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#21 Postby yoda » Sat Sep 25, 2004 3:27 am

cape_escape wrote:ok.....call me stupid, but what's that mean?


There is no shear to stop her if she goes RIC...
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#22 Postby cape_escape » Sat Sep 25, 2004 3:29 am

yoda wrote:
cape_escape wrote:ok.....call me stupid, but what's that mean?


There is no shear to stop her if she goes RIC...


Thanks again Yoda! your the best :D
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#23 Postby yoda » Sat Sep 25, 2004 3:32 am

Kevin_Cho wrote:what does RIC mean?


Rapid Intensification Cycle... or Rapid Deepening/Strengthening...
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#24 Postby cape_escape » Sat Sep 25, 2004 3:48 am

Thats just great....ok, I'm really going to bed now...lol Night!
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#25 Postby cape_escape » Sat Sep 25, 2004 3:53 am

One more thing beforeI go...I just found this Kevin, it's for Collier County.
WWUS72 KMFL 250844
NPWMIA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
434 AM EDT SAT SEP 25 2004

FLZ070-073-252200-
EASTERN COLLIER FL-WESTERN DADE FL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OCHOPEE...MONROE STATION...
IMMOKALEE AND EVERGLADES CITY
434 AM EDT SAT SEP 25 2004

...INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED AN INLAND
TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING FOR EASTERN COLLIER AND WESTERN
MIAMI-DADE COUNTIES.

AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS
NEAR TROPICAL STORM FORCE...OR FREQUENT GUSTS AT OR ABOVE TROPICAL
STORM FORCE...ARE CERTAIN WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.

MINOR DAMAGE WILL OCCUR TO MANY MOBILE HOMES. POORLY CONSTRUCTED
HOMES MAY RECEIVE SOME WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. A FEW
HOUSES MAY HAVE MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES AND SIDING. A FEW POOL
CAGES AND LANAI SCREENS WILL BE DAMAGED. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS
MAY BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. SOME ELECTRICAL
WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.

MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. SOME
ROTTING SMALL TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...AND ROTTEN LARGE BRANCHES WILL
SNAP. NUMEROUS SMALL TWIGS WILL SEPARATE FROM TREES. A FEW PALM
FRONDS WILL BE BLOWN DOWN.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATES.

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#26 Postby tracyswfla » Sat Sep 25, 2004 10:39 am

Kevin_Cho wrote:HURRICANE ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN LEE/CHARLLOTE COUNTY:

Hurricane Watch has been issued for Northern Lee County and all of Charllote county northward including the Tampa Bay and Sarasota/Bradenton areas. The Hurricane watch may be extended southward within the next 12 hours to Collier and extreme northern Monroe county.

Kevin Cho - Naples, FL


Where did you find this?
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#27 Postby tracyswfla » Sat Sep 25, 2004 11:16 am

We haven't lost interest. WE are preparing for the storm while checking the board at different intervals.
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#28 Postby charney » Sat Sep 25, 2004 11:48 am

Kevin, please keep posting your updates! I have to get ready for work soon and won't have access to the site, but my family will be monitoring the storm and reading here for additional information.

Thank you from northern Lee County!
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#29 Postby cape_escape » Sat Sep 25, 2004 11:52 am

Hi Kevin, I just woke up, got my cofee and was able to get on....Thanks for the updates! Did you go for your run?
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#30 Postby Collier Canetracker » Sat Sep 25, 2004 11:54 am

Keep up the good work Kevin. As a fellow Neapolitan, I appreciate your efforts!
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#31 Postby cape_escape » Sat Sep 25, 2004 12:18 pm

Wow Kevin, you are very talented! Have you considered becoming a Met?
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#32 Postby charney » Sat Sep 25, 2004 12:36 pm

Good job, Kevin. Keeping my fingers crossed that it doesn't come true!

Now off to work at the grocery store for my 2-12 shift...
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#33 Postby CharleySurvivor » Sat Sep 25, 2004 1:18 pm

It looks like Hurricane Watches to me Kevin.
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#34 Postby Sanibel » Sat Sep 25, 2004 1:41 pm

Sanibel pressure:


29.69! (1006)
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#35 Postby inotherwords » Sat Sep 25, 2004 2:01 pm

From the NHC:

REPEATING THE 3 PM EDT POSITION...27.0 N... 78.4 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...A LITTLE NORTH OF DUE WEST NEAR 14 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS...115 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...953 MB.
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#36 Postby HurricaneQueen » Sat Sep 25, 2004 2:11 pm

Kevin:

I want to commend you on the wonderful job you have done. The map was terrific and your updates are very informative and mature. We will all look forward to hearing your input when you return later today. Your parents must be very proud of you!

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#37 Postby JusLimin » Sat Sep 25, 2004 2:12 pm

My brother lives in Cape Coral but has been here in Michigan visting for a few days. Yes, he buttoned the house up before he left.

He is scheduled to fly back into Ft. Myers tomorrow (Sun.) night. Anyone have any word or opinion on the whether the airport will be open at that point?

Northwest has not yet cancelled or changed his flight. However, waiting for that might only make it more difficult to rebook a seat on a flight later.
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#38 Postby JusLimin » Sat Sep 25, 2004 5:12 pm

Kevin_Cho wrote:JusLimin. Fort Myers (SW FLorida International) may be cancelling flights however i'm not sure when. They airport authority has reported some winds but nothing major. Flights will continue until Tropical Storm force conditions begin to affect the Lee/Collier County area. I wouldn't be surprised if the airport was closed tommorow night, but i'm not completely sure, my dad is heading back to another EOC meeting teleconference meeting for Lee/Collier Counties. I'll have him ask the Naples Airport Authority reps about SW FL International (Fort Myers). I'll get back to you on that as soon as I can.

Kevin Cho - Naples, FL


Thanks, Kevin, I would appreciate any info you are able to get.
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#39 Postby AdvAutoBob » Sat Sep 25, 2004 6:54 pm

Thanks for the great job you're doing!

Latest pressure reading here is 29.58 and still falling...
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#40 Postby cape_escape » Sat Sep 25, 2004 7:07 pm

Hi again Kevin! I'm sure glad to see this post still up and running! Your doing a great job! What's the pressure dropping mean?
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