2006 Season has arrived!!

[cycloneye]

Well I had some petitions by PM to post a countdown thread and here it is.But I know that some dont like to see it as they know it will be another active season and things may get rough for some in the Atlantic Basin but hopefully all go fish.Let's prepare for the worse but hope for the best is what we have to do.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.




EDT countdown

http://www.timeanddate.com/counters/cus ... ec=&p0=179

Important dates prior to June 1:

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

2-March 17=ST Patrick's Day. *

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

4-March 20-24=Hurricane Conference,Mobile,Alabama **

5-March 30-April 4=WMO Region IV Hurricane Committee,28th session,San Juan,P.R. **

6- April 2=Daylight Savings Time begins. *

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

8-April 10-14=Hurricane Conference,Orlando,Fla. **

9- April 16=Easter.*

10-April 22=Earth Day.*

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

12-May 8-12=Governors Hurricane Conference,Fort Lauderdale,Fla

13-May 14=Mothers Day. *

14- May 15= EPAC hurricane season starts. *

15-May 21-27=Hurricane Preparedeness Week. **

16-May 22=NOAA'S 2006 Hurricane Season Outlook. *

17- May 29=Memorial Day. *

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

* Day has Passed.
** Dates haved passed.

[KatDaddy]

OMG. Here we start with the countdown to the 2006 Hurricane Season. Only 113 days to go. Does not seem that long away after the 2005 season.

[dhweather]

113 days left to be ready.


I wonder what FEMA is doing to get ready. Resources are already spread out
very thin between here and south Florida.

I hope everyone makes sure to have their preparedness kits ready in MAY.
Post Katrina, I say at a minimum, food and water for seven days for each
person. The best choice is, as always, to evacuate.

[southerngale]

That's too soon. Could someone delay it?

I finally just had an insurance aduster to my house...1 1/2 weeks ago and still waiting on the money. I had to go ahead and do some repairs, but others are waiting. Can't we skip a season?

[mike815]

yeah please delay would be nice its coming again get ready hang on

[cycloneye]

That's too soon. Could someone delay it?

I would wish to delay the countdown but time is going to run ahead always.By the way time goes so fast that already one day has passed since I made this countdown thread now down to 112 days left.

[Scorpion]

Soon it will be June 1 again .

[mike815]

thats a good thing?

[carve]

I just pray one don't hit the gulf coast...i was in Long Beach mississippi in sept to help with clean up..All i can say is wow...never have i seen such destruction.The fire chief took us along the beach side our last day there...Nothing was there..I was speeclhess.

[mike815]

unfortunitly they might get a hit again

[Swimdude]

Ahh a countdown thread. Nothing could possibly generate more disappointment! If the season begins early, we feel as if the countdown is incomplete. If it doesn't begin until after June 1st, we feel cheated!

[KWT]

Well its soon going to be here, 112 days and counting, to think it was only about 30 days ago that we recovered from the end of the 2005 season!!!

[cycloneye]

I forgot to post the important dates that will lead to June 1.

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

2- March 20=Spring Begins

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

7- May 15= EPAC hurricane season starts.

8- 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.

[Canelaw99]

Thanks for posting this Luis, but I'm shutting my eyes to it now lol

[MiamiensisWx]

*SIGH*

Only around 111 days and counting...

[brunota2003]

*runs and hides behind a rock* mommy, make it stop... Oh, down on my WWW thingy on here, it goes to my website, I have a running countdown clock on there on the home page just figured I'd let everyone know...only 110 days and some change left???

[cycloneye]

*SIGH*

Only around 111 days and counting...

My friend time goes so fast that now it's 110.Without knowing it you will see that june 1 will arrive and the tracking will start unless something forms before that date.

[Canelaw99]

Without knowing it you will see that june 1 will arrive and the tracking will start unless something forms before that date.

[southerngale]

That's waaaaaaaay too soon!

[KWT]

*SIGH*

Only around 111 days and counting...

My friend time goes so fast that now it's 110.Without knowing it you will see that june 1 will arrive and the tracking will start unless something forms before that date.

If this season is anything like the last one, I rekcon we'll be on the look-out for waves earlier then that!!!