ATL: Tropical Depression Edouard

[Diva]

I just woke up. Do I need to start the coffee? I'm in Orange County.

[JessRomero]

Diva get ur coffee and make me some while ur at it lol it is going to get nasty

[Scorpion]

Oh man I'm really jealous.. can't believe its been nearly 3 years since I've gotten any action here.

[carolina_73]

Looks like the NHC should nail another one. Looks like Mr. Ed is running out of time to strengthen too much more. He should make it to minimum cane status. It also looks like Ed will make landfall earlier than expected. Anyone agree???

[Diva]

I haven't looked through the last 10 pages and I'm only half awake but from the way y'all are talking it sounds like the Golden Triangle is fixing to get hit.
I'll try to read up before the power goes.

[Wx_Warrior]

Texas gets more 'canes that Florida now.

I don't see a Cat 2 by any means (but IMHO i think Ed gets over the hump for a Cat 1)...Rig SE of Sabine Pass now getting winds of 65 (edit: gusts).

[JonathanBelles]

Texas gets more 'canes that Florida now.

I don't see a Cat 2 by any means (but IMHO i think Ed gets over the hump for a Cat 1)...Rig SE of Sabine Pass now getting winds of 65.

im guessing thats gusts.

[Texas Snowman]

My totally unofficial call is for a High Island landfall about an hour or two after dawn with max sustained winds of 80 mph.

Lot of marsh on the backside of Bolivar Pen. and Galveston Island - wonder if an offshore flow through Houston Ship Channel and Galveston Bay could do any minor flooding there?

[Nederlander]

I haven't looked through the last 10 pages and I'm only half awake but from the way y'all are talking it sounds like the Golden Triangle is fixing to get hit.
I'll try to read up before the power goes.

yea conditions should start deteriorating very soon and last through the morning hours.. Greg puts landfall around 6 a.m. somewhere between High Island and Sabine Pass...

here is the latest radar loop

http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?product=N0R&rid=LCH&loop=yes

[raindrops68]

I just woke up. Do I need to start the coffee? I'm in Orange County.

Hope you dont have to go to work today LOL
Keeping people up to date at HCW the best I can. Some didnt even know there was anything coming until I told them at 10pm. How do you not know with the news coverage being extented an hour? Oh well

[Wx_Warrior]

Most of these radar/loops (other than TV, accuwx, and a few more) aren't conducive to Mac I-books!

[Texas Snowman]

On second thought, maybe it will be closer to Crystal Beach. After watching IR sat loop and latest radar from Lake Charles, it really does appear to have taken a westward jog recently. Unless I'm off, it looks like it is heading for the pass between Galveston Island and Bolivar Pen. Of course, maybe I'm wrong and if not, maybe this motion is just temporary.

[mpic]

People don't watch local channels anymore with cable and sat.

[Wx_Warrior]

Somewhere along that peninsula...Several models did a good job on the where abouts.

[kurtpage]

Most of these radar/loops (other than TV, accuwx, and a few more) aren't conducive to Mac I-books!

Works great on my Mac Book Pro....!!

[raindrops68]

No these people just dont watch the news, cable or otherwise, it makes them too depressed as I was told.
Watching the Weather Channel and they are showing nothing as well as the cable news stations.

[Texas Snowman]

Although I wondered earlier tonight, it's looking more and more like a Tx landfall.

If this makes it to Cat 1, that's two landfalling hurricanes in Tx in less than a month.

Wonder when the last time that happened is - off the top of my head, I can't remember.

[kurtpage]

Storm EDOUARD1: Observed by AF #302
Storm #05 In Atlantic Ocean
Total Flights For Storm #05: 04
Date/Time of Recon Report: August 05, 2008 07:13:30 Zulu
Position Of The Center: 29 ° 15 ' N 093 ° 12 ' W (29.25° N 93.20° W )
Minimum Height Measured At Standard Level Of 850 Millibars: 1415 Meters (Normal: 1457 Meters)
Maximum Surface Winds Were Estimated At: 0 Knots (0 MPH)
Estimated Surface Winds Were Measured At: N/A Nautical Miles (N/A miles) From Center At Bearing °
Maximum Flight Level Winds Near Center Were 059 Knots (67.85 MPH) From 087°
Maximum Flight Level Winds Were Measured 019 Nautical Miles (21.85 Miles) From Center At Bearing 358°
Minimum Pressure: 997 Millibars (29.440 Inches)
Maxium Flight Level Temperature / Pressure Altitude Outside The Eye: 16°C (60.8°F) / 1514 Meters
Maximum Flight Level Temperature / Pressure Altitude Inside The Eye: 20°C (68°F) / 1515 Meters
Dewpoint Temperature / Sea Surface Temperature Inside The Eye: 18°C (64.4°F) / NA°C (NA°F)
Eye Wall Was Characterized As Being: NA
Eye Form Was Characterized As Being: NA
Center Fix Established Using: Penetration Radar Wind Pressure Temperature
Center Fix Established At Level(s): 850 Millibars
Navigational Accuracy Measured At: 0.02 Nautical Miles
Meteorological Accuracy Measured At: 1 Nautical Miles

Other Information:
1: Maximum Flight Level Winds Were 68 KT N Quadrant at 07:04:10 Z

[Wx_Warrior]

I remember someone posting on here just last week stating when Texas gets hit with a Hurricane in July, historically they are done for the rest of the season.

Like football rivals, throw the record books out!!!!!

[paintplaye]

I know infrared pics are not the greatest to look at here, but if you look at it you can see the convection moving pretty good west. Wouldn't the storm follow?

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/flt/t2/loop-avn.html