Dorian: here we go again!

[Iffy]

If anyone over 'yonder' needs a small bedroom fer shelter, ya can visit me fer a few days (west Bradenton). And bring your pets (I no longer have any; but miss 'em). BTW, no fence here.

I tend to my disabled bride, so ya won't find a sparklin' abode. But it is comfortable, friendly and will give ya a spot to rest your head(s). PM me if you're in dire straights...

 

[B2L]

Cautiously optimistic but...

 

[Bea-FL]

If anyone over 'yonder' needs a small bedroom fer shelter, ya can visit me fer a few days (west Bradenton). And bring your pets (I no longer have any; but miss 'em). BTW, no fence here.

I tend to my disabled bride, so ya won't find a sparklin' abode. But it is comfortable, friendly and will give ya a spot to rest your head(s). PM me if you're in dire straights...

Iffy you're such a sweet man

 

[Rossum]

11 PM update:

I'm liking that a whole lot better than what we were seeing yesterday evening.

 

[classwife]

11 PM update:

I'm liking that a whole lot better than what we were seeing yesterday evening.

Much more better !

 

[Bea-FL]

I don't know if any of you ever use Windy.com so here it is. You can check lots of things anywhere, including wind speed anywhere from the surface to way up. For instance where I live, as of now, Wedn AM will bring the strongest winds of that whole hurricane - 18 knots=20.7mph. You can move the flag by its ball to wherever you wish. I must say I wonder how accurate this is for a hurricane. I'll test it and let you know.

 

[MacTechVpr]

Per Windy the big D seems to be chillin in the Bahamas.

Good luck.

 

[440BB]

Things sure are looking better. Glad to see all of you on the coast may dodge this one!

 

[MacTechVpr]

Feel really horrible for those poor peeps on Abaco though. Seems like the D has dropped anchor on 'em and not expected to clear well into Mon.

Good luck.

 

[Uncle]

I don't know if any of you ever use Windy.com so here it is. You can check lots of things anywhere, including wind speed anywhere from the surface to way up. For instance where I live, as of now, Wedn AM will bring the strongest winds of that whole hurricane - 18 knots=20.7mph. You can move the flag by its ball to wherever you wish. I must say I wonder how accurate this is for a hurricane. I'll test it and let you know.

WOW ! ! ! It is interesting to see what they predict for the coming days by the hour, including rain/rain accumulation, the air quality, etc. and there is even a link to webcams in your area too . . . NICE . . .



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[Bea-FL]

WOW ! ! ! It is interesting to see what they predict for the coming days by the hour, including rain/rain accumulation, the air quality, etc. and there is even a link to webcams in your area too . . . NICE . . .



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And if you click on the menu bar on the right and go to settings you can change knots to mph and lots of other stuff.

For pilots they can find out what the winds are doing up higher in the air.

 

[Rossum]

I don't know if any of you ever use Windy.com so here it is.

Yup. For Dorian, Windy's predicted paths have actually been leading the official forecasts by ~12h or so for the last few days.

Trouble is you have to hit "play" and that was quite slow at the cabin where I was last week. "High-Speed Internet" means something rather different in Appalachia than it does in most other places. Now I'm up in PA with a much better connection and that feature is far more usable.

Windy has also become my favorite site for live radar.

 

[Opinionated]

Iffy you're such a sweet man

How are you doing Bea?

 

[MacTechVpr]

Would someone please tell Brian Norcross we did figure out it is a CAT 5 storm with 156mph winds…at 2000 meters. But pitching that's sorta like selling life insurance at a funeral.



Good luck.

 

[Rossum]

Ocean is starting to get a bit choppy this evening (but I've seen far worse).

(That's my web cam)

 

[Bea-FL]

How are you doing Bea?

Not too bad. We haven't "talked" in a while. Let's PM.

We're ready. Probably the worst thing to happen will be losing power for maybe days. With Irma we got hit with a cat 1 and lost power for 4 days.

So Genie is on the stanby, 7 dinners cooked and frozen (genie handles microwave, lights, water pump, TV. But not stove), pantry stocked, batts charged, gas tanks filled. All we have to do is close down the greenhouse and the chicken house and bring hanging plants to the lanai.

We don't evac unless it gets to a cat 3-4. Heaven help us if this area gets that. As far as I know this has never happened. Let's keep it that way.

 

[Bea-FL]

Yup. For Dorian, Windy's predicted paths have actually been leading the official forecasts by ~12h or so for the last few days.

Trouble is you have to hit "play" and that was quite slow at the cabin where I was last week. "High-Speed Internet" means something rather different in Appalachia than it does in most other places. Now I'm up in PA with a much better connection and that feature is far more usable.

Windy has also become my favorite site for live radar.

My only problem with Windy is the wind speeds seem all wrong. For instance right now Dorian is over the Bahamas at a reported 185/mph but Windy shows surface winds at 70/mph and at 2000 feet 101:mph. What am I doing wrong?

 

[Iffy]

Nut not stove...

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[Nermal]

My only problem with Windy is the wind speeds seem all wrong. For instance right now Dorian is over the Bahamas at a reported 185/mph but Windy shows surface winds at 70/mph and at 2000 feet 101:mph. What am I doing wrong?

Hey, I saw that same 185 mph report. I surely hope it was wrong.

 

[Uncle]

Hey, I saw that same 185 mph report. I surely hope it was wrong.

Nope - 11 Pm report the winds got up to 200 mph, but back to 180 mph right now . . .

@Bea-FL . . .

All I can say right now is - Stayin' here, since WPB is supposed to get hit pretty hard . . . AND - Although there maybe power lost around here when Dorian comes by tomorrow evening/night, I really hope the winds don't take the electricity out for too long, especially not having any AC (breathing problems) - NOT NICE . . . Just Sayn' . . .


BTW: How is everyone else doing?



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