"Wonder"ing about Weather?

[cindy_k]

Has the Wonder or the Magic ever not been able to pull out of port because of weather?

The reason I ask is because the forecast for Eduard has it coming on shore near Port Canaveral on Thursday.

Thanks!!

Cindy in NY

 

[Dave_from_Marietta]

Yes, I believe they once used Port Everglades (Ft Lauderdale) rather than Port Canaveral because of a storm. I don't think that Edouard will prevent the Wonder from using Port Canaveral tomorrow though. The center is expected to hit Daytona Beach, which is 70 miles north of Port Canaveral, and it is expected to weaken into a tropical depression prior to landfall (lots of rain but not much wind).

 

[cindy_k]

I don't want to start a weather argument but the National Hurricane Center changed the forecast. Not that forecasting hurricanes or tropical storms is easy.

Here's the latest report:

540
WTNT35 KNHC 041738
TCPAT5
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 12A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
2 PM EDT WED SEP 04 2002

...EDOUARD CONTINUES WESTWARD...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TITUSVILLE FLORIDA
TO BRUNSWICK GEORGIA.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SOUTH OF TITUSVILLE TO
SEBASTIAN INLET FLORIDA.

AT 2 PM EDT...1800Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM
EDOUARD WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.8 NORTH...
LONGITUDE 80.5 WEST OR ABOUT 50 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ST.
AUGUSTINE FLORIDA.

THE FORWARD MOTION OF EDOUARD HAS BEEN ERRATIC. OVER THE PAST FEW
HOURS IT HAS BEEN MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 8 MPH. A WEST OR
WEST-SOUTHWEST MOTION AT A SOMEWHAT SLOWER SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER
THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THE CENTER OF EDOUARD IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE
COAST WITHIN THE WARNING AREA LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY THURSDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH... 65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...MAINLY
EAST OF THE CENTER.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE MEASURED BY RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS
1009 MB...29.80 INCHES.

RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS...ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE PATH OF EDOUARD.

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE IN SQUALLS NEAR THE COASTLINE.

REPEATING THE 2 PM EDT POSITION...29.8 N... 80.5 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1009 MB.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
5 PM EDT.

FORECASTER FRANKLIN

 

[Willowwind]

If you're at Port Canaveral when you're supposed to be, and they've moved the ship to Port Everglades, what happens? Do they stick everyone on busses and drive them down even if they haven't gotten the Disney Ground Transfers?