Wheeeee incoming Hurricane #5: Emily

Arborealus · Post by **Arborealus** » July 12, 2005, 11:59 pm

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphic ... shtml?5day

FFS we are cranking em out early this year...we are already approaching half of the predicted storms for the year with the traditionally busy part of the season yet to come...

Zaelath · Post by **Zaelath** » July 13, 2005, 7:09 am

Florida getting too much wind, California not enough...

Weather appears to be a factor. Winds from the northwest usually trigger an upwelling of cold, nutrient-rich waters off the coast, scientists said.

This year, the lack of inland heat has prevented those winds from developing. No wind means no food.

One marine scientist said he thinks the plankton collapse caused a small bird called the Cassin's auklet to steer clear of its usual nesting spots on the Farallones Islands this year.

Some 30,000 to 40,000 auklets usually nest at the Farallones each spring, but almost none did this year, said Bill Sydeman, marine ecology director of the Point Reyes Bird Observatory.

"We've never seen anything like this," Sydeman said. "If the auklets are struggling, the other species that depend on plankton, like whales, young salmon and rockfish, could be facing a very bad year."

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/cctimes/12056045.htm (login: noone@nospam.com pass: nospam)

Hoarmurath · Post by **Hoarmurath** » July 13, 2005, 9:10 am

Mother bitch I'm going to an all-inclusive just south of Cancun for a week starting the 18th! I guess I'll take a long some DVD's to watch from the comfort of my hotel room.

Maybe I'll get lucky and Emily will haul ass through the place and I'll be on the beach sipping margaritas with no salt...NO SALT.

Arborealus · Post by **Arborealus** » July 13, 2005, 11:46 am

Hoarmurath wrote:Mother bitch I'm going to an all-inclusive just south of Cancun for a week starting the 18th! I guess I'll take a long some DVD's to watch from the comfort of my hotel room.

Maybe I'll get lucky and Emily will haul ass through the place and I'll be on the beach sipping margaritas with no salt...NO SALT.

Bah salt is good, m'kay...Still looks like steering currents will break this one north maybe especially if Jamaica weakens it significantly...I'm thinking TX/LA...

Ok ignore that...just looked at the current steering currents...Can you get your money back? I'm not sure you'll be able to get there on Monday...

Zamtuk · Post by **Zamtuk** » July 13, 2005, 11:56 am

well if dennis didn't fuck my vacation over, emily will.

Hoarmurath · Post by **Hoarmurath** » July 13, 2005, 12:14 pm

Arborealus wrote:Can you get your money back? I'm not sure you'll be able to get there on Monday...

Don't know yet. I'm holding on to the hope that Emily will haul ass and blow through Sunday and I'll still be able to get in. I should probably make some calls, just in case. I booked the thing through Expedia, if that makes a difference.

Voronwë · Post by **Voronwë** » July 13, 2005, 12:27 pm

all 10 models that i saw a graphic of show it heading straight for the Yucatan peninsula (Mexico)

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » July 13, 2005, 5:05 pm

Voronwë wrote:all 10 models that i saw a graphic of show it heading straight for the Yucatan peninsula (Mexico)

What's that one line above the black bars then?!??

Arborealus · Post by **Arborealus** » July 13, 2005, 7:12 pm

Winnow wrote:
Voronwë wrote:all 10 models that i saw a graphic of show it heading straight for the Yucatan peninsula (Mexico)

What's that one line above the black bars then?!??

Tracking for the tropical wave behind Emily...