2013 Hurricane Thread

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

Wel it is that time again. Fall Caribbean Travelers need to keep an eye on what's out there.

2012 Thread. http://www.timeshareforums.com/forum...ight=Hurricane with all the Hurricane Sandy Comments


As a point of reference here is a map of the Caribbean








http://www.nhc.noaa.gov

[chriskre Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close chriskre]

Thanks alot!

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

NOAA NWS National Hurricane Center
As a number of folks know, we are approaching a record for the latest formation of the season's first hurricane, at least in the satellite era. Since 1967, the latest formation of the season's first hurricane was 8 am ET September 11th (Gustav in 2002). As it happens, Humberto is approaching hurricane strength with 8 am on the 11th also just around the corner (to mix a space-time metaphor). So this might be a good time to remind folks that NHC always conducts a post-storm analysis of each tropical cyclone. We usually adjust the final positions and intensities a little bit in this analysis, and sometimes we make substantial adjustments, based on information that we might not have had in real time.

The point being that regardless of when Humberto might become a hurricane in our advisories, the final final call on whether or not we actually set a record will not be determined until the post-storm analysis is complete, several weeks or perhaps even a couple months from now.

[JLB Please excuse me, I'm a Dick. Not a moron just a Dick Find all posts View Profile Close JLB]

Miami's about due.

[Carolinian Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Carolinian]

Thankfully, this has been a very light hurricane season so far. From what I read, even if Humberto does become the first hurricane of the season, either as a record late first one, or just shy, it is likely to fizzle out and not impact the US.

Having sat through more than enough hurricanes in eastern North Carolina, and led an HOA board in rebuilding from the destruction of one, I am always glad to see a light season.

[Hoc Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Hoc]

Fingers crossed. I'm headed to NOLA on Oct. 11, so I'm hoping there's no bad weather while I'm there.

[ArtsieAng Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close ArtsieAng]

Fingers crossed for you! I was there last year during Sandy. Nola was unaffected, but NY got trashed.

Fingers crossed. I'm headed to NOLA on Oct. 11, so I'm hoping there's no bad weather while I'm there.

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

5 am update - Hurricane Humberto

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

It has been awfully quiet this year......

[wackymother Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wackymother]

I just got a big scary tree removed from our yard, and I bought a generator and it's all hooked up. So I have done my bit to ward off hurricanes this year.

[Sydney Contributor - Bronze Find all posts View Profile Close Sydney]

I just got a big scary tree removed from our yard, and I bought a generator and it's all hooked up. So I have done my bit to ward off hurricanes this year.

That's good preparation. I bet you feel much safer with that scary tree removed. We once lived in a small house with a huge dead tree out the front. Every time it was windy, I'd worry it would fall onto our house. The council refused to let us cut it down. What a relief to move out of there.

[Pat H Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Pat H]

Only 2 storms even made it to hurricane strength and they didn't last. I heard that means that the Northeast will get a lot of snow this winter!