From NOAA -I've never seen this before- ...FLORENCE POISED TO STRENGTHEN...THIS WEEKEND IS A GOOD

[malaise]

FOR INTERESTS ALONG THE U.S. EAST COAST TO REVIEW THEIR HURRICANE PLAN...

There are three systems in the Atlantic - a strengthening Florence and two Tropical Depressions that are forecast to strengthen for next week.
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/


Tropical Weather Outlook...Corrected
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 PM EDT Fri Sep 7 2018

Corrected status of Florence to tropical storm in first paragraph.

For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:

The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical
Storm Florence, located over the central Atlantic Ocean. The
Weather Prediction Center is issuing advisories on Tropical
Depression Gordon, located over Arkansas.

The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Potential
Tropical Cyclone Eight, located over the far eastern Atlantic.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...high...near 100 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...high...near 100 percent.

1. Satellite data indicate that the circulation of a low pressure
system located about 700 miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands
is well defined. However, the associated shower and thunderstorm
activity has not been sufficiently organized to designate the
system as a tropical depression. Only a slight increase in
organization would lead to the initiation of advisories on this
system, possibly as early as later today or tonight. This low is
expected to move slowly westward across the tropical Atlantic Ocean
during the next several days.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...high...90 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...high...90 percent.

2. A trough of low pressure is producing a large area of disorganized
showers and thunderstorms over the western Atlantic Ocean.
Development, if any, of this system should be slow to occur during
the next few days before environmental conditions become
unfavorable. This system is expected to move little during the
next few days.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...20 percent.

[BumRushDaShow]

1. Thing is

usually when the Pacific is active, the Atlantic is quiet. But the Atlantic has awoken and the Pacific is still churning them out and they keep heading near Hawai'i.

[malaise]

2. There's another one approaching Hawaii

September is usually bad for the Atlantic/Caribbean/GOM

[BumRushDaShow]

4. Yup

They are probably close to a historic number there being up to the "Os".

And here with the Atlantic, it is just getting started and that water is warm!

[csziggy]

12. I just hope it slows down by October

We're cruising from Tampa to Cozumel then!

[Leghorn21]

3. ...A GOOD TIME TO STOCK UP/GET READY TO EVACUATE

Thanks, malaise - you know what happens a lot, northerners or midwesterners move to the southeast coast and they know from a “blizzard”, but have no experience at all with hurricanes and they just...find out the hard way what to do and when to do it -

It’s awful, I hope the newbies pay attention and prepare appropriately

[malaise]

5. It's the first time I've seen NOAA telling folks (in CAPs) to stock up

Not the first time I've seen three systems. Stocking up saves money and chaos.

[mcar]

6. Looks like we're in for another tough September

Sigh. Time to order batteries.

[malaise]

7. The thing about hurricane season is that they could all miss but we still have to prepare

for the worst

[mcar]

10. For years, we had a hurricane box

We'd update each June. Over the years, we let it slide. Until last summer.

[malaise]

11. Same here

Will replace water tomorrow

[Sedona]

8. Order supplies on Amazon prime

You'll have them Monday.

[mcar]

16. That's what I did pre-Irma

[lordsummerisle]

9. I'm in the Myrtle Beach area

we're screwed. Looks like another Hurricane Hugo or worse...

[malaise]

13. I can't believe that it's Florence

they're warning about.

[dixiegrrrrl]

14. Looks as if Florence is gonna miss Mar-Loco.

Sigh...well, you can't have everything I guess....sigh.

[malaise]

15. Two more behind

Florence could be a Sandy-like problem