New storm threatens eastern Florida

[steve2470]

Tue Sep 6, 2005 12:55 PM ET


MIAMI, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Tropical storm warnings were posted for Florida's central Atlantic coast on Tuesday as a new cyclone formed and threatened to hit the state as a weak hurricane by the weekend.

The system was still an unnamed tropical depression, a loose swirling mass of thunderstorms, but was growing better organized and was expected to strengthen into Tropical Storm Ophelia over the northwestern Bahamas by Wednesday.

It would acquire the name when its 30 mph (45 mph) winds hit 39 mph (63 kph).

Forecasters said it looked unlikely to follow the path of Hurricane Katrina, which swept across southeast Florida and into the Gulf of Mexico, then burgeoned into a monster hurricane that devastated New Orleans and the northern Gulf region last week.

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[DoYouEverWonder]

1. It's been windy for two days

This thing feels more like an early northeaster, sort of.

[redsoxliberal]

5. no chance... this one is certainly going into the gulf

I'm not quite sure what the NHC is doing... basic meteorology shows that it won't go north enough before it crosses florida.
Anyhow, models have been shifting west all day so eventually they'll have to move their track.

[Dr.Phool]

2. Oh goody!!!

I haven't been hit by a hurricane yet this year.

But, it looks like this one will miss too.

[Samurai_Writer]

3. I've been watching that system since Friday

It's basically sat around the some place near the bahamas. It's been raining on and off since Friday, and a bit breezier than usual. It's not a very well-formed system, so hopefully it will break up and not be an issue. But if it forms better, I'm ready. After surviving four hurricanes last year, I have hurricane supplies up the wazoo.

[sexybomber]

4. if you look at this map of computer modeled tracks...

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Uh, that red one looks a little worrisome...