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[Blublood]

Lets do this thing!

[landlocked]

Thanks for the report ZD. I am getting really pysched up.

I need to know where and how I am going to find my ride Friday. I have not been to IAH before. I myself will be wearing a bright red hawaiian shirt.

Keith

Oh yeah, me too. Where should we meet at Hobby?

Mandi

[Mitch0129]

Hey folks, just when we thought we were out of the woods now that TS Cindy is moving inland, we have ANOTHER tropical storm (Dennis) out in the eastern Caribbean that is projected to become a hurricane within 36 hours and reach the Gulf of Mexico this weekend. Here is the latest advisory...

TROPICAL STORM DENNIS INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  4A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
8 PM EDT TUE JUL 05 2005

...DENNIS CONTINUING TO STRENGTHEN OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH ARE IN EFEFCT FOR THE
SOUTHWESTERN PENINSULA OF HAITI FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC BORDER
AND PORT-AU-PRINCE WESTWARD.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH COAST OF THE
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FROM BARAHONA WESTWARD TO THE DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC-HAITI BORDER.

A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR JAMAICA. ALSO...THE GOVERNMENT OF
THE CAYMAN ISLANDS WILL LIKELY ISSUE A HURRICANE WATCH FOR ALL OF
THE CAYMAN ISLANDS LATER TONIGHT.

INTERESTS IN THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA SHOULD MONITOR
THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 8 PM EDT...0000Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DENNIS WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.3 NORTH... LONGITUDE 68.5 WEST OR ABOUT
385 MILES... 625 KM...SOUTHEAST OF PORT AU PRINCE HAITI.

DENNIS IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...26 KM/HR
...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  45 MPH... 75 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  60 MILES
... 95 KM FROM THE CENTER.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE RECENTLY REPORTED BY A NOAA
RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS 1001 MB...29.56 INCHES.

DENNIS IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE STORM TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO
6 INCHES OVER MUCH OF HISPANIOLA WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF
10 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.  THESE RAINS COULD
CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES.

REPEATING THE 8 PM EDT POSITION...14.3 N... 68.5 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 45 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
AT 11 PM EDT.

FORECASTER STEWART

[ScubaPunk]

Que, Keith, Kevin -

Just a thought: Que, maybe it would be good to let the guys get their luggage and then exit to the pickup area where you could be waiting with the van. First pick up Keith at the NW terminal, and then drive over to the Continental terminal for Kevin. Otherwise, you will need to park. Whatever is easier for you.

Mandi and Linda -

Mandi, your flight gets in first, so I will be looking for you at the baggage pickup. Won't be hard to find you, it's a small airport. We will load your stuff into the car, and then have a Margarita and wait for Linda! Linda, if you don't see us when you exit the plane, just go to the baggage area. We'll find you.

SP


Pay no attention to the man with the red ink! The skys will be blue and the water will be perfect.

[drdiver]

This MY STORM since it is named after ME and I claim it.

We will go DUE EAST from now on....

HOPE, HOPE!!!

[ScubaPunk]

Dennis. That's the spirit!

[drdiver]

thankyou.gif Dennis. That's the spirit! cool1.gif

Arrrggghhh, Punkie, if I wuz a free man, I'd come chasin' after you like a pyrate ship after a Spanish galleon!!!

[ScubaPunk]

Arrrggghhh, Punkie, if I wuz a free man, I'd come chasin' after you like a pyrate ship after a Spanish galleon!!!

I'm not sure what that means, but I think you meant it in a nice way, so

[Mitch0129]

This MY STORM since it is named after ME and I claim it.

Dennis, if it does any major damage like my storm did a few years ago, you will never hear the end of it! Trust me, I know!

The upside of that is that your name would never be used for a storm again.

[scubafanatic]

....looks like we need some -- Red Ink Antidote-- !

...from the NOAA Flower Gardens forcast:

THU
VARIABLE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT
VARIABLE WIND 5 TO 10 KT BECOME N TO NE
10 KT SAT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART.

SUN
N TO NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS
2 FT BUILD TO 5 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS E PART.

....so it appears our trip is in very shape until maybe late Sunday night......I'm assuming if it gets a little bumpy Sunday evening or night we'll head to Stetson, which is half way back to port from East and West Bank and complete our diving there....and from ZD's report Stetson is really a cool place too..........so I think we're be successful in squeezing a nice trip in between 'Cindy' and 'Dennis'.

Karl

[MNJoe]

Que, Keith, Kevin -

Just a thought: Que, maybe it would be good to let the guys get their luggage and then exit to the pickup area where you could be waiting with the van. First pick up Keith at the NW terminal, and then drive over to the Continental terminal for Kevin. Otherwise, you will need to park. Whatever is easier for you.

Que,

If you would like to do this instead of meeting me at baggage claim, just let me know. This will probably be easier for both of us. You won't have to park and I won't have to carry my gear as far. I am not sure what time Kevin arrives and if that has some bearing on whether you want to park or not.

Keith

[intotheblue]

....looks like we need some -- Red Ink Antidote-- ! 

...from the NOAA Flower Gardens forcast:

          THU
VARIABLE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT
VARIABLE WIND 5 TO 10 KT BECOME N TO NE
10 KT SAT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART.

SUN
N TO NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS
2 FT BUILD TO 5 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS E PART.

....so it appears our trip is in very shape until maybe late Sunday night......I'm assuming if it gets a little bumpy Sunday evening or night we'll head to Stetson, which is half way back to port from East and West Bank and complete our diving there....and from ZD's report Stetson is really a cool place too..........so I think we're be successful in squeezing a nice trip in between 'Cindy' and 'Dennis'.

              Karl

Full update for you folks... Looks like the proximity of Dennis may have negative affects on the weekend. Will be watching further... As I suspected, Cindy is out of the way leaving good weather for the trip, until Dennis pokes his ugly head into the gulf. I suggest prayer!!!

SYNOPSIS
TROPICAL STORM CINDY INLAND NEAR 30.1N 89.7W 998 MB
AT 4 PM CDT MOVING NNE 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 GUSTS
60 KT. CINDY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INLAND TODAY AND NEAR 31.5N
88.5W THIS AFTERNOON WITH TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SHIFTING N
OF AREA. IMPROVING CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND THU AS ATLC
RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA AND CENTRAL GULF THEN LIFTS
N AND WEAKENS ALONG THE N GULF COAST FRI. HURRICANE DENNIS
APPROACHES LATE FRI. DENNIS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS W CUBA
INTO THE SE GULF FRI NIGHT THEN INTO THE CENTRAL GULF SAT AND
SUN. HURRICANE AND T.S. CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE
AREA FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN.



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GMZ080-061530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM
CDT WED JUL 06 2005

TODAY
N OF 28N E OF 93W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY
DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EARLY
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE E OF 93W SW
TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 93W WLY WINDS 10
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SUBSIDING SELY SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 27N E OF 93W EARLY.

TONIGHT
N OF 28N SW TO W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN
SUBSIDING SELY SWELL. S OF 28N SE TO S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT.

THU
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

THU NIGHT AND FRI
VARIABLE WIND 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E
10 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

SAT
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT EARLY INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF
94W LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
SPREADING OVER E PORTION OF AREA LATE.

SUN
E OF 93W NLY WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT.
W OF 93W NLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY E OF 93W.

[WreckWench]

Hey gang...the weather changes that far offshore frequently...so the final call will be Friday at noon. This will be too late for people flying in so we will plan to move to plan B if we are blown out.

Plan B will to PARTEE and Sight Seeing in Houston with the awesome Houston gang if we can't go diving. Of course if anyone needs to fly back standby etc. that would be fine as well.

BUT....I'm praying the weather will be just fine and we'll have a great trip JUST AS WE HAVE PLANNED!

[intotheblue]

Hey gang...the weather changes that far offshore frequently...so the final call will be Friday at noon. This will be too late for people flying in so we will plan to move to plan B if we are blown out.

Plan B will to PARTEE and Sight Seeing in Houston with the awesome Houston gang if we can't go diving. Of course if anyone needs to fly back standby etc. that would be fine as well.

BUT....I'm praying the weather will be just fine and we'll have a great trip JUST AS WE HAVE PLANNED! 

It's definitely too early to cancel a trip, but not too early to pray! It seems the forecast has gotten a wee bit better with the 10:30 forecast, but still way to early to count chickens... either way.

ITB...