"Fish" - what they are, and what they aren't

[simplyme]

Please try to be considerate when using the term "fish" when describing a storm. Both this season, and last season (I'm relatively new here), we had several people referring to storms as "fish" simply because they didn't hit the mainland of the US.

The term fish refers to a storm that does not make landfall. Ever. Islands DO count. Especially to all the people living there. Let's not discount a storm simply because it didn't hit the mainland. To those people affected by it, it most assuredly was not a fish. It hit their homes, their families, their neighbors, their lives.

[Rainband]

I think most when referring to a fish storm, mean they re curve out to sea and miss The CONUS. Your point is valid but like I said, I don't think people discount the islands on purpose.

[Innotech]

Islands are osmetimes very difficult to see on maps, and one has to know a good bit of geography in order to know hwat areas are affected. A good example is the British Virgin islands. They are so tiny it is hard for people to recognize them and know the impact of a hurricane on them. Ive made it ap oint to study up on the geography and location of islands in the Atlantic basin and I certainly understand that there are an awful lot of people outside the CONUS that are affected by disaster as well. a fish is a storm that recurves from the open Atlantic and out to sea without affecting ANYTHUING. Even a Bermuda hit counts as a landfalling storm.

[Duffy]

I HATE Fish Storms lol
Bring em on baby! lol

[Dr. Jonah Rainwater]

Then again, isn't there a bit of a difference between a storm like Franklin, brushing by the Bahamas and Bermuda with very light winds and rain, and Fabian, making a direct major landfall on Bermuda? Nobody considers Fabian a fish, but most consider Franklin to be one.

[BayouVenteux]

I HATE Fish Storms lol
Bring em on baby! lol

Easy for a guy in Maine to say!

Be careful what you wish for...the SSTs up east are awfully high this summer and a couple of forecasters who like to venture into the realm of seasonal geographic landfall forecasting have NE and the Canadian maritimes on their potential hit list.

[Duffy]

lol
cool, as i always say, Bring Em on Baby! lol
I'd love to experience a Powerful 'Cane
The rush would be unbelievable
as i've said in past posts,,,its kind of annoying to see ppl wanting to see Storms, then they wish them to either weaken or go out to Sea
its boring
i want excitement! lol

[lencast]

I just read on this forum, and have not been able to guess what"IMO" means. Can one of you give a quick answer? Thanks so much :oops

[Dr. Jonah Rainwater]

In My Opinion.

IMHO = In My Humble Opinion.

[Duffy]

i had a thread similiar to this a few weeks ago....some people took offense to my um...-removed- for a big storm up my way, but oh well, each to his own i guess

[Swimdude]

lol
cool, as i always say, Bring Em on Baby! lol
I'd love to experience a Powerful 'Cane
The rush would be unbelievable
as i've said in past posts,,,its kind of annoying to see ppl wanting to see Storms, then they wish them to either weaken or go out to Sea
its boring
i want excitement! lol

This is how I feel. And when I gave that speech to my parents, not in those words obviously, I got a lecture about how dangerous they are, etc, etc... Which is true. I'd just like to experience it for myself, you know?

[mtm4319]

On the subject of fish, this one looks like the quintessential "fish" to me:



It traversed about 43 degrees of longitude without coming within 150 miles of any land. Pretty impressive (and rather elliptical) track.

[Astro_man92]

On the subject of fish, this one looks like the quintessential "fish" to me:



It traversed about 43 degrees of longitude without coming within 150 miles of any land. Pretty impressive (and rather elliptical) track.

that hurricane liked the sea to much

[Duffy]

I hear ya Swimdude lol

[Hurricaneman]

Any storm that doesnt touch land

[abajan]

Some may be surprised at how many people live on some of those "dots" on the map.

For instance, Barbados (where I live) has a population of around 270,000 people. That's over 1/4 million! (And that's not even counting the tourists).