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#161 Postby cycloneye » Thu Mar 02, 2006 9:38 pm

The numbers will change at 7:00 PM EST to coincide with 00:00z time.After the 2nd of April which is the start of daylight savings time the change will be at 8:00 PM EDT.

Countdown Ticker below with days,hours,minutes and seconds.



http://www.timeanddate.com/counters/cus ... &min=&sec=

Important dates prior to June 1:

1-March 15=Official Storm2k forecast Numbers Poll will start.

2- March 20=Official Start of Spring (Vernal Equinox) at 1:26 PM EST.

3- April 2=Daylight Savings Time begins.

4-April 4=Philip J. Klotzbach/Dr William Gray April 2006 outlook.

5-April 10-14=Hurricane Conference,Orlando,Fla.

6-April 24-28=27th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology,Monterey,California.

7-Around Mid-May=NOAA first 2006 hurricane season outlook.

8- May 15= EPAC hurricane season starts.

9- May 29=Memorial Day.

10- May 31=Philip J. Klotzbach/Dr William Gray hours before 2006 season starts outlook.


Note=If anyone knows the exact date when NOAA will release their mid-may outlook you can post it and I will include it at the important dates list.

Also if anyone knows of another important date that is not listed here please let me know.
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#162 Postby cheezyWXguy » Thu Mar 02, 2006 9:40 pm

I doubt anyone would want a cat 4 or 5 in his area...but in my opinion I think he wants a strong 2 or 3
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#163 Postby Scorpion » Thu Mar 02, 2006 9:47 pm

CapeVerdeWave wrote:Would you like a Category Four or Category Five, Scorpion? Really?

Yes, I would not leave for anything.
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#164 Postby SouthFloridawx » Thu Mar 02, 2006 9:54 pm

Countdown Ticker below with days,hours,minutes and seconds.



http://www.timeanddate.com/counters/cus ... &min=&sec=


cool countdown ticker luis :D
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#165 Postby storm4u » Fri Mar 03, 2006 12:01 am

thats awesome!! I know this may sound crazy but if a hurricane is to hit the us this year ill be there and trust me ill get some great pics!! :)
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#166 Postby Brent » Fri Mar 03, 2006 12:30 am

cycloneye wrote:Countdown Ticker below with days,hours,minutes and seconds.

http://www.timeanddate.com/counters/cus ... &min=&sec=


That is awesome. :eek: 8-)
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#167 Postby MiamiensisWx » Fri Mar 03, 2006 12:08 pm

TIME REMAINING UNTIL 2006 SEASON...

89 days
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#168 Postby Swimdude » Fri Mar 03, 2006 2:18 pm

^

Right, that isn't nerdy in the slightest! 8-)
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#169 Postby JonathanBelles » Sat Mar 04, 2006 7:27 pm

87 days
2111 hours
126692 minutes
7601575 seconds

or

It is 87 days, 23 hours, 32 minutes and 55 seconds until Thursday, June 1, 2006 (UTC time)
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#170 Postby Audrey2Katrina » Sat Mar 04, 2006 7:35 pm

How many shopping days left?
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#171 Postby f5 » Mon Mar 06, 2006 1:12 pm

86 days left to check your insurance policy
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#172 Postby ROCK » Mon Mar 06, 2006 4:21 pm

Sorry if this is off topic but I had to post something. I was stuck on 666 which creeps me out...... :lol:
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#173 Postby southerngale » Mon Mar 06, 2006 7:47 pm

Scorpion wrote:
CapeVerdeWave wrote:Would you like a Category Four or Category Five, Scorpion? Really?

Yes, I would not leave for anything.

Wouldn't your parents make you go with them, though?
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#174 Postby senorpepr » Mon Mar 06, 2006 7:49 pm

southerngale wrote:
Scorpion wrote:
CapeVerdeWave wrote:Would you like a Category Four or Category Five, Scorpion? Really?

Yes, I would not leave for anything.

Wouldn't your parents make you go with them, though?
:lol:

Southerngale, you get a fortune cookie for "keepin' it real."
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#175 Postby MiamiensisWx » Tue Mar 07, 2006 3:34 pm

Wow... things are really going fast! Topics on how the ridge and La Nina/neutral/El Nino conditions will shape up are starting to pop up quick as we get closer to the season!
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#176 Postby mike815 » Tue Mar 07, 2006 4:00 pm

yeah we are
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#177 Postby SouthFloridawx » Tue Mar 07, 2006 4:03 pm

85 days
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#178 Postby cycloneye » Tue Mar 07, 2006 4:11 pm

Well it has been a full month (Febuary 7) that I created this countdown thread and the month has passed like a lighting bolt.
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#179 Postby MiamiensisWx » Tue Mar 07, 2006 4:11 pm

Just less than three months left!
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#180 Postby cycloneye » Tue Mar 07, 2006 7:00 pm

84 days
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