TWC-Tropical Update was ominous!

[caneman]

For the life of me I can't remember the guys name but when talking about Frances his voice was quivering, seemed very nervous. And just stated that if I lived in Florida I would be keeping a very keen eye on this system. Inidicated that Frances was trending West and that didn't bode well for the coast.

[Cookiely]

He was very nervous when talking about Frances. I thought it was my own anxiety so I'm glad that you posted your thoughts and confirmed my observations.

[canegrl04]

Yes,I saw TWC tropical update an hour ago.The guy said Frances will be south of Florida tip by Thursday/Friday,and watches and warning will be posted soon for thr Bahamas and Florida.I would be thinking evacuation plans right now if I lived in S. Florida.You've got another Andrew coming your way.Maybe shes a Mitch (180mph)

[Aquawind]

I wanna know who gave the update..Please

[GaryOBX]

His voice was quivering because he was walking back to the anchor desk from his OCM position. It's really hard to walk, read and talk at the same time! Try to do it without your voice changing.

[GaryOBX]

I think it was Bob Stokes...

[caneman]

His voice was quivering because he was walking back to the anchor desk from his OCM position. It's really hard to walk, read and talk at the same time! Try to do it without your voice changing.

Sorry but I've never seen that on TWC before. He seemed very concerned.

[caneman]

I think it was Bob Stokes...

Yes, it was Bob Stokes. Thanks.

[TreasureIslandFLGal]

Madden? It was the guy who is also a Reserve Hurricane Hunter. He's been saying that all night.

[Aquawind]

I think it was Bob Stokes...

OIC..Bob gets a little hyper..not as bad as he use to be..but for him to sound nervous is a regular thing..

[Aquawind]

Steve Lyons just gave the Tropical Update..and Said they are looking at a more west track and it will be very close to the islands..with the Keys and So Central Florida down the road to pay attention..

[HollynLA]

If I lived in South FL, I would definitely be getting all needed supplies today and coming up with a plan. This is going to be more serious than Charley, and we've all seen what he did. Wow, Florida.......... again

[Brent]

Geez... I hate to see how he'll be talking come Thursday.

[Cookiely]

Steve Lyons just gave the Tropical Update..and Said they are looking at a more west track and it will be very close to the islands..with the Keys and So Central Florida down the road to pay attention..

Steve is so cool, upbeat, and calm. The bad news doesn't seem so bad when he gives the info. I'm not sure if that's good or bad.

[AlabamaDave]

Yes,I saw TWC tropical update an hour ago.The guy said Frances will be south of Florida tip by Thursday/Friday,and watches and warning will be posted soon for thr Bahamas and Florida.I would be thinking evacuation plans right now if I lived in S. Florida.You've got another Andrew coming your way.Maybe shes a Mitch (180mph)

Watches "soon" for Florida?? What's his definition of soon??

It's no wonder that the public gets confused about these storms, when the TV personalities cannot communicate the forecasts properly.

[Brent]

Hurricane Watches will NOT be issued for Florida until this is about 36 hours away, meaning if it makes landfall on Friday at Noon or so (HYPOTHETICAL) there would be watches Late Wednesday.

[ChaserUK]

Agreed, there is very set criteria for when they issue watches and warnings. That said, if the wind field increases in size, watches could go out earlier.

[Brent]

Agreed, there is very set criteria for when they issue watches and warnings. That said, if the wind field increases in size, watches could go out earlier.

Still won't be until 36 hours before the winds are progged to reach the coast.