Hurricane blogging

Well the first tropical storm of the year is in the Gulf. Since
we're now safely 100' above sea level over here west of Houston,
hurricanes don't look half as scary. Half as scary is still enough
to change me into a shaky-handed old woman, so I typically track
hurricanes closer than a pimp tracks his best looking blond Ho.
Which means I use the "where's my money bitch" tracking
technique.

Rather than just watching the weather channel, I also watch
the weatherunderground, not only does the weather underground
show the same tracking info the weather channel has, they also
have the notes of the forecaster under the discussion heading.
they also show the raw results of various computer models,
usually the official forcast agrees with the majority of the models.
But sometimes an outlying model is right. When an outlying model
track runs over your house, it is time to pay attention, even if the
weather channel guys are transmitting from 500 miles away.

The NWS will continue agreeing with the majority of the models
until suddenly a step change occurs and all the models agree with
the outlyer. That happened with Ivan last year, when first one
model then several others shifted track from miami to the gulf
coast. (if you look on the above model link, the BAM model is
aimed around tallahasse, while the other 4 models are headed
toward mobile bay)

So if you live near the coast and especially if you work
offshore, keep a weather eye on your bitches.

Update: I was just poking around some more on the WU website,
and they now have links to blogs of meteorologists.
The amazing thing is they allow comments. Wait until they
get a hurricane forcast wrong, their comments will make the
democratic underground trolls look friendly. Right now it
looks like the most educated set of commenters on the web.

Comments

Anonymous said…
Hello Friend! I just came across your blog and wanted to
drop you a note telling you how impressed I was with
the information you have posted here.
Keep up the great work, you are providing a great resource on the Internet here!
If you have a moment, please make a visit to my 100% free stuff site.
Good luck in your endeavors!
1:04 PM
Anonymous said…
I read somewhere that Bird Flu is expected to arrive in the USA or Canada this fall.
It said it killed almost 60% of those who got infected.
Is it true ?
What can we do to avoid it ?
5:33 AM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The other side of Porkbusters, the people who need pork

Here in Alaska the governor is discussing a PR campaign would attempt to tell the rest of the US that Alaska is not just a consumer of Federal money, and it would "tell Alaska's story": (from a column by Beth Bragg) The governor wants to "tell Alaska's story" to the Lower 48 so folks down there have a better idea of what it's like up here. The goal is to end the ridicule we've been so good at inspiring lately, what with our bridges to you-know-where and our desire to drill for oil in a wildlife refuge. The thinking goes like this: If we can educate the critics with pictures of a desolate ANWR and defuse the comedians with pictures of a serene and congenial Ted Stevens, then we can move on to our ultimate goal, which is building bridges to you-know-where and drilling for oil in a wildlife refuge. Or as the Governor actually said: "Alaska does not just take. We give, and we have the capacity to give much, much more -- if permitted to do so,&
Read more

Haditha slant in the press

Image
There's not much actual information out in the press about what really happened in Haditha, but most of what has come out is highly slanted against the marines. The only data point I've seen is an interview with the lance corporal who survived the initial IED explosion. Here's a summary of the interview here: (RHCP) (video here ) Again, here's a summary of the salient facts that Crossan related: 1) The Marines knew there was going to be an attack on the command outpost, which would explain the high degree of suspicion about the Iraqi's in a taxi that first refused to stop, then ran away from them. 2) There was an IED attack on his humvee, and a squad was sent in 3) Insurgents began firing on the Marines almost immediately. 4) He's not claiming to have witnessed anything. The first slant that has already been pointed out in several places (hotair), is in the times online from london, where they grabbed one quote from Corporal Crossan , “were blinded by ha
Read more

Offshore blogging again

Image
I had to zip offshore yesterday at the last minute, changing my tranquil sunday at home to a mad dash to the dock, then a four hour crew boat ride to the rig. Not too bad of a ride, I only reached the nasty salivating feeling before we arrived at the rig, it sucks when the high point of the evening is not puking. I stayed out on the back deck most of the time since I won't get sick if I can see the horizon and not smell that boat smell of lysol/oldpuke/diesel fuel that inhabits the inside of the boat. It was a pretty clear night, and the only lights were the lights of rigs and production platform as we cruised past, so I had a clear view of the big dipper and the north star and I willed those two pointer stars to move faster around and speed up time. Apparently there is a meteor shower for this part of the month, because I saw one fall, but it didn't look real, more like a reflection off of metal into my eyes. The next meteorite was more emphatic, maybe even a fireball, b
Read more