CNN - Tropical Storm ALPHA Likely To Be Named Tomorrow

[matcom]

currently south of Cuba

if it is named, its a record :scared:

[ComerPerro]

1. For the record, this has nothing to do with Global warming.

Its actually because God and Jesus both think Bush is a stupid jerkoff, and are punishing us.

[arwalden]

11. No, No, No... Haven't You Heard... We're Not Supporting Bush ENOUGH.

And we don't PRAY "hard enough" to suit them. So... get with it... start praying, and pray HARD!

[ComerPerro]

13. Oh. My mistake. Here's the official reason

So, its because God is mad at those very few Americans who don't support the President. So he is punishing us with hurricanes.

That's right.

[nadinbrzezinski]

21. Is that you brother falwell?

[liberalnurse]

2. I'm waiting for the Omega......

She will be the perfect storm.......Just a feeling I have had for a few weeks.

[Dudley_DUright]

4. Sound like the perfect name for a disaster movie: "The Omega Storm"

I certainly hope we don't get that far down the greek alphabet. I am ready for hurricane season to be OVER!

[MarsThe Cat]

18. the Omega Man...

anthony zerbe rocks...



but chuck heston i can definitely do without.

[Dudley_DUright]

19. But I am sure Chuck died happy

with a gun in his hand. :eyes:

[MarsThe Cat]

20. actually, no...

just a big-ass spear through his chest(he had the bottle of serum in his hands).

[stop the bleeding]

6. At this rate you won't have to wait very long. n/t

[xchrom]

3. wow.

but no xena?

[Pab Sungenis]

15. Isn't a planet enough?

[lala_rawraw]

5. We can tell the fundies that this is payback against their corruption...

God is pissed, I know, she told me (via Dobson's direct line).

[Neil Lisst]

7. What's it all about, Alpha? Is it just for the moment, we live?

What's it allllll about, when you start it out, Alpha?

[fishnfla]

8. For some reason this makes me think of Charlton Heston

'SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE...ITS PEEEEEEEOPLLLLLE!!!!!!"

[Neil Lisst]

9. What's it all about, Alpha? Is it just for the moment, we live?

What's it allllll about, when you start it out, Alpha?

[malaise]

10. South of Cuba is

Jamaica - we can't take another drop of water. Thankfully the only model so far suggest that Alpha will head Northeast and into the Atlantic. Sadly that model gos right through Haiti and she is already soaked.
Early days but this does not look good for Jamaica's North coast or Haiti.

[stop the bleeding]

12. Yeah I don't know how you all can take the poundings that you do

summer after summer it must start to be fatiguing after a while, along with Cuba, Hispanola, and Haiti.

Resident on FL Gulf Coast.:hide:

[malaise]

14. We are all storm weary right now

but we do what we can - head to the supermarket and replenish our supplies. I can't take another storm believe me. Work is suffering big time as we are preoccupied with what's coming next. I swear the psychologists and psychiatrists will soon have to develop a hurricane stress sub-division.

We are all fed up - the last two years have been hell.

[AirmensMom]

17. I agree.

Enough is enough, already.

I hope you stay safe.

[cliss]

16. Yikes, we've started with the Greek alphabet.

I didn't think this would happen. I thought Wilma was the last.

NOT good.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

22. HOHO--I knew this would happen.

I just KNEW it. Been waiting all year to see the Greek alphabet unveiled. History in the making.

Wow. Just....wow. Amazing.

Are you watching, GWB? You're fucking up the planet, ya know. And Mother Nature is getting really pissed. It is SO retribution time for her.

[sakabatou]

23. Can someone say "Global Warming?"

[Lindsay]

24. Oy.

Glad I didn't move any further south than North Carolina! Stay safe, all y'all in the hurricane zone!

[TroubleMan]

25. It's official now.

NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER NORTH ATLANTIC OBJECTIVE AIDS FOR

TROPICAL STORM ALPHA (AL252005) ON 20051022 1800 UTC

...00 HRS... ...12 HRS... ...24 HRS... ...36 HRS...
051022 1800 051023 0600 051023 1800 051024 0600

LAT LON LAT LON LAT LON LAT LON
BAMD 16.5N 68.5W 17.7N 70.8W 19.3N 72.9W 22.0N 74.5W
BAMM 16.5N 68.5W 18.0N 70.7W 19.7N 72.3W 22.4N 73.5W
A98E 16.5N 68.5W 18.1N 70.5W 19.4N 72.4W 21.3N 73.6W
LBAR 16.5N 68.5W 17.9N 70.3W 19.7N 71.9W 22.3N 73.2W
SHIP 35KTS 41KTS 47KTS 51KTS
DSHP 35KTS 41KTS 33KTS 40KTS

...48 HRS... ...72 HRS... ...96 HRS... ..120 HRS...
051024 1800 051025 1800 051026 1800 051027 1800

LAT LON LAT LON LAT LON LAT LON
BAMD 26.6N 74.4W 38.9N 64.8W 37.7N 40.3W 28.1N 37.8W
BAMM 26.9N 72.9W 39.1N 63.4W 39.8N 40.8W 30.2N 33.3W
A98E 26.0N 72.2W 34.2N 63.9W 38.6N 46.5W 30.4N 31.4W
LBAR 26.5N 72.8W 42.1N 57.3W .0N .0W .0N .0W
SHIP 54KTS 57KTS 57KTS 39KTS
DSHP 43KTS 46KTS 46KTS 29KTS

...INITIAL CONDITIONS...
LATCUR = 16.5N LONCUR = 68.5W DIRCUR = 305DEG SPDCUR = 13KT
LATM12 = 15.4N LONM12 = 66.4W DIRM12 = 287DEG SPDM12 = 13KT
LATM24 = 14.7N LONM24 = 63.6W
WNDCUR = 35KT RMAXWD = 30NM WNDM12 = 30KT
CENPRS = 1005MB OUTPRS = 1008MB OUTRAD = 175NM SDEPTH = D
RD34NE = 40NM RD34SE = 0NM RD34SW = 0NM RD34NW = 40NM

[malaise]

27. What is also official

is that more hurricanes have hit Florida since the Bush 2000 selection than in the history of hurricanes. Lesson for the fundies: do not fugg with the wrath of nature!!! Will Wilma make eight or nine in two years???

[TroubleMan]

28. Wilma's going to hit Florida....but at what strength?

That's the real question.

[malaise]

29. She's now 110mph

but since she's drifting north ever so slowly she may well have time to regain strength. Don't think she'll hit Florida above Cat 3, but the problem is that there is so much rain here that some parts of Florida will be flooded before she even reaches the US mainland.

[KyleBroslowski]

30. Don't think she'll strenthen

Gulf of Mexico is not as warm as the Caribbean nor as it was in August/September. Also metereologists reported windshear that will distrurb the system.

So Florida seems to be lucky this year. Katrina as cat2, now Wilma as cat2 as well.

[newyawker99]

31. Hi KyleBroslowski!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[KyleBroslowski]

26. Nominal record yes, but ...

since the previous record was achieved in 1933 I suspect the true number of tropical storms (with winds above 39 mph) in that year was singnificantly higher than the official record.

People back then didn't have the technology to measure the storms like we do. Especially storms that stay at sea and do not make landfall would be difficult - or imposible - to record.

[AgadorSparticus]

32. so what are the chances that they start giving hurricanes names with

more pizzazz like Mai Ling, Rosalinda, Lashaunda, or Oomfoofoo.