Sarasota, Tampa area..... Are you getting jittery??

mountainspring · #41 Postby **mountainspring** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 3:16 pm

photoguy wrote:We are on a canal literally 100 yards off of Tampa Bay. There is a high tide (healthy high) shown for around the predicted landfall. We have three large dogs so hotels/shelters are out for us. But when we moved here we bought a HEV (hurricane escape vehicle). It's fueled up and ready to go. Food, water and a generator.

But at this point (Sunday afternoon), we're obviously holding off - there are a lot of variables in play - primarily a big chunk of Cuba. But since we'll be in a small RV, if we do leave, it will have to be early.

I'm holding out hope for that force field...

Residence Inns will take 3 dogs ... they don't care about the size of dogs. But you sound as though you are ready to go in any case!

photoguy · #42 Postby **photoguy** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 3:33 pm

Thanks for that info, mountainspring! That's good to know.

ldelatorre · #43 Postby **ldelatorre** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 3:47 pm

Stratusxpeye wrote:Tampa has a force field against these sorts of situations. Im not saying its not going to happen or never will but we have a history of being pretty lucky. Well have to see if it continues but my bet would be with it will. If this does come onshore anywhere near tampa im sure it wont bring much to us here. (Some wishful -removed- there)

Yes, Tampa Bay has a very powerful deflector shield. I've seen it work with Charley. It is usually at its highest setting when a hurricane is 12-24 hours away. But I'll watch that episode on Surviving Urban Disasters tonight at 8PM EST on the Science channel just in case...

HurricaneJim · #44 Postby **HurricaneJim** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 3:59 pm

I think we're gonna find that the best course of action is to wax up your board and head to Hatteras. By all means keep an eye on it, but my money is that it clips east Cuba, gets hold of the Gulf Stream and goes north like a rat race.

Maybe a hit on Broward and a buzz saw up to Melbourne Beach.

Jim
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gtalum · #45 Postby **gtalum** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 5:20 pm

I want to thnk those of you who have offered me suggestions. Having my wife so close to delivering our child has made m a lot more nervous than I would be in this situation otherwise, and I appreciate that you have offered me some good options and advice and helped to calm me down some.

#46 Postby **Noah** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 9:34 am

I made a statement on one of the threads that how this Ernesto keeps going east, hopefully he will be off the Florida coast.

Looks like west coast is clear now.

This system seems so small that I dont even think we will be effected in Sarasota.

gtalum · #47 Postby **gtalum** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 9:37 am

I wouldn't say no effects. If the current path verifies we'll probably get some rain bands. Probably no really bad effects, though.

#48 Postby **Noah** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 8:31 am

Hmm.. How strange when i read the boards back a few pages of where this Ernie was going and how many times he stumped us.

westmoon · #49 Postby **westmoon** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 8:45 am

This is not looking to good here, wonder if we'll be under a warning of some kind at 11am?

Sarasota, Tampa area..... Are you getting jittery??

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