12/09/06 Cruise Continued ~ Pirating Bananas DIS Geekorama Part 2 Part 5

[MMcCarthy]

Thanks for getting backto me about all the questions I asked.

John H, I am not sure if you are John1 or John2, we are in Cincinnati, farthest SW corner of Ohio. Today is soooooo dreary. I wished it would just rain or do whatever it is going to do.

MrsMork, thank you very much.

I am at work right now and really just want to take off but my desk keeps getting more and more piles on it. Hopefully, I can knock some of them off before we leave on our cruise.

Well I got to go and try to fix a power supply on a computer. I really wish the whole thing would have burnt up rather than just part of it.

see ya later.

Missy

 

[klineyqueen]

I am watching my 3:00 addiction...General Hospital.

 

[goofyforlife]

will this help you Brandi....

Flash Flood Watch
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
607 AM EDT THU AUG 31 2006

...HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH ERNESTO EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...

NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>095-098-103-104-311815-
/O.CON.KMHX.FF.A.0001.060831T1800Z-060901T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-GREENE-BEAUFORT-
MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-CARTERET-ONSLOW-
OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLIAMSTON...ROBERSONVILLE...
GREENVILLE...PLYMOUTH...COLUMBIA...SNOW HILL...HOOKERTON...
WASHINGTON...RIVER ROAD...WALLACE...WARSAW...ROSE HILL...
KENANSVILLE...BEULAVILLE...MAGNOLIA...KINSTON...MAYSVILLE...
POLLOCKSVILLE...NEW BERN...HAVELOCK...ORIENTAL...ALLIANCE...
BAYBORO...ARAPAHOE...MINNESOTT BEACH...VANDEMERE...STONEWALL...
MOREHEAD CITY...BEAUFORT...EMERALD ISLE...NEWPORT...
JACKSONVILLE...KILL DEVIL HILLS...KITTY HAWK...NAGS HEAD...
SOUTHERN SHORES
607 AM EDT THU AUG 31 2006

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* A PORTION OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS...IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...BEAUFORT...CARTERET...
CRAVEN...DUPLIN...GREENE...JONES...LENOIR...MAINLAND DARE...
MAINLAND HYDE...MARTIN...ONSLOW...OUTER BANKS DARE...OUTER
BANKS HYDE...PAMLICO...PITT...TYRRELL AND WASHINGTON.

* FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING

* SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM
ERNESTO WILL DROP LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE REGION THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE RAINFALL WILL BE ENHANCED ALONG A
STALLED FRONT ACROSS THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE AREA. THE
HEAVIEST RAIN IS EXPECTED NEAR THE STALLED FRONT AND ALONG THE
TRACK OF ERNESTO MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 17. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 8
INCHES OR MORE POSSIBLE.

* THE VERY HEAVY RAIN COULD LEAD TO RAPID RISES IN SMALL STREAMS
AND CREEKS. FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS
LIKELY.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

$$








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Hurricane Local Statement
TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO LOCAL STATEMENT
AMZ130-135-150-152-154-156-158-NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>095-098-103
-104-312130-

TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
325 PM EDT THU AUG 31 2006

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT
SOUTH...
...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT FOR CAPE LOOKOUT SOUTH...

...NEW INFORMATION...
NEW EVACUATION AND SHELTER INFORMATION FOR BEAUFORT COUNTY.
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM HYDE COUNTY. STORM INFORMATION HAS BEEN
UPDATED.

FOR BEAUFORT COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION HAS BEEN ORDERED FOR
WHICHARDS BEACH ROAD AND LOW LYING AREAS IN BEAUFORT COUNTY
INCLUDING FLOOD PRONE AREAS IN THE CITY WASHINGTON. ONE SHELTER WILL
BE OPEN IN WASHINGTON AT NEW PS JONES MIDDLE SCHOOL AT 4105 NORTH
MARKET STREET EXTENSION.

FOR HYDE COUNTY...THE OCRACOKE CONTROL GROUP IS RECOMMENDING
SHELTERING IN PLACE. HOWEVER...ANY PERSON WITH SERIOUS MEDICAL
CONDITION SHOULD CONSIDER LEAVING THE ISLAND.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT IS FOR RESIDENTS OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...

ONSLOW...CARTERET...HYDE...DARE...CRAVEN...BEAUFORT...TYRRELL...
WASHINGTON...PAMLICO...MARTIN...PITT...LENOIR...GREENE...JONES...AND
DUPLIN.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH OF CURRITUCK BEACH
LIGHT. A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR CAPE LOOKOUT SOUTH.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 200 PM EDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 31.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.1 WEST...OR ABOUT 180 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA.

ERNESTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 17 MPH. ON THIS
TRACK THE CENTER OF ERNESTO WILL BE NEAR THE COAST OF THE CAROLINAS
LATER THIS EVENING.

DATA FROM A AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE
INCREASED TO NEAR 70 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ERNESTO COULD
STRENGTHEN A LITTLE MORE AND REACH THE COAST AS A MINIMAL HURRICANE.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ERNESTO. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO
PREPARE FOR THE STORM. THOSE IN LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS
SHOULD CONSIDER MOVING TO HIGHER GROUND AS ERNESTO MOVES THROUGH.

MONITOR NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL TV AND RADIO IN CASE
FLASH FLOOD OR TORNADO WARNINGS ARE ISSUED.

ALL PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
IN GENERAL A 3 TO 5 FOOT STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED. THE HIGHEST
STORM SURGE WILL BE AROUND 1 AM EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...NEAR THE
NORMAL TIME OF HIGH TIDE. STORM SURGES OF 4 TO 5 FEET ARE POSSIBLE
IN THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS AS FAR INLAND AS NEW BERN AND
WASHINGTON. IN ONSLOW COUNTY A STORM SURGE OF 5 FEET IS EXPECTED ON
TOPSAIL ISLAND. OTHER AREAS THAT COULD SEE WATER LEVELS 4 FEET
ABOVE NORMAL INCLUDE THE PORTION OF DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY THAT IS
ADJACENT TO THE NEUSE RIVER AND EXTREME EASTERN PAMLICO COUNTY.

...WIND IMPACTS...
WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF ERNESTO.
WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THIS INCLUDES INLAND COUNTIES ALONG AND
EAST OF THE PATH OF ERNESTO...WHERE INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS
HAVE BEEN ISSUED.

...FLOODING IMPACTS...
FOUR TO SEVEN INCHES OF RAIN IS LIKELY ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE.
THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL OCCUR TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A
FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

...TORNADO IMPACTS...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

...RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...
THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL BE HIGH THROUGH FRIDAY. PEOPLE ARE
URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER UNTIL ERNESTO HAS MOVED OUT OF THE
AREA...AND THE SEAS HAVE RETURNED TO A SAFE LEVEL.

...HIGH SURF/BEACH EROSION IMPACTS...
SEAS WILL BUILD TO 7 TO 10 FEET THIS EVENING...AND 10 TO 14
FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT ALONG THE SOUTH FACING BEACHES...THEN CONTINUE
FOR THE ENTIRE COAST ON FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN ROUGH SURF AND
MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 530 PM EDT.

$$

JC/TK
















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Short Term Forecast
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
230 PM EDT THU AUG 31 2006

NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>095-098-103-104-312000-
MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-GREENE-BEAUFORT-
MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-CARTERET-ONSLOW-
OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLIAMSTON...ROBERSONVILLE...
GREENVILLE...PLYMOUTH...COLUMBIA...SNOW HILL...HOOKERTON...
WASHINGTON...RIVER ROAD...WALLACE...WARSAW...ROSE HILL...
KENANSVILLE...BEULAVILLE...MAGNOLIA...KINSTON...MAYSVILLE...
POLLOCKSVILLE...NEW BERN...HAVELOCK...ORIENTAL...ALLIANCE...
BAYBORO...ARAPAHOE...MINNESOTT BEACH...VANDEMERE...STONEWALL...
MOREHEAD CITY...BEAUFORT...EMERALD ISLE...NEWPORT...
JACKSONVILLE...KILL DEVIL HILLS...KITTY HAWK...NAGS HEAD...
SOUTHERN SHORES
230 PM EDT THU AUG 31 2006

.NOW...
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY
DOWNPOURS WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTH ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH
4 PM. LOCAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IN A SHORT PERIOD
OF TIME WILL BE LIKELY. AREAS THAT CAN EXPECT HEAVY RAIN
INCLUDE...NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH...WALLACE...OCRACOKE AND NAGS HEAD.
MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR PONDING ON AREA ROADS.

$$







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Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
521 AM EDT THU AUG 31 2006

NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>095-098-103-104-010930-
MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-GREENE-BEAUFORT-
MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-CARTERET-ONSLOW-
OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
521 AM EDT THU AUG 31 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE
ENTIRE COAST TODAY.

TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR ONSLOW AND CARTERET
COUNTIES ALONG WITH THE ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7
INCHES AND LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 8 INCHES OR MORE.

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS
TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO MOVES NORTH ACROSS THE CAROLINAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

TROPICAL SYSTEM ERNESTO IS FORECAST TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA
FRIDAY MORNING ENDING THE HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING THREAT. PLEASE SEE
THE LATEST ADVISORIES CONCERNING ERNESTO FROM THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

 

[goofyforlife]

Update..... just guessing but i think the flight from CLT to BWI that Lisa was supposed to be on was cancelled.....

Hoping to give her more PD that she's able to take that next flight at 4ish....

 

[klineyqueen]

I just sent e-mail to our realtor. I am wondering if they are expecting the town of Southern Shores to flood.

 

[MrsMork]

Update..... just guessing but i think the flight from CLT to BWI that Lisa was supposed to be on was cancelled.....

Hoping to give her more PD that she's able to take that next flight at 4ish....

Oh, not good. Definately needs some pixie dust her way.

 

[MrsMork]

If anyone is still looking for dresses, capris, bathing suits, etc for cruise, Fashion Bug has summer stuff on clearance and some good prices on "social occasion" dresses, pants, tops. Fashionbug.com I'm trying to decide whether to try to lose a few pounds so I can wear what I have (yes, I hear you DrHug....) or just buy something a size larger - again! Cute little strappy dress for $14.00 on sale. They have all sizes, cute stuff for you tiny ladies and stuff for us Pooh size ladies too.

 

[lillygator]

Hope Lisa is ok.....


Brandi - hopefully you will have a blast and the weather will cooperate.

I am sitting here wishing the rest of the work day away. DH just called and we decided we are going out to dinner after Samantha's ballet class. Yippee!! Tonight college football kicks off - I am excited to watch Spurrier.....

 

[lillygator]

will this day never end...I am anxious to get home and see about the air conditioning situation.........it's been off all day anyway but I wonder if they hooked the wires up correctly?

 

[klineyqueen]

I really hope Lisa is hanging in there...what a stresser! That is very stressful for people who fly all of the time. I really feel badly for her.

 

[klineyqueen]

That tropical update was very helpful. I just am wondering where that info came from....I would like to pour over it as it is updated.

 

[87Heel]

Thanks MrsMork. DD and I are checking out the sales (on 2 different computers) right now. The birthday boy is napping. I should really mow the lawn before the rain hits again.

 

[goofyforlife]

US Air has a flight in the air right now from CLT to BWI.... Hopefully Lisa is on it. The flight path looks cloudy but not too much severe weather....

Here's lisa and kids if they weren't wearing a seatbelt..


,

 

[becka]

Just checked out CNN.com and while I know this is a serious topic I could not help but at the headline!

John Heads for Resorts; 10,000 to Evacuate

I had this mental image of John1 headed to WDW and thousands of people fleeing the resorts.

 

[goofyforlife]

I had this mental image of John1 headed to WDW and thousands of people fleeing the resorts.

Where's that killer banana when you need it?..... Do they have a norman bates smiley?

 

[tynkerbell]

I hope Lisa is doing well. I know it must be so stressful traveling under these conditions, especially with two small children.

Happy Birthday to Walt!

Found out our pool has a leak so now we have to have someone come out and try to find it and fix it. I sure hope it isn't major.

The kids are back in school and loving it. It's so quiet around the house now during the day, I don't know what to do with myself.

 

[MrsMork]

I had this mental image of John1 headed to WDW and thousands of people fleeing the resorts.

Laughter is what gets us thru the tough spots in life and this mental image is funny!

 

[MrsMork]

Where are my people?? We are getting close to yet another milestone.

 

[MrsMork]

Will just have to talk to myself then.

 

[MrsMork]

Mariele, did you find anything? I thought they had some cute stuff. My DD buys most of her clothes from them at the local store. The bathing suit she has is on sale and I am seriously thinking about that. It is very slimming. Something us Rubenescue ladies need.