[maquiladora]

60mph at the last update. Visually, he looks stronger than that.

Recon will be flying down to find out soon.

[DMPrince]

Let it hit tip of Florida. Kthxbye

[Baraka in the White House]

Alright Texas, time to activate the Hurricane Deflection Shield Array. Sorry Louisiana/Mexico.

[OmniGamer]

Nice. Residential or commercial? I am looking for commercial in a tourist area *whistles*

Thanks, residential (for now, at least), but I do have my commercial certificate from Hacienda for my LLC. Check out my post from the "Where are you at in your life right now?" thread for more backstory

http://m.neogaf.com/showpost.php?p=40387815

[perfectchaos007]

Alright Texas, time to activate the Hurricane Deflection Shield Array. Sorry Louisiana/Mexico.

We tried to deactivate the shield last summer during the drought but it didn't work.

[Alligatorjandro]

Stay away from Florida plz

[Baraka in the White House]

We tried to deactivate the shield last summer during the drought but it didn't work.

Our omnipresent high pressure system is a cruel mistress.

[perfectchaos007]

Weathermen still saying Ernesto will go over the Yucatan and into the bay of campeche and not effect US soil. I don't know, i thought i just saw it take a slight jog north in the last few frames

[maquiladora]

Recon again not finding very impressive winds with Ernesto.

[Xeke]

Ivan was a storm watchers dream.



I mean the thing formed september 2nd and dissipated the 24th.

[DMPrince]

Weathermen still saying Ernesto will go over the Yucatan and into the bay of campeche and not effect US soil. I don't know, i thought i just saw it take a slight jog north in the last few frames

youre welcome.

[B.K.]

Weathermen still saying Ernesto will go over the Yucatan and into the bay of campeche and not effect US soil.

http://www.theonion.com/video/hurric...and-mas,14262/

[perfectchaos007]

youre welcome.

Are you in Vera Cruz? Sorry man. Cozumel will probably get the brunt of the storm, and you guys will get a depression after it weakens. That's what it's looking like now anyways

[Relix]

Ernie is having some very heavy issues ATM.

Thanks, residential (for now, at least), but I do have my commercial certificate from Hacienda for my LLC. Check out my post from the "Where are you at in your life right now?" thread for more backstory http://m.neogaf.com/showpost.php?p=40387815

Oh, that's a very interesting story. Wow. Life sure has its way :P. Well if you ever get a commercial property somewhere in a tourist area let me know. Currently seeking for one, in fact will be visiting some places tomorrow.

[HylianTom]

I don't like this latest update. Those shifts back to the east are alarming. Along with another issue, it has my brain keeping me up now, not sleeping. But we have food & water stockpiled here at our place. Enough for at least a month. Enough to share. And our place is on the second & third floors in a part of the city that only floods every few hundred years (The Sliver by the River), so I know that, barring roof damage, our place will be fine.

I just don't want to see trauma for this city for a long, long time.

Such a drama queen, I know.

And I love that Onion news clip. We have called Mexico "that big mound of dirt down there" for years now. Living in Austin for years, we'd have to explain ourselves when using that phraseology pretty often. :)

[Baraka in the White House]

As I've said before, is you disregard Ike as an anomaly then Texas typically goes long-assed stretches of time without a serious hurricane event. I like to think this is the result of our slightly more arid climate the past few decades and the persistence of high pressure that typically dominates our non-winter weather patterns.

[Relix]

Ernesto is dying :O

[DMPrince]

Ernesto is dying :O

That's what it wants you to believe.

[perfectchaos007]

Yeah Ernesto is weakening. Back to 50mph winds, it needs to track more north if it wants to strengthen.

[Relix]

Ernesto... will... just... NOT... die. Stubborn storm

[cajunator]

Weathermen still saying Ernesto will go over the Yucatan and into the bay of campeche and not effect US soil. I don't know, i thought i just saw it take a slight jog north in the last few frames

Don't pay attention to jogs in the path, pay more attention to long term directional trends. If it curves a particular way and stays that motion for 12 hours, then you can be concerned. A storm does not follow a straight line. If the storm is weakening, it will be carried more by the low level westerlies into MExico as a weaker storm. If it strengthens, it will begin to pull northward. All depends on how strong it can get.
Personally I'm not concerned about Ernesto too much.

[perfectchaos007]

Ernesto... will... just... NOT... die. Stubborn storm

Florence is pretty much dead though.

[Smiles and Cries]

duds so far huh?

[Relix]

Ernesto is going through RI, Rapid Intensification. Pressure is dropping quickly, as found by the HH, and Dr. Masters even points out that a Cat 2 is not far from the equation. Also, track should be adjusted sightly northward if the trend does continue.

[KingBeyondTheWall]

No good storms ever come through here anymore. We got like a mini storm yesterday and everyone freaked out but in reality it is nothing compared to what those major hurricane allys get :( I want another big one to come through not some dying tropical storm, theyre so awesome to see.......the mass destruction part sucks tho

[Relix]

The HH have found 80+mph winds in Ernesto, who is still moving at 305 degrees (basically NW).

[maquiladora]

...AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTERS FIND THAT ERNESTO HAS BECOME A HURRICANE...

2:00 PM EDT Tue Aug 7
Location: 18.5°N 85.5°W
Moving: WNW at 14 mph
Min pressure: 983 mb
Max sustained: 80 mph

[Relix]

Come on Ernie, don't fuck Tulum or Cancun or Cozumel. Come on :(

[maquiladora]

Come on Ernie, don't fuck Tulum or Cancun or Cozumel. Come on :(

CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY... THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS INCLUDED THE ISLAND OF COZUMEL IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AND EXTENDED THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING NORTHWARD ALONG THE EAST COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TO CABO CATOCHE.

He's going a bit more north than expected at this point.

[Smiles and Cries]

Ernesto makes landfall weakens to tropical storm

[maquiladora]

Ernesto was intensifying, lucky that was just before landfall which has now weakened him.

92L is the next to keep an eye on.

[maquiladora]

92L up to 50%

Edit: up to 70% now.

[Relix]

Ernesto hitting Mexico, nearly Hurricane strength
92L is to be watched seriously.

[Smiles and Cries]

so a hurricane weapon exists?
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/08/09...rms/?hpt=hp_t1

[Relix]

After a earlier fiasco, we are getting TD7... this makes 9 consecutive days with an active system, and with Florence blooming back and the massive African wave showing its muscle we are up ahead for an active August.

AL, 07, 2012080912, , BEST, 0, 137N, 417W, 25, 1010, LO, 34, NEQ, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1013, 150, 50, 0, 0, L, 0, , 0, 0, SEVEN, S,

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[maquiladora]

Yep.

AL, 07, 2012080918, , BEST, 0, 137N, 429W, 30, 1010, TD

[maquiladora]

Ernesto 2.0?

[perfectchaos007]

Ernesto 2.0?

Usually theres a northern steering current to send it into the northern part of the gulf. I would be surprised if it took the same path as Ernesto

[maquiladora]

Usually theres a northern steering current to send it into the northern part of the gulf. I would be surprised if it took the same path as Ernesto

I guess some of that will depend on its strength, the weaker the longer it will chug west, but if it grows in intensity then it should be more likely to head poleward. Should be interesting to watch anyway!

[Relix]

It'll probably run into a shear wall thanks to that ULL that should position itself north of the islands.

[maquiladora]

[Relix]

TD7 has fizzled. So long useless cyclone :p

[perfectchaos007]

Well GAF has been down all day for me, and during that time a Tropical Storm formed AND made landfall. HAHA

edit: either it made landfall or is hugging the coast, it's hard to tell where the center is

[Relix]

Yeah Helene was like an afternoon thunderstorm :P

94L seems like the first truly menacing system this season, and it seems I am in for a bit of fun.

[perfectchaos007]

Yeah Helene was like an afternoon thunderstorm :P 94L seems like the first truly menacing system this season, and it seems I am in for a bit of fun.

It's about time nature threw you a bone. It may turn into a TD by tonight

[maquiladora]

Need to keep an eye on this one guys.



Potentially dangerous.

[Relix]

Oh this'll be good

*eats popcorn*

[maquiladora]

Oh this'll be good *eats popcorn*

I dunno if good is the right word.



God damn, hopefully that won't happen....

[Baraka in the White House]

So what's been mostly keep storms out of the Gulf so far this year and why do the models think that won't happen with this storm?

[maquiladora]

So what's been mostly keep storms out of the Gulf so far this year and why do the models think that won't happen with this storm?

There is a weakness forecast to develop in the ridge that is sending it west at the moment. If that happens then it will start to turn north. There is a big spread on the models of where it will eventually end up though.

Edit : It's Tropical Storm Issac now.