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Hurricane Frances and Tropical Storm Gaston are coming!!!!
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EarthStormFire
Banned
I predict Frances will be a cat 5 and it will hit just north of miami.
EarthStormFire
Banned
Frances is now a CAT 4 hurricane. And many models projecting a Florida hit. Damn Florida can't take another major hurricane.
Smiles and Cries
Member
I am in Miami so chill people... let it go north... turn north please
Smiles and Cries
Member
"Frances could reach near Category 5 intensity -- with sustained winds greater than 155 mph -- on Sunday, forecasters said." - NBC 6
crazy
crazy
The time I spent in Japan I was expecting vicious typhoons of legendary proportions. All I got were pussy storms not even worth mentioning. Now I'm back here and the States are getting the vicious storms but they come nowhere near Atlanta.
I want a mighty storm. And I want one NOW.
I want a mighty storm. And I want one NOW.
Cauliflower of Love
Banned
Frances is gonna rape me raw. 
This is going to suck for two reason: 1) My parents trying to sell the house. Its almost closed on, too, if not already. But if its not, and this thing hits and a lot of damage is done to the house...well.......
2) Don't want it to hit FL anyway. Living inland, I thought I was OK, but Orlando got fucked up by Charley. Same could happen to me.
2) Don't want it to hit FL anyway. Living inland, I thought I was OK, but Orlando got fucked up by Charley. Same could happen to me.
BULLETIN
HURRICANE FRANCES INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 20A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
8 PM AST SUN AUG 29 2004
...POWERFULL HURRICANE FRANCES CONTINUES ON A SLOW WESTWARD TRACK...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LEEWARD ISLANDS...SAINT MAARTEN....ANGUILLA...BARBUDA...AND ANTIGUA. THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH MAY BE EXTENDED TO THE BRITISH AND U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS LATER TONIGHT.
INTERESTS IN THE NORTHERN LESSER ANTILLES AND THE NORTHEASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF FRANCES.
AT 8 PM AST...0000Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FRANCES WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 55.8 WEST OR ABOUT 480 MILES... 772 KM...EAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS.
FRANCES IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 8 MPH ...13 KM/HR. THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS
MEASUREMENTS FROM A U.S. AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 125 MPH...204 KM/HR ...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY ARE EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES... 140 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 125 MILES...204 KM.
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AIRCRAFT WAS 954 MB...28.17 INCHES.
REPEATING THE 8 PM AST POSITION...18.8 N... 55.8 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...125 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 954 MB.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 PM AST.
FORECASTER LAWRENCE
HURRICANE FRANCES INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 20A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
8 PM AST SUN AUG 29 2004
...POWERFULL HURRICANE FRANCES CONTINUES ON A SLOW WESTWARD TRACK...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LEEWARD ISLANDS...SAINT MAARTEN....ANGUILLA...BARBUDA...AND ANTIGUA. THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH MAY BE EXTENDED TO THE BRITISH AND U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS LATER TONIGHT.
INTERESTS IN THE NORTHERN LESSER ANTILLES AND THE NORTHEASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF FRANCES.
AT 8 PM AST...0000Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FRANCES WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 55.8 WEST OR ABOUT 480 MILES... 772 KM...EAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS.
FRANCES IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 8 MPH ...13 KM/HR. THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS
MEASUREMENTS FROM A U.S. AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 125 MPH...204 KM/HR ...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY ARE EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES... 140 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 125 MILES...204 KM.
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AIRCRAFT WAS 954 MB...28.17 INCHES.
REPEATING THE 8 PM AST POSITION...18.8 N... 55.8 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...125 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 954 MB.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 PM AST.
FORECASTER LAWRENCE
ManaByte
Member
Gosh it disturbs me to see you, Gaston
Looking so down in the dumps
Ev'ry guy here'd love to be you, Gaston
Even when taking your lumps
There's no man in town as admired as you
You're ev'ryone's favorite guy
Ev'ryone's awed and inspired by you
And it's not very hard to see why
No one's slick as Gaston
No one's quick as Gaston
No one's neck's as incredibly thick as Gaston's
For there's no man in town half as manly
Perfect, a pure paragon!
You can ask any Tom, Dick or Stanley
And they'll tell you whose team they prefer to be on
Lefou and Chorus:
No one's been like Gaston
A king pin like Gaston
LeFou:
No one's got a swell cleft in his chin like Gaston
Gaston:
As a specimen, yes, I'm intimidating!
Lefou and Chorus:
My what a guy, that Gaston!
Give five "hurrahs!"
Give twelve "hip-hips!"
LeFou:
Gaston is the best
And the rest is all drips
Chorus:
No one fights like Gaston
Douses lights like Gaston
LeFou:
In a wrestling match nobody bites like Gaston!
Bimbettes:
For there's no one as burly and brawny
Gaston:
As you see I've got biceps to spare
LeFou:
Not a bit of him's scraggly or scrawny
Gaston:
That's right!
And ev'ry last inch of me's covered with hair
Chorus:
No one hits like Gaston
Matches wits like Gaston
LeFou:
In a spitting match nobody spits like Gaston
Gaston:
I'm espcially good at expectorating!
Ptoooie!
Chorus:
Ten points for Gaston!
Gaston:
When I was a lad I ate four dozen eggs
Ev'ry morning to help me get large
And now that I'm grown I eat five dozen eggs
So I'm roughly the size of a barge!
Chorus:
Oh, ahhh, wow!
My what a guy, that Gaston!
No one shoots like Gaston
Makes those beauts like Gaston
LeFou:
Then goes tromping around wearing boots like Gaston
Gaston:
I use antlers in all of my decorating!
Chorus:
My what a guy,
Gaston!
Looking so down in the dumps
Ev'ry guy here'd love to be you, Gaston
Even when taking your lumps
There's no man in town as admired as you
You're ev'ryone's favorite guy
Ev'ryone's awed and inspired by you
And it's not very hard to see why
No one's slick as Gaston
No one's quick as Gaston
No one's neck's as incredibly thick as Gaston's
For there's no man in town half as manly
Perfect, a pure paragon!
You can ask any Tom, Dick or Stanley
And they'll tell you whose team they prefer to be on
Lefou and Chorus:
No one's been like Gaston
A king pin like Gaston
LeFou:
No one's got a swell cleft in his chin like Gaston
Gaston:
As a specimen, yes, I'm intimidating!
Lefou and Chorus:
My what a guy, that Gaston!
Give five "hurrahs!"
Give twelve "hip-hips!"
LeFou:
Gaston is the best
And the rest is all drips
Chorus:
No one fights like Gaston
Douses lights like Gaston
LeFou:
In a wrestling match nobody bites like Gaston!
Bimbettes:
For there's no one as burly and brawny
Gaston:
As you see I've got biceps to spare
LeFou:
Not a bit of him's scraggly or scrawny
Gaston:
That's right!
And ev'ry last inch of me's covered with hair
Chorus:
No one hits like Gaston
Matches wits like Gaston
LeFou:
In a spitting match nobody spits like Gaston
Gaston:
I'm espcially good at expectorating!
Ptoooie!
Chorus:
Ten points for Gaston!
Gaston:
When I was a lad I ate four dozen eggs
Ev'ry morning to help me get large
And now that I'm grown I eat five dozen eggs
So I'm roughly the size of a barge!
Chorus:
Oh, ahhh, wow!
My what a guy, that Gaston!
No one shoots like Gaston
Makes those beauts like Gaston
LeFou:
Then goes tromping around wearing boots like Gaston
Gaston:
I use antlers in all of my decorating!
Chorus:
My what a guy,
Gaston!
SteveMeister
Hang out with Steve.
ManaByte said:
I was thinking the exact same thing when I first heard the name of the storm.
Smiles and Cries
Member
with the luck I have been having this will come to Miami Beach before I find an apartment down here
maybe I should go back to Connecticut
maybe I should go back to Connecticut
Catchpenny
Member
Why do I get the feeling this is going to postpone the Miami/FSU game?
DaCocoBrova
Finally bought a new PSP, but then pushed the demon onto someone else. Jesus.
Bad weather is cool as long as the power doesn't go out and I have plenty of green to smoke.
Spike Spiegel
Member
My cousin and his new bride just moved to Jacksonville in July. Hope they'll be all right... on the other hand, I sure as hell am glad these things are staying out of the Gulf, knock on wood.
Dear god... 8C
Link
I still the horrible memories of people waiting all night in endless lines for supplies. Kind of like waiting for the release of the PS2 at the Sony Store in new york or what not. only not as fun..
Voodoo don't fail me now!
Ooooooooooggggaaaaaaah! Puuuuuttttaaaahhhhhh! Naaaanaaaaowwwaaa!!! Goooooaaahhh!!! Aaaawwaaaaaayyyyyyaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!
Work damn you work.. 8C
Link
I still the horrible memories of people waiting all night in endless lines for supplies. Kind of like waiting for the release of the PS2 at the Sony Store in new york or what not. only not as fun..
Voodoo don't fail me now!
Ooooooooooggggaaaaaaah! Puuuuuttttaaaahhhhhh! Naaaanaaaaowwwaaa!!! Goooooaaahhh!!! Aaaawwaaaaaayyyyyyaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!
Work damn you work.. 8C
We just got hit HARD here in Richmond, VA.
pics of the destruction
Had a friend trapped along with coworkers on the second floor of her restaurant. There was at least 10 feet of water in the building. Her car got swept away too.
I consider myself VERY lucky, nothing happened to me, my car, or my house.
pics of the destruction
Had a friend trapped along with coworkers on the second floor of her restaurant. There was at least 10 feet of water in the building. Her car got swept away too.
I consider myself VERY lucky, nothing happened to me, my car, or my house.
Smiles and Cries
Member
:lol at voodoo
I'm in Miami seems like Palm Beach is gonna get smackdown
I'm in Miami seems like Palm Beach is gonna get smackdown
Fuck you Mother Nature. Looks like it might be Palm Beach and Okeechobee...thereabouts. Roughly the same distance Andrew was from me in Hallandale. So I guess if it's just wind with minimal flooding, we'll be fine. The roof could go though. It's a real piece of shit. I went and got my hurricane supplies tonight. It consisted of cheetah print fabric for my car interior, and some dress clothes for work. Actually, I pressured my sister into buying groceries. It's a madhouse even at Walmart. She was gonna buy cat litter instead of getting groceries. I gotta head out soon and shore up some emergency tokage. Fresh supplies apparently, which will help any potential natural disaster tolerable. PEACE.
Actually, I pressured my sister into buying groceries. It's a madhouse even at Walmart. She was gonna buy cat litter instead of getting groceries. I gotta head out soon and shore up some emergency tokage. Fresh supplies apparently, which will help any potential natural disaster tolerable. PEACE.- Status