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#441 Postby cycloneye » Wed Apr 19, 2006 7:03 pm

Countdown Ticker below with days,hours,minutes and seconds.

UTC countdown

http://www.timeanddate.com/counters/cus ... &min=&sec=

EDT countdown

http://www.timeanddate.com/counters/cus ... ec=&p0=179


Important dates prior to June 1:

1-March 15=Official Storm2k forecast Numbers Poll will start. *

2- March 17=ST Patrick's Day. *

3- March 20=Official Start of Spring (Vernal Equinox) at 1:26 PM EST. *

4-March 20-24=Hurricane Conference,Mobile,Alabama **

5-March 30-April 4=WMO Region IV Hurricane Committee,28th session,San Juan,P.R. **

6- April 2=Daylight Savings Time begins. *

7-April 4=Philip J. Klotzbach/Dr William Gray April 2006 outlook. *

8-April 10-14=Hurricane Conference,Orlando,Fla. **

9- April 16= Easter. *

10- April 22=Earth Day. *

11-April 24-28=27th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology,Monterey,California.

12-May 8-12=Governors Hurricane Conference,Fort Lauderdale,Fla

13-May 14=Mothers Day.

14- May 15= EPAC hurricane season starts.

15-May 21-27=Hurricane Preparedeness Week.

16-May 22=NOAA'S 2006 Hurricane Season Outlook.

17- May 29=Memorial Day.

18- May 31=Philip J. Klotzbach/Dr William Gray hours before 2006 season starts outlook.

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#442 Postby Weatherfreak000 » Thu Apr 20, 2006 8:38 am

Wow it appears overnight we finally broke the 1000, hour mark. I remember vividly when we broke the 2000 hour mark and it felt like just yesterday so I think we're in for a WILD WILD ride.
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#443 Postby brunota2003 » Thu Apr 20, 2006 10:05 am

996 hours - I think im going to go watch 996 one hour long movies...see you guys when they are over...:lol: j/k
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#444 Postby cycloneye » Thu Apr 20, 2006 7:02 pm

40 days
983 hours
59039 minutes
3542355 seconds

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It is 40 days, 23 hours, 59 minutes and 15 seconds until Thursday, June 1, 2006


Down to the 30's from here so the 2006 season officially is more and more closer.
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#445 Postby PTrackerLA » Thu Apr 20, 2006 7:29 pm

Here's hoping for an early season TD to help break our extreme drought and NOTHING more after that NOTHING :D .
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#446 Postby Josephine96 » Thu Apr 20, 2006 9:43 pm

Bring it on 2006!
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#447 Postby gatorcane » Thu Apr 20, 2006 10:48 pm

Bring it on 2006!


It's very quiet in the tropics and on this board. Seems like the activity had died off even more than a month ago.....but we are now counting down in the 30s...soon 20s...then 10s...then....

June 1st
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#448 Postby CHRISTY » Thu Apr 20, 2006 10:50 pm

boca_chris wrote:
Bring it on 2006!


It's very quiet in the tropics and on this board. Seems like the activity had died off even more than a month ago.....but we are now counting down in the 30s...soon 20s...then 10s...then....

June 1st
:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
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#449 Postby CrazyC83 » Thu Apr 20, 2006 11:30 pm

There seems to be a solid blob at about 28°N 48°W - how tropical is that? http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT ... IR4/20.jpg
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#450 Postby HURAKAN » Fri Apr 21, 2006 7:44 pm

39 days
959 hours
57555 minutes
3453347 seconds

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It is 39 days, 23 hours, 14 minutes and 46 seconds until Thursday, June 1, 2006 (UTC time)

WELCOME TO THE 30s!!!
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#451 Postby Extremeweatherguy » Fri Apr 21, 2006 9:55 pm

wow...less than 40 days! Amazing! I can not believe we are so close. Just think...in less than 2 months we will have likely already had our first named storm! :eek:
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#452 Postby CHRISTY » Fri Apr 21, 2006 9:58 pm

time has really flown by this year i truly hope everyone has a hurricane plan in place come june 1 cause this season is gonna be busy... :eek:
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#453 Postby CrazyC83 » Fri Apr 21, 2006 11:08 pm

Of course, all those dates mean nothing if Alberto decides to jump the gun...
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#454 Postby 2cyprus » Sat Apr 22, 2006 3:53 am

ohh...
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#455 Postby HurricaneHunter914 » Sat Apr 22, 2006 8:46 am

Of course, all those dates mean nothing if Alberto decides to jump the gun...


Though with all the shear in the Atlantic I really doubt it. But the suspense is killing me I wish it was June 1st already.
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#456 Postby storm4u » Sat Apr 22, 2006 10:29 am

Hurricane Hunter 914 wrote:
Of course, all those dates mean nothing if Alberto decides to jump the gun...


Though with all the shear in the Atlantic I really doubt it. But the suspense is killing me I wish it was June 1st already.


i wish it was december 1st!! :D
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#457 Postby jusforsean » Sat Apr 22, 2006 7:03 pm

oh my god its in the thirtys now thats close! it will come fast errrrrrrr :eek:
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#458 Postby MiamiensisWx » Sat Apr 22, 2006 7:15 pm

38 days left!
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#459 Postby CHRISTY » Sun Apr 23, 2006 2:18 am

38 DAYS! :crazyeyes:
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#460 Postby Ivan14 » Sun Apr 23, 2006 5:19 am

Only 38 days where did the time go.It just seems like yesterday I was Moving\Evacuating from Dennis.Long story short we where in the Process of moving to Greece when we had to evacuate for Dennis and our plane ride was canceled.
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