Interesting Situation for Northeast Coast

[Anonymous]

Two potential hurricanes slung up the coast within 48-72 hours of each other. Bonnie on Friday, Charley on Sunday. Should be very interesting for the Northeast as well as the Southern Coast of the USA.

[Hyperstorm]

You can expect more than rain if the NHC shifts this to the right.

The pattern is setting up to take Charley to the North through the ENTIRE east coast as a hurricane!

Striking South Florida as a Cat. 2 hurricane (conservative), regenerate off the coast of Cape Canaveral possibly becoming a Major Hurricane just before strikingand head toward NEW ENGLAND as a Cat 1-2. This could be a POTENTIAL DISASTER in the making.

Similar to DONNA, but with the exception......Year 2004.....

Everyone in the ENTIRE eastern coastline should monitor the progress of Charley.

[nystate]

NOT JUST RAIN.

If NHC shifts the track to the right as expected, the pattern is setting up to be a disaster and take Charley to the NE as a HURRICANE!

Strike South Florida as a Cat. 2 hurricane (conservative), regenerate off the coast of Cape Canaveral possibly becoming a Major Hurricane just before striking NC and head toward NEW ENGLAND as a Cat 1-2. This could be a POTENTIAL DISASTER IN THE MAKING.

Similar to DONNA, but with the exception......Year 2004.....

As our president said, "Bring it on."

[tallywx]

As our president said, "Bring it on."

Congrats. That's the first time in years I've nearly snorted water out my nose.

[The Dark Knight]

All of the local Mets here on Cape Cod are watching this POSSIBLE senario very closely......

[Hyperstorm]

All of the local Mets here on Cape Cod are watching this POSSIBLE senario very closely......

YOU better wish this is not striking south Florida because this could be right on your doorstep first thing next week.......The pattern could be very similar to DONNA in 1960 for a SHOOT northward...

[HurricaneQueen]

I certainly don't like the comparisons to Donna who devastated S. Fl in 1960 when the populations was about 10,000. Since then the area has grown well over 500% especially along the coast. Most residents are very complacent about hurricanes as evidenced by our brush with George several years ago. There is really nowhere to go except North which means trying to outrun a storm in parking lot called I-95. IF Charley pans out and hits even as a Cat 2, many people are in for a huge awakening. I will say that there is plenty of warning as our weather forecasters are all over this thing already. This is especially true since the projected path shifted to the east.

Time will tell but you'd better believe we are getting ready NOW. I'm about 80% prepared by June 1st so it's just a lot of little last minute things, if necessary.

At work today I had to beg to get our contingency plan updated with changes in personnel and corresponding post storm regrouping areas. Even though I am the "Hurricane Queen" I still have to depend on others to actually update the plans-talk about complacency. I'm guessing it will be a different story tomorrow or heads will roll! (I'm not really as tough as I sound but I do take hurricanes very seriously)

Lynn