Psssssssssst Hurricane Igor is still a Cat 1 - pounding Canada

[malaise]

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/article.html
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Hurricane Igor is tenaciously hanging on as a Category 1 hurricane, and is causing trouble in Newfoundland, Canada. Winds at Sagona Island, over 100 miles to the northwest of Igor's center, were sustained at 68 mph, gusting to 86, this morning, and were 56 mph, gusting to 84, at St. Pierre. Offshore, at the Newfoundland Grand Banks Buoy, winds peaked at 56 mph and significant wave heights hit 39 feet as the center of Igor passed by. Rainfall amounts of 3 - 5 inches are possible for the capital of St. Johns, where winds are already at 29 mph, gusting to 43 mph. Weather radar out of St. Johns is estimating rainfall amounts of up to 1/2 inch per hour from Igor.

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. Wow. Igor skipped passed us, but we still had high surf warnings for a few days. Good luck to my

neighbors northeast!

[malaise]

2. Worry more about not yet named Matthew

Florida forecasters say this system reminds them of Wilma.

[GreenPartyVoter]

4. It looks like it could be a big problem for those of you down there. :^(

[malaise]

7. We're watching carefully

although I suspect this is a bigger problem for Nicaragua and Honduras.
Timing will decide if Jamaica, Cuba Florida and GOM states will face the 2010 music with Matthew.

[WolverineDG]

3. we're still getting rain from Hurricane Karl nt

[slackmaster]

5. The tropical wave that gave rise to Karl has produced TS Georgette in the Pacific

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/EP12/refresh/EP1210W5_NL_sm2+gif/203312W5_NL_sm.gif

[FirstLight]

6. interesting

isn't this more proof that the melt of arctic sea ice is changing the way the oceans and jet streams function?

i have not seen so many hurricanes go the same direction in the same season...and all are heading north, instead of west...

just wondering...