Newbie Question: FISH?

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Newbie Question: FISH?

#1 Postby birder » Thu Sep 16, 2004 8:19 pm

Hi, everyone, I'm one of the many that found this wonderful board as Fran came bearing down on Florida. (I found it on Fodor's travel chat boards, by the way!)

I'm wondering if FISH stands for something when you're talking about hurricanes not hitting land - why is that term used? Thanks and sorry for such a newbie question. :roll:

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#2 Postby Brent » Thu Sep 16, 2004 8:20 pm

Fish means the storm doesn't affect land and only affects the fishes. :)
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#3 Postby charleston_hugo_veteran » Thu Sep 16, 2004 8:20 pm

HURRICANE going out to sea and not hitting land
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#4 Postby yoda » Thu Sep 16, 2004 8:22 pm

Yes, you are right. The term fish is used when a tropical cyclone is going to turn out to sea and not hit land.
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#5 Postby birder » Thu Sep 16, 2004 8:25 pm

OK, thanks! I thought it might have been an acronym, I've spent too much time thinking along the lines of "Finally In Sea Hurricane" etc. :-) None of the acronyms I came up with were very clever so I wondering if I was missing something. But now I get it - a hurricane that doesn't hit land only bothers the fishes, hence the term "fish."
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#6 Postby soonertwister » Thu Sep 16, 2004 8:30 pm

Stick around birder. You will learn more about tropical storms than you could even imagine around here. :)
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