Here we go: First Tropical Depression of 2006 in Gulf

Trains Magazine General Discussion
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ZCZC MIATCPAT1 ALL
TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM
BULLETIN
TROPICAL DEPRESSION ONE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 2A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL012006
100 PM CDT SAT JUN 10 2006

…DEPRESSION DUMPING HEAVY RAINFALL IN WESTERN CUBA…
…OUTER RAINBANDS OVER EXTREME SOUTHERN FLORIDA…

TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE RECOMMENDED FOR THE CUBAN PROVINCES OF
PINAR DEL RIO AND THE ISLE OF YOUTH.

INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO SHOULD MONITOR
THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA…INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS…PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 100 PM CDT…1800Z…THE POORLY-DEFINED CENTER OF TROPICAL
DEPRESSION ONE WAS ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.7 NORTH…LONGITUDE
85.6 WEST OR ABOUT 45 MILES… 75 KM…WEST OF CABO SAN ANTONIO ON
THE WESTERN TIP OF CUBA.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH…
14 KM/HR…AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE
NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS MOTION WILL BRING THE CENTER OF THE
DEPRESSION INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH…55 KM/HR…WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS…
AND THE DEPRESSION COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY OR
TONIGHT. AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS
EN ROUTE TO INVESTIGATE THE DEPRESSION.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1003 MB…29.62 INCHES.

AT THIS TIME…THE MAIN THREAT FROM THE DEPRESSION IS HEAVY
RAINFALL. THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF
CUBA…WITH ISOLATED TOTALS OF 30 INCHES OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.
THIS COULD CAUSE DEVASTATING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES.

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I always thought that the first tropical depression came when the girl you met at the bar in South Beach dropped you for the surfer dude.

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Just think. The Gulf Temps are in the 90’s right now. Perfect feeding grounds for massive Hurricane. Allan.

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That is what I always thought too. And, tropical depressions often turn into tropical storms (aka the ensuing fight).

Gabe

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I think we should abandon the U.S. immediately.

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We had a saying in Florida when the tourists got nervous. “Welcome to the bowling leauge. You never know if it will be a strike or a miss untill it hits”[8]

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Actually, we’re looking forward to the rain from this system here in Sarasota. It’s been really dry.
And…if a system of this “magnitude” was approaching Des Moines, the media wouldn’t even be mentioning it.
Have a great day everyone!

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Well said.

Gabe

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My thoughts are with y’all down in the gulf coast. [:)]

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Lots of heavy rain (picture the rain you get in the middle of a thunderstorm that beats against the windshield of your car and then have it go on for two straight hours of driving with no let up) this morning, but little wind from Alberto. I took US 41 into Tampa (rather than I-75) and the CSX guys were out in a truck checking something along the Tampa-Bradenton line. Perhaps a soft spot. But other than some minor flooding, it looks like we’re gonna make it through Alberto just fine…

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That’s interesting. If I were to listen to the 24/7 news coverage on Alberto, I would think that it had already made landfall with 90 million deaths and the directors of FEMA laughing it up in the background. Gotta love our news media. If there is no news then you make news.

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The CNN moto is " When News Break’s, We Fix It.!!! No news is good news say’s RRANDB Stay Safe.