09/14/2011 08:52hfl13

and I went to September 18th ;-)

   09/13/2011 20:20cici

Nate went.

   09/07/2011 23:25hfl13

Go Nate!

   09/01/2011 07:42hfl13

Looks like there could be one forming in the Gulf of Mexico now - Hurricane Katia seems to be aiming at Canada (based on Irenes path).

   08/22/2011 22:36cici

I dont take too much too seriously, and knew you were kidding. I wouldn't make it through another hurricane though. That I know. Have too much trouble taking care of myself anymore.

   08/22/2011 21:55gotmick

Sorry cici, I was just kidding. Living in Florida, I'm sure you take them more seriously. You're certainly not out of the woods with this one yet.

   08/22/2011 21:30cici

and you're laughing all the way. we do expect to miss the Gulf with this one, but we also expect to miss my house.

   08/22/2011 18:13gotmick

The current forecast cone says Irene's eye will stay east of the gulf. Right over Cici's house. :)

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_at4.shtml?5-daynl#contents

   08/22/2011 16:34cici

@hfl13 - your loss, my win! Thursday or Friday we will know here. I bought a 14 day supply of food for the cat. One spaghetti still had Irene going over us, and to your precious Gulf. I have no bets on this.

   08/22/2011 16:04hfl13

Damn Hurricane Irene might miss her geography ;-)

   08/20/2011 12:49cici

anything is possible. right now with winds at 60 mph it's so close to land it probably will not turn into a hurricane. If it goes into Belize it probably will not be able to become a hurricane, or make it to the Gulf. but, anything is possible with these storms, The one behind is really looking good though.

   08/20/2011 08:45hfl13

Will use CDT as timezone and NOAA announcement to define the time=day if Harvey becomes a Hurricane. Comments?

   08/20/2011 08:35hfl13

Just had to edit the top option back in because there is a chance (up to 32% says NOAA) that Harvey developes into a hurricane today before making landfall in Belize.

   08/05/2011 15:00flasteph

REVISED FORECAST

NOAA is calling for more named storms

Hurricane forecasters are predicting more named storms than expected this season. The forecast now calls for 14 to 19 named storms, seven to 10 hurricanes and three to five major hurricanes, with winds of at least 111 mph, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Prediction Center announced Thursday. The forecast increases what was already expected to be a busier-thanaverage season, which started June 1 and runs through Nov. 30.

In May, the prediction was 12 to 18 named storms in the Atlantic basin, with six to 10 hurricanes and three to six major hurricanes.

'The atmosphere and Atlantic Ocean are primed for high hurricane activity during August through October,' said Gerry Bell, lead seasonal hurricane forecaster at the Climate Prediction Center, in a statement. 'Storms through October will form more frequently and become more intense than we've seen so far this season.' Forecasters point to an era of heightened Atlantic hurricane activity, the third-highest temperatures on record in the Atlantic and the possible redevelopment of La Niña as reasons for the more active season.

- Danny Valentine, tampabay.com

   08/03/2011 13:37hfl13

http://www.reuters.com/subjects/hurricanes/hurricane-tracker

   07/29/2011 18:55cici

here comes our first chance gathering steam southeast of the Lesser Antillies. A bit early but you never know.

   07/21/2011 21:33cici

my birthday is August 18th, a very popular hurricane date. Please have everyone realize we are talking about Hurricanes, not Tropical Storms.