What is a BEAR WATCH?

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What is a BEAR WATCH?

#1 Postby KatDaddy » Sun Sep 19, 2004 3:56 pm

I have seen many ADFs use this terminology with potential tropical development. Today's HOU-GAL AFD used the following statement:

BEAR WATCH WILL LIKELY BE POSTED

Thanks for everyones input.
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#2 Postby ColdFront77 » Sun Sep 19, 2004 3:58 pm

I assume it has something to do with weather conditions that are "ripe" for bear sightings... in which they want to make the public aware of the possibilities of running into a dangerous animal.
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#3 Postby KatDaddy » Sun Sep 19, 2004 4:01 pm

LOL!!!!!

Beware of the GOM Bears
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#4 Postby raynpa » Sun Sep 19, 2004 4:02 pm

I think it should mean the system will bear watching...
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#5 Postby ColdFront77 » Sun Sep 19, 2004 4:05 pm

I thought of that too, however stating "BEAR WATCH WILL LIKELY BE POSTED" makes me believe otherwise.

Are there even bears in southeastern Texas?
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#6 Postby caribepr » Sun Sep 19, 2004 4:13 pm

It's like a Mickey Mouse (tm) watch but different.
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#7 Postby BayouVenteux » Sun Sep 19, 2004 4:22 pm

Maybe a certain Russian bear?
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#8 Postby FLGuest » Sun Sep 19, 2004 4:28 pm

What's with the (tm)? Sorry trademark laws are BS.... Mickey Mouse sue me
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#9 Postby SwampDawg » Sun Sep 19, 2004 4:50 pm

ColdFront77 wrote:I thought of that too, however stating "BEAR WATCH WILL LIKELY BE POSTED" makes me believe otherwise.

Are there even bears in southeastern Texas?


Nope...just odd bears...no even ones. 8-)
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Re: What is a BEAR WATCH?

#10 Postby Air Force Met » Sun Sep 19, 2004 5:01 pm

KatDaddy wrote:I have seen many ADFs use this terminology with potential tropical development. Today's HOU-GAL AFD used the following statement:

BEAR WATCH WILL LIKELY BE POSTED

Thanks for everyones input.



Not sure what they are talking about...but there are no bears in SE Texas...any more at least. We used to have black bears 60 or 70 years ago...but the habitat is gone and so are they.
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#11 Postby Anonymous » Sun Sep 19, 2004 5:26 pm

Hmm--considerring that its in a wx forecast discussion, I would think that the weather will become conducive to bears coming out or arriving in SE TX---just my guess :Pick:
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#12 Postby weathermom » Sun Sep 19, 2004 6:03 pm

Be happy to send you a few. We have an abundance of them in Jersey! Though I've never heard anything about them in the forecast!
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#13 Postby cswitwer » Sun Sep 19, 2004 7:07 pm

Maybe it means there's a Baylor game in Houston soon?
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#14 Postby allman15 » Sun Sep 19, 2004 7:19 pm

A BEAR WATCH IS WHAT THEY ISSUE WHEN BEARS ARE POSSIBLE. A BEAR WARNING MEANS BEARS ARE LIKELY.
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#15 Postby huricanwatcher » Sun Sep 19, 2004 7:21 pm

lions and tigers and bears OMY!!!!
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#16 Postby snowflake » Sun Sep 19, 2004 7:26 pm

It means that the remnants of Ivan needs to be watched. They are expecting the remnants of Ivan to get into the Gulf Of Mexico.
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#17 Postby Ivanova » Sun Sep 19, 2004 7:26 pm

I know nothing about bears :cool:

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#18 Postby Stormsfury » Sun Sep 19, 2004 7:28 pm

The only bear that I see is the perverbial polar bear with the early shot of fall that has filtered into the SE with the passage of frontal trough associated with Ivan a couple of days ago ... :D
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#19 Postby weathermom » Sun Sep 19, 2004 7:33 pm

think that bear is breathing on my fingers. they are freezing! 53 here right now. :thermo:
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