truck1
Growing older but not up.
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Uh-oh ... I have a confession to make - this is our fault! Believe me, whenever DH and I go on holiday, a war starts or the airlines go on strike, a volcanic dust cloud envelops the continent or swine flu strikes. I don't know what we have done - but it IS us. Believe me.
Okay, I am picking up all you guys' good vibes regardless of the hurricane, so I think I will not panic. Okay then. You're right though, the Eastern itinerary sounds great too! I just wouldn't want to be in Port Canaveral when/if Paula gets there, since that is the only port we can't really skip, can we?
I'm really not good at reading these charts (might be because I have never seen one before in my life). The outer circle is where Paula MIGHT end up? But nobody knows which of these directions it will turn? Am I interpreting that correctly?
WW...what?
Ok.So its your fault.
Just Kidding. We have the same thing with me at work. I can predict to a certain extent what the next call will be, but it will be a day that Im off. Go figure.
They can skip Port Canaveral in extreme cases, but there are 2 things.
1. The storm has to close Port Canaveral. That hasnt happened since 04.
2. The storm isnt forecast to be anywhere near there during our cruise.Later on is different stroy, like the 30th western, but it wont affect us as far as PC is concerend.
Just to add to what Njprincess said, the National Hurricane Center, can predict with accuracy only 24 hours in advance. So they will put out a 5 day cone around the storm. The farther out from the center,the circle gets bigger, and the less certain the track. Like she said. Its where they think it will be in a given date in the future.Theres a lot of uncertainty with Paula, since, there is a very weak sterring current to move it anywhere, and land on all sides of it. Land will chew a hurricane up, and basically kill it. Western Cuba would be ideal for it to make land fall there, or get close enough for the mountains there, to disrupt the incoming air to the center of the storm.
At a moment like this, you can't help but wonder WWJBD???
but I have more T-s hirts and sweat shirts that I can ever wear!!!
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