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redeye
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Initially Posted - 08/29/2008 :  22:36:34  Show Profile
Greeting from Southern Mississippi. Friday night TV weather here indicates Gustav is forming an eye and getting bigger, and may reach a CAT 4 (135 MPR winds) before making landfall just west of NO.

One of my favorite image webpage from NOAA ( the Environmental Visualization Program ) has reposted an image of Katrina. http://www.nnvl.noaa.gov/ Kinda scarry but it is a good comparison method.

Looks like Cuba is about to get a pounding.
Ray in Atlanta, Ga.
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delliottg
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Response Posted - 08/29/2008 :  22:57:32  Show Profile  Visit delliottg's Homepage
Ray,
Even though Gustav's tracking to the west, are you guys still in danger? What do you guys need to do to prep for the storm?

I've only been in one hurricane (Gloria) when it came ashore. Our ship was in the yards for repairs so we couldn't head out to sea like the rest of the fleet. They patched us up enough so the boat could float, then put us in the water so we could ride it out at the pier instead of up on wooden blocks where we could have toppled. I was on watch when our anemometer was torn off the signal bridge, last reading 110 mph.

I hope you guys come through this in one piece, good luck.
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Gloss
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Response Posted - 08/30/2008 :  06:43:55  Show Profile
Don't we have a member who lives in the Caymans and has his 25 parked out back of his house?
If so, good luck to you. I just saw on the Weather channel that the Caymans has 29 mph winds as of 730 Sat morning.
In the early 90's I was visiting my Mom in Miami when a little storm called Andrew passed over. That sucked really bad.
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redeye
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Response Posted - 08/30/2008 :  07:27:31  Show Profile
We are driving away from here Monday morning. Those that are staying are expecting heavy rain, wind, and possible tornadoes so it's batten down the hatches. Out to buy a new weather radio/scanner this morning.
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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 08/30/2008 :  08:51:53  Show Profile
Good luck, Ray, and all of you in the Texas-to-Mississippi Gulf Coast area. My wife has family in Mobile, AL. They are preparing to head north, too.
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Jonathan Cuff
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Response Posted - 08/30/2008 :  13:55:02  Show Profile
Hi guys

Well it was a little rough in Cayman last night. According to the Davis weather station on top of my office roof the peak wind was 45 knots so we dodged the bullet so to speak. Cayman Brac and Little Cayman weren't so lucky and I've heard there are quite a few dive boats that have broke moorings.

I tied PS2 mid canal as last time I hauled her (for Dean) she shifted on the stands in less than 40 knots of wind. We took the sails, bimini and boom off and she rode out the weather fine. It's still a bit gusty now with winds from the SW but she's back on the dock now.

Thinking of the poor guys in Cuba and the Gulf Coast now.

It went past here as a Cat 1 but didn't get closer than 45 miles to us.

Cheers Jonathan
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redeye
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Response Posted - 08/31/2008 :  20:14:57  Show Profile
not too bad here, just started raining. I'm not on the coast.
I'm in Monticello Mississippi. Roads are pretty much bumper to bumper.
50 ambulances in Natches in one parking lot. apparently on standby.

The storm is not as big as it could have been.
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Gloss
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Response Posted - 09/01/2008 :  07:22:36  Show Profile
Glad you dodged one Jonathan

Best wishes to our other friends on the Gulf coast
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