TS Noel, aka TS WTF?!?

Ok, so October rolled around and the heat finally broke (kinda) and things were really quiet out in the tropics. I won't say that I was lulled into a false sense of security, but I'll admit that I wasn't as vigilant about checking on the weather as I originally was. I mean, it got really boring to go onto the NHC website and see nothing but boring little disturbances that fizzled out quickly, or, even worse (or better), nothing. So of course I didn't think anything of yet another area #1 out somewhere in the Atlantic that had, as the website said, little chance of development.

Conversation with my sister yesterday:

Sis: There's a riptide warning issued for the beaches today.
Me: Well, makes sense, it's really windy out today.
Sis: They said it's due to TD #(I don't remember what number it was).
Me: TD # What? When the hell did that happen?
Sis: My bad...it's actually a tropical storm now. Tropical Storm Noel.
Me: Well, where's it headed?
Sis: Ummmmmm....
Me: Dude.
Sis: Uhhhhhh...
Me: Dude, seriously.
Sis: Well...
Me: WTF?!?
(At this point I hop on the computer and look at the storm track)
Me: Aww man...


However, my dear friends, we are not panicking. The center of the storm is tracking to bust a right between here and the Bahamas, so we're not expecting to get a direct hit. We will get a lot of wind and rain, but so far it looks like nothing major at this point.

Essentially, I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it keeps on its current predicted track. Otherwise, we might be in for an interesting ride.

But like it was with Hurricane Dean, you are not to panic! I'll try to update if anything major goes down, but I'm not overly concerned at this point.

But, since I "slept on it," (as the kids are saying nowadays) TS Noel is officially known as TS WTF?!?

That is all.

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Anonymous said…
So if we get tomato soup and grilled cheese for storms up here, what do u get for TS WTF, pineapples and beer? Love u babe
:-)
10:15 AM
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