Here we go! Strap everything down!

[KingPriest2]

Tropical Depression One is forming south of Cuba
Will hit Florida more than likely

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[teedubya]

oh that 4th, he is the funny one.

So, you going to the game to get the BuildaBear or what? heh.

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Originally Posted by Hali Chi3fs

oh that 4th, he is the funny one.

So, you going to the game to get the BuildaBear or what? heh.

Most likely. *muttering*

[KingPriest2]

First tropical depression forms in Caribbean

Saturday, June 10, 2006; Posted: 10:13 a.m. EDT (14:13 GMT)


The tropical depression is seen over Cuba in this satellite image taken Saturday 8:45 a.m. ET
MIAMI, Florida (AP) -- The first tropical depression of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season formed Saturday in the northwestern Caribbean Sea, and was expected to become the year's first named storm, forecasters said.

Last year's season was the most destructive on record, with 28 named storms, 15 of them hurricanes and seven of those intense hurricanes, including Katrina, which devastated Louisiana and Mississippi and was blamed for more than 1,570 deaths in Louisiana alone.

The depression that formed Saturday was not expected to become a hurricane, said hurricane specialist Jack Beven. It had maximum sustained winds near 35 mph, just below the 39-mph threshold for a tropical storm, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Over the next three days, the system was expected to move through the Yucatan Channel into the southeastern Gulf of Mexico, then toward Florida where it could make landfall somewhere between South Florida and the western tip of the Panhandle by Tuesday, forecasters said.

At 9 a.m. EDT, the depression's center was located about 50 miles south-southwest of Cabo San Antonio on the western tip of Cuba. It was moving north-northwest about 12 mph.

"This is where you typically expect to get them at this time of year," Beven said. "This is not at all unusual."

The hurricane center recommended tropical storm warnings for the Cuban provinces of Pinar Del Rio and the Isle of Youth.

The Atlantic hurricane season began June 1 and ends Nov. 30. The first named storm of the season would be Alberto.

Meteorologists have said the Atlantic is not as warm as it was at this time in 2005, meaning potential storms would have less of the energy needed to develop into hurricanes.

Last month, scientists said this year's Atlantic hurricane season could produce up to 16 named storms, six of them major hurricanes, suggesting another active year but not the record pounding of 2005.

Atlantic hurricane seasons were relatively mild from the 1970s through 1994. Since then, all but two years have been above normal. Experts say the ocean is in the midst of a 20-year-cycle that will continue to bring strong storms.

Between 1995 and 2005, the Atlantic season has averaged 15 named storms, just over eight named hurricanes and four major hurricanes, according to the hurricane center. From 1971 to 1994, there were an average of 8.5 named storms, five hurricanes and just over one major hurricane.

[BigOlChiefsfan]

You think we could get the tropics to start taking Serotonin Re-Uptake Inhibitors? I'm not swearing this would cure frequent Tropical Depression, but it's a step down that long road to recovery.

Remember kids, the journey of a thousand miles often begins with one telephone promise of sexual favors once you get there.

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Originally Posted by BigOlChiefsfan

You think we could get the tropics to start taking Serotonin Re-Uptake Inhibitors? I'm not swearing this would cure frequent Tropical Depression, but it's a step down that long road to recovery.

Remember kids, the journey of a thousand miles often begins with one telephone promise of sexual favors once you get there.

WAKA-WAKA!

[OnTheWarpath15]

"Florida? That's America's wang....."

-Homer Simpson