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Re: [world-cruising] Hurricane Season

From: Chuck Morford (no email)
Date: Tue May 17 2005 - 13:34:47 EDT

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    As far as predicting tracks, I don't think
    they'll ever be able to do it more than 24 hours
    out with much accuracy...
    Too much uncertainty in the movement of high
    pressure systems...

    For historical data, here's a link:
    http://hurricane.csc.noaa.gov/hurricanes/viewer.htm

    I believe there's also downloadable data...

    --- Richard Bradshaw <> wrote:
    > I heard the same thing on the NBC national news
    > last night I think.
    > To the best of my knowledge and memory, in the
    > past, this prediction
    > has been fairly close. I don't think they are
    > as close as being able
    > to predict the paths that they will all take
    > yet but the numbers and
    > whether or not they are expected to hit land is
    > getting pretty
    > accurate.
    >
    > This year we plan to plot them and, if we can
    > find the data, last
    > year and a couple before that too looking for
    > trends in the weather.
    > Since we are contemplating moving to the East
    > coast, this kind of
    > info would be a good thing to know. Anyone out
    > there know of a Web
    > site that might already track this year and
    > previous years storms?
    > Would save a lot of work on this end.
    >
    > We plan to make a trip in that direction
    > (largely Florida) in July.
    > Hopefully we will see some of the area at its
    > worst. Yes. I did say
    > worst. The best we know we can handle.
    >
    > Rick
    >
    > >On the Sailing list, there was a post about a
    > prediction this season is
    > >going to be another bad one for Hurricanes.
    > Anyone else here of any
    > >predictions? Do they pan out?
    > >
    > >Take care,
    > >Gregory david Stempel
    > >FIREFRAMEi m a g i n g
    > >www.americanphotojournalist.com
    > >www.soundexposure.org
    >
    >

                    
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