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Television Meteorologist Misinforms Viewers

#1 Postby CourierPR » Sun Sep 12, 2004 7:26 pm

At 8:00 PM, John Mathews of Channel 12 in West Palm Beach gave the intermediate bulletin on Ivan and said that the mountains of Western Cuba would have an influence on the storm. The only problem with that is that Western Cuba has no mountains. He also said that Ivan could become a feature that "we" would need to deal with in the coming days. This clown has the audacity to call himself a meteorologist. Beam me up Scotty.
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#2 Postby Sanibel » Sun Sep 12, 2004 7:40 pm

Actually Cuba has a beautiful and wild mountain range in the western end area. It has mountains of 1000-2000 feet in altitude. This range was featured in the recent 'National Geographic' on Cuba...
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#3 Postby abajan » Sun Sep 12, 2004 7:52 pm

1000-2000 feet "mountains" (many in other parts of the Caribbean would laugh heartily and call them anthills) will do very little to disrupt this humongous monster!
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#4 Postby mtm4319 » Sun Sep 12, 2004 7:55 pm

Another bit of misinformation: On the 5pm news here in Mobile, WPMI's cone of uncertainty had its left side splitting Mobile Bay. Not even the NHC had it that narrow. The meteorologist said "most of the viewing area" needs to watch this closely, or something to that effect.
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#5 Postby Cape Verde » Sun Sep 12, 2004 7:56 pm

I think the distinction between mountains and hill is somewhere above 2000'.
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#6 Postby Sanibel » Sun Sep 12, 2004 8:41 pm

Sounds good as a quick comeback perhaps, but the range in question is the "Cordillera de Guaniguanico". If you saw the picture I am looking at in the 'National Geographic' in front of me the statement "there are no mountains in western Cuba" is what would be "laughed heartily" at.

I'm sure from these responses that none have any concept of this range or its terrain...
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#7 Postby gravitylover1 » Sun Sep 12, 2004 8:44 pm

Cape Verde wrote:I think the distinction between mountains and hill is somewhere above 2000'.


How does that explain me gasping and sweating after climbing up a 600 foot "hill" on my mountain bike? 8-)
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#8 Postby Innotech » Sun Sep 12, 2004 8:47 pm

regardless, Ivan wont exactly be traversing his eye over htose mountains, but rather far West if the track is right. It wont affect much of him at all.
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#9 Postby abajan » Sun Sep 12, 2004 8:53 pm

gravitylover1 wrote:
Cape Verde wrote:I think the distinction between mountains and hill is somewhere above 2000'.


How does that explain me gasping and sweating after climbing up a 600 foot "hill" on my mountain bike? 8-)


Use a lower gear next time. :lol:
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#10 Postby canegrl04 » Sun Sep 12, 2004 9:00 pm

How much do you weigh ? :lol:
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#11 Postby BayouVenteux » Sun Sep 12, 2004 9:12 pm

At the travel photographer's website linked beloware are some views of the Cordillera de Guaniguanico located in the Pinar del Rio region of western Cuba. I do see some "topographic fluctuations" that qualify, at least to to this Gulf Coast resident, as mountains.

http://www.wilmarphotography.com/travel ... aniguanico
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#12 Postby CourierPR » Sun Sep 12, 2004 9:46 pm

I stand corrected. Those are some beautiful mountains. Thank you for educating me.
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