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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion
« on: September 28, 2008, 10:07:19 AM »
The Kickoff Forecast is back. They just showed a new Kickoff Forecast graphic with "It's Back... NFL Forecast" at the bottom before going to break.

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General Weather Chat / Re: Hurricane Central 2008
« on: September 27, 2008, 08:33:23 PM »
Kyle now a hurricane. Tropical storm warnings out for Maine

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HURRICANE KYLE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER   9A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL112008
800 PM AST SAT SEP 27 2008

...KYLE PASSING WELL EAST OF THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA...HEADING
TOWARD EASTERN NEW ENGLAND AND THE CANADIAN MARITIMES...

A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COAST OF MAINE FROM
STONINGTON EASTWARD TO EASTPORT.  A HURRICANE WATCH IS ALSO IN
EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN NOVA SCOTIA CANADA. 

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE COAST OF MAINE
FROM PORT CLYDE EASTWARD TO EASTPORT.  A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS
ALSO IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN NOVA SCOTIA CANADA. 

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COAST OF MAINE
SOUTH OF PORT CLYDE TO CAPE ELIZABETH...INCLUDING THE PORTLAND
AREA.  A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE
REMAINDER OF NOVA SCOTIA...AND FOR SOUTHWESTERN NEW BRUNSWICK
CANADA.

INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN NEW ENGLAND AND THE CANADIAN MARITIMES SHOULD
MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF OF KYLE.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 800 PM AST...0000Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KYLE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 35.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 69.7 WEST ABOUT 405 MILES...650
KM...SOUTH OF NANTUCKET MASSACHUSETTS AND ABOUT 615 MILES...985
KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF YARMOUTH NOVA SCOTIA.

KYLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 24 MPH...39 KM/HR.  A GRADUAL
TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.  ON
THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF KYLE IS FORECAST TO BE NEAR
EASTERN NEW ENGLAND OR THE CANADIAN MARITIMES LATE SUNDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  KYLE IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE.  A LITTLE ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.  HOWEVER...WEAKENING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE
SUNDAY OR MONDAY.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205
MILES...335 KM MAINLY TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 995 MB...29.38 INCHES.

TIDES OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER LEVELS IN
THE BAY OF FUNDY...AND ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING
WAVES....ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE COASTS OF OF NEW ENGLAND AND THE
CANADIAN MARITIMES IN ASSOCIATION WITH KYLE.

RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE NEW ENGLAND STATES...NEW
BRUNSWICK...NOVA SCOTIA...AND PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING.

REPEATING THE 800 PM AST POSITION...35.4 N...69.7 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 24 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...995 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
1100 PM AST.

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General Weather Chat / Re: Hurricane Central 2008
« on: September 27, 2008, 01:08:22 PM »
Latest on Kyle. Hurricane and tropical storm watches are out for Maine

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TROPICAL STORM KYLE ADVISORY NUMBER   8
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL112008
1100 AM AST SAT SEP 27 2008

...KYLE PASSING WEST OF BERMUDA...WATCHES ISSUED FOR THE COAST OF
MAINE...

AT 11 AM EDT...1500 UTC...A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE
COAST OF MAINE FROM STONINGTON TO EASTPORT.  A HURRICANE WATCH
MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH
AREA... GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.

AT 11 AM EDT...1500 UTC...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR
THE COAST OF MAINE SOUTH OF STONINGTON TO CAPE ELIZABETH...
INCLUDING THE PORTLAND AREA.  A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...
GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BERMUDA.

INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN NEW ENGLAND AND THE CANADIAN MARITIMES SHOULD
MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF OF KYLE.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 1100 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KYLE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 32.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 69.6 WEST OR ABOUT
280 MILES...450 KM...WEST OF BERMUDA AND ABOUT 635 MILES...
1025 KM...SOUTH OF NANTUCKET MASSACHUSETTS.

KYLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH...24 KM/HR.  A
TURN TOWARD THE NORTH AND AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED
LATER TODAY...AND A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED
TONIGHT OR SUNDAY.  ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF KYLE IS
FORECAST TO BE NEAR EASTERN NEW ENGLAND OR THE CANADIAN MARITIMES
LATE SUNDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...
AND KYLE COULD BECOME A HURRICANE LATER TODAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205 MILES...335 KM
FROM THE CENTER.  THE CENTER OF KYLE IS PASSING NEAR NOAA BUOY
41048...WHICH RECENTLY REPORTED 1-MINUTE AVERAGE WINDS OF 56
MPH...91 KM/HR...AND A WIND GUST OF 65 MPH...104 KM/HR.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 998 MB...29.47 INCHES.  BUOY
41048 JUST REPORTED A PRESSURE OF 1000 MB...29.52 INCHES.

RAINFALL TOTALS AROUND ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE ON BERMUDA THROUGH
TODAY.  RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 6
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE NEW ENGLAND
STATES...NEW BRUNSWICK...AND NOVA SCOTIA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

REPEATING THE 1100 AM AST POSITION...32.1 N...69.6 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70
MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...998 MB.

AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 200 PM AST FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 500
PM AST.

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On Dish Network's LOT8, the LOT8 logo is now in the upper right hand corner. Is that a sign of this to come?
No, it's been like that for about a month or so. I don't think this has anything to do with the new feature.

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Programming and Graphics / Re: New Show on The Weather Channel?
« on: September 27, 2008, 10:17:35 AM »
Unless they were to air this on weekdays too, this show is pointless. As I said in an earlier post, the sun doesn't rise just on weekends, plus in most areas the sun doesn't rise until after 5AM even during the summer, and after 6-7AM during the winter. Thus, it makes no sense to air such a show at 4:30 am on weekends only.

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General Discussion / Re: YouTube Warning
« on: September 26, 2008, 05:16:14 PM »

9743
The Game Room / Re: Name the next closest city
« on: September 25, 2008, 09:18:20 PM »
Richmond, VA

Needles, CA

9744
The Game Room / Re: Name the next closest city
« on: September 25, 2008, 09:08:31 PM »
Yep :yes:

Oak Lawn, IL

9745
The Game Room / Re: "In my pants" Game
« on: September 25, 2008, 09:04:59 PM »
YouTube is full of people with no lives in my pants.

9746
The Game Room / Re: Name the next closest city
« on: September 25, 2008, 09:00:51 PM »
Pittsburgh?
Nah, you're not even close. Think of northeastern PA...

9747
The Game Room / Re: Which would you prefer?
« on: September 25, 2008, 08:59:00 PM »
Desktop

LCD or Plasma TV?

9748
The Game Room / Re: Ban the Person above you
« on: September 25, 2008, 08:58:39 PM »
Banned for banning me for a stupid reason.

9749
The Game Room / Re: Ban the Person above you
« on: September 25, 2008, 08:48:57 PM »
Banned for deleting your myspace

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They wont... just make sure ti doesn't get too hot. If it does, turn it off for awhile.

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