TD #18 (Rita)

[vicocala]

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Tropical Depression Eighteen Advisory Number 1...corrected

Nws Tpc/national Hurricane Center Miami Fl

11 Pm Edt Sat Sep 17 2005

 

Corrected Awips Identifier From At1 To At3

 

...the Eighteenth Tropical Depression Of The Year Forms To The East

Of The Turks And Caicos...

...watches And Warnings Issued...

 

At 11 Pm Edt...0300z...the Government Of The Bahamas Has Issued A

Tropical Storm Warning For The Turks And Caicos...and For The

Southeast And Central Bahamas.

 

A Tropical Storm Warning Means That Tropical Storm Conditions Are

Expected Within The Warning Area Within The Next 24 Hours.

 

At 11 Pm Edt...the Government Of The Bahamas Has Issued A Hurricane

Watch For The Northwest Bahamas.

 

A Hurricane Watch Means That Hurricane Conditions Are Possible

Within The Watch Area...generally Within 36 Hours.

 

Interests In The Southern Florida Peninsula And The Florida Keys...

And In Cenrtal And Western Cuba Cuba Should Closely Monitor The

Progress Of This System Over The Next Few Days.

 

For Storm Information Specific To Your Area...including Possible

Inland Watches And Warnings...please Monitor Products Issued

By Your Local Weather Office.

 

At 11 Pm Edt...0300z...the Center Of Tropical Depression Eighteen

Was Located Near Latitude 22.0 North... Longitude 69.7 West Or

About 95 Miles... 155 Km... East-northeast Of Grand Turk Island.

 

The Depression Is Moving Toward The West-northwest Near 10 Mph

...17 Km/hr...and This General Motion Is Expected To Continue For

The Next 24 Hours.

 

Maximum Sustained Winds Are Near 30 Mph... 45 Km/hr...with Higher

Gusts. Some Strengthening Is Forecast During The Next 24 Hours...

And The Depression Could Become A Tropical Storm On Sunday. An Air

Force Reserve Unit Reconnaissance Aircraft Is Scheduled To

Investigate The Depression On Sunday.

 

The Estimated Minimum Central Pressure Is 1009 Mb...29.80 Inches.

 

The Depression Is Expected To Produce Total Rain Accumulations Of 3

To 5 Inches Over Much Of The Turks And Caicos...and Over The

Southeast And Central Bahamas...with Possible Isolated Maximum

Amounts Of Of 8 Inches.

 

Repeating The 11 Pm Edt Position...22.0 N... 69.7 W. Movement

Toward...west-northwest Near 10 Mph. Maximum Sustained

Winds... 30 Mph. Minimum Central Pressure...1009 Mb.

 

An Intermediate Advisory Will Be Issued By The National

Hurricane Center At 2 Am Edt Followed By The Next

Complete Advisory At 5 Am Edt.

 

Forecaster Stewart

 

$$

[Sage]

I can see you have been busy. Can you believe all the storms this year? Thanks for keeping us updated Vic.

[Krazy Kruizers]

We all appreciate you keeping us updated.

That is a lot of work on your part.

[Oceanwench]

This is one to watch ... it's predicted to pass between Cuba and Key West according to our TV weather guy, but South Florida is still within the cone.

 

By the way, those of you who are interested in keeping track of the storms should bookmark this site: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

 

You'll get the charts and advisories that Vicocala pastes in here.

I know it's not always possible to access Cruise Critic boards [although it seems to be getting better] to read the storm updates.

[vicocala]

Glad to be of service, Hurricane watches are being posted:

 

 

 

TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHTEEN ADVISORY NUMBER 3

NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

11 AM EDT SUN SEP 18 2005

 

...DEPRESSION ORGANIZING AS IT NEARS THE BAHAMAS...

...HURRICANE WATCH ISSUED FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS...

 

AT 11 AM EDT...1500Z...A HURRICANE WATCH IS ISSUED FOR ALL OF THE

FLORIDA KEYS FROM OCEAN REEF SOUTHWARD AND WESTWARD TO DRY

TORTUGAS...INCLUDING FLORIDA BAY.

 

A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS.

 

A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE

WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.

 

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE TURKS AND CAICOS

ISLANDS...AND FOR THE SOUTHEAST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS. A TROPICAL

STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED

WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

 

INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN SOUTH FLORIDA...AS WELL AS CENTRAL AND

WESTERN CUBA...SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS

SYSTEM.

 

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE

INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED

BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

 

AT 11 AM EDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHTEEN

WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.0 NORTH... LONGITUDE 72.2 WEST OR

ABOUT 390 MILES... 625 KM... EAST-SOUTHEAST OF NASSAU.

 

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 12 MPH... 19 KM/HR. A

GENERAL WESTWARD TO WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED DURING

THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK...THIS SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING OVER

THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT.

 

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH... 55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST... AND THE DEPRESSION IS

EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT.

 

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1008 MB...29.77 INCHES.

 

REPEATING THE 11 AM EDT POSITION...22.0 N... 72.2 W. MOVEMENT

TOWARD...WEST NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED

WINDS... 35 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1008 MB.

 

AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE

CENTER AT 2 PM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 5 PM

EDT.

 

FORECASTER KNABB

[KAJOKG]

Thanks Viocala. I can't believe how fast this TD #18 crept up on us!!! And the cone of likely strike probability has it going over the keys into the Gulf. Oh No! They can;'t handle that. But we here in South FL are inside that cone too. Only 9 more letters left in the alphabet!!!!

[elmorejj]

I was just thinking the same thing about running out of letters! What do we do next? go to the Greek alphabet? I am leaving in 9 days for the yucatan, hope they aren`t heading that way!!........jean :cool:

[KAJOKG]

Hurricanes usually stay away from the Yucatan area this time of year. But if you are sailing out of Miami or Ft. Lauderdale, better keep an eye on the hurricane reports. There is a 3rd TD forming also.

[vicocala]

Tropical Storm Rita Discussion Number 4

Nws Tpc/national Hurricane Center Miami Fl

5 Pm Edt Sun Sep 18 2005

 

The Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter Aircraft Did Not Find A Very

Impressive Wind Field Just Above The Surface Near The Center Of

Circulation... But Did Recently Measure A Central Pressure Of 1005

Mb And Maximum Flight Level Winds Of 45 Kt... Well To The Northeast

Of The Center. Additionally... Ship Observations From Well To

The North And East Of The Center Have Indicated Winds Of 30-35 Kt

During The Past Several Hours. These Data... Combined With Dvorak

Intensity Estimates Of 30-35 Kt Support Upgrading The System To A

Tropical Storm With 35 Kt Winds. The Lack Of Wind Near The Center

Is Not Surprising Given That All Of The Convection And Perhaps A

Mid Level Circulation Center Are Displaced To The North... Due To

Southerly Shear Caused By The Upper-level Low Over Eastern Cuba.

 

The Tropical Storm Is Still In The Process Of Organizing. It Has A

Fairly Large Circulation And Some Deep Convection With

Tops Colder Than -70c... And While Upper-level Outflow Is

Restricted To The Southwest Due To The Shear... It Is Becoming Well

Established In The Remaining Three Quadrants. Since Dynamical

Models Forecast The Upper Low To Weaken And Allow An Upper Ridge To

Build In Its Place Over Florida And The Northern

Bahamas...atmospheric Conditions Are Expected To Gradually Become

More Conducive For Strengthening. While The Gfdl Still Does Not

Forecast Development Until Rita Reaches The Gulf Of Mexico... The

Ships Guidance Forecast Of 64 Kt By 48 Hours Seems More Likely.

The New Official Intensity Forecast Is Basically An Update Of The

Previous Advisory...anticipating A Hurricane In 36-48 Hours.

Additional Development Is Forecast Once The Storm Reaches The Gulf

Of Mexico.

 

The Initial And Forecast Motion Are Complicated By The Asymmetric

Cloud Pattern...which Seem To Want To Drag The System North Of A

Due West Track...while A Mid Level Ridge To The North Of The

Cyclone Is Trying To Force The System Due Westward. These Factors

Will Continue To Battle For The Next Day Or So Until The Shear

Relaxes. The Dynamical Models Have Shifted Farther South In Taking

The System Through The Florida Straits...in Some Cases South Of Due

West...toward The Gulf Of Mexico. The Official Forecast Is Only

Adjusted Slightly Southward Since It Is Quite Possible The Center

Will Reform Farther North During The Next 36 Hours.

 

 

Forecaster Knabb

 

 

Forecast Positions And Max Winds

 

Initial 18/2100z 22.2n 72.7w 35 Kt

12hr Vt 19/0600z 22.6n 74.7w 45 Kt

24hr Vt 19/1800z 23.2n 77.3w 50 Kt

36hr Vt 20/0600z 23.5n 79.7w 60 Kt

48hr Vt 20/1800z 23.5n 82.5w 70 Kt

72hr Vt 21/1800z 23.5n 87.5w 75 Kt

96hr Vt 22/1800z 24.0n 91.5w 85 Kt

120hr Vt 23/1800z 25.5n 95.0w 95 Kt

 

 

$$

[vicocala]

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Tropical Storm Rita Advisory Number 4

Nws Tpc/national Hurricane Center Miami Fl

5 Pm Edt Sun Sep 18 2005

 

...17th Tropical Storm Of The Atlantic Season Forms...

...new Watches Issued For Southern Florida And For Cuba...

 

At 5 Pm Edt...2100z...a Tropical Storm Watch Is Issued For The

Extreme Southeastern Florida Peninsula From Deerfield Beach

Southward To Florida City And Continuing Westward To East Cape

Sable.

 

At 5 Pm Edt... The Government Of Cuba Has Issued A Hurricane Watch

For The Provinces Of Villa Clara...matanzas...ciudad De Habana...la

Habana...and Pinar Del Rio...and A Tropical Storm Watch For The

Provinces Of Ciego De Avila...sancti Spiritus...and Cienfuegos.

 

A Hurricane Watch Is In Effect For All Of The Florida Keys From

Ocean Reef Southward And Westward To Dry Tortugas...including

Florida Bay.

 

A Hurricane Watch Remains In Effect For The Northwest Bahamas.

 

A Tropical Storm Warning Remains In Effect For The Turks And Caicos

Islands...and For The Southeast And Central Bahamas.

 

A Hurricane Watch Means That Hurricane Conditions Are Possible

Within The Watch Area...generally Within 36 Hours. A Tropical

Storm Warning Means That Tropical Storm Conditions Are Expected

Within The Warning Area Within The Next 24 Hours. A Tropical Storm

Watch Means That Tropical Storm Conditions Are Possible Within The

Watch Area...generally Within 36 Hours.

 

For Storm Information Specific To Your Area...including Possible

Inland Watches And Warnings...please Monitor Products Issued

By Your Local Weather Office.

 

At 5 Pm Edt...2100z...the Center Of Tropical Storm Rita Was Located

Near Latitude 22.2 North... Longitude 72.7 West Or About 355

Miles... 570 Km... East-southeast Of Nassau.

 

Rita Is Moving Toward The West Near 10 Mph...17 Km/hr. A West To

West-northwestward Motion Is Expected During The Next 24 Hours. On

This Track...rita Will Be Moving Over The Eastern And Central

Bahamas Tonight And Monday.

 

Maximum Sustained Winds Are Near 40 Mph... 65 Km/hr...with Higher

Gusts. Some Strengthening Is Forecast During The Next 24 Hours.

 

Tropical Storm Force Winds Extend Outward Up To 70 Miles... 110

Km... Mainly To The North From The Center.

 

The Minimum Central Pressure Recently Measured By An Air Force

Hurricane Hunter Plane Was 1005 Mb...29.68 Inches.

 

Repeating The 5 Pm Edt Position...22.2 N... 72.7 W. Movement

Toward...west Near 10 Mph. Maximum Sustained

Winds... 40 Mph. Minimum Central Pressure...1005 Mb.

 

An Intermediate Advisory Will Be Issued By The National Hurricane

Center At 8 Pm Edt Followed By The Next Complete Advisory At 11 Pm

Edt.

 

Forecaster Knabb

[vicocala]

Actually we only have four more names for this set, Stan, Tammy, Vince and Wilma. I have never seen us go thru a whole set since I started paying attention to them, but they would just start another set of names. I haven't seen the contingency set yet but I am sure the hurricane center has it ready.

 

Good luck to all our friends in South Florida and the Keys. Also best wishes to those in southern Texas as currently they are in the long term path.

[Esme]

Just received this from the Zuiderdam

 

"As I write this, we are running away from the Tropical storm #18. This morning, we were all informed that HMC would have to be left out of the itinerary as it was too rough and dangerous to remain in the Bahamas. This was a decision made during the night and by morning we had left HMC already 150 nautical miles to the west. So it is a bit rough outside and I am sure that we have our share of guests experiencing a little Mel de Mer. It is a gentle motion however."

 

May be a gentle motion for the writer as he has worked on many ships over the years, including small ones, but I bet a lot of guests have taken to their beds.

 

Too bad they missed HMC.

[vicocala]

Thanks for sharing that, and it is too bad. I hope these things come to an end soon. I was fortunate to go our right after Katrina on Glory and hope to have a clear voyage on the Zuidy.

 

We didn't have bad seas on the Glory as the Captain said he got a little closer to "our bearded friend in Cuba" than normal, only around seven foot seas. It didn't bother me a bit and I was glad since it was my first cruise and I was high up on the bow.

 

It is good to know that even if we miss a port they are looking out for our, and their best interests.

[vicocala]

Tropical Storm Rita Discussion Number 5

Nws Tpc/national Hurricane Center Miami Fl

11 Pm Edt Sun Sep 18 2005

 

The Last Recon Report At 17/2324z Indicated Maximum Reliable 850 Mb

Flight-level Winds Of About 55 Kt...or Roughly 44 Kt Surface Winds.

There Was One Flight-level Report Of 67 Kt...but This Occurred

During Climbout To A Higher Altitude To Avoid Turbulence...and Is

Therefore Not Deemed Representative Of The Actual Wind Field. Since

The Last Recon Flight...cloud Tops Have Warmed Near The Circulation

Center...so The Intensity Is Being Held At 45 Kt.

 

The Initial Motion Estimate Is 300/09. Rita Has Actually Been Moving

Or Propagating Northwestward The Past 6 To 9 Hours. This Motion May

Be Due To The Center Reforming Closer To The Deep Convection...or

Actual Movement Toward A Weaker Break In The Mid-level Ridge

Located Along 75w Longitude. Also...an Upper-level Low Previously

Located Near Jamaica Has Moved Northwestward To Near Cayman Brac

And Has Not Weakened Like The Global Models Have Been Forecasting.

The Combination Of The Southeasterly Flow On The East Side Of Upper

Low...combined With The Southeasterly Flow On The Southwest Side Of

A Large Mid-level Ridge Located East Of Bermuda...should Steer Rita

In A General West-northwestward Motion For The Next 12 To Perhaps

24 Hours. After That...all Of The Global And Regional Models Agree

That The Large Mid-level Ridge That Extends Along The Gulf Coast

From A High Center Over Louisiana Will Gradually Build Eastward And

Turn Rita Westward. However...the Same Models Also Agree That The

Heights Will Not Increase Across Southern Florida And...in Fact...

Heights From 700 Mb To 400 Mb Have Not Increased Across South

Florida During The Past 24 Hours...but The Wind Speeds Have

Decreased. This All Suggests That The Eastern Extent Of The Ridge

East Of Florida May Not Be As Strong As Indicated In The Model

Fields. As Such...there May A Northward Shift In The Model Guidance

Tracks In The 00z Model Runs. However...with Such A Large And

Strong Ridge In Place Across The Gulf Coast...rita Should Gradually

Eventually Move Westward Across The Central Gulf And Into The

Western Gulf Of Mexico By The End Of The Period. The Official Track

Was Shifted To The Right Of The Previous Forecast To Account For

The More Northward Initial Position. This Northward Shift Has

Required The Previous Watches For The Florida Keys And South

Florida To Be Upgraded To Hurricane And Tropical Storm Warnings.

 

The Vertical Shear Is Now Forecast By All Of The Models To Gradually

Decrease From The Current 15 Kt Down To Less Than 5 Kt By 36-72

Hours. This Should Allow For Some Significant Strengthening To

Cocur...especially Since Rita Will Be Over 30c Ssts And Impressive

Poleward Outflow Pattern Will Be Maintained. The Official Intensity

Forecast Follows The Trend Of The Ships...gfdl...and Fsu Super

Ensemble Models...which All Bring The Cyclone To Major Hurricane

Strength...at Least 100 Kt...by 72 Hours.

 

Forecaster Stewart

 

Forecast Positions And Max Winds

 

Initial 19/0300z 22.9n 73.3w 45 Kt

12hr Vt 19/1200z 23.4n 75.1w 50 Kt

24hr Vt 20/0000z 24.1n 77.5w 60 Kt

36hr Vt 20/1200z 24.3n 80.1w 75 Kt

48hr Vt 21/0000z 24.2n 83.0w 90 Kt

72hr Vt 22/0000z 24.1n 88.5w 100 Kt

96hr Vt 23/0000z 24.5n 92.0w 100 Kt

120hr Vt 24/0000z 26.5n 95.5w 100 Kt

 

$$

[vicocala]

The last thing we need is another major hurricane lashing into these areas, but right now Houston is the bullseye. Everyone please keep all these folks in your prayers and if you live there and the track continues, please evacuate and if you can take someone less fortunate with you!

 

TROPICAL STORM RITA DISCUSSION NUMBER 7

NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

11 AM EDT MON SEP 19 2005

 

SINCE THE LAST RECON FIX SHORTLY BEFORE 12Z...WHICH MEASURED A 997

MB CENTRAL PRESSURE...VERY DEEP CONVECTION HAS WRAPPED AROUND THE

LOW LEVEL CENTER...SO RITA IS DEVELOPING SUBSTANTIAL INNER CORE

CONVECTION FOR THE FIRST TIME. DVORAK INTENSITY ESTIMATES AT 12Z

WERE UNANIMOUSLY T3.5/55 KT...WHICH IS THE ADVISORY INTENSITY.

RECON IS SCHEDULED TO BE BACK INTO THE SYSTEM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

 

RITA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST OR 285 DEGREES AT ABOUT 10

KNOTS...TO THE SOUTH OF THE EASTERN EXTENSION OF A STRONG MID-LEVEL

RIDGE CENTERED OVER TEXAS. DYNAMICAL MODELS ARE IN VERY TIGHT

AGREEMENT THROUGH 36 HOURS ON BASICALLY THIS CONTINUED

HEADING...WITH PERHAPS A SLIGHT INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED AS THE

RIDGE TO THE NORTH STRENGTHENS AND THE TROPICAL CYCLONE DEEPENS.

MOST OF THE MODELS AND THEIR CONSENSUS HAVE SHIFTED NORTHWARD...AND

THE OFFICIAL FORECAST IS ADJUSTED LIKEWISE...BRINGING THE TRACK

CLOSER TO THE FLORIDA KEYS THAN THE PREVIOUS ADVISORY.

ADDITIONALLY...MOST OF THE MODELS HAVE SHIFTED FARTHER NORTH LATE

IN THE FORECAST PERIOD OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO...DUE TO A

WEAKENING RIDGE AS A TROUGH APPROACHES FROM THE WESTERN UNITED

STATES IN SEVERAL DAYS. THE OFFICIAL FORECAST IS ADJUSTED TO THE

NORTH OR RIGHT OVER THE GULF...BUT NOT AS FAR AS THE MODEL

CONSENSUS.

 

RECON DATA AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THE SIZE OF THE STORM

IS INCREASING...ESPECIALLY TO THE NORTH OF THE CENTER. THE

FORECAST WIND RADII ARE EXPANDED BASED ON THESE DATA...WIND RADII

CLIPER GUIDANCE...AND GLOBAL MODELS DEPICTING AN EXPANDING SYSTEM.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT RITA COULD AFFECT A LARGE AREA

AND ONE SHOULD NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT TRACK.

 

ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS ARE CONTINUING TO BECOME MORE CONDUCIVE FOR

STRENGTHENING...AND ALL FORECAST GUIDANCE SUGGESTS RITA SHOULD

INTENSIFY SOME MORE...BEFORE AND AFTER IT REACHES THE GULF OF

MEXICO. THE NEW OFFICIAL INTENSITY FORECAST IS ADJUSTED UPWARD AND

IS A BLEND BETWEEN THE SHIPS AND GFDL GUIDANCE THROUGH DAY 3...AND

SHOWS RITA REACHING CATEGORY TWO STATUS BEFORE REACHING THE GULF OF

MEXICO. THERE IS A SLIGHT POSSIBILITY IT COULD STRENGTHEN FASTER

THAN FORECAST. ALL INDICATIONS ARE THAT RITA WILL BECOME A MAJOR

HURRICANE OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO... WHERE A LARGE UPPER LEVEL

ANTICYCLONE IS FORECAST BY THE MODELS TO DOMINATE AND PROVIDE A

WEAK SHEAR ENVIRONMENT.

 

 

FORECASTER KNABB

 

 

FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS

 

INITIAL 19/1500Z 23.0N 75.2W 55 KT

12HR VT 20/0000Z 23.4N 76.9W 70 KT

24HR VT 20/1200Z 24.0N 79.4W 80 KT

36HR VT 21/0000Z 24.4N 81.9W 90 KT

48HR VT 21/1200Z 24.7N 84.5W 95 KT

72HR VT 22/1200Z 25.5N 88.5W 100 KT

96HR VT 23/1200Z 26.5N 92.5W 100 KT

120HR VT 24/1200Z 29.0N 95.0W 100 KT

 

 

$$

[Oceanwench]

Looks like Palm Beach County is under a tropical storm warning.

I'm up in Martin County, about 40 miles north of WPB right now, and we are getting a downpour. The weather forecaster said we'd start to feel some of the effects today ...

 

Yikes! :eek:

[Sage]

Oceanwench, and all others in the storm's path, please take care as Rita seems to be showing her strength a little faster than anticipated. I pray this storm season will come to a close soon.

[Oceanwench]

Actually we only have four more names for this set, Stan, Tammy, Vince and Wilma. I have never seen us go thru a whole set since I started paying attention to them, but they would just start another set of names. I haven't seen the contingency set yet but I am sure the hurricane center has it ready.

 

What happens if we run out of names in one season --> they go to the letters of the Greek alphabet.

So we'd had Hurricane Alpha, Beta, Delta, etc. etc.

 

They would not use any other set of names.

[KAJOKG]

What happens if we run out of names in one season --> they go to the letters of the Greek alphabet.

So we'd had Hurricane Alpha, Beta, Delta, etc. etc.

 

They would not use any other set of names.

No more names. I'm in the state of denial!!!!!!

[vicocala]

Hmmm, that wasn't my impression, but I will take your word for it. :)

 

 

Anyway, all the best and I hope you and everyone else is safe. One thing about all the storms lately is it has seemed to keep the weather a lot dryer in Ocala as the storms have been sucking most of the moisture in the air along with them. Always looking for that silver lining. :rolleyes:

[vicocala]

Oceanwench,

 

You got my curiosity up and you are of course, correct. This is an interesting article which explains naming and its history. One thing I noticed it left out was that in past centuries West Indians, would name hurricanes after a particular saint if it landed on his birthday. I found that interesting too.

 

http://miami.about.com/od/weather/a/hurricanenames.htm

 

Thanks for teaching me something new about hurricanes! :D

[Oceanwench]

Vicocala: You are welcome!

 

I wouldn't have stated it with such certainty if I didn't know it for a fact!

Nothing worse than passing on misinformation. :p

 

Looks like tropical storm warnings for me ... fortunately we had the whole house done with hurricane shutters with Miami-Dade rating, plus hurricane-resistant glass on the high windows. So if it gets a little too breezy, will shutter up.

But I don't think it will be that bad up where I am.

 

Thanks, Sage, for the good wishes!

[kryos]

What happens if we run out of names in one season --> they go to the letters of the Greek alphabet.

So we'd had Hurricane Alpha, Beta, Delta, etc. etc.

 

They would not use any other set of names.

I think it's funny to finally see a Hurricane Rita. I don't think I can recall ever having one with my namesake before. :) Hope it's not a brutal one, though.

 

Blue skies ...

 

--rita

[elmorejj]

Well it looks like my 14 day vacation on the Yucatan Penn. is safe from the hurricane, now I have to worry about Houston as that is where I`m travelling through to get to Mexico!!!.....jean :cool:

[Sage]

Everyone stay safe. They say that she is out there sipping up that warm water and growing larger. I think that she needs a frozen thingy to cool her off and weaken her winds. Seriously though, please stay safe everyone and be sure and check in when she has passed your way.

 

Vic, thanks for keeping us all up to date and calm.