, which was hit hard last month by Hurricane Wilma.
Six to 15 inches of rain was possible.
In Belize, a small plane belonging to the exclusive Blancaneaux Lodge resort, owned by filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, disappeared Friday after taking off with two passengers. Five fisherman were missing after their boat capsized.
By 7 a.m. EST Saturday, Gamma was centered about 130 miles east-southeast of Belize City, Belize, and 230 miles south-southeast of Tulum, Mexico. It was moving north-northwest at about 6 mph, and was expected to turn toward the north later in the day, the hurricane center said.
The long-term track from the hurricane center indicated that Gamma might take a path similar to Wilma's and head northeast toward the Florida Peninsula. Wilma sliced across the southern portion of the state Oct. 24, causing more than 20 deaths.
Florida has been pummeled by eight hurricanes and three tropical storms in the past 15 months. Insured losses from this year's storms are estimated at more than $10 billion in Florida, according to the state Department of Financial Services.
Gamma extended the Atlantic's record-breaking storm season. The previous record of 21 named storms had stood since 1933 and, for the first time, officials had to turn to the Greek alphabet for names.

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