ATL: IKE Discussion

[CYCLONE MIKE]

I appreciate everyones thoughts and concerns. Everything is slowly getting back to normal except for the people who have a tree through their house. Nobody is in panic mode just very concerned. A glancing blow could be horrible. Tons of weakened leaning trees around, tarped roofs, leaning power poles and lines. Just not something we want to even have to worry about right now. Heck we just noticed today when our power came on we had water leaks in our kitchen ceiling, there is no way we can get a roofer out to repair it before next weekend.

[micktooth]

Could someone please tell me how one posts still images from a floater?

This is from the "test and help" forum, which you can probably find your answer if this doesn't work:

"When you hit the reply button, there's a little boxed image just below the B for bold. When you highlight it, it should say "Insert Image: [img]http://image path[/img]"

Click on that, insert the link, and hit OK. That should do it!"

[Aric Dunn]

well yippy ... more mountains

[Hurricanewatcher2007]

Not sure how it can go into the Central GOM with this steering flow. I know it will change but it will have to be a large change in this steering flow to verify, IMHO. Thoughts & comments welcomed.

I could be wrong but I don't think thats the level that Ike is being steered by. But even if it is the Highs are forecast to shift around which would cause the steering to shift.

[Sabanic]

Not sure how it can go into the Central GOM with this steering flow. I know it will change but it will have to be a large change in this steering flow to verify, IMHO. Thoughts & comments welcomed.

Then where would Ike go??

[foladar]

someone said recon was heading out, how long does recon take to reach the storm?

[Hurricanewatcher2007]

Not sure how it can go into the Central GOM with this steering flow. I know it will change but it will have to be a large change in this steering flow to verify, IMHO. Thoughts & comments welcomed.

Then where would Ike go??

According to that it looks like Ike would go south across Cuba into the Caribbean across the YP and then make final landfall along the Texas Mexico Boarder

Edit: However like I said the Highs are forecast to shift which would shift the steering pattern.

[Aric Dunn]

someone said recon was heading out, how long does recon take to reach the storm?

depends on where they are flying from ?

[wxmann_91]

someone said recon was heading out, how long does recon take to reach the storm?

The TPC disco stated that recon would be in Ike around 06Z, which is about 2 hr from now.

[hurrican19]

My cousin works offshore on one of the oil rigs, he just went back yesterday after Gustav, and they got on the rig, then today, they already flew them off the rig and told them to go home due to Ike. He's loving it, because he's worked 1 day and will be getting paid for 2 weeks.

[ConvergenceZone]

I honestly think Houston needs to be watching this carefully, especially with that latest graphic that was posted....Looks like they are increasingly in this threat.

[Hurricanewatcher2007]

someone said recon was heading out, how long does recon take to reach the storm?

depends on where they are flying from ?

lol I don't know all the names of the islands but they are flying out from some little island! lol

[ericinmia]

Found this funny...

[Aric Dunn]

someone said recon was heading out, how long does recon take to reach the storm?

depends on where they are flying from ?

lol I don't know all the names of the islands but they are flying out from some little island! lol

i think so they are on the runway .. well they were as of 1124pm
and the coordinates are

1742N 06449W

which is farely close

[6SpeedTA95]

My cousin works offshore on one of the oil rigs, he just went back yesterday after Gustav, and they got on the rig, then today, they already flew them off the rig and told them to go home due to Ike. He's loving it, because he's worked 1 day and will be getting paid for 2 weeks.

Good for him indeed, but bad for the companies that are paying the workers and have to pay for infrastructure damage.

But thats life and part of the risk of drilling in the water.

[Bunkertor]

well yippy ... more mountains

What, mountains ? What are you guys talking about ?

[Texashawk]

Found this funny...

...and notice not a one of those storms are moving like Ike.

Ike has certainly been an anomaly...

[Innotech]

someone said recon was heading out, how long does recon take to reach the storm?

depends on where they are flying from ?

lol I don't know all the names of the islands but they are flying out from some little island! lol

St Croix?

[Jagno]

Folks, it goes deeper than that. My son works for Citgo and they are having a difficult time getting crude in through the Gulf pipelines, let alone the ports getting their imports with all of this tropical activity.

No crude = nothing to refine into gas/diesel = empty pumps

During Gustav they had to buy crude from another company locally to have something to refine. The president agreed to release some from the national reserves but without any of it being replaced it is becoming a great concern. With the intensity and direction of Ike across the entire Gulf this is not going to turn out good for anyone in the nation let alone those in its' sights.

[HouTXmetro]

My cousin works offshore on one of the oil rigs, he just went back yesterday after Gustav, and they got on the rig, then today, they already flew them off the rig and told them to go home due to Ike. He's loving it, because he's worked 1 day and will be getting paid for 2 weeks.

Good for him indeed, but bad for the companies that are paying the workers and have to pay for infrastructure damage.

But thats life and part of the risk of drilling in the water.

Some people missing work on those rigs and are not getting paid People have Bills you know. This is definately not good.