Tropical Storm Fay

[greenroomsurfer]

Here is the next one rolling off the coast of Africa. Seeing how most Auburn graduates did not do well in geography and they need peeps it's all the way over on the left! Here is the on SJ mentioned. http://weather.msfc.nasa.gov/GOES/goeseastfullir.html Several of the reliable computer models are predicting development of a tropical wave currently located off the coast of Africa, just south of the Cape Verde Islands. This system is expected to track west-northwest and be near or just north of the Northern Lesser Antilles Islands 5-7 days from now

 

[bluemtnrunner]

My brother and sister are just south of Tampa and trying to figure what to do at this point. don't want to head north, south or east...West is not an option. It doesn't look like evacuation will be necessary, just a battening down of the hatches.
We are spending the morning bringing in the kayaks, tables, chairs, etc. Looking at the trees for dead branches.

MILK......BREAD.....beer!!!!! Milk is on sale right now for under $4 a gallon by the way.

 

[Smiling JOe]

For some reason, the other model maps didn't update on SoWal, so here is this morning's models map. Those lines are still all over the place.

 

[Smiling JOe]

My brother and sister are just south of Tampa and trying to figure what to do at this point. don't want to head north, south or east...West is not an option. It doesn't look like evacuation will be necessary, just a battening down of the hatches.
We are spending the morning bringing in the kayaks, tables, chairs, etc. Looking at the trees for dead branches.

MILK......BREAD.....beer!!!!! Milk is on sale right now for under $4 a gallon by the way.

Rule number something in hurricane preparedness: eat all of your frozen foods now. Don't buy more food products which need refrigeration. Powdered milk works well enough for a few days, if you require milk. Buy ready to eat products, have a manual can-opener. Buy regular bleach for water purification and buy some Handi-wipes for cleaning hands without water. If you have access to some empty or filled 5 gallon bottled water containers, grab them, and use them if the storm approaches. They are very handy and pour fairly well. Fill your bathtubs (make sure the stoppers work well) with water just prior to storm for additional supply of water. You will want to make sure to thoroughly clean said bathtubs. ;-) You could also use that water for flushing toilets. Flush conservatively, because your sump pump won't pump when the power is out.

 

[scooterbug44]

What's with the mad rush to the grocery? If items are truly "staples" you should have them on hand ALL the time, not just when a storm is expected!

 

[Smiling JOe]

my emergency kit is different than my usual staples. My emergency foods don't require refrigeration, and only minimum cooking, which I can do with propane stove or alcohol and a steel pineapple can. For ppl stocking up on bread, maybe they typically wait until they are close to being out before buying more, but with a storm on the way, they want to be sure to have some.

 

[Miss Critter]

Those lines are still all over the place.

But none over our area, thank God!

 

[Smiling JOe]

Well, that map shows only 8 of the models and they change them up (don't know why). For example, the NOGAPS model has been pointing at PC area quite a bit, but now it isn't on that most recent model map.

 

[scooterbug44]

The models I am seeing show that we will be on the left (west) side of a storm that will be a 1 or less.

I always keep a small stock of yummy food that either doesn't need refrigeration or can be cooked w/ gas, but IMO extreme situations call for a evacucation, not armageddon style supplies!

 

[Smiling JOe]

i hear you and agree.