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If Tampa takes a near direct hit with Cat 5 Irma........

Desert MoonDesert Moon Posts: 5,971 ✭✭✭✭✭

Will there be any FUN in January?

Best, SH

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  • bolivarshagnastybolivarshagnasty Posts: 7,352 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited September 6, 2017 5:26PM

    Must admit I hadn't thought about it. If the storm proves to be that catastrophic, a coin show will be the least of their worries.

  • Dave99BDave99B Posts: 8,665 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Best wishes to my friends in the S.E.

    Please stay safe.

    Dave

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  • cameonut2011cameonut2011 Posts: 10,181 ✭✭✭✭✭

    What happened with FUN when Andrew struck Florida in 1992?

  • Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 11,627 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I'm guessing this is merely an exercise, as the 8 pm track shows the eyewall staying along the east coast, pretty much as it's shown most of the day. If it does shift inland from its current track, it would like hit Tampa as a Cat 3, after traveling over substantial landmass.
    Either way, I think you are safe to book your Winter FUN plans.

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  • bolivarshagnastybolivarshagnasty Posts: 7,352 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @cameonut2011 said:
    What happened with FUN when Andrew struck Florida in 1992?

    That hurricane went across Homestead/Miami area and into the Gulf of Mexico. Different path expected for this one.

  • Desert MoonDesert Moon Posts: 5,971 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Correct that the averaged computer model track is up the east coast. But it is still 4 days out from Fl and all of the state is within the cone of uncertainty. Here is hoping that the projected track continues to shift further east.

    Best, SH

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  • cameonut2011cameonut2011 Posts: 10,181 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @bolivarshagnasty said:

    @cameonut2011 said:
    What happened with FUN when Andrew struck Florida in 1992?

    That hurricane went across Homestead/Miami area and into the Gulf of Mexico. Different path expected for this one.

    I know, but hurricanes are hundreds of miles wide.

  • PTVETTERPTVETTER Posts: 6,005 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Remember that the FUN is months away.
    Most needed repairs will be completed by then if needed.

    Pat Vetter,Mercury Dime registry set,1938 Proof set registry,Pat & BJ Coins:724-325-7211


  • logger7logger7 Posts: 8,901 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I spoke with NGC yesterday; they said water was sold out in the stores. I'm sure they will be down for the duration.

  • DBSTrader2DBSTrader2 Posts: 3,498 ✭✭✭✭

    Praying for the safety of everyone in Irma's path. After a frenzied search & many false starts, we managed to get our Mom on a early Fri eve flight out of S. FLA, just a few hours before the winds are predicted to hit speeds that would stop all flights. Keeping our fingers crossed. Such a helpless feeling. :o

  • Desert MoonDesert Moon Posts: 5,971 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @logger7 said:
    I spoke with NGC yesterday; they said water was sold out in the stores. I'm sure they will be down for the duration.

    Oh C**p!! I forgot NGC is there. My 11 rare Conders are sitting there waiting to be graded. They are already past the defined grading time. I hope they survive the ordeal. Looks like I should have sent them to PCGS........

    Best, SH

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  • PTVETTERPTVETTER Posts: 6,005 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @spacehayduke said:

    @logger7 said:
    I spoke with NGC yesterday; they said water was sold out in the stores. I'm sure they will be down for the duration.

    Oh C**p!! I forgot NGC is there. My 11 rare Conders are sitting there waiting to be graded. They are already past the defined grading time. I hope they survive the ordeal. Looks like I should have sent them to PCGS........

    Best, SH

    I would not worry I think ALL coin they have will be safe.

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  • dmwestdmwest Posts: 959 ✭✭✭✭

    @PTVETTER said:
    Remember that the FUN is months away.
    Most needed repairs will be completed by then if needed.

    It took years to recover from Andrew....not 1 or 2 but in some places decades....

    Don't quote me on that.

  • messydeskmessydesk Posts: 20,235 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I hear they have a new flag for Cat 5 hurricanes:

    Stay safe, everyone!

  • NapNap Posts: 1,749 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I was in the Caribbean when we were hit with a category 5 hurricane. It is no joke.

  • ScarsdaleCoinScarsdaleCoin Posts: 5,309 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Possibly the only benefit would be the likelyhood that treasure from treasure ships is chirned up and washed to beaches. Other than that it's going to be a sad day for Fl, Ga, Sc

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  • kazkaz Posts: 9,246 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Roger, did you ever read "Motel of the Mysteries?"

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @mustangmanbob...Thank you for your advice and thank you for helping our fellow Americans....Cheers, RickO

  • RogerBRogerB Posts: 8,852 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @kaz said:
    Roger, did you ever read "Motel of the Mysteries?"

    Well, I've stayed at some motels that were mysteries, but have not heard of the book.

  • Desert MoonDesert Moon Posts: 5,971 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Latest computer models put the center of the path through the center of Florida - hence the mean of these models now shifts the hurricane further west. That puts Tampa and Sarasota (NGC) more into play. However, the revised models give it ONLY a Cat 4 status at the time it would hit central Florida..........

    Friends tells me their relatives are going to hunker down in this all up the E Florida coast. Let's hope for the best..........

    Best, SH

    My online coin store - https://desertmoonnm.com/
  • JeffMTampaJeffMTampa Posts: 3,304 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Let's pretend this is all over.......

    I love them Barber Halves.....
  • shorecollshorecoll Posts: 5,447 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I'm giving speech in Orlando on the 25th...maybe.

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  • ldhairldhair Posts: 7,315 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I think I'll wait a while to book my room in Tampa for the Fun show. Hope this thing dies.

    Larry

  • Desert MoonDesert Moon Posts: 5,971 ✭✭✭✭✭

    This mornings tracks puts Irma just a tweek farther west through FL. Puts Tampa more into play. But now expected to be ONLY a Cat 2 when it hits Tampa-Orlando area. So maybe damage will be much less. But anyone going to FUN this year will want to pay attention to damage in Tampa before booking, as Larry notes.

    Best, SH

    My online coin store - https://desertmoonnm.com/
  • Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 11,627 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I've not seen it as a Cat 4 forecasted for central FL, only a 3.....and it's currently forecasted to be down to a 2. The rate of travel looks to be slowing, however, so that's not good. More time to dump rain!

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  • CoinPhysicistCoinPhysicist Posts: 603 ✭✭✭✭

    Tampa is not going to take a direct hit by a cat 5 from this storm. Hurricanes weaken a lot as they travel over land and Irma would have to travel a few 100 miles over land to hit Tampa. Unless Irma travels on a trajectory no one is even considering out fully into the gulf and then turns around and hits Tampa which seems very unlikely.

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  • Desert MoonDesert Moon Posts: 5,971 ✭✭✭✭✭

    As noted in my post, it is expected to be a Cat 2 when it hits Tampa. The newest forecasts at 11 am now put the eye right through Tampa. Cat 2 winds for a direct hit are still very bad. I have been in one of those and I can say that there will be damage. The big issue for the Convention Center which is right next to the Bay, is storm surge in combination with the high winds. NGC is around 8 miles in land, storm surge likely to not be an issue, just the wind. We will see.

    Best, SH

    My online coin store - https://desertmoonnm.com/
  • ldhairldhair Posts: 7,315 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looks like the Convention Center is right in the path. I'm thinking the storm surge is going to be giant. If I remember right, the center is on higher ground than the local hotels. It's going to be a mess.
    I wish all the folks in Florida the best.

    Larry

  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,682 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It looks like a Cat 3 hit in the middle of Tampa. What a mess!

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  • Desert MoonDesert Moon Posts: 5,971 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I agree Larry, it is now looking worst case scenario for NGC at Sarasota and for the Tampa Bay area. The eye looks like it will go just offshore which will increase storm surge, and the winds will be 3-4. CNN has Anderson Cooper on the ground really close to the Convention Center right now and it does not look good from what he is saying. Stay safe Floridians.

    Best, SH

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  • CascadeChrisCascadeChris Posts: 2,526 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Many residents in So.FL fled to Tampa to escape the storm. I hear all hotels were booked out by Friday. Boy, this is not good!

    The more you VAM..
  • CascadeChrisCascadeChris Posts: 2,526 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @ScarsdaleCoin said:
    Possibly the only benefit would be the likelyhood that treasure from treasure ships is chirned up and washed to beaches. Other than that it's going to be a sad day for Fl, Ga, Sc

    They always do. And with a storm of this size I'd say its a safe bet detectorists will be out in droves shortly after it passes.

    The more you VAM..

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