Break out the towels, it's sweating' time.

#1 Postby **OuterBanker** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 11:40 am

Sure enough the lull is going to end now. In fact I think that we will not go without a named storm on the map for the next 4 to 6 weeks. After looking at the past ten years here in NC it seems most of all the really bad storms strike the first three weeks of Sept. (I know it's also the peak). Isabel, Dennis, Floyd, Fran and our only threat last year (Ophelia) and Donna the granddaddy of all east coast storms were all between 9/5 and 9/18. The upward motion pulse has moved into the Atlantic and within a couple weeks will move all the way to Africa and once we get rid of the dry air look out. While the Gulf is generally open to development all season, the East Coast is most vulnerable during the peak. Most major forecasters have stated that this season the highest threat area is the east coast. East coasters will have the next week off I think, but I better launder all my towels before next week.

#2 Postby **storms in NC** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 11:47 am

LOL I am doing towels now. Just folded them now to put them away. :cheesy:

ConvergenceZone · #3 Postby **ConvergenceZone** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 11:49 am

yep, it's going to get really active soon. This is the first week in which we are starting to see ALL of the signs coming together. I'm still not convinced though that it will get really active until September 1st, but it's pretty much a given that it will be very active pretty soon, based upon the slow increase of activity we are seeing now. We are just a week or two away.

Acral · #4 Postby **Acral** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 11:49 am

Should get real interesting really quick, though like you mentioned, the GoM never seems to be out of the woods.

#5 Postby **Stormcenter** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 1:15 pm

I hate to see what will happen on this board if it "doesn't" get active in next few days for that matter. I think we have too many hurricane junkies on this board who need a quick fix now. I use to be one so I know. :lol:

#6 Postby **storms in NC** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 1:17 pm

Use to be? LOL

ConvergenceZone · #7 Postby **ConvergenceZone** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 1:18 pm

Stormcenter wrote:I hate to see what will happen on this board if it "doesn't" get active in next few days for that matter. I think we have too many hurricane junkies on this board who need a quick fix now. I use to be one so I know.

Well, if I wasn't seeing all of these "signs" that it would be active soon, I'd be going crazy, but as they say, gotta see the horse before the cart, and I think we are seeing the horse now...

#8 Postby **Stormcenter** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 1:20 pm

storms in NC wrote:Use to be? LOL

I guess I'm in denial. :roll:

Break out the towels, it's sweating' time.

Break out the towels, it's sweating' time.

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