Joined: Jun 08, 2005 Posts: 1540 Location: Cape Coral, Florida
Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 1:06 pm Post subject: Ernesto....Read This!
From SW46TER...
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The more I look at this situation this morning, the more it concerns me for you guys down there. While I try to inject humor with my correct/incorrect rantings, there is a time to be serious and this is it I see a big similarity here in the developing pattern to a track and relative strength of a Donna or Charlie. Unlike Charlie though, this most likely will NOT be a quick hitter. With a big cool high coming off New England later next week, this looks to be a punishing coast hugger from Florida maybe all the way up to New England. You have plenty of time to get prepared for this, so don't wait until the middle of next week. Get your supplies now, if you don't need them on thursday....great.....you will have them ready for the next storm that threatens. If you are anyplaceon the Cape besides the Far north/center...........have plans ready to leave the area as the lack of storm surge from Charley is not likely to occur again and 10-15 feet of water would swamp the Cape if a Cat 3 storm creeped just offshore...........REMEMBER...IT DOES NOT COST ANYTHING TO RESERVE A HOTEL ROOM IN ADVANCE AS LONG AS YOU CANCEL IT WITHIN 24 HRS.......better safe than sorry as all available rooms within hundreds of miles will be booked if this track materializes........not to mention the rates will go up quicker than the gasoline.....Which is another good point.....FILL UP EVERYTHING AND KEEP TOPPING IT OFF AS YOU USE IT THIS WEEK...until hopefully it becomes apparent the storm will not directly hit SW FLA.....I know they tell you not to hoarde, but if you need to get out quickly, and supplies are low........you are screwed as there is only 1 long way out of Florida and everyone is going to be taking it along with you....Traffic moves better late at night, so if you are headed to GA, you might want to drive in the wee hrs. of the morning so you are not in a parking lot the whole way up...........I am NOT trying to scare you , but make sure you PREPARE FOR THE WORST AND HOPE FOR THE BEST..
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