| javlin Weather Master
 
 
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| You got a laugh out of me ralph.
 
 
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| drcrazibob Weather Watcher
 
 
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 Do you people even read what the  says? they talk about how hard it is to forcast the winds they just dont have a good handle on that but all models but the ukmet takes it to the yucatan.
 
 I love wishcasters and doomcasters who have nothing more then a wish to see a north moevment in this.
 
 What is even more funny is when the last storm was going  i talked about what the ukmet modle said and i was told how bad the model is but now since it shows the most intrest everyone wants to jump on it.
 
 Its the wishcasters and doomcasters that makes boards like this sick.
 
 I think its going where they say and why? cause that is there buisness and yes it may be wrong but 99% of the models are showing it not going to florida but only time will tell till the next one comes.
 
 
 
 
 I have been watching this site for 2 years now and have a lot of RESPECT for many of the posters on here. I think your statement is very disrespectful. And if you don't like what you're reading, then don't read it.
 
 
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| Clark Meteorologist
 
 
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| ralph, no one is wishcasting this storm anywhere NEAR the United States. No one wants to see this storm become any stronger than it is or affect any landmass. When making a forecast, one must consider all available guidance and weigh it accordingly based upon past performance, initialization, and the forecaster's own intuition. The UKMET model is but one of those tools, one that both the forecasters here and at the  use in making their forecasts.
 
 I don't recall anyone here saying that it is going to be a storm to hit Florida; you have people asking if it might affect Florida, but no one saying that it will. Anytime a model changes, especially if it brings the storm closer to the US, people are going to start asking questions for their own peace of mind and because they are curious as to why that might happen. That does not equate to people wish/forecasting it to hit Florida -- or anywhere else in the US at the time being, for that matter.
 
 Please send me a private message if you have any questions or concerns, and I'll do my best to alleviate them.
 
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| CaneTrackerInSoFl Storm Tracker
 
 
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| Ralph, this is why the  hasn't put anything on a northward movement yet:
 
 Due to the scatter in the recon fixes during the past couple of
 hours...initial motion is uncertain but is estimated at 275/16.
 
 
 From the 11:00 PM Discussion
 
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| Clark Meteorologist
 
 
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| Hurricane Fredrick 1979 -- there is a no-fly zone in and around Cuba due to the trade embargo we have levied against their nation, but other than that, most of the other nations in the Caribbean/Atlantic are friendly with the US and permit our recon planes to fly over them. All waters outside of ~45mi. from a nation's shore are termed international waters (someone can correct me on the mileage if needbe) and thus free for flight; over/near a nation, with the exception of Cuba, we should be good.
 
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| ralphfl Weather Master
 
 
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| glad i got a laugh out of you but there are a few who post on here that the only time they post is when they see something the  does not see or takes it near a big population.
 
 Dennis was prime example how a few swore the  was wrong and it was going up the west coast of florida.
 
 Forcasting a hurricane id easy for non  people cause if you are wrong who cares so ill stick with the pro's and yes try and skip the ones who only post when there is a small sign of a north movement.
 
 
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| Lake Toho - Kissimmee Storm Tracker
 
 
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| I think that people are not jumping onboard withe UKMET model.  What they are doing is looking at a couple models that were once south and are seeing changes in them.  The UKMET model was consistent with , the model moved very little, until the last 24 hours and even then it was wrong.
 
 So I doubt anyone would jump onboard relying soley on the UK Model, but they are curious as to what made the model move further north.
 
 The only thing sick about this board, is the fact that people are quick to criticize others..  If we could just keep an open mind, we could learn from each other.  This board is meant for collaboration.
 
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| Joe Storm Tracker
 
 
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| It appears that Emily's strengthening is somewhat associated with an anticyclone located very close by at  the 200 hPa layer.
 
 
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| Clark Meteorologist
 
 
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| New thread up on the main page...head on over, everyone!
 
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| nowhammies Verified CFHC User
 
 
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| I don't really know enough to know whether the mets that post here go too much or too little by the  forecasts.  I do realize a couple of things though.
 
 1.  I learn more from reading their description of what they think could happen , than I have ever learned from the 's discussion of what will happen.
 
 2.  If I was a met, I would relish a place where I could talk about what I think would happen even if it were only an outside suspicion.  I value thier commments as a great way for me to learn more and feel more prepared for these storms.
 
 
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| wxman007 Meteorologist
 
 
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 Hurricane Fredrick 1979 -- there is a no-fly zone in and around Cuba due to the trade embargo we have levied against their nation, but other than that, most of the other nations in the Caribbean/Atlantic are friendly with the US and permit our recon planes to fly over them. All waters outside of ~45mi. from a nation's shore are termed international waters (someone can correct me on the mileage if needbe) and thus free for flight; over/near a nation, with the exception of Cuba, we should be good.
 
 
 
 
 Just some slight correction/clarification:
 
 Occasionally we do get overflight rights to go over Cuba, but it is not often, and never consistant.  Territorial waters actually only extend 12 nautical miles away from the 'mean low water mark", so the hunter's can get really close to the coastline before landfalls.
 
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| nowhammies Verified CFHC User
 
 
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| Tradesports.com sells some sort of stock like interest in where a hurricane would strike and how strong it would be.  They do a lot of political trades too and have been found to be very accurate.  I heard about it on the radio today - maybe I will have to check it out.  With my luck in financial matters, if I invest on the fact that a storm will hit me it may be the only security I can ever buy
   
 
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| jusforsean Verified CFHC User
 
 
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| HI,
 Does anyone have up tp date info on the next TD no 6.
 I am trying to figure out the best way to track these waves that the NWS and the news doesnt update on yet.
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| Ryan Storm Tracker
 
 
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| are the disturbances still being watched? If so, are they strengthening and where are they going?
 
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