Irene

So hurricane Irene will be passing right over the house about 2 AM Sat morning. I think I have everything tied down and plenty of food and water...

Now is it bad that I can help but to think about all the metal that may be laying around...:rolleyes: Certainly wouldn't like it if it was my metal tho. i.e.- My Roof

Anyone else looking to be affected by Irene?

Wish we where getting that storm here.....we need the rain badly.

be careful what you ask for folks....I'm just praying that all it brings is rain.

I will bro. Easy, we have been in a bad draught also. I feel for the farmers..ugh

Yeah people are going crazy by me. They are buying so many flashlights. Who doesn't own a flashlight? I'm hoping just for rain too.

Glad you checked in DDH...Pray for the best and expect the worst. Keep us posted and good luck!

Yep, just keep your head down, and we'll see ya when it blows thru,,

I'm about 15-20 minutes outside of Phila. Weird stuff has been happening the last few weeks. Felt the earthquake pretty heavy here. It woke me up out of a dead sleep. Now this hurricane, oh well cant do anything about it. Hope the electric doesn't go out, i love my a/c when I'm home. The only thing I have to do is put gas in the truck......it's gonna hurt $3.29 x about 30 gallons, i'm around a 1/4 tank. I hope everyone stays safe and well.

We'll be thinking and praying for all of our forum friends up there tomorrow.

Thx guys! Looks like it's breaking down a little as it moves towards land. Fingers crossed. Got gust of around 40 here now. And lots of rain.

My god, tried to buy some D batteries today for our flashlights, people went crazy. Not a D cell in either lowes or HD. Had a buddy getting married tomorrow, down the shore, they evacuated the town and closed the parkway, wedding cancelled. Crazy stuff

To everyone in her path stay safe and good luck to you. Post if you can, to let us know how it is going.

Anybody Up For A Boat Ride? LoL

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST


NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
500 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011
W CENTRAL N ATLC CONTINENTAL SHELF AND SLOPE WATERS BEYOND 20
NM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE...INCLUDING S OF GEORGES BANK FROM 1000
FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE.
SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.
ANZ084-270300-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS W OF
39.3N 71.9W...SW TO 37.7N 72.9W
500 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

HURRICANE WARNING

TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE AND
INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE...HIGHEST S. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT
BUILDING TO 7 TO 16 FT LATE WITH S SWELL...HIGHEST SE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

SAT
E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR
SW PORTION TO 35 TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 TO 25 FT
WITH S SWELL...HIGHEST SE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BECOMING
NUMEROUS...OCCASIONALLY REDUCING VSBY BELOW 1 NM.

SAT NIGHT
SHIFTING WINDS INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 KT...EXCEPT
OVER W PORTION NEAR THE CENTER OF IRENE TO 50 TO 70 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 20 TO 36 FT...HIGHEST SE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS
WITH SQUALLS...OCCASIONALLY REDUCING VSBY BELOW 1 NM.

SUN
SHIFTING WINDS 35 TO 50 KT...EXCEPT OVER W PORTION NEAR
CENTER OF IRENE 50 TO 65 KT EARLY. WINDS THEN BECOMING W AND
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE...HIGHEST N. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8
TO 18 FT LATE...HIGHEST NE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS BECOMING
SCATTERED WITH IMPROVING VSBY.

SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 8 FT LATE...HIGHEST NE.

MON
N TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.

TUE
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

WED
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

I'm just barely out of the projected path (dead center of NY, but about 15 minutes from the PA border). Good luck to everyone in the path.

DC area is also preparing for the worse... just days after the scaring earthquake which jolted us pretty bad.
Best wishes to all