RedScare Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Tropical Storm Gustav has formed in the Caribbean. Obviously, it is too far away to be of concern, but several of the computer models have it aiming towards the Gulf.http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_a...l?5day#contentsAnd, if you believe in the theory that the best predictor is putting your money where your mouth is, the oil markets edged up $0.52 on concerns the storm will enter the Gulf.http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headli...iz/5964824.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted August 26, 2008 Author Share Posted August 26, 2008 The 7 pm computer runs are much more interesting...if you are a Gulf coast resident.http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/track...0807_model.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heights2Bastrop Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 I linked the 5-day forecast map earlier on another site, and already it shows a more westward projection than it did around 5pm. Before it showed a northerly route into Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted August 26, 2008 Author Share Posted August 26, 2008 Gustav is now a hurricane. Additionally, all of the computer models are now alligning on a northwestern path into the Gulf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heights2Bastrop Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Damn! And just when gas prices had worked their way down to being merely "outrageously high" ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20thStDad Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 I wasn't afraid of "Dolly", but "Gustav" sounds like he hangs out with a tough crowd. This one, already a hurricane, might get up in the gulf and turn into a real monster.So...at G (6 away) in the Atlantic and J (6 away) in the Pacific, we are closer and closer to a Marco/Polo combo going nuts on Mexico. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westguy Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 So are the high temps a sign of high pressure that's going to spare the Houston/Galveston area? If this was here last week, could it have slipped through easily? Don't tell me that some want Gus to bring them cooler temps and water their lawns/cars. This one is expected to become a category 4 hurricane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertigo58 Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Not another h u n k e r d d d d d o w n scenario. more Neil Frank too? Oy vey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Hope we don't get pummled by the "cone of uncertainty" again..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHiPs Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Hope we don't get pummled by the "cone of uncertainty" again..... "cone of uncertainty"..i think that's a technical term of saying ..."we don't know where the hell it's headed, but here's a guess"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertigo58 Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 "cone of uncertainty"..i think that's a technical term of saying ..."we don't know where the hell it's headed, but here's a guess"... bet its afraid to go to East End. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted August 26, 2008 Author Share Posted August 26, 2008 Wonder if they're getting nervous in New Orleans, yet?http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_a...?large#contentsEDIT: Answer, a little bit...http://www.nola.com/hurricane/index.ssf/20..._case_of_g.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Gustav will lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChannelTwoNews Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 I, as a fan of trainwrecks, am very excited about the potential of this storm. Could be a beast wherever it heads and it means copius amounts of live coverage may be around the corner. We all know what that means... Fits of PANIC-induced misspelling! Exciting city council meeting coverage during the mid-afternoon hours! Giving the recently retired a sense of purpose as the station's official "Did you know..." correspondent! And even if it decreases in size & strength, the control room is ready... just in case! Or they could just send this guy to the wherever landfall is projected. He'll put on a show no matter what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapillionWyngs Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Tropical Storm Gustav has formed in the Caribbean. Obviously, it is too far away to be of concern, but several of the computer models have it aiming towards the Gulf.http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_a...l?5day#contentsAnd, if you believe in the theory that the best predictor is putting your money where your mouth is, the oil markets edged up $0.52 on concerns the storm will enter the Gulf.http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headli...iz/5964824.htmlI've been through Carla, Alicia, and what there was of Rita. Should I be scared yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted August 27, 2008 Author Share Posted August 27, 2008 I've been through Carla, Alicia, and what there was of Rita. Should I be scared yet? In a word, No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinite_jim Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 check this one outhttp://www.stormpulse.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted August 27, 2008 Author Share Posted August 27, 2008 The Jamaican National Weather Service has issued a They have also advised resident to be prepared to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westguy Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 check this one outhttp://www.stormpulse.com/That's the NHC's track because they're using NHC-derived products. If you want to see the computer model runs that the NHC uses, go to this site: http://moe.met.fsu.edu/tcgengifs/The latest run of their most trusty model should be of interest to everyone pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted August 27, 2008 Author Share Posted August 27, 2008 Still a tropical storm. It is kind of hung up in Haiti, moving at 5 mph. Once it gets away from the mountains it will jump back up to a hurricane.http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_a...?large#contentsThe computer models all point to New Orleans or thereabouts, with one exception. That one points at Galveston. Whereever it goes, it will be big and go through a lot of oil rigs. Overnight oil prices rose $.87, after jumping $1.16 yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highway6 Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 --- headed to N.O. this weekend for a 4 day Mini-moon.... Figures.New Orleans considers evacuation as Gustav looms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highway6 Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 check this one outhttp://www.stormpulse.com/very ominous looking site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 WWL radio is reporting that evacuations of New Orleans could start Friday.Time to warm up the school buses!I was going to wait until it got into the Gulf to activate the HAIF TS/Hurricane icon. Should I wait, or just do it now since all the projections have it coming right up the middle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchtastic Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 WWL radio is reporting that evacuations of New Orleans could start Friday.Time to warm up the school buses!I was going to wait until it got into the Gulf to activate the HAIF TS/Hurricane icon. Should I wait, or just do it now since all the projections have it coming right up the middle?Well, we've got reporters on the seawall already, so why not activate the icon? p.s. Times Picayune is a good source if you're interested in what NOLA is doing about evacuations, etc.http://www.nola.com/hurricane/index.ssf/20...for_gustav.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 I've never been involved in a mass evacuation before, so I'm going to play back seat driver here... What's wrong with this picture of Houston's evacuation last year? Probably lots of things, but the one that I notice is all the tractor-trailers on the freeway. How about in an evacuation only passenger cars/trucks, emergency vehicles, and buses are allowed to clog up the freeway? What's so important in those trucks that they have to move it out in the middle of an evacuation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heights2Bastrop Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Ray Naggin' has already taken precautionary measures - he has moved all school busses to the Astrodome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westguy Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Probably lots of things, but the one that I notice is all the tractor-trailers on the freeway.How about in an evacuation only passenger cars/trucks, emergency vehicles, and buses are allowed to clog up the freeway? What's so important in those trucks that they have to move it out in the middle of an evacuation?Well, don't you know most Houstonians tried to take all the family cars with them instead of sharing just one?I also don't remember them changing to contraflow until really late in the game, so the backup could be caused by a lot of vehicles in need of gas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted August 28, 2008 Author Share Posted August 28, 2008 We're in the Cone of Uncertainty!!! http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/track...ay.html#a_topad I've been reading that the worst thing for Houston would be if this thing slows down, allowing the high pressure ridge to move west. That would push comrade Gustav to the west towards us. Well, it is slow as hell right now. And, looking at the computer models, they appear to be shifting ever so slightly in their projected path to the west of New Orleans. http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/track...el.html#a_topad A little more shift to the left, and you know what that means... ...it will dodge to the right at the last second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted August 28, 2008 Author Share Posted August 28, 2008 The latest computer models are decidedly less friendly to Houston/Galveston.http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/track...el.html#a_topadLook for the 4 am predictions from the NHC to reflect a more western landfall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texas911 Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Looks like the models put it back east of Houston/TX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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