NickiBeach
Joined Tue 08/26/08
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| Wed 08/27/08 04:31 PM |
As of right now, it's off the coast of Haiti, between Jamaica and Cuba, at 19.1 North Latitude, and 74.4 West Longitude, 90 miles southeast of Guantanamo, Cuba. It's moving west northwest at 6 MPH. Hurricane watches are in effect through most of Western Cuba, with extreme West Cuba under a hurricane warning. Hurricane watches also extend through the Cayman Islands, and northern Jamaica.
It's projected 5-day path is into the Gulf of Mexico and towards the Northern Gulf Coast of the US, between New Orleans and Pensacola, FL.
For reference:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/index.shtml
If you have any concerns or thoughts, ideas or suggestions, feel free to post them here. As a resident of the Gulf Coast of Florida, I'm always aware of what's going on when it comes to hurricanes, and I'm a firm believer in educating others and helping out when I can.
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Audie
Joined Thu 07/17/08
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| Wed 08/27/08 04:33 PM |
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Everyone move away from the coast - simple as that!
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1956deluxe
Joined Thu 12/06/07
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| Wed 08/27/08 04:33 PM |
They sure travel slow.....no excuses, everyone should have plenty of warning. 
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ironheadjim
Joined Wed 09/12/07
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| Wed 08/27/08 04:49 PM |
Believe me i'm with ya. I live on the west coast of florida and keep an eye on any storms. I lucked out with Fay only getting ten inches of rain and a little wind. 
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BayouMafia
Joined Sun 07/27/08
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| Wed 08/27/08 04:53 PM |
Man that hurricane is about to piss me off!! I have been waiting 8months to see my LSU Tigers play again and they are saying if it keeps heading towards New Orleans they will be canceling the game scheduled for Saturday night in Death Valley!    
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s1owhand
Joined Fri 05/18/07
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| Wed 08/27/08 04:56 PM |
too early to tell...but if they recommend an evacuation
then just pack and leave and be safe.
we'll know in a couple days. hopefully it will not
be a direct hit on a populated area...
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shadowdog
Joined Fri 10/13/06
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| Wed 08/27/08 04:58 PM |
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well dang it!!!--that should come to texas--
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MsTeddyBear2u
Joined Fri 04/06/07
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| Wed 08/27/08 04:58 PM |
Yes be safe all...
Been watching the weather channel myself
lately.
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NickiBeach
Joined Tue 08/26/08
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| Wed 08/27/08 04:59 PM |
I know, with Fay I just got a lot of rain... not nearly as much as they did on the Atlantic side.
This storm I'm slightly concerned about, because after it's done with Cuba, it hits warm, open water in the Gulf, and gets two or three days to strengthen in those perfect conditions. Katrina did much the same thing, after crossing Florida, first.....
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JaceKnows
Joined Mon 11/12/07
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| Wed 08/27/08 05:02 PM |
Props to you for starting a forum like this to keep people updated. Even though most of us in hurricane areas are usually well-informed, it's nice to let others know what's going on, too.
I hope New Orleans is ready. I have a bad feeling about this storm.....
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NickiBeach
Joined Tue 08/26/08
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| Wed 08/27/08 05:05 PM |
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QUOTE:
Props to you for starting a forum like this to keep people updated. Even though most of us in hurricane areas are usually well-informed, it's nice to let others know what's going on, too.
I hope New Orleans is ready. I have a bad feeling about this storm.....
Hey Jace! Yeah, it's just something I thought I would do. I looked around in all the forums and saw people post things similar... letting others know what is happening with one thing or another... so I thought I would do the same with something that I'm kinda geeky about. LOL Look forward to sharing more! ::smiles::
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templter
Joined Fri 10/06/06
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| Wed 08/27/08 05:15 PM |
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I live in SWFL and Survived a almost direct hit from Charley and Wilma with no damage to the home..Little tropical storm Faye ripped off part of my roof and had a lot of water damage. Just now getting it fixed and back to normal. Myself I would never evacuate but I'm overly prepared for such storms...
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Edited by templter on Wed 08/27/08 05:16 PM
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Dawnette
Joined Sat 10/21/06
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| Wed 08/27/08 05:51 PM |
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God bless all those who choose to endure & all those who choose to evacuate
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t22learner
Joined Mon 07/02/07
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| Wed 08/27/08 05:54 PM |
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That's gonna blow.
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irishlass
Joined Sun 04/08/07
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| Wed 08/27/08 06:00 PM |
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So far Jefferson Parish is preparing in the Greater New Orleans area and watching to start the ball rolling on getting people out as early as possible. I am hoping it stays at a category 1 or go down to a tropical storm. I have had enough damage to body and property from Katrina.
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ak0
Joined Tue 09/25/07
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| Wed 08/27/08 06:39 PM |
the generator, the pirogue and guns are prepped
we have cases of stoli and fill the tubs with water
no, it is no time to joke
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s1owhand
Joined Fri 05/18/07
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| Wed 08/27/08 07:38 PM |
hoping for weakening prior to landfall,
and a cut north or drift westerly into largely
uninhabited aress...
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naenae24
Joined Sat 08/23/08
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| Wed 08/27/08 08:14 PM |
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ughh i lived in fl for 3 years, 2 months after moving there i got hit with charlie, then frances, and then umm i forgot the next one, no major damage in those, but i had moved ot s fl for grad school by the time wilma came through and it took all the shingles and the siding off the back of the house, my room was a mess and i even had leaking downstairs, between that and having my daughter, not being able to back to grad school and wanting more family around, i gave up on fl and came back to ny
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ddn122
Joined Mon 11/05/07
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| Wed 08/27/08 08:15 PM |
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2 more td's right behind
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Riding_Dubz
Joined Wed 05/21/08
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| Wed 08/27/08 08:16 PM |
If ya need a place to kick it,
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