Will hurricane ida hit tampa bay area?

[craigm1841]

i am pissed because my car is freshly detailed.

If you are afraid of wind, hunker down. While all of you are taking sick days to rush around buying water, I will be going to work and conducting life as normal. I dont plan on being another victim of the recession. If I get stuck in the rain and 70 mph winds on the way home from work, I will deal with it.

[TampaKaren]

Anytime there's a hurricane in the Gulf (Atlantic, too), we are on heightened alert. Weather professionals can estimate patterns, but it's not an exact science. Be prepared, use some common sense and hope for the best.

[Mike1306]

Originally Posted by saintpetegirl

With all due respect - statistics have nothing to do with a hit.
It's about weather patterns, cold fronts and water temps.

This time of year is our biggest threat - as storms form in the Caribbean - move into the Gulf, and with an approaching cold front - can get pushed into SW Florida coast. (aka Charlie)

With all due respect I did say that even though statistically we were overdue by 2 years it really means nothing.

[Mike1306]

Here are the current spaghetti models.
Over the past few years the GFDL model has had the best accuracy.

http://www.hurricanecity.com/wx/images/tropical/plotsystemmodels_NT_2009_11_atlantic_merc_o2560x19 20_478_M1122_095_M0522_1280x960_640_480_ba9c1cb82f 6fe2f6492fd32aa0bc3492.png (broken link)

[xlabel]

It doesn't take a full blown Cat 3 or 5 to wreak havoc, just look at the no name storm of 93, this can be serious.

[craigm1841]

here come the Glenn Becks of weather.

**Queue doomsday music**

[bentlebee]

I hate to say it, but I was right...no Hurricane.......it isbetter for the HO ins. if a Hurricane stays away...!