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HurricaneJoe22
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WHY?!
Why is everyone calling these things Emily and Franklin when they aren't Emily and Franklin yet..especially the one being referred to as Franklin. Damn thing isn't even a depression yet. SO STOP IT! You're confusing people. I believe this type of thing has been mentioned before and people have been told to cut it out.
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margaritabeach
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because its exciting to watch and track the storms
sometimes the NHC is very conservitive to name storms when we can clearly see they're on their way
its frustrating sometimes to sit here and not be able to talk about the next named systems
besides telling us we can't discuss future named storms is a violation of our first amendment rights
sometimes the NHC is very conservitive to name storms when we can clearly see they're on their way
its frustrating sometimes to sit here and not be able to talk about the next named systems
besides telling us we can't discuss future named storms is a violation of our first amendment rights
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Skywatch_NC
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Duffy wrote:because its exciting to watch and track the storms
sometimes the NHC is very conservitive to name storms when we can clearly see they're on their way
its frustrating sometimes to sit here and not be able to talk about the next named systems
besides telling us we can't discuss future named storms is a violation of our first amendment rights
And we all realize that...but also can lead to at times confusing and/or false info. for some out there who may not be as attuned to the maps and updates as others are.
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CajunMama
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Say you have two storms developing at the same time and everyone is calling storm#1 Larry and storm#2 Moe. So everybody is sure that storm#1(Larry) will develop first so they're used to calling it Larry....but storm#2 develops first....making it Larry and not Moe which now confuses everyone and makes them feel like a stooge 
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HurricaneJoe22
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HurricaneJoe22
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Well, maybe you don't know the protocol....when it is a TD, we argue over giving it a name...we argue exactly where it is going to hit the US in 10 days and we argue about steering currents.
When it is a TS, we argue over whether or not it's actually a hurricane and why isn't the NHC upgrading it. We argue if it's going to be a GOM'er or an East Coast'er.
When it is a Hurricane the main thing we argue about over and over and over and over again is wobbles, jogs, trends, wnw,nw, nnw, n, ne, nne, 310, 325, 330, 327, and 323.5527
Maybe ya'll can come up with more things we argue about.
When it is a TS, we argue over whether or not it's actually a hurricane and why isn't the NHC upgrading it. We argue if it's going to be a GOM'er or an East Coast'er.
When it is a Hurricane the main thing we argue about over and over and over and over again is wobbles, jogs, trends, wnw,nw, nnw, n, ne, nne, 310, 325, 330, 327, and 323.5527
Maybe ya'll can come up with more things we argue about.
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rainydaze wrote:Well, maybe you don't know the protocol....when it is a TD, we argue over giving it a name...we argue exactly where it is going to hit the US in 10 days and we argue about steering currents.
When it is a TS, we argue over whether or not it's actually a hurricane and why isn't the NHC upgrading it. We argue if it's going to be a GOM'er or an East Coast'er.
When it is a Hurricane the main thing we argue about over and over and over and over again is wobbles, jogs, trends, wnw,nw, nnw, n, ne, nne, 310, 325, 330, 327, and 323.5527
Maybe ya'll can come up with more things we argue about.
right on with your post there, but I'll have to disagree with the 323.5527, as it WAS actually 323.5537....just wanted to point that out..
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Duffy wrote:its frustrating sometimes to sit here and not be able to talk about the next named systems
besides telling us we can't discuss future named storms is a violation of our first amendment rights
Nobody said you can't talk about them prematurely by name. But if you think it's in the constitution that you have a right to do so on this site, then you don't know what you're talking about. The moderators have every "right" to pull any posts they choose to, and I highly encourage them to do so.
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margaritabeach
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patsmsg wrote:Duffy wrote:its frustrating sometimes to sit here and not be able to talk about the next named systems
besides telling us we can't discuss future named storms is a violation of our first amendment rights
Nobody said you can't talk about them prematurely by name. But if you think it's in the constitution that you have a right to do so on this site, then you don't know what you're talking about. The moderators have every "right" to pull any posts they choose to, and I highly encourage them to do so.
ummm...i disagree. I specifically read in History 101 that Hugh Jefferson, a signer of the Constition from the hurrican-prone state of North Carolina, at the last minute tacked on some pork that gave permission to prematuraly call tropical disturbances by their soon-to-be NHC name.
(It's buried in the fine print.)
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GalvestonDuck
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Duffy wrote:because its exciting to watch and track the storms
sometimes the NHC is very conservitive to name storms when we can clearly see they're on their way
its frustrating sometimes to sit here and not be able to talk about the next named systems
besides telling us we can't discuss future named storms is a violation of our first amendment rights
Your first amendment rights have nothing to do with it. Amendment #1 states that "Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech..." It doesn't say anything about privately-owned message boards and the policies set forth by the owners of those boards.
Besides, not every system will be named. We'll have a handful of storms that will only be known as "Tropical depression # ______."
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