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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch
« on: July 20, 2008, 01:05:06 AM »
Personally, I think it's much better on the Mac, than on the PC.
I agree. I'm trying it out right now on my OS X VMware virtual machine, and it's pretty cool. :thumbsup: The theme is a whole lot nicer than the PC version, and it certainly is much better than Firefox 2 on Mac (that theme was horrible, not to mention un-Mac like :sick:). :yes:

1202
General Discussion / Re: Are you left or right-handed?
« on: July 19, 2008, 11:19:23 PM »
I'm glad to see that we have some fellow lefties here at TWC Today! B) I'm left-handed.  :salute:
Boo!!!!!!! :thumbdown:

:P

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General Discussion / Re: Are you left or right-handed?
« on: July 19, 2008, 10:50:08 PM »
Oh I'm smarter than all of you, trust me
OK then. What are all the digits of pi? :whistling: :P

1204
General Discussion / Re: Are you left or right-handed?
« on: July 19, 2008, 10:46:24 PM »
You know, left handed people are smarter than right handed people.
How do you explain Victor, then? :unsure:


:P

1205
General Discussion / Re: Are you left or right-handed?
« on: July 19, 2008, 10:34:06 PM »
Neither. I'm middle-handed. :P

Seriously though, right-handed.

1206
General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch
« on: July 19, 2008, 10:23:57 PM »
Safari doesn't show them
Mike is using Firefox, not Safari. ;)

1207
The Game Room / Re: Which would you prefer?
« on: July 19, 2008, 10:21:53 PM »
XL v3.

IntelliSTAR v1 or IntelliSTAR v2?

1208
General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch
« on: July 19, 2008, 10:20:35 PM »
He must have cloned himself. :P

1209
General Weather Chat / Re: Hurricane Central 2008
« on: July 19, 2008, 04:51:55 PM »
Cristobal strengthens slightly (5 PM EDT advisory):

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000
WTNT33 KNHC 192048
TCPAT3
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL ADVISORY NUMBER   4
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL032008
500 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008

...CRISTOBAL STRENGTHENS OFF THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER
SOUTH CAROLINA TO THE NORTH CAROLINA/VIRGINIA BORDER...INCLUDING
PAMLICO SOUND. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24
HOURS.

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

AT 500 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 33.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.9 WEST OR ABOUT 125
MILES...195 KM...EAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA AND ABOUT 205
MILES...330 KM...SOUTHWEST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA.

CRISTOBAL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/HR...AND
THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. ON THIS TRACK...THE
CENTER OF THE TROPICAL STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE PARALLEL AND VERY
CLOSE TO THE COASTS OF SOUTH AND NORTH CAROLINA TODAY AND TOMORROW.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SLOW STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES...140 KM
FROM THE CENTER.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE NORTH
CAROLINA COAST...WITH ISOLATED HEAVIER AMOUNTS.

REPEATING THE 500 PM EDT POSITION...33.0 N...77.9 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 7 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB.

AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 800 PM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 1100
PM EDT.

$$
FORECASTER BLAKE/KNABB


1210
Just wait.  When that sucker becomes a Tropical Storm
It IS a tropical storm. ;)

1211
General Weather Chat / Re: Hurricane Central 2008
« on: July 19, 2008, 03:13:11 PM »
Sounds like an indication that this season will be a busy one. :no:
It's already a busy start. However, just from that you can't say for sure what the rest of the season has in store. ;)

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General Weather Chat / Re: Hurricane Central 2008
« on: July 19, 2008, 02:53:52 PM »
They're also watching a strong tropical wave in the western Caribbean. It's expected to become a Tropical Depression in the next day or two, and make it's way into the gulf. At this point it looks like it could have much more impact to the US, so this one is definitely something to monitor. :yes:

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A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED IN THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA IS
PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS ABOVE TROPICAL
STORM FORCE.  AN AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT IS CURRENTLY
INVESTIGATING THE SYSTEM TO DETERMINE IF IT HAS A CLOSED
CIRCULATION.  ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS APPEAR FAVORABLE FOR THIS
SYSTEM TO BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION WITHIN THE NEXT DAY OR TWO
AS IT MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 15 TO 20 MPH.  REGARDLESS OF
DEVELOPMENT...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS WILL AFFECT JAMAICA...PORTIONS OF
CUBA...AND THE CAYMAN ISLANDS TODAY AND TOMORROW.  INTERESTS IN THE
NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SHOULD
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM.

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General Weather Chat / Re: Hurricane Central 2008
« on: July 19, 2008, 01:50:52 PM »
TD 3 is now Cristobal:

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000
WTNT33 KNHC 191746
TCPAT3
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER   3A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL032008
200 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008

...CRISTOBAL FORMS OFF THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST...LIKELY TO
STRENGTHEN...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER
SOUTH CAROLINA TO THE NORTH CAROLINA/VIRGINIA BORDER...INCLUDING
PAMLICO SOUND. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24
HOURS.

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

AT 200 PM EDT...1800Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 32.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.3 WEST OR ABOUT 100
MILES...160 KM...EAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA AND ABOUT 225
MILES...365 KM...SOUTHWEST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA.

CRISTOBAL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 7 MPH AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF THE TROPICAL STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
ALONG THE COASTS OF SOUTH AND NORTH CAROLINA TODAY AND TOMORROW.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS.

AN AIR FORCE RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT
RECENTLY MEASURED A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE COASTS OF
NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA...WITH ISOLATED HEAVIER
AMOUNTS OVER NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA.

REPEATING THE 200 PM EDT POSITION......32.8 N...78.3 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 7 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
500 PM EDT.

$$
FORECASTER BLAKE/KNABB



1214
General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove
« on: July 19, 2008, 01:14:06 PM »
No, it says 103. :P

1215
Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion
« on: July 19, 2008, 01:01:31 PM »
Is it just me, or does Carl sound like he is sick?
Carl just confirmed that. :yes:

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