Messages

1246

Your Local Weather / Re: Long Island Weather

« on: April 10, 2012, 09:57:53 AM »

Huge wildfire on Long Island

http://www.newsday.com/news/li-firefighters-tackle-huge-wildfire-1.3650232?qr=1&qr=1

1247

Your Local Weather / Re: Long Island Weather

« on: April 09, 2012, 04:23:41 PM »

... Red flag warning remains in effect until 8 PM EDT this evening
for the entire tri state area...

... Fire Weather Watch in effect from Tuesday afternoon through
Tuesday evening for northeastern New Jersey and southeastern New
York...

The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a Fire Weather
Watch... which is in effect from Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday
evening.

* Affected area... northeastern New Jersey... and southeastern New
York.

* Winds... west 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph into this
evening. West 10 to 20 mph with gusts 20 to 30 mph Tuesday
afternoon.

* Relative humidity... 15 to 20 percent into this evening. Dropping
to 25 to 30 percent Tuesday afternoon.

* Timing... the peak winds and lowest relative humidity values are
expected into this evening. Then once again Tuesday afternoon.

* Impacts... the fire risk will be elevated due to dry
conditions... and gusty west winds. As a result... any fires that
start may quickly spread. Outdoor burning is not recommended.


Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are expected or occurring. A combination of strong winds... low
relative humidity... and dry fuels will create a significantly
elevated fire growth potential.

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for further updates regarding this
potential.

Never in all my life have I've seen so many fire weather advisories/warnings/watches in just a short period of time.

1248

Your Local Weather / Re: Long Island Weather

« on: April 09, 2012, 09:17:03 AM »

1249

Your Local Weather / Re: Long Island Weather

« on: April 08, 2012, 04:05:02 PM »

... Red flag warning in effect from 10 am to 8 PM EDT Monday
for low relative humidity values and gusty winds across
the tri state area...

The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a red flag
warning... which is in effect from 10 am to 8 PM EDT Monday. The
Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

* Affected area... southern Connecticut... northeastern New
Jersey... and southeastern New York including Long Island.

* Winds... west 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* Relative humidity... lowering into the low to mid 20s.

* Timing... the peak winds and lowest relative humidity values
are expected from late tomorrow morning through the afternoon.

* Impacts... the fire risk will be elevated due to dry
conditions... and gusty west winds. As a result... any fires that
start may quickly spread. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are expected or occurring. A combination of strong winds... low
relative humidity... and dry fuels will create a significantly
elevated fire growth potential.


Sears

1250

General Weather Chat / Re: What's the weather in your area?

« on: April 08, 2012, 03:30:42 PM »

66.1°F Fair

1251

Your Local Weather / Re: Long Island Weather

« on: April 08, 2012, 01:39:11 PM »

These watches keep on coming

... Fire Weather Watch in effect from Monday morning through
Monday evening for low relative humidity values and gusty winds
across the tri state area...

The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a Fire Weather
Watch... which is in effect from Monday morning through Monday
evening.

* Affected area... southern Connecticut... northeastern New
Jersey... and southeastern New York including Long Island.

* Winds... west 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* Relative humidity... lowering into the upper teens to lower 20s.

* Timing... the peak winds and lowest relative humidity values are
expected from late tomorrow morning through the afternoon.

* Impacts... the fire risk will be elevated due to dry
conditions... and gusty west winds. As a result... any fires that
start may quickly spread. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for further updates regarding this
potential.


Sears

1252

General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: April 08, 2012, 09:50:55 AM »

Hey Everyone! Haven't been in here for a couple of days b/c I've been quite busy lately. I'm finally getting my graphics card replaced in my workstation by Dell this week. It was bascially on it's last legs Thursday and I decided to arrange for it to be replaced. I'm so happy about that. 

Interesting. I just got my graphics card. What card are you getting?

They're replacing the one I had before which was an ATI/AMD FirePro 3D V4800 (1GB). I loved this card when I first got it. Hoping the replacment makes me look at it the same way. 

So you're basically getting the same card back in return? 

1253

Your Local Weather / Re: Long Island Weather

« on: April 08, 2012, 08:23:06 AM »

... Enhanced risk of wildfire spread today across the tri-state...

Northwest winds gusting up to 25 mph... relative humidities of 15
to 20 percent... and dry fine fuels such as grasses and brush will
continue in an elevated risk for the spread of wildfires into this
afternoon.

The risk of wildfire spread will be even greater Monday... with
wind gusts up to 35 to 40 mph forecast for the region... with
continued dry conditions.

1254

General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: April 07, 2012, 10:33:37 PM »

Hey Everyone! Haven't been in here for a couple of days b/c I've been quite busy lately. I'm finally getting my graphics card replaced in my workstation by Dell this week. It was bascially on it's last legs Thursday and I decided to arrange for it to be replaced. I'm so happy about that. 

Interesting. I just got my graphics card. What card are you getting?

1255

General Discussion / Re: What is the last thing you bought?

« on: April 07, 2012, 07:03:07 PM »

I have to say it preforms really great just as I expected it to. What I've notice is that the GPU "sets" the range of FPS for a game because when I go to very low graphics settings, the game would get around 30-50 fps, but then when I max out the graphics settings, it would still get around 30-50 fps. One thing that's really not good, this GPU runs extremely hot. It has just as much ventilation as my old card, but this card runs some 30-40°F hotter. When I'm playing GTA IV maxed out, it averages out between 175°F - 185°F. My old GPU would reach 160°F at most ever.

But this card is just outstanding; just look at these benchmark results from GTA IV maxed out!

Code: [Select]

Statistics
Average FPS: 42.56
Duration: 36.89 sec
CPU Usage: 74%
System memory usage: 61%
Video memory usage: 55%

Graphics Settings
Video Mode: 1920 x 1080 (60 Hz)
Texture Quality: High
Shadow Quality: Very High
Reflection Resolution: Very High
Water Quality: Very High
Texture Filter Quality: Anisotropic x16
Night Shadows: Very High
View Distance: 100
Detail Distance: 100

1256

Your Local Weather / Re: Long Island Weather

« on: April 07, 2012, 04:11:47 PM »

... Fire Weather Watch remains in effect from Sunday morning
through Sunday evening for fire weather zones
002... 004... 006... 067... 068... 069... 070... 071... 072... 073...
074... 075... 078... 079... 080... 081... 103... 104... 105... 106... 107...
108... 176... 177... 178 and 179...

... Red flag warning will expire at 8 PM EDT this evening for fire
weather zones 002... 004... 006... 067... 068... 069... 070... 071... 072...
073... 074... 075... 078... 079... 080... 081... 103... 104... 105... 106... 107...
108... 176... 177... 178 and 179...

* affected area... northeast New Jersey and southern New York
state.

* Winds... northwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.

* Relative humidity... 20 to 25 percent.

* Timing... Sunday afternoon.

* Impacts... any fires that start may spread rapidly. Outdoor
burning is not recommended.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for further updates regarding this
potential.

1257

General Discussion / Re: What is the last thing you bought?

« on: April 07, 2012, 01:48:34 PM »

Sorry for double post! It goes along with the one above

This monster just came in the mail.

1258

IntelliStar 2 Discussion / Re: IntelliStar 2 Beta Launch

« on: April 07, 2012, 01:15:57 PM »

Local on the 8's: 4-7-12 12:18PM

1259

General Discussion / Re: Weird TV channel I've discovered...

« on: April 07, 2012, 12:01:36 PM »

I've already said what it was 

1260

Your Local Weather / Re: Long Island Weather

« on: April 07, 2012, 11:17:44 AM »

... Red flag warning remains in effect until 8 PM EDT this
evening...

* affected area... entire tri-state area... except for New London
County in southern Connecticut.

* Winds... northwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 to 30 mph.

* Relative humidity... as low as 15 to 20 percent.

* Timing... the strongest wind gusts and lowest humidities are
expected this afternoon.

* Impacts... any fires that start may spread rapidly. Outdoor
burning is not recommended.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are expected or occurring. A combination of strong winds... low
relative humidity... and dry fuels will create a significantly
elevated fire growth potential.