Hurricane Gustav

[Smiling JOe]

Does anyone know where to find one of those sea tempurature maps of the gulf? I was searching around but couldn't find a current one. I'm curious what Gustav will be passing over on it's way up towards us.

>>>heat map link<<<

You can push the interactive map around by click and dragging your cursor. To the right of the map, click on "keys" to see the legend of temps. You can also scroll over the time chart at the bottom to pop up data as the storm progresses into the future. Other storm info is also on there, Hanna and Invest 96, in particular right now. In the "control panel," you can click on "IR Sat" to see the winds and the storm temps. (back to that legend to see the temps of the winds)

 

[organicmama]

For those 'Cane Nerds.... Here is Jamaican Live Radio while Gus beats on them......

http://www.nationwidenewsnetwork.com/

Thanks! My college friends from Jamaica have been on my mind all day long.

To think that for 6 years of my life, I planned on living on an island in the Caribbean. To know now that I can hop in my vehicle and hit the road, compared to not being able to get off the island.... what was I thinking? Although, it was my getaway during the "Y2K scare" because my thought was I would rather be on an island that can handle the issues of no electricity, etc. at that point.

 

[wrobert]

Found a starting point. Cool information on what is going on in the Gulf.

http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/maps/WestGulf.shtml

 

[Smiling JOe]

Looks like Gustav will be hitting the hottest water on Sunday, within a day of landfall, regardless of it hitting anywhere from Mexico to the FL Panhandle.

 

[calbeach95]

Helpful tip

A client passed along a good tip:
If you have to evacuate or just want to try to protect valuables from water, put your laptop, photo albums and any other items you might want to protect from water into your dishwasher. It has a watertight seal. Be sure to turn off the water to the machine, just in case. You can remove the racks for more room.

For out of town family:
Have a "point" person in another unaffected area or state that you call to advise or check in prior to a storm, evacuation or imminent emergency. Tell all of your relatives, employees, concerned others to check in with that point person to find out about your details. This helps to reduce congestion on the cell sites, which commonly become clogged in emergencies.

My family has an emergency call tree for my kids in college in California. This was very helpful during the earthquake this summer. While fairly uneventful, no one could get through on cell phones for a few hours. My son called me immediately after the earthquake from a landline and I called family members who called others. Everyone was able to find out all was ok,..

 

[Smiling JOe]

calbeach, the dishwasher idea sounds like a great suggestion, as does the emergency calling tree. Everyone should have more than one emergency contact person in different locations, and they should be aware of the others on the list so that they can communicate with each other.

One other good idea is to enter at least two "ICE" numbers in your cell phone, under the name "ICE" (In Case of Emergency). All emergency staffers and volunteers know to check for "ICE" in cases where the victim cannot speak. Having more than one located in different areas is also key, because very often, one of the people on our ICE list may be with us most of the time. Be sure to inform your ICE people that they are on a call list for emergency reasons. You should indicate the person's name and relationship to you on the ICE listing. Have cell number, work number and home number, as well as email address.

 

[DuneLaker]

The last "cone" of possible impact on TWC (9:34 a.m. Friday, Aug. 29) seemed to leave out South Walton and Panama City Beach. Pensacola, which is about 80 miles to the east of us seems to be on the edge. Any other confirmation on this? Weather is great here today. Blue skies. People at beach and playing golf.

 

[Smiling JOe]

Looks to me like the cone currently stretches out as far as the Destin area, and with Hurricane force winds being the worst on the east side, and the storm stretching out 50 miles from the eye, we could still be in trouble. Also, expect this cone to change over today, tomorrow.

 

[NatiBeachLuvr]

The last "cone" of possible impact on TWC (9:34 a.m. Friday, Aug. 29) seemed to leave out South Walton and Panama City Beach. Pensacola, which is about 80 miles to the east of us seems to be on the edge. Any other confirmation on this? Weather is great here today. Blue skies. People at beach and playing golf.

Dunelaker, CNN's cone/map leaves out Sowal too. I hope it stays away but hate to wish it on anyone else.

 

[seagrovegirl]

The expected shift is toward the west, then a jog back to the east when the high pressure system above us pushes down on the storm. Currently, there are two systems that will effect Gustav as he approaches and that is why it is hard to predict where he will go. Just keep an eye on the situation and pray it heads west and stays west.