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#201 Postby WeatherEmperor » Tue Aug 23, 2005 12:07 pm

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artist wrote:all I know is my cat has refused to leave the house for 2 days now - just sits and looks at the door. Did the same last year before we got hit with Frances and Jeanne. I hate it cause he then uses his box! lol and I have to clean it out! :eek:

Pay attention to animals behavior. They have a much better sense for these things than do we humans do. I also noticed it last year before F and J.


exactly. last year my bird went absolutely crazy. we eventually let him fly out of his cage into the open.

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#202 Postby gatorcane » Tue Aug 23, 2005 12:12 pm

what's going on with your animals? Anything lately?
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#203 Postby cajungal » Tue Aug 23, 2005 12:17 pm

I wish I still had my dog. But, she was put to sleep on June 30th this year. She used to hide behind the couch and act real nervous during bad weather. She used to bark everytime it would thunder.
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#204 Postby Galvestongirl » Tue Aug 23, 2005 12:20 pm

boca_chris wrote:what's going on with your animals? Anything lately?


Heck yea....My dogs are acting like they are very hyper. Had one try to jump out of the back of the truck on the way to the vet today, put him upfront mid route. And, they are getting out of the fenced yard, in the 2 years I have had them, this has never happened, its like someone gave them something that is making them super active.
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#205 Postby gatorcane » Tue Aug 23, 2005 12:24 pm

Heck yea....My dogs are acting like they are very hyper. Had one try to jump out of the back of the truck on the way to the vet today, put him upfront mid route. And, they are getting out of the fenced yard, in the 2 years I have had them, this has never happened, its like someone gave them something that is making them super active.


What city are you in?

Last year I knew Charley would miss Tampa when I took a drive along the beach the day of the storm and all the birds were basking in the hazy sun (caused by Charley's outflow) as if nothing was going to happen.
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#206 Postby Recurve » Tue Aug 23, 2005 12:27 pm

cajungal wrote:I wish I still had my dog. But, she was put to sleep on June 30th this year. She used to hide behind the couch and act real nervous during bad weather. She used to bark everytime it would thunder.


All us dog lovers feel your loss, Cajungal.

Like to see the Storm2k humans mentioning the behavior of their barometer buddies.

Mine is snoozing in his crate. Could care less about weather, unless it starts raining squirrels...
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#207 Postby SunnyThoughts » Tue Aug 23, 2005 12:27 pm

My dogs always acted jittery before a storm. But the most interesting thing is that I"ve seen strange creatures come out that I've never seen before. Before Ivan...3 praying mantis attached themselves to my sliding glass doors trying to get in, and before Dennis...a Lunar Moth (beautiful if you've never seen one) attached to the same said doors. I've never seen either of those creatures in my life and i've lived here in Pensacola almost my entire 44 yrs.
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#208 Postby Galvestongirl » Tue Aug 23, 2005 12:30 pm

boca_chris wrote:
Heck yea....My dogs are acting like they are very hyper. Had one try to jump out of the back of the truck on the way to the vet today, put him upfront mid route. And, they are getting out of the fenced yard, in the 2 years I have had them, this has never happened, its like someone gave them something that is making them super active.


What city are you in?

Last year I knew Charley would miss Tampa when I took a drive along the beach the day of the storm and all the birds were basking in the hazy sun (caused by Charley's outflow) as if nothing was going to happen.


I am between houston and galveston, off of I45. These dogs are driving me nuts, if they wernt like my children, I would get rid of them. I dont believe there are any storms this way, but they are acting crazy.
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#209 Postby gatorcane » Tue Aug 23, 2005 12:32 pm

am between houston and galveston, off of I45. These dogs are driving me nuts, if they wernt like my children, I would get rid of them. I dont believe there are any storms this way, but they are acting crazy.


The GFS develops a train of them for next week :eek:
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#210 Postby artist » Tue Aug 23, 2005 12:44 pm

Sunny thoughts - we had the praying mantis thing as well. Had never seen one before here either.
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#211 Postby gatorcane » Tue Aug 23, 2005 12:45 pm

recon report should be in soon, convection is blowing up like crazy over the past couple of hours as it has moved into SSTs of 85-90F
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#212 Postby gatorcane » Tue Aug 23, 2005 12:58 pm

looks like we have TD12 or even Katrina folks...winds are up to TS in some observations...not official quite yet but I expect a special weather statement from the NHC very shortly:


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Flight Level Data
Storm Name: INVEST (GGL)
Mission Number: 01
Flight ID: AF300
Flt Data Number: 21
Latest Ob Location: 185 mi NNE of Guantanamo, Cuba

Ob #01: 17:38:30Z; 22.6°N 75°W; PA: 797 ft; D-Value: -66 ft; Wind: SW (224°) @ 30 mph; Temp: 74°F; Dewpt: 74°F; Max Wind: 32 mph; Radar Altitude: 781 ft
Ob #02: 17:39:00Z; 22.6°N 75°W; PA: 801 ft; D-Value: -69 ft; Wind: SW (228°) @ 26 mph; Temp: 75°F; Dewpt: 73°F; Max Wind: 28 mph; Radar Altitude: 784 ft
Ob #03: 17:39:30Z; 22.6°N 74.9°W; PA: 797 ft; D-Value: -69 ft; Wind: SW (224°) @ 28 mph; Temp: 75°F; Dewpt: 73°F; Max Wind: 29 mph; Radar Altitude: 778 ft
Ob #04: 17:40:00Z; 22.6°N 74.9°W; PA: 804 ft; D-Value: -69 ft; Wind: SW (223°) @ 30 mph; Temp: 74°F; Dewpt: 74°F; Max Wind: 32 mph; Radar Altitude: 784 ft
Ob #05: 17:40:30Z; 22.6°N 74.9°W; PA: 797 ft; D-Value: -69 ft; Wind: SW (216°) @ 32 mph; Temp: 74°F; Dewpt: 74°F; Max Wind: 33 mph; Radar Altitude: 778 ft
Ob #06: 17:41:00Z; 22.6°N 74.9°W; PA: 804 ft; D-Value: -69 ft; Wind: SW (214°) @ 33 mph; Temp: 74°F; Dewpt: 74°F; Max Wind: 35 mph; Radar Altitude: 787 ft
Ob #07: 17:41:30Z; 22.6°N 74.8°W; PA: 797 ft; D-Value: -69 ft; Wind: SSW (209°) @ 35 mph; Temp: 74°F; Dewpt: 74°F; Max Wind: 35 mph; Radar Altitude: 781 ft
Ob #08: 17:42:00Z; 22.6°N 74.8°W; PA: 801 ft; D-Value: -66 ft; Wind: SSW (209°) @ 36 mph; Temp: 73°F; Dewpt: 73°F; Max Wind: 36 mph; Radar Altitude: 784 ft
Ob #09: 17:42:30Z; 22.6°N 74.8°W; PA: 791 ft; D-Value: -62 ft; Wind: SSW (209°) @ 35 mph; Temp: 72°F; Dewpt: 72°F; Max Wind: 35 mph; Radar Altitude: 778 ft
Ob #10: 17:43:00Z; 22.6°N 74.7°W; PA: 961 ft; D-Value: -56 ft; Wind: SSW (213°) @ 35 mph; Temp: 71°F; Dewpt: 71°F; Max Wind: 35 mph; Radar Altitude: 955 ft
Ob #11: 17:43:30Z; 22.6°N 74.7°W; PA: 1007 ft; D-Value: -49 ft; Wind: SW (217°) @ 35 mph; Temp: 71°F; Dewpt: 71°F; Max Wind: 35 mph; Radar Altitude: 1010 ft
Ob #12: 17:44:00Z; 22.6°N 74.7°W; PA: 873 ft; D-Value: -52 ft; Wind: SW (219°) @ 35 mph; Temp: 72°F; Dewpt: 72°F; Max Wind: 36 mph; Radar Altitude: 869 ft
Ob #13: 17:44:30Z; 22.6°N 74.7°W; PA: 801 ft; D-Value: -56 ft; Wind: SW (220°) @ 36 mph; Temp: 73°F; Dewpt: 73°F; Max Wind: 37 mph; Radar Altitude: 797 ft
Ob #14: 17:45:00Z; 22.6°N 74.7°W; PA: 801 ft; D-Value: -56 ft; Wind: SW (219°) @ 35 mph; Temp: 72°F; Dewpt: 72°F; Max Wind: 36 mph; Radar Altitude: 797 ft
Ob #15: 17:45:30Z; 22.5°N 74.6°W; PA: 801 ft; D-Value: -56 ft; Wind: SW (216°) @ 33 mph; Temp: 72°F; Dewpt: 72°F; Max Wind: 35 mph; Radar Altitude: 797 ft
Ob #16: 17:46:00Z; 22.5°N 74.6°W; PA: 801 ft; D-Value: -56 ft; Wind: SSW (213°) @ 38 mph; Temp: 73°F; Dewpt: 73°F; Max Wind: 39 mph; Radar Altitude: 794 ft
Ob #17: 17:46:30Z; 22.5°N 74.6°W; PA: 797 ft; D-Value: -52 ft; Wind: SSW (211°) @ 38 mph; Temp: 73°F; Dewpt: 71°F; Max Wind: 39 mph; Radar Altitude: 797 ft
Ob #18: 17:47:00Z; 22.5°N 74.6°W; PA: 801 ft; D-Value: -52 ft; Wind: SSW (212°) @ 38 mph; Temp: 73°F; Dewpt: 73°F; Max Wind: 39 mph; Radar Altitude: 801 ft
Ob #19: 17:47:30Z; 22.5°N 74.5°W; PA: 801 ft; D-Value: -52 ft; Wind: SW (216°) @ 37 mph; Temp: 73°F; Dewpt: 73°F; Max Wind: 37 mph; Radar Altitude: 801 ft
Ob #20: 17:48:00Z; 22.5°N 74.5°W; PA: 797 ft; D-Value: -49 ft; Wind: SW (219°) @ 38 mph; Temp: 74°F; Dewpt: 73°F; Max Wind: 39 mph; Radar Altitude: 797 ft
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#213 Postby WeatherEmperor » Tue Aug 23, 2005 1:01 pm

Interesting information indeed. Now Im getting anxious.

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#214 Postby cajungal » Tue Aug 23, 2005 1:02 pm

We are finally getting some excitement! I can hardly wait to see what happens next.
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#215 Postby gatorcane » Tue Aug 23, 2005 1:03 pm

Interesting information indeed. Now Im getting anxious.

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Keep in mind it goes from nothing to maybe even a T.S in like 12 hours. That is when the convection started blowing up last night. This is exactly what I have been nervous about since late last week...and hence the reason for my post...the SSTs are boiling out there... :eek:
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#216 Postby WeatherEmperor » Tue Aug 23, 2005 1:05 pm

you dont know that its gonna become a TS in 12 hours.

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#217 Postby Frank2 » Tue Aug 23, 2005 1:06 pm

I don't want to burst anyone's balloon, but, while it seems the recon has possibly found a circulation center near 22.5N 75W, this small area of convection appears to be moving westward, and, would just skim across the Cuba coast on it's present track.

If this is true, then any possible depression would be slow to develop as it moves westward south of the Florida Keys.

Click on http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT ... -loop.html to view.

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#218 Postby Steve » Tue Aug 23, 2005 1:08 pm

>>We are finally getting some excitement! I can hardly wait to see what happens next.

I think that sums up the mindset of a hurricane junkie about as well as it can be put. No one wants to sleep because we don't want to miss the next model output, sat photo, turn and such. I'm beginning to think I'm just a glutton for danger even though I can't stand danger (e.g. side of a cliff, roof of a tall building, driving too fast) outside of tropical systems.

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#219 Postby Sanibel » Tue Aug 23, 2005 1:12 pm

Believe I've found a tight, rapidly-forming LLC under the flare-up near 21N-75.5
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#220 Postby Frank2 » Tue Aug 23, 2005 1:13 pm

That's because most here are under 30 - wait until you get 20 or 30 years older!
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