Senor William de Tejas

[chicoazul]

Are you getting ready?

National Hurricane Center

Gustav is looking ominous, Hanna doesnt look good for Florida too.

But I like this one: Tropical Storm GUSTAV

Theres no escape lar.

 

[TX Bill]

Ready freddie.

Still got all of our left overs from Fay.

Just need to fill up the gas tanks and be ready to split if need be.

Thanks for the inquiry.

(I saw the thread title and for a second said to myself, "Senor William de Tejas...??? Well let me translate that. That would be Mr. William of Texas. Oh hey !!! He's talking to ME !!! Hahaha.... For the record, Guillermo is William in Spanish....)

 

[chicoazul]

I check that site daily during the season. Its fantastic.

I think Gustav is going to slam into the state next to you the way its looking, its going to be a big one though.

 

[Cal]

It's proper raping Jamica at the mo.

 

[chicoazul]

Could be worse, it will be a category 1 at worst.

With all that warm sea to pass over before it reaches the US coast, it could well be a monster.

 

[TX Bill]

Worse case and we'll bail out of here over the weekend up to my inlaws.

They live in a nice community just outside of San Antonio.

 

[chicoazul]

How far from the shore do you live?

 

[TX Bill]

I'm in a bedroom community just southwest of Houston called Sugar Land.

I'm approximating but I'd say we're roughly 50-60 miles from the nearest coastline.

 

[Nebbiolo]

Worse case and we'll bail out of here over the weekend up to my inlaws.

They live in a nice community just outside of San Antonio.

That's tough, Bill. We get terrible weather in the north of Europe but at least it is usually down to rain. We don't get the BIG stuff going on.

 

[TX Bill]

Thanks for the thoughts Neb.

As with any Hurricane, we always worry about getting hit by the "dirty" side (i.e. the storm's eye passes just southwest of your location with the outer bands coming right off the water and into your living room) so if it does hit Louisiana or the upper Texas coast, we won't get it as bad as the folks on the other side of the eye.

 

[chicoazul]

I'm in a bedroom community just southwest of Houston called Sugar Land.

I'm approximating but I'd say we're roughly 50-60 miles from the nearest coastline.

Close enough for the storm to slam you all over the show then.

Hope its an uneventful summer for you pal.

 

[TX Bill]

Close enough for the storm to slam you all over the show then.

Hope its an uneventful summer for you pal.

Kinda like Everton then?

 

[chicoazul]

Thanks for the thoughts Neb.

As with any Hurricane, we always worry about getting hit by the "dirty" side (i.e. the storm's eye passes just southwest of your location with the outer bands coming right off the water and into your living room) so if it does hit Louisiana or the upper Texas coast, we won't get it as bad as the folks on the other side of the eye.

An old Cuban fella told me that, I dismissed it but its true. Avoid being north east of the eye.

 

[chicoazul]

Kinda like Everton then?

Dont encourage them now.

HURRICANE KENWRONG.

 

[TX Bill]

An old Cuban fella told me that, I dismissed it but its true. Avoid being north east of the eye.

Yeah.

When it hits land, the bands that have moved counterclockwise off the coast and all the way around before they hit you (provided you're on the "clean" side) have dissipated in strength and intensity.

No such luck for those in the northeast quadrant. They get the full force of the storm and act as the dissipators for those further inland.

Of course with the islands, there isn't much there to slow the storm down so they always take it on the chin no matter what side of the storm.