Now CAT 5 Dean heading for Yucatan!

[MoonRiver]

Take care all who are in this mighty monster's way. :scared:

[saltpoint]

1. And it's a'hard rain's gonna fall. That is one big whoosh of wind and water.

[MoonRiver]

2. As my dad would say,

"that's one tall glass of water."

[saltpoint]

3. Yes. I hope the folks in Dean's path will be ok, but looking at the

weather charts, it just doesn't look very encouraging, does it.

[MoonRiver]

4. No, and I also worry about the pets.

I wonder if Mexico lets them into shelters. :(

[saltpoint]

12. On a handful of trips to Mexico, I had the pleasurable acquaintence of

lots and lots of dogs -- stray ones, well-kept ones -- lots of 'em.

In some of the small fishing villages the kids "parent" the strays and watch after them. I hope they do that for those dogs in the next few days.

Dean means business.

[SoCalDem]

16. Animals have a "sense" about these things, and hopefully

they will flee to higher ground.. Extremely poor people often do not have the ability to care for pets like we do here .:(

I worry about them too :cry:

[Buzz Clik]

5. We should all be pleased it missed Texas and will hit Mexico:

I have been told that there are more Mexicans in Texas than in Mexico. This will come as a surprise to a) Mexico and b) Texans of Mexican descent who are US citizens.

[Bluebear]

7. Yes, God was certainly good to us!

:crazy:

[Buzz Clik]

18. no kidding...

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

6. The 10 Months Of Dean

It all started in November '06.

[uppityperson]

8. 160 mph per NHC/NWS....here is updated info....

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCUAT4+shtml/210034.shtml

000
WTNT64 KNHC 210034
TCUAT4
HURRICANE DEAN TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL042007
835 PM AST MON AUG 20 2007


DATA FROM THE AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT CURRENTLY
INVESTIGATING HURRICANE DEAN INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
HAVE INCREASED TO 160 MPH...MAKING DEAN A POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC
CATEGORY FIVE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE.

[MoonRiver]

9. OMG

When was the last time such a hurricane hit a populated area?

[RL3AO]

11. Wilma.

[MoonRiver]

13. Was Wilma CAT 5 at landfall?

I thought it had slower winds.

[RL3AO]

14. Oh, you said such a hurricane.

The last Cat 5 landfall in the Western Hemisphere was Andrew in 1992.

[MoonRiver]

15. Actually I think you were correct about Wilma also.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Wilma

[RL3AO]

19. Wilma was a Cat 3 I think at landfall.

[RL3AO]

10. Looks like a direct landfall on Chetumal.

[Solar_Power]

24. Take a look at this

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[roamer65]

17. Looks like supergiant oilfield Cantarell could be directly in its path.

If it keeps a WNW path, that should land it very close to Mexico's largest oilfield. Cantarell is WNW of Dean in the Bay of Campeche.

[tammywammy]

20. Very scary

I hope the people survive it okay...it's gonna be a rough ride.

[bdamomma]

22. looks like Katrina huh?

[bdamomma]

21. I hope everyone is heeding the warnings including the locals

and the visitors, the tequila must be flowing tonite!

[Beausoir]

23. I was at Costa Maya last March. I fear it will be no more after tomorrow.

Very wicked storm is coming.

[Jacobin]

25. Something that makes it even worse

The circular sustained winds are 160mph. The forward motion has been about 17 to 20 mph. On the right hand quandrant, you can add that to the circular speed, making the effective onslaught 180mph, m/l. On the bright side, since its moving forward quickly, the winds won't be around as long.

Best wishes for a safe night for those affected