GuppieGrouper
(Weather Master)
Thu Sep 09 2004 02:52 AM
Re: Near-Category 5 Hurricane Ivan in the Caribbean Sea

I don't want to be an alarmist because I know those model forecasts are just educated guesses but 120hours out puts that Ivan right on Tampa Bay longitude and latitude. That is waaay too close for comfort considering the flooding that we have gone through this week. The winds are also a wee bit strong. Hopefully the computer models are just shaking out the crumbs from the last pack of peanut butter crackers that the forecasters were munching on during the power outages from charley and Frances, otherwise, we are going to be in a really really sticky mess about Monday into Tuesday 9/13-9/14. My offices already have a leaky roof thanks to Charley/Frances one-two punch.


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