Ernesto downgraded to tropical storm

[madokie]

By STEVENSON JACOBS, Associated Press Writer
24 minutes ago

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060827/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/tropical_weather_75


LES CAYES, Haiti - Ernesto was downgraded to a tropical storm Sunday afternoon but the Miami-based hurricane center it was expected to strengthen again and potentially reclaim hurricane status before reaching the southeastern coast of Cuba Monday morning.

Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane watch for the entire Florida Keys — and warned further watches could soon be posted for other parts of the state. Visitors were ordered to leave the Keys on Sunday and Gov. Jeb Bush issued a state of emergency.

Earlier on Sunday, Ernesto had maximum sustained winds of 75 mph and barely maintained hurricane strength. It weakened throughout the day and had winds of 60 mph by late afternoon.

[karlrschneider]

1. Some good news I guess. Just posted it in LBN

:toast:

[madokie]

2. sorry about that, I was just wanting to get the info out

edit to add:http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2478586

[karlrschneider]

3. Oh! No, it's fine to post in 2 places! Didn't mean to imply anything

Was just mentioning it. :D

[madokie]

5. I don't know which I would rather have to deal with our tornado's

or the Hurricanes. either one would be no fun.

[cigsandcoffee]

4. Thank God. I hate these things.

I bought a few provisions at Costco today, and am going to stock up on gas and propane tomorrow during my lunch break. If it looks bad tomorrow night, I'll be boarding up the windows on Tuesday. A pain in the hole, to be sure, but a good precaution.

[madokie]

8. prolly a silly question but do you save the boarding up material

from one time to the next or are the incidences so far apart as to make it not feasible

[DoYouEverWonder]

10. Most people use sheets of plywood

which is fairly expensive now a days.

If you have the room, most people store them.

[madokie]

11. It would definitely be the thing to do.

tornados don't give us any options for safeguarding. if you get hit you're gone.

[cigsandcoffee]

14. We do save it. The plywood...

...is cut for each window, and screwed in to the wall around it. After the storm, we store it in a corner of the garage. Not a silly question at all! It would be pretty wasteful to chuck out all of that lumber, not to mention the time involved with cutting each piece to fit properly.

[Quixote1818]

6. Once it gets over the Gulf of Mexico it's going to get much more powerful

Those warm waters in the Gulf are like lighter fluid on an open flame.

[William769]

12. Hurricane Charley was a category one over Cuba

And was not expected to strengthen. It slammed into Lee & Charlotte Counties as a Category 4. Go figure.

[tnlefty]

15. I seem to remember a storm named Katrina that was a category 1 IRCC

that passed over FL and then became a monster storm, or perhaps it was a category 1 after messing with FL. Just saying.

[Quixote1818]

16. Yep, the Gulf of Mexico is currently the perfect breeding ground

for powerful storms hit their zenith.

[Texasgal]

7. Our guard should not be let down just yet

This thing will most likely refuel once it enters the gulf.

[madokie]

9. I was seeing water temp map here the other day and it had the

area warmer than it normally is so I worry. the last thing we need is another diaster to have to depend on the bush* cabal for help or answers. what a failed crew they are.

[Quixote1818]

18. Thats bad news for sure.

If their is a water temp anomaly on the warm side in the Gulf, then all hell is going to break lose sooner or later once it reaches those warm waters.

[William769]

13. I was fooled once two years ago.

I won't be fooled again.

ON EDIT: SPELLING.

[roody]

17. Interesting how the weather forecasters

on the tv don't even know Cuba exists. I wonder how Cuba is preparing for the hurricane? Their government does not leave the people to die, abandoned in a hurricane.