GOOD NIGHT, Irene!!

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by reelapeelin

NJ Guys..I just saw a "cone" predicting the center of Irene would come just inland of the coast...that ain't good...I made a lotta good friends up there and and don't wanna be readin' ABOUT any of you...

Heads up...these things don't mess around...and if the authorities even SUGGEST evacuating, don't be a HAMMERHEAD...get the hell out...come here if ya wanna, but even a Cat. 1 is a pretty serious blow...and can push up a pretty good tidal surge...

Damn...I starting to sound like Destroyer...Aw sshhhooooot!!!...

Let's hope she dies down to a TS and you only get winds <70 mph and torrents of rain...

LoL.. there's hope for you yet Reel!!

Update as of 3am Friday.. looks like it's going to hit Cape May with the eye, and then come right up the coast. For NJ that's actually good. It spins anti-clockwise. They are figuring 75 mph wiinds and moving northward @ about 20 mph, so anything to the east of the eye will be getting 95+ mph winds (75 spin plus 20 forward movement) Anyone to the west of the eye will be getting 55 mph winds (75 spin minus 20 forward) So it looks like Long Island & NYC will get the brunt of the winds/rain. NJ will get a ton of rain and lots of flooding, but not as severe with the winds. In all cases it's def time to batten down the hatches. I'm moving my boats to an open field where no falling trees can crush them...
Ditto with my vehicles. We have plenty of food, water, tarps, candles, propane for camp stove, fuel for Coleman lamps, 10 gals gas for the generator. All 3 chainsaws ready and tested.. I think we're about as ready as we can be.. Still, I don't have a good feeling about this one.
Good luck to everyone that's going to be effected by this. God bless and stay safe!!