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2006-08-28 -Short Attention Span Theater-

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Posted by Fred 2006-08-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Ok, Nagin & Blanco, pay attention. This is how professionals deal with hurricanes.....

Posted by Swamp Blondie 2006-08-28 08:52|| http://azjetsetchick.blogspot.com ]">[http://azjetsetchick.blogspot.com ] 2006-08-28 08:52|| Front Page Top

#2 It would be funny if Nagging and Blank-O gets a return visit from the hurricane for their retraining purpose.

Posted by Duh! 2006-08-28 10:00|| 2006-08-28 10:00|| Front Page Top

#3 TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO ADVISORY NUMBER 16
1100 AM EDT MON AUG 28 2006

AT 1100 AM EDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 75.7 WEST OR ABOUT 35 MILES... 55 KM...WEST-NORTHWEST OF GUANTANAMO CUBA.

ERNESTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK THE CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER EASTERN CUBA TODAY AND POSSIBLY EMERGE OFF THE NORTH COAST OF CUBA TONIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS LIKELY AS ERNESTO MOVES OVER LAND TODAY...BUT RE-STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED WHEN THE CENTER MOVES OVER THE WATERS TO THE NORTH OF CUBA. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH POSSIBLE ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES...ARE EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF HISPANIOLA AND CENTRAL AND EASTERN CUBA. THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS.

Posted by Steve 2006-08-28 10:46|| 2006-08-28 10:46|| Front Page Top

#4 Florida resident: "Well, I guess It's time to roll up our sleeves and get this mess cleaned up!"

New Orleans resident: "Where da gummint at?"

Posted by mcsegeek1 2006-08-28 14:49|| 2006-08-28 14:49|| Front Page Top

#5 We're expecting it to hit here Wed or Thurs. Got the H2O, will be closing up the hurricane shutters, and settling in to watch the Weather Channel. ;) More than likely, Ernesto will be hitting us as a strong tropical storm.

BTW, if there is anyone in S Florida reading this, you might want to see if there are hotel rooms in Daytona or Jax if you want to get out of there. Everything in Brevard County (we're on the hurricane/tropical storm borderline) is booked up right now. There might be something in Orlando, but I would be surprised if there was.

Posted by Swamp Blondie 2006-08-28 18:33|| http://azjetsetchick.blogspot.com ]">[http://azjetsetchick.blogspot.com ] 2006-08-28 18:33|| Front Page Top

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