HurricaneJosh Posted August 17, 2012 Author Share Posted August 17, 2012 Latest GFS is kinda hawt. It's the first time I've felt any interest in 94L--even the slightest twinge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toad strangler Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Latest GFS is kinda hawt. It's the first time I've felt any interest in 94L--even the slightest twinge. Don't start caving in to a baby CV system! Use your better judgment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted August 17, 2012 Author Share Posted August 17, 2012 Don't start caving in to a baby CV system! Use your better judgment. Busted. I'm so embarrassed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toad strangler Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Busted. I'm so embarrassed. It is that one little voice whispering to you, I know its there. "Josh .... one of these days a CVC is going to deliver what you so far have only dreamed about." Oh yeah, its gonna happen some day and why not now? Right? TO hell with sticking to your guns with these loathsome long trackers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxsmwhrms Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Busted. I'm so embarrassed. LOL! BTW, just got the chance to watch your Ernesto video! Awesome as always! Hope you get the chance to go out again this season... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted August 17, 2012 Author Share Posted August 17, 2012 It is that one little voice whispering to you, I know its there. "Josh .... one of these days a CVC is going to deliver what you so far have only dreamed about." Oh yeah, its gonna happen some day and why not now? Right? TO hell with sticking to your guns with these loathsome long trackers. Well, I'll admit, one of my favorite cyclones ever--Dean 2007-- was pure African gold. So, I can't diss 'em too hard. LOL! BTW, just got the chance to watch your Ernesto video! Awesome as always! Hope you get the chance to go out again this season... Oh, thanks very much for watching it-- I'm really glad you dug it! It's always cool to get the perspective of the board's elite, veteran tropical-met dudes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmanwx Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Well, well...I wanted to chase Gordon. Actually, I thought the Azores would be a nice place to visit, and I'm kinda surprised that they haven't developed a larger tourist industry. But I can't find a flight that arrives before Tuesday and costs less than $5,000. Too bad; maybe you'd have more luck, Josh, if you were already in Europe. As for "African gold," that creates a nasty environmental issue in this country, namely mercury deposition. African gold miners, like their Californian counterparts in the 1840s and 1850s, use mercury to recover gold from its ores. That mercury vaporizes, boils, or otherwise enters the atmosphere, and wind transports it across the Atlantic Ocean, creating the mercury problem you see on this map. Notice that the highest wet deposition of mercury occurred in south Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uofmiami Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Well, well...I wanted to chase Gordon. Actually, I thought the Azores would be a nice place to visit, and I'm kinda surprised that they haven't developed a larger tourist industry. But I can't find a flight that arrives before Tuesday and costs less than $5,000. Too bad; maybe you'd have more luck, Josh, if you were already in Europe. As for "African gold," that creates a nasty environmental issue in this country, namely mercury deposition. African gold miners, like their Californian counterparts in the 1840s and 1850s, use mercury to recover gold from its ores. That mercury vaporizes, boils, or otherwise enters the atmosphere, and wind transports it across the Atlantic Ocean, creating the mercury problem you see on this map. Notice that the highest wet deposition of mercury occurred in south Florida. Wow, I know mercury is bad, but at what levels is it considered a real health hazard when looking at that map? Looks like dust isn't the only thing coming across the Atlantic from Africa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Wow, I know mercury is bad, but at what levels is it considered a real health hazard when looking at that map? Looks like dust isn't the only thing coming across the Atlantic from Africa. The upper safe limit for mercury ingestion is somewhere between 0.1 and 0.3 micrograms per kg of bodyweight... So 18 micrograms over a whole year is hardly something with losing sleep over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted August 18, 2012 Author Share Posted August 18, 2012 Well, well...I wanted to chase Gordon. Actually, I thought the Azores would be a nice place to visit, and I'm kinda surprised that they haven't developed a larger tourist industry. But I can't find a flight that arrives before Tuesday and costs less than $5,000. Too bad; maybe you'd have more luck, Josh, if you were already in Europe. As for "African gold," that creates a nasty environmental issue in this country, namely mercury deposition. African gold miners, like their Californian counterparts in the 1840s and 1850s, use mercury to recover gold from its ores. That mercury vaporizes, boils, or otherwise enters the atmosphere, and wind transports it across the Atlantic Ocean, creating the mercury problem you see on this map. Notice that the highest wet deposition of mercury occurred in south Florida. Wow-- that's really interesting. I didn't know mercury from Africa was even an issue, honestly. On the West Coast, we worry more about radiation from Japan. Re: a chase in the Azores.... Dude, really?? You were considering that? Me: no way. It's very far away, it's a bunch of widely-spaced islands, and the hurricane's not going to be a beautiful specimen when it gets there. Granted, Ernie might have only been a Cat 1 (let's see what they say in postanalysis), but it had a sort of exquisite structural perfection that this baby ain't gonna have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted August 19, 2012 Author Share Posted August 19, 2012 Hawt tracks. Me likey. Straight W = sexy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aslkahuna Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Not only did California miner use Mercury to get the gold out of the ore, but the cinnabar (mercury bearing ore was mined in a small town called Almaden which is now a suburb of San Jose. Don't know if those old mines are still there but the cinnabar still is in the ground. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted August 20, 2012 Author Share Posted August 20, 2012 It's times like this that I start gettin' all nostalgic and whipping out the vintage porn. Gimme one of them old-style sexycanes, please-- one of them deep-tropical, industrial-strength, no-messin'-around deals. Here are my faves, in order of hawtness: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmanwx Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Okay, I wasn't seriously considering a chase in the Azores this morning. I had to get to work Monday morning, and chasing hurricane wouldn't fit my schedule. Flights to the Azores from OKC just are very difficult to catch; apparently, the only nonstop flights from North America go to Toronto, Boston, and Oakland, none of which receive nonstop flights from OKC. Still, if I had no entanglements and infinite wealth, especially if some airline offered cheap flights to the right island on short notice, then I'm sure it would have been quite exciting. High-latitude cyclones usually have larger wind fields than their deep-tropical counterparts. I'm sure it would have proved a challenging and rewarding chase. And even without the hurricane, the Azores look like a really nice place to visit any time of year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott747 Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 I found that full radar loop as Carla approached shore that I've been telling you about over the years. Thought I remember you recently saying that you had seen it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Lizard Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 ^^ I'm glad you made the decision to chase Ernesto, And a little juke or jive to miss the G. Antilles, you might get Charley redux in Florida... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Josh, i dont think you would chase a few of those canes you posted above BTW -- you should do this http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/post/watch-chinese-broadcaster-covers-typhoon-haikui-tied-to-rope/2012/08/15/04f63c24-e711-11e1-936a-b801f1abab19_blog.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted August 20, 2012 Author Share Posted August 20, 2012 Okay, I wasn't seriously considering a chase in the Azores this morning. I had to get to work Monday morning, and chasing hurricane wouldn't fit my schedule. Flights to the Azores from OKC just are very difficult to catch; apparently, the only nonstop flights from North America go to Toronto, Boston, and Oakland, none of which receive nonstop flights from OKC. Still, if I had no entanglements and infinite wealth, especially if some airline offered cheap flights to the right island on short notice, then I'm sure it would have been quite exciting. High-latitude cyclones usually have larger wind fields than their deep-tropical counterparts. I'm sure it would have proved a challenging and rewarding chase. And even without the hurricane, the Azores look like a really nice place to visit any time of year. Well, you can have it! High-latitude cyclones with large wind fields definitely aren't my cup of tea. I wouldn't have chased Gordon if I were a bored billionaire with an empty calendar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted August 20, 2012 Author Share Posted August 20, 2012 I found that full radar loop as Carla approached shore that I've been telling you about over the years. Thought I remember you recently saying that you had seen it.... Just frames of it. Please post or send. ^^ I'm glad you made the decision to chase Ernesto, Thank you-- me, too. Josh, i dont think you would chase a few of those canes you posted above Think again. I haven't ruled out Nicaragua. BTW -- you should do this http://www.washingto...bab19_blog.html Ugh. That's what I dislike about TWC crews-- they make it about them, not the damn hurricane. TWC's Claudette footage in Port O'Connor, TX, is a perfect example. The footage is entirely of Jeff Morrow acting dramatic-- so you can't see the actual storm happening. It's like, please get out of the way so I can see the hurricane, thank you very much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted August 20, 2012 Author Share Posted August 20, 2012 P.S. And even if I wouldn't chase Joan 1988, that mega-low latitude, straight-line track, and 125-kt winds make it mega-hawt, regardless. P.P.S. Interesting Joan trivia: the locals refer to it as "Juana". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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andyhb Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Like I said, Carla is a hot name... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted August 20, 2012 Author Share Posted August 20, 2012 .. Wow-- very cool find!! Awesome. I like how the core seemed to tighten again as it neared the coast. Damn that ground clutter, though-- and I wish it lasted through to landfall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HurricaneJosh Posted August 20, 2012 Author Share Posted August 20, 2012 I apologize. It was a gross oversight on my part. Miss Anita has been added. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srain Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 [media] [/media] Wow-- very cool find!! Awesome. I like how the core seemed to tighten again as it neared the coast. Damn that ground clutter, though-- and I wish it lasted through to landfall. Just image what a Carla would look like with the technology today... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted August 20, 2012 Author Share Posted August 20, 2012 Just need to bump this hawtness to the new page: It's times like this that I start gettin' all nostalgic and whipping out the vintage porn. Gimme one of them old-style sexycanes, please-- one of them deep-tropical, industrial-strength, no-messin'-around deals. Here are my faves, in order of hawtness: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icebreaker5221 Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Just need to bump this hawtness to the new page: How about Charlie 1951? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted August 20, 2012 Author Share Posted August 20, 2012 How about Charlie 1951? Yep, that is also an awesome one-- agreed! I should add it to my master list. By the way, it was recently reanalyzed in a paper and found to be a legit. Cat 4 (115 kt) in MX. EDIT: I added it in. It deserves to be there, since it's a Caribbean Cruiser making a Cat-4 landfall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhb Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 They should just keep coming up with alternate ways to spell "Charlie" and we're eventually guaranteed something sexy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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