AAAAAAAAAAAAARGH.

[camwyn]

Zeta.

ZETA.

000
WTNT35 KNHC 301710
TCPAT5
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM ZETA SPECIAL ADVISORY NUMBER 1
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1 PM AST FRI DEC 30 2005

...LATE SEASON TROPICAL STORM...THE 27TH OF THE YEAR...FORMS IN THE
EASTERN ATLANTIC...

AT 1 PM AST...1700Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ZETA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 25.0 NORTH... LONGITUDE 36.9 WEST OR ABOUT 1070
MILES...1720 KM... SOUTHWEST OF THE AZORES.

ZETA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH ...13 KM/HR. A TURN
TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH... 85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. ALTHOUGH SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE LATER TODAY...A
WEAKENING TREND IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TOMORROW.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES
...140 KM FROM THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1003 MB...29.62 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 1 PM AST POSITION...25.0 N... 36.9 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 PM AST.

FORECASTER FRANKLIN


$$

ARGH.

Comments

[mephron]

I think we're heading for the 'ruinstorms' mentioned in Transmetropolitan.

Either that, or wearing raingear from May to December due to the near-constant band of dying hurricanes along the East Coast.

[ebony14.livejournal.com]

Someone left their weather ray on and pointed at Bermuda. This is nuts. Grass fires here in Texas, flooding in California, and hurricanes in Florida.

Happy frigging new year.

[tamnonlinear.livejournal.com]

nope, been staring at the comment box for minutes now and can't rise above "..." and "omgwtf?".

so

... omgwtf?

[kitanzi.livejournal.com]

....Gah. I am speechless.

What the hell will they use if there's ANOTHER, now that they're out of greek letters?

[maps-or-guitars.livejournal.com]

Jeebus Wep.

That's just crazy talk. Zeta.

I mean, couldn't they think of a better Z name? Zelda at least?

[feonixrift.livejournal.com]

So, has anyone calculated, given how long it takes tropical storms to form, what the theoretical maximum number in a year actually is?

[popfiend.livejournal.com]

Gee. Maybe increases in ocean temps are causing these storms?

Could it be?

Naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah.

The President says we need to do more study on climate science. And we all know that he's a scientist.

Oh, was that snarky? I can never tell.

/sarcasm

[dormouse-in-tea.livejournal.com]

Oh. Good. GRIEF.

[msp-hacker.livejournal.com]

Maybe after this they start naming storms with the entire English alphabet?