2008 Atlantic hurricane season

[gatorback]

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 120 MPH. I don't really care if it's GW or not, that's one strong storm. 

[Jason]

This is shaping up to be one pretty nasty storm.  I'm praying it stays out in Atlantic.

[Doctor_K]

From the NOAA website, as of the 11:00 EST update.  I took the liberty of removing the km and km/h unit conversions:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT2+shtml/081441.shtml

...BERTHA WEAKENS BUT STILL A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE...

AT 1100 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BERTHA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 22.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 53.8 WEST OR ABOUT 660 MILES...
EAST-NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ABOUT
975 MILES...SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA.

BERTHA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...AND
THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A REDUCTION IN
FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 105 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING
THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

Breathe easy, kids.  This is Florida.  Hurricanes are par for the course.  Get ready ahead of time as best you can, and don't get all breathless when something happens out in the ocean.  Either it hits and we deal with it, or it doesn't and we keep our eye out for the next one anyway.  New year, same story!

[gatorback]

Well, that doesn't sell commercial air time.   

Anywho, Burtha is slowing down and winds decreasing but because of this she is going to track more to the west and closer to Bermuda and the water over there is warmer so she could increase in wind speeds. The good news here is Bermuda has really awesome building codes.

[BridgeTroll]

The disappointment of the local weather people was obvious...

[RiversideGator]

They love storms.  If it bleeds, it leads.   

[jacksonvilleconfidential]

I, personally, dont trust anything that bleeds for 3-5 days and doesnt die.

Im just sayin.

[Eazy E]

I, personally, dont trust anything that bleeds for 3-5 days and doesnt die.

Im just sayin.

Thanks Mr/Mrs. Garrison.

[jacksonvilleconfidential]

I, personally, dont trust anything that bleeds for 3-5 days and doesnt die.

Im just sayin.

Thanks Mr/Mrs. Garrison.

Ill say it again.. .I think i love you Easy E

[gatorback]

They love storms.  If it bleeds, it leads.   

I guess the news media isn't to blame.  They only report what we want to hear.  I remember years ago, channel 12 kept saying, "Stay tuned..." and i just sat there all day watching them say "stay tuned" as they cut to commercial during one storm.  The storm was of course going to follow the typical storm that comes up the coast of florida which turns East or North East around West Palm.  The gulfstream just steers them away from jacksonville.  But the news was "Stay Turned..."

[downtownparks]

For those interested in continuing the banana thread, it has been split, and moved.
http://www.metrojacksonville.com/forum/index.php/topic,2709.0.html

[jacksonvilleconfidential]

Thank you.

[gatorback]

Things are starting to heat up in the tropics now.  Looks like we could have 2 or 3 tropical storms within the week and Burtha has just lasted for forever.

[gatorback]

What a bizzaro season.  Burtha is the longest lasting storm ever.  Now this:  MIAMI - A hurricane watch has been issued for parts of the Texas and Mexico coasts as Tropical Storm Dolly enters the Gulf of Mexico.

[Charleston native]

WTF? Gator, you can't be serious. You know we're in the middle of hurricane season, right?

Sensationalism, anyone?