Predicted hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico - 10/10/2018

Yeah, this is a long way off, but Ventusky (https://www.ventusky.com/?p=26.5;-75...em&w=09IAb9A9A) is showing a projection with that as a possibility. So all concerns along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico should keep this in mind.

Ouch! Looks like the storm is supposed to speed up a bit and maybe be making landfall at my back door on Tuesday, 10/09.

Sometimes the fact that weather forecasts are usually wrong is really something to look forward to.

I am hoping that it is not a killer 'cane both for your sake, and also because a few days later I am planning to move back to the Gulf area.

Originally Posted by Lucille

I am hoping that it is not a killer 'cane both for your sake, and also because a few days later I am planning to move back to the Gulf area.

Lucille, really hope you have looked carefully at where you might go. Climate change believer or not, it certainly looks as though there will be more frequent and large storms in the near future... Stay well away from coastlines if you do return.

Originally Posted by Helenthereef

Lucille, really hope you have looked carefully at where you might go. Climate change believer or not, it certainly looks as though there will be more frequent and large storms in the near future... Stay well away from coastlines if you do return.

I hear you. Sometimes, it is almost funny how one's feelings about something changes, not because the thing itself has changed at all, but because other circumstances put their weight in the equation and make the choice relatively better. Last year after the flood and losing all that stuff I was really hating hurricanes.
Unfortunately as of several years ago I have had some progressive medical issues, slowly now losing my vision as well as my hearing. My son intends on being in Texas only for another year so being closer to him right now is a good choice. For all my ailments the grand baby loves to stay with me, and I can still responsibly take care of her (although she is verbal and extremely opinionated, I wonder where she got that from?) and that also gives my son a little time to have time to go out with his wife. So, all the way around moving back for the moment outweighs hurricanes. Whether I will leave Texas when he does, I do not know.

Yeah, we are still alive. This is a good excuse to take a break from the internet for several days. Not much can be done without power and the Comcast cable anyway. And I sure as heck am not going to be doing this stuff on my cell phone! I would go cold turkey on the internet first.

So, over and out for a while.

The NOAA hurricane center currently only lists a 20% probability of this forming a cyclone over the next 5 days, and a 0% chance over the next 48 hours. I suspect the most this storm may turn into is a weak tropical storm.

That is good news

Hope for the best, but plan for the worst.

Looks like the forecast has moved landfall on next Tuesday night further west. So keep an eye on it Lucille. Hopefully it will be a nothing burger.