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-Short Attention Span Theater-
Here We Go Again ! - Tropical Storm Wilma Soon to be Hurricane - We are out of names!
2005-10-17
Tropical Storm WILMA Forecast/Advisory

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WTNT24 KNHC 171434
TCMAT4
TROPICAL STORM WILMA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 8
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL242005
1500Z MON OCT 17 2005

AT 11 AM EDT...1500Z...THE GOVERNMENT OF HONDURAS HAS ISSUED A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM THE HONDURAS/NICARAGUA BORDER WESTWARD
TO CABO CAMARON.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR
THE CAYMAN ISLANDS.

TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 16.3N 80.0W AT 17/1500Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 30 NM

PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST OR 235 DEGREES AT 4 KT

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 998 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT.
34 KT....... 0NE 60SE 60SW 0NW.
12 FT SEAS.. 0NE 60SE 60SW 0NW.
WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT. RADII IN NAUTICAL
MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT.

REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 16.3N 80.0W AT 17/1500Z
AT 17/1200Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 16.4N 79.8W

FORECAST VALID 18/0000Z 16.2N 80.6W
MAX WIND 50 KT...GUSTS 60 KT.
50 KT... 25NE 25SE 25SW 25NW.
34 KT... 60NE 60SE 60SW 60NW.

FORECAST VALID 18/1200Z 16.3N 81.5W
MAX WIND 60 KT...GUSTS 75 KT.
50 KT... 40NE 40SE 40SW 40NW.
34 KT... 90NE 90SE 90SW 90NW.

FORECAST VALID 19/0000Z 16.5N 82.6W
MAX WIND 70 KT...GUSTS 85 KT.
64 KT... 20NE 20SE 20SW 20NW.
50 KT... 40NE 40SE 40SW 40NW.
34 KT...105NE 105SE 90SW 105NW.

FORECAST VALID 19/1200Z 17.0N 83.7W
MAX WIND 80 KT...GUSTS 100 KT.
50 KT... 50NE 50SE 40SW 50NW.
34 KT...105NE 105SE 90SW 105NW.

FORECAST VALID 20/1200Z 18.5N 85.5W
MAX WIND 90 KT...GUSTS 110 KT.
50 KT... 60NE 60SE 50SW 60NW.
34 KT...120NE 120SE 100SW 120NW.

EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 250 NM
ON DAY 4 AND 325 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY

OUTLOOK VALID 21/1200Z 20.0N 86.5W
MAX WIND 95 KT...GUSTS 115 KT.

OUTLOOK VALID 22/1200Z 22.5N 87.5W
MAX WIND 95 KT...GUSTS 115 KT.

REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 16.3N 80.0W

NEXT ADVISORY AT 17/2100Z

FORECASTER FRANKLIN
Posted by:BigEd

#22  not up to your usual stds, Joe - I register disappointment
Posted by: Frank G   2005-10-17 22:05  

#21  Wid Sharpton sezzing that Dubya and the Fed are conducting a policy of genocide gas NOLA's black and poor, and while defending the right of NOLA's black and poor to permanently subsist on [intensified] Fed and only the Fed welfarism; and JACKSON criticizing the same for not allowing NOLA residents to return to a NOLA, never mind that isn't ready for habitation - along comes WILMA. The MSM hegatively stereotypes cartoon character FRED for allegedly beating his wife Wilma when every episode showz its Wilma that does any = all of the alleged hitting, ala pre-DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES!? Inereesting to see what WILMA-GATE brings.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2005-10-17 21:55  

#20  the Big Bathtub LOL!
Posted by: 2b   2005-10-17 19:05  

#19  Hurricane Derek
Hurricane Keith
Hurricane Colin


Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2005-10-17 19:00  

#18  Who care's about Brennans? What's the scoop on Mother's it's in a good spot, and jeez are they right for their new clientel.

MARYANNE! MaryAnne? I'm not walking all over this returant looking for MARYANNE YOUR FOOD IS READY! You paid for it, come and get it. MARYANNE! I swear some folks got a gift for extra slow MARYANNE! THIS ROASTER BEEF GETTING COLD! THIS IS THE LAST TIME I MEAN IT!


/Mothers' Server
Posted by: Shipman   2005-10-17 18:24  

#17  Steve, by the time I said that it'd be here.
Posted by: Matt   2005-10-17 16:49  

#16  WILMA!

(sorry... had to be said :)
Posted by: Fred Flintstone   2005-10-17 16:30  

#15  Xander
Yvonne
Zelda
Posted by: mojo   2005-10-17 16:29  

#14  C'mon, no one remembers the suggestion of using Fred's random name generator? The next hurricane will be Hurricane Ulmupeter Hummerplink6098.
Posted by: Steve White   2005-10-17 16:24  

#13  AP, the French Quarter, thank God, came through in outstanding shape. I don't know if Preservation Hall is open right now but it wouldn't surprise me.

.com, Orleans Parish (which is not the whole City) right now looks sort of a like a donut, i.e., a large residential area that flooded surrounded by other areas that did not (Uptown, the French Quarter, the CBD, much of the Lakefront, etc.) The issue (or one of many issues) is under what conditions if any you allow rebuilding in the "hole."
Posted by: Matt   2005-10-17 16:21  

#12  We're almost up to Hurricane Zool..

Our Lions of Islam Holy Names are available.
We Insist.
Posted by: CAIR   2005-10-17 15:49  

#11  Okay - I thought you were in Jackson, so was in double-take mode, lol. So the Mrs is looking to your property, I take it?

I'm sure they're just limping along - which is why the entire Nugget notion of mass repop is rather moronic outside of Algiers, at least as I understand the situation.

Rudy could, indeed, assess, prioritize, and organize the situation - cutting the time required dramatically, but that would stymie the Nugget & Blankout Graft commissions and keep them from doing what they do best.

Bro, I'm of two minds about this - and both have major sucking points. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. It's a certainty that the Politicians in place will make the entire process a very expensive clusterfuck. Sigh. I think another hurricane hit and Martial Law make more sense.
Posted by: .com   2005-10-17 15:43  

#10  Yes, I heard about that, Sherry. Maybe we should start using Cajun names.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2005-10-17 15:41  

#9  Greek alphabet is next -- Alpha, Beta.... really, really orginal.
Posted by: Sherry   2005-10-17 15:35  

#8  When Dad used to go to NO for Chevron business in the 60s he used to go to Preservation Hall for good dixieland, even used to play his banjo occasionally with them. I guess it is closed indefinitely now after Katrina....and now we are up to Wilma? Whats next?
*Xavier
*Yertle
*Zymurgy
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2005-10-17 15:34  

#7  It was one on Canal St. that I don't know. To be clear, they're not short of china; they're short of dishwashers and other staff. And they're short of staff because the staff is short of housing. And the staff is short of housing in part because Nagin and Blanco are short a brain between them. Don't send us money, send us Giuliani.
Posted by: Matt   2005-10-17 15:30  

#6  What? Where was it? Is there a Brennan's outside NO?

A plastic plate. Sheesh, definitely a step down... I remember their Bread Pudding... I would skip on the Whiskey Sauce - which always made the waiter blanch in disbelief, lol.
Posted by: .com   2005-10-17 15:08  

#5  My wife went to a Brennan's restaurant the other day and ate off a plastic plate. That truly is a sign of the end times.
Posted by: Matt   2005-10-17 14:59  

#4  That reminds me...the last time I went to the Big Bathtub I took a picture of "A Metrobus Named Desire". Coming soon to a community theater stage near you.
Posted by: Seafarious   2005-10-17 14:15  

#3  Lol. We all know the Haliburton Spiffy Death Ray Division crossed the streams...
Posted by: .com   2005-10-17 14:06  

#2  Uhhh... We're almost up to Hurricane Zool... I got a bad feeling about that one...
Posted by: Fred   2005-10-17 14:03  

#1  We're Doomed!

America is a quagmire! Evacuate!

And if this puppy decides to go straight North, it'll hit NO. I used to be a regular NO tourist - especially the quieter Jackson Square area around Café du Monde / Streetcar Named Desire. I'd go on forays to Pascale's Manale, Brennan's, Antoine's, etc. But trying to resurrect the flood-prone parts isn't worth 1/3 - 1/2 a Trillion Tax Dollars - money belonging to all of us, not just NO / LA. I loved it, but... There's some talk gaining support that just might save America that shitload of money - basically it's the common sense approach: abandon rebuilding the flood zones. Now if they get hit again by Wilma - or some other storm - while they're still on their knees, well, that position will gain even more support. Hell, better now than after they've repaved the streets with tax $$$ and turned the NO graft monster into a megamonster. I'm all for turning the 9th Ward into a wetlands preserve - to make Farrakhan happy, you see. Sometimes you just have to let go.
Posted by: .com   2005-10-17 13:58  

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