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GOOD NIGHT, Irene!!
Looks like Irene gonna be on Garage's doorstep...Lee..you got the Hurricane Party scheduled for Sun 2 a.m.??...
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/grap...daynl#contents And then looks like Irene's gonna roll right up Barnegat Bay...Might change some things around a bit up there...hope she's at least down to a Cat.1 by then... http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/grap...daynl#contents Capt Pete...looks like yer gonna be right busy this week gettin' all ready...and next week straightenin' everything out...wear you track shoes!!...are ya'll pullin' boats outta the water?...
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08-25-2011, 11:34 AM
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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...
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08-25-2011, 03:41 PM
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I'll be pulling the boat tomorrow, Hurricane party at my house, about 25miles inland!
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08-25-2011, 03:59 PM
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I went from getting extra lines and tying it up good to now having it pulled out and secured (hopefuly well) with the forecast change from yesterday. Unfortunately it looks like an astonomically high tide will coincide with the storm making things that much worse. On a brighter note I did find out that boat US pays for some of your haul out costs. Stay safe everyone!
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08-25-2011, 05:56 PM
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Not a problem...just an oppurtunity to powerwash the hull before the fall striper run
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08-25-2011, 06:01 PM
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I just pulled it and gave her a good once over last week!
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08-26-2011, 02:18 AM
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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!!
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08-26-2011, 06:18 AM
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CTT only 2' above sea level doesn't sound like much...I am hearing surge of up to 14' when it comes ashore...had no idea LI was no more of a hill than that...don't wait til the last minute...my inlaws couldn't get outta freakin' Houston recently and LI has even fewer escape options...and if the eye goes to your west, the east side of this storm will hit the sandbar yer on like a boxer's punch...wind, rain AND tidal surge...
W/all the heavy rainfall soaking the ground, there ARE gonna be widespread power outages when the trees start falling on power lines...and peeps blocked in when roads are blocked...glad to hear you got your saws ready, Destroyer...hope you all do... GarageNC is right in this things cross-hairs down on NC's coast...come on down here TODAY, Lee...we got plenty of room... MJ, CB and guys to the north, hopefully it will have subsided somewhat by the time it reaches you, but I keep remembering Hugo had sustained winds of 90 mph when it hit Charlotte NC 200+ miles inland, so dig in guys and be ready for the power being out... I'll be thinking about all of you...not gonna be a typical weekend for you..
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08-26-2011, 08:54 AM
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I remember the last big scare we had for a hurricane.
Here is a picture of the devastation it had: Let's hope we only have similar damage. Although I will be ready...got gas for the generator and plenty of beer. Just glad I no longer have to pull the sailboat from the mooring... Stay safe! rkc
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08-26-2011, 09:55 AM
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yeah guys....I'm sure all of you are taking the proper pre-cautions for the storm but be clear....these things DON'T PLAY!!!!! We have been through some really bad ones in the past down here. The size and magnitude of the storm is the most amazing thing. We have been some 400-500 from the eye as this thing passed us over the last 24 hours. Yesterday I drove home in some of the worst rain storms I've seen in a while. Thats just from the bands of rain that extended out from the storm.
Remember, when they talked about 75 mph winds (or greater). Those are sustained winds. The wear things down over time. Also, gusts for 75mph winds will usually be around 95mph. If you are able to get out of the way of a direct hit (if your in the area where the eye is going to hit), please do. Don't take any chances. As somebody else said earlier in this post, the flooding can be the worst of it. If you know of places that have standing water after it rains normally, imagine those areas with 10"+ of water. On the positive side of things, this storm has pulled the weather away from us making for a really awesome chance to do some fishing this weekend 
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