Watching hurricanes
 

I love watching these hurricanes. I went through two of them in the navy and got hooked, I guess.

And here's a great way to "watch":
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/ The National Data Bouy Center has placed weather bouys all over the world and you can get a reading from wherever you like.

But, alas, the two bouys I wanted to see are out of service. On the other hand it is headed right for another good bouy, 42056!
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=42056

It sucks that these storms ruin lives with their destruction, but they are so cool to follow as they form to being a full blown hurricane. Seems odd that the season is half over and things are just now starting to crank up.

I'm finally going to Jamaica, or at least my family and friends keep telling me I am. :D :? :?

At long last, there's a hurricane with my name. :wink: 8)

Im a big fan of looking at the data from the bouys too.
What would be really cool if they put webcams on each bouy

I'll stick with watching tornados...and I've seen a few of those. I like to watch close up, but at least with them, I can get out of the way. :)

And if you can't get out of the way, ducking seems to work well with tornadoes, hurricanes not so well.

Tornadoes, no fun! Kinda spooky.

Yes sir! I'll be watching my Miami Hurricanes this year! :P :lol:

Me and a buddy have been looking at going on a storm chasing tour next year. We always chase storms anyway when one is near, but I think it would be a blast to go out and spend a week with the professionals
http://www.stormchasing.com/

Well... I didn't have to CHASE "Hugo!" He came right through my front door! Of course, I was sitting on a lounge chair with a beer and a candle just DARING him! :lol:

I LOVE storms like these!! Like another poster said, it's a shame they ruin so many lives, but I LOVE experiencing them! They bring me closer to God, or what some people think of Him, and they put me in my place.... which is not an easy task for God OR Mother Nature! :lol:

I HAVE turned and drove right INTO the path of a Tornado, once. I was surveying for oil and HAD to go back and get a $30,000 piece of equipment. It was close!

Gee.... I hadn't heard about a hurricane named WildK9! Of course, I doubt I'll ever see one named HOBO, either! :lol:

:lol: :lol: :P

I was living in Greensboro, NC when Hugo came through. But I was down on Myrtle Beach a couple days before landfall, playing in the rough surf under dark skys. It beat me to a pulp, but man did I have a blast. :)

I was listening to Shepard Smith on the Fox Report when Dean hit Mexico. The local reporter was telling Shepard Smith that local authorities were trying to get the surfers. Apparently, surfers from all around go down there. Well, the surfers were out there hitting the big waves, and they were having trouble, trying to get them to go somewhere safe. I was like, :shock: How stupid, why in the world would someone want to be out there in that mess? I was talking to my brother in law about it. He told me that surfers "dig" that. They are braver than I am. :shock:

The waves from a hurricane can get the size they do in Hawaii on a normal day. I was down in Va Beach when one was getting ready to skirt the Atlantic Coast back in like 94 or 95, I'm surprised they didn't shut the beaches down. The lifeguards were pulling people out left and right with the rip tides. You couldn't go out 5 ft(about waist deep) without getting caught up in one.

My uncle rode out Isabelle in Nags Head at his old beach house, said he would never do that again. Really shook him up with the noises he was hearing from the wind and rain.

I might ride one out just to say I did it..... :P

I remember reading a book a long time ago, back in high school I believe. I think the title was The Hammer of God. It was about an asteroid that hit in the ocean off the west coast creating a mile high title wave. The prologue had a surfer riding it in through the city of Los Angeles and into oblivion. Would have made a cool opening scene for a movie. :)