Here we go again....

[Fish boy]

Hurricane Season is definitely on again. Here is TS Arlene, Not really anything to worry too much about, but it will be really windy and we will get several inches of rain. COuld be a small hurricane by the time it hits the panhandle. :(

[pmreed]

#%$$@$*&%^$$#@# :cussball:

Phil

[David O]

Just what the F&%k we need.

Arlene has strengthened while entering the Gulf of Mexico. An Air
Force Reserve hurricane hunter aircraft reported a maximum 850 mb
flight level wind of 64 kt about 110 nm northeast of the center at
1130z. This corresponds to about 50 kt at the surface...which is
the basis for the advisory intensity. The 34 and 50 kt wind radii
have also been expanded based upon this data...and based upon a 35
kt report from ship pfrx at 1200z. The vertical wind shear appears
to be weakening...and Arlene could strengthen a little more before
landfall...as suggested by the SHIPS model which forecasts 60 kt in
24 hours. However...Arlene could reach the coast as a minimal
hurricane.
Since yesterday...Arlene has been characterized by a broad
circulation with a poorly-defined center. In fact...several
centers have been rotating around the much larger circulation. The
initial position...which is somewhat relocated to the north of the
previous track...is based upon a mean of the various smaller
circulations. Despite the relocation to the north...Arlene is
expected to move toward the north-northwest at about 14 kt across
the eastern Gulf of Mexico along the western periphery of the
building ridge over the western Atlantic. This is the solution
provided by most of the dynamical guidance.

The forecast track and wind radii require a Tropical Storm Warning
and a Hurricane Watch for the northern Gulf Coast at this time.

Forecaster Knabb/Avila

[Cuda]

Well. it's managed to wreak havoc on out Jacksonville Firefighter's Poker Run. Woke up to rain and wind. The run was postponed until a noon start, then it was canceled. We are stll having the party tonight, and playing the poker hands, then tomorrow we are having a fun run with the same route, but just two stops. I've been here since Thursday, and I haven't taken mine off the trailer yet. We are stilll having a blast meeting people we've only known from the net, and seeing old freinds. Hoping for better weather tomorrow.

[florida gator]

Wasn't enough to keep me on the trailer. Although it should have, my wife ended up with torn ligaments in her foot (not a result of the weather). Not many others ventured out. I OWNED the dock at Gators.