tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post1819812778792741421..comments2024-03-28T08:06:43.198-04:00Comments on The Silicon Graybeard: Keeping an Eye On MatthewSiGraybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-43389725147625655042016-10-04T21:10:45.565-04:002016-10-04T21:10:45.565-04:00You should have plenty of time. It's looking ...You should have plenty of time. It's looking to be a Thursday night event here along the coast. NOAA has it in the Northern Bahamas at 2PM on Thursday, and off Daytona or St. Augustine 24 hours later. <br /><br />I've just convinced myself I don't need to put up the shutters until Thursday morning. <br /><br />They just ordered a mandatory evacuation of our barrier island, but to be honest, you need a lot of time to do that. <br /><br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-22124333840218710692016-10-04T20:46:44.781-04:002016-10-04T20:46:44.781-04:00We left today at noon (Tuesday). Should be home mi...We left today at noon (Tuesday). Should be home mid afternoon Wednesday. Time to get a few things done. In Warner Robins with friends tonight. Have known them since the mid 60's. <br />I see the MLB hamfest has been postponed a couple if weeks. Now I can go. :)<br /><br /><br />Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693579680266086557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-72834585910425245152016-10-03T17:47:29.234-04:002016-10-03T17:47:29.234-04:00Thanks. I will probably decide in the morning. At ...Thanks. I will probably decide in the morning. At least I don't have a boat in the water, unlike Francis, Jean and Wilma. I am uncomfortable with this one also. <br />The boat made it, unlike several others in the marina. Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693579680266086557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-9401033733389079572016-10-03T17:31:34.365-04:002016-10-03T17:31:34.365-04:00Matthew has been keeping me uncomfortable for a wh...Matthew has been keeping me uncomfortable for a while now. The 5PM is a major change from everything earlier and seems to nod to how some of the models just won't let go of the coast. <br /><br />I'm expecting a rotten day. Certainly tropical storm winds, maybe Cat 1 hurricane. They still show it as a Major storm, but that includes Cat 3 and we took two of those in '04 with minor damage. I think it would have to directly ride up the coast to give us its worst winds. The difference between 3 and 4 is that even if it follows that path, the stronger storm may still give us hurricane force winds. <br /><br />If I were you, I'd be leaving ASAP, but I suppose that depends on how prepared you feel your place is. If it follows this path, it will be reaching its worst Thursday night, and it might be impossible to drive down until next Sunday or Monday. I expect warnings to go up once it clears Hispaniola and Cuba so maybe tomorrow afternoon at 5? <br /><br />Because of the angle of the coast going off to the northwest around here, a small difference in the path will make a huge difference in where exactly it would come ashore. SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-85943938198528028262016-10-03T17:11:12.545-04:002016-10-03T17:11:12.545-04:00Just saw the 5PM Monday track. What is your latest...Just saw the 5PM Monday track. What is your latest thinking? I can't decide and I am usually pretty opinionated about these things. Currently in North Carolina scheduled to leave Friday. I looked at the site you linked to and have checked Dr. Masters blog. Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693579680266086557noreply@blogger.com