Topic: Uh Oh Florida

[edpnjax]

[saratogaWX]

Oooh, Capeweather and Anole better batten down the hatches .. they're in the midpoint of the projected path.

[Mark / Ohio]

Looks like it will pass over Ocala's backyard too by that map.   

We could sure use the rain here.  Hopefully they don't keep it all to themselves.   

[WeatherHost]

NWS Key West PIS mentions impending evacuation order for non-residents.

[edpnjax]

Latest updates...

[Blairsville Weather- Caleb]

my stations first test live right on the water   im ready

[Anole]

Oooh, Capeweather and Anole better batten down the hatches .. they're in the midpoint of the projected path.

The forecast keeps jogging east and west but a couple of times the 2PM Tuesday locationshas been our front yards. The lastest trend seems to be to move the track westward but we're not out of the woods yet.

Regardless, I've spent most of the day (and some of yesterday) prepping (practicing what I preach) and we're ready here. The gas cans are topped off, the generator is ready and the hatches are battoned (sp?) down. Just have a few shutters to close (stilll have to get in and out of the house between now and Tuesday) but Fortress Anole is as ready as we'll ever be.

To make it even more fun, tomorrow's the first day of school!

[edpnjax]

Oooh, Capeweather and Anole better batten down the hatches .. they're in the midpoint of the projected path.

The forecast keeps jogging east and west but a couple of times the 2PM Tuesday locationshas been our front yards. The lastest trend seems to be to move the track westward but we're not out of the woods yet.

Regardless, I've spent most of the day (and some of yesterday) prepping (practicing what I preach) and we're ready here. The gas cans are topped off, the generator is ready and the hatches are battoned (sp?) down. Just have a few shutters to close (stilll have to get in and out of the house between now and Tuesday) but Fortress Anole is as ready as we'll ever be.

To make it even more fun, tomorrow's the first day of school!

It won't be pretty up here if winds from a Cat 1 or Major TS hit either! I'm having flashbacks of 04.... 

[71sbeetle]

well, one of the 04 Hurricanes killed my good old WM-918 .... I am receiving my brand new VP2+ tomorrow After 4 years of being weather station-less I get to install my new VP2+ right before the hurricane hits Florida, thankfully I'm on the East coast

[Blairsville Weather- Caleb]

well my house and station are ready jus click the wu icon to see the conds. tomorrow (tuesday)

[Mark / Ohio]

Stay safe and be careful down there guys!   

[kray1000]

Hope you guys in Florida come out of this okay.

Hopefully Fay will bring some rain to drought-stricken areas of the Southeast (but not too much).

[edpnjax]

Hope you guys in Florida come out of this okay.

Hopefully Fay will bring some rain to drought-stricken areas of the Southeast (but not too much).

I don't know about Chris or Larry, but here we are over several inches for the year and much of that has been received in the last 30 days. The ground here just can't hold much more.

[71sbeetle]

I got my station all up today, but turns out my computer doesn't have a serial port ....  so I ordered a new PCI card, I tried using a USB to Serial adapter, the computer/VWS recognizes it but no communication to the VP2+ .....

[71sbeetle]

37 kts wind max, baro dropped to 29.63, just a little over 7.5 inches of rain so far, and max rain rate was 9.6 in/hr

[Blairsville Weather- Caleb]

max wind on pine island florida (right by larry)  43mph   rain tot .49

[71sbeetle]

cool, yeah 37kts is 42.5 mph, so same wind as you (I'm by West Palm Beach)
But you only got 0.49" of rain ??? Wow.
I am flying to Tampa and Pensacola tomorrow, should be fun

[Anole]

cool, yeah 37kts is 42.5 mph, so same wind as you (I'm by West Palm Beach)
But you only got 0.49" of rain ??? Wow.
I am flying to Tampa and Pensacola tomorrow, should be fun

That rainfall is probably right. We were right on the edge of it for most of the storm and didn't get nearly the amount of rain that they did just 10 miles east.