Seems Ivan has resurrected itself and is going after the parts of the Gulf coast tht it missed the first time around.
A little more worrisome at the moment is Jeanne, which looks like it may be bringing in a lot of wind and rain this way, just as I’m supposed to head out to MD Anderson Cancer Center for a site visit (going there to check out some PET/CT equipment). But it’s still a few days away yet, and things may change. I’m sure they’re none too anxious to see yet another hurricane in Florida though, even a small one.
Congratulations, it’s a girl!
As expected, there is now TS Jeanne making a beeline for Puerto Rico and the Bahamas. I think one good thing about this storm is that strengthening is forecast to occur slowly, so it may not be a really big hurricane like Ivan or Frances by the time it gets to striking distance of us. Looks like it’s definitely headed this way though.
Eleven! Eleven tropical storms, ah ah ah ah ah….
TD 11 sprouted up today just off the Lesser Antilles and is headed this way. Ivan will probably be mostly a wind and rain event for us, but this one will probably need to be watched by next week. This one is forecast to become TS Jeanne in a couple of days.
No rest for the weary
Ivan has beat up Grenada, and now has its sights set on Jamaica and Cuba. Don’t take the boards off the windows yet. Florida may be next.
From today’s 11AM discussion:
A RIDGE OVER THE BAHAMAS A LITTLE STRONGER THAN ANTICIPATED…WILL BRING THE HURRICANE TOWARD THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO AS INDICATED BY THE UK…CANADIAN AND NOGAPS GLOBAL MODELS. A WEAKER RIDGE THAN ANTICIPATED COULD RESULT ON A MORE NORTHWARD TRACK OVER THE BAHAMAS AND NEARBY THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA AS INDICATED BY THE GFS. THE 4-5 DAY OFFICIAL FORECAST…WHICH IS HIGHLY UNCERTAIN…CALLS FOR A SOLUTION IN BETWEEN…BRINGING THE HURRICANE OVER WEST/CENTRAL CUBA INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO AND THEN FLORIDA.
Almost ready for the housewarming
After spending pretty much the entire long weekend cleaning and unpacking various boxes, we finally have our apartment in mostly presentable condition. It’s been a month since we moved in and finally most of the things that are in boxes are out of boxes, or have been put into different boxes, or have been tossed. We probably haven’t tossed nearly enough stuff though. Soon we will be ready for the housewarming. All that’s left is a few things in the bedroom and some boxes of class notes that need to be put away or thrown away.