*WHOOP WHOOP* Incoming Weather Units!

[AztecWarrior]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...opical_weather

MIAMI - Back-to-back tropical storms moved closer to Florida early Wednesday, with Bonnie creeping across the Gulf of Mexico toward the Panhandle and a stronger Charley behind it prompting a hurricane watch for the lower Florida Keys.



Most of northwest Florida, from the Alabama line to the Suwanee River, was under a tropical storm watch and could expect Bonnie's wind and rain on Thursday, according to the National Hurricane Center (news - web sites) in Miami. Bonnie is not expected to become a hurricane, meteorologists said.

Charley was forecast to hit or pass close to the lower Keys later Thursday and then hit the southwestern Florida mainland as a Category 1 hurricane coast early Friday, packing sustained wind of about 85 mph, forecaster Daniel Brown said. A hurricane watch, meaning hurricane conditions are possible within 36 hours, was posted from the Dry Tortugas to Craig Key, near Long Key.

Charley was forecast to pass over central Florida, still packing hurricane-force wind, and then exit near Daytona Beach on the Atlantic Coast.

Three to 6 inches of rain is expected, with locally higher amounts possible, Brown said. "It's not going to slow down that much," however, meaning even heavier rainfall is not expected, he said.

At 8 a.m. Wednesday, Bonnie was centered about 265 miles south-southwest of the mouth of the Mississippi River and moving north at 6 mph. It was expected to turn northeast and speed up during the day, forecasters said.

The storm had maximum sustained wind of near 50 mph and would likely get stronger during the day, forecasters said. Tropical storm-force wind extended up to 45 miles from the center.

"It could be a fairly strong tropical storm at landfall," said hurricane center specialist James Franklin.

Charley, in the Caribbean Sea, was first a threat to Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, Haiti and Cuba.

As of 8 a.m., Charley was centered 115 miles southeast of Kingston, Jamaica, and moving west-northwest around 24 mph. Charley had maximum sustained wind near 65 mph and could become a hurricane Wednesday or Thursday, forecasters said.

Jamaica was under a tropical storm warning and hurricane watch. A hurricane warning was issued for the Cayman Islands and a tropical storm warning was in place for the southern peninsula of Haiti.

Bonnie and Charley are the second and third named storms of the Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to Nov. 30.

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On the Net:

National Hurricane Center: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov

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- Cuba's about to get PWNED. Everyone in the eastern parts (Camaguey/Oriente)'d better run.

- The lower one is set to turn north, heading for the Keys (and consequently, Miami)

- Anyone living in the Panhandle (northern FL) had better get stuff.

[Hamma]

Yea the remnants are supposed to hit Mass by the weekend.

I'm just happy it isnt next weekend.

[AztecWarrior]

Originally Posted by Hamma

Yea the remnants are supposed to hit Mass by the weekend.

Like what, a sun shower? We get catacalysmic winds, thunderstorms, flash floods, uber-high waves, tornadoes, and you get "the remnants?"

[Triggar]

My boss thinks they'll have to evacuate our fleet of aircraft.

I'm skerred.

[martyr]

yee-haw.

by the way, stay away from the weather channel, and hooray for the NHC - good for you, aztec.

i'm finally ordering my jacket.

[Sputty]

Just do what those guys with pontoon boats do, tie em together

[Fragmatic]

Originally Posted by Triggar

My boss thinks they'll have to evacuate our fleet of aircraft.

I'm skerred.

/me hugs Triggar.

Why can't you just fly away if it hits near you, then come back and land. See, this is why I want a helicopter, you can fly to safety.

[Rbstr]

whew good thing all i have to worry about are thunderstorms.

But i heard something interesting the other day, you know those Hurracane study planes that fly though 'em right? They wouldn't dare go though a thunderstorm.

[Triggar]

Because my apartment's here, all my stuff is here, my kitty is here, and we have nowhere to go

[Fragmatic]

Originally Posted by Triggar

Because my apartment's here, all my stuff is here, my kitty is here, and we have nowhere to go

my ideas suck.

[Hamma]

Originally Posted by AztecWarrior

Like what, a sun shower? We get catacalysmic winds, thunderstorms, flash floods, uber-high waves, tornadoes, and you get "the remnants?"

No you jacknut, its still supposed to be a tropical storm when it gets here. We have had some pretty big hurricans in our time too.

[Lartnev]

The remnents of hurricane Alex (I think, or someone) hit Ireland last week. We had storms Monday night and will probably have them tomorrow night as well.

I love storms...

....except when they knock the lights out.

[AztecWarrior]

Originally Posted by Hamma

No you jacknut, its still supposed to be a tropical storm when it gets here. We have had some pretty big hurricans in our time too.

What, like Category 1?

[SDM]

Originally Posted by Hamma

jacknut

[martyr]