I'm not going to post a long blog here because I simply don't have the time (Family visits and stuff). However, I do have enough time to wish everyone here at GameSpot a happy and prosperous 2009. Hopefully you all didn't get too drunk last night. :P
Take Care!
Well, it's11 minutes past midnight on the 25th December, so that means it's Chrismas! Since I doubt I'll be on very much tomorrow, I would like to wish all users, staff and families here at GameSpot a very Merry Christmas. I hope you all have gotten or are going to get all that you wished for this year and I also hope that you stay safe throughout the day.
Take Care!
Yet again, as Christmas is a couple days away there is no snow on the horizon. It's been a few years since we had a white Christmas here on the North East coast of Scotland. As I mentioned in a previous blog of mine, we had a good steady snow storm a month ago which was a welcome sight and raised hope for a white Christmas. The cold temperatures through the early days of December raised hopes even more. Unfortunately, the weather forecast shows that it's only going to be a cloudy Christmas. I hope you are having a white festive season, whether it be snow or frost. :P For me, it's better luck next year.
So, CBS has decided to lay off jobs from tv.com, mp3.com and, unfortunately, GameSpot.com. Thanks to a few blogs, we do know a few (now former) GameSpot staff who have have had their jobs terminated.
To all those who have had their jobs removed, thank you for all your hard work. Good luck in whatever you decide to do next, as well.
Yes, we got our first proper snow storm in years here. The snow fell heavily last night and it settled quite quickly on the icy ground. Looking at the temperature, it's possible we could get more snow tonight.
No games blog again this time, I'll try and get one up soon.Â
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...Well, that title's not entirely accurate.
I am leaving my home with the family Tomorrow morning to travel to Glasgow. We are planning to do some shopping and things throughout the day and then have a nice relaxing night at the hotel we're staying at near the airport before flight day. Our flight is at 2 PM (British Time) and we need to check in about 3 hours before the flight. Hopefully everything will go smoothly and there will be no delays. Same goes for getting through Orlando International.
This will be my last blog for two weeks since I will have no internet access.
Take Care!
LATEST DATA AS OF 4:15PM EDT:
LOCATION OF CENTER: 35.0N 69.1W
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED: 80 MPH
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE: 995 MB / 29.38"MOVEMENT: N ~20MPH
WARNINGS / ADVISORIES:
A Hurricane Watch has been issued for portions of Coastal Maine, from Stonington to Eastport. Hurricane Watches are issued when hurricane conditions are possible within the watch area within the next 24 hours.A Tropical Storm Warning has been issued for portions of Coastal Maine, from Port Clyde to Eastport. Tropical Storm Warnings are issued when tropical storm conditions are expected within the next 24 hours.
A Tropical Storm Watch has been issued for portions of Coastal Maine from south of Port Clyde, to Cape Elizabeth. Tropical Storm Watches are issued when tropical storm conditions are possible within the next 36 hours.
Communities along the entire New England coast are advised to continue closely monitoring the track of Kyle.My Original Discussion That I Was Going To Post Earlier Is Below!
Per latest reconnaissance aircraft observations, there is ample evidence to suggest that Kyle has indeed become a hurricane. Latest satellite pictures indicate some strengthening and a rather concentric bundle of convection near the center. As of yet, a discernable eye is not evident, though aircraft have measured winds in access of 75 MPH just northeast of the center, and this would ****fy the system as a hurricane by definition.
There is also clear and evident interaction with the trough over the mid-Altlantic and Eastern Seaboard going on as well. So far, Kyle does not appear to be disorganizing due to this interaction, the trough appears to be somewhat absorbing into Kyle rather than vice versa.
Kyle's motion has been to the north-northwest through the bulk of the day, however, latest satellite pictures are indicative of a more northerly turn, especially within the past hour or two. Preliminary indications are for landfall in the vicinity of northeastern Coastal Maine and the western tip of Nova Scotia later Sunday and/or Sunday evening. This is very preliminary though, and will be subject to change.
OTHER AREAS OF CONCERN:
Area #1: An area of disturbed weather was located over the Western Caribbean, north of Honduras, roughly at 20N 85W, as of 3:15PM EDT Saturday, and was showing signs of minor development. Significant stretching & sheering of this system was noted due to high pressure over the Gulf of Mexico. The main threat will be from the moisture plume associated with the system elongating north and eastward into southern Florida and the Florida Keys, where some moderate to heavy rainfall is possible as result of this system. Though this area will continue to be monitored although tropical development appears unlikely within the next 24 hours.Area #2: A tropical wave over the eastern Atlantic off of the African coast. Wave was located at roughly 17N 37W as of 3:15PM EDT Saturday. This system is becoming more disorganized with time, and is encountering an environment unfavorable for it to develop further at this point in time
"...And now onto sports" :P :lol:
Yes I'm keeping with the tropical blogs until I can get a good game blog idea.
Looking at some satellite and radar pictures with a few buoy reports I have determined that the area of low pressure on-top of Puerto Rico has indeed become a Tropical Depression.
Maximum sustained winds are close to 35 mph, the depression will likely become a tropical storm on Monday. Motion is to the north-north west at 11 mph and this motion is expected to continue with a gradual turn to the north on Monday or Tuesday.
There is some nice outflow associated with this depression and a nice burst of convection near the centre. Expecting some steady strengthening with this depression and have the chance to become a hurricane in 3 or 4 days.
As far as forecast track is concerned, a general north-north west to northerly motion is expected during the course of the next 3 to 5 days. The further north-north west track this depression makes, the increased danger it will pose to the south-east U.S. and because of that, areas from South Carolina to the Delaware coast need to monitor the progress of this depression.
The National Hurricane Centre has issued its final Public Advisory on Tropical Depression Ike which is racing North-eastward 50 MPH. The Low pressure system that was Ike is still throwing down 3 - 5 inches of rain a long its track. There's still a slight risk of tornadoes in the area that Ike is forecast to speed through
Ike was an extremely costly hurricane. Many sites estimate the insuredl damages in Texas and Louisiana to be around $9 billion. You can add around $3 billion to that total thanks to the damage caused to the many oil platforms out in the gUlf of Mexico. Total hurricane damages is normally around double of the insured damages so that would make the total damage of Ike to around $26 billion. This would make Ike the third costliest hurricane in history and only two other hurricanes have caused more dmamage, Hurricane Andrew in 1992 and Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Amazingly, the death toll from Hurricane Ike has been low. Hopefully it will stay that way as the damage is cleared up.
Elsewhere in the Tropics
We are now into a long awaited quite period for the Tropics. The area of disturbed weather (91L) which I mentioned briefly in my last blog has been completely destroyed by wind shear and dry air. however, there's another area of disturbed weather (92L) half way between Africa and the Lesser Antilles Islands. Around 25 knots of wind shear is over this area and it has got dry air to its west. The National Hurricane Center is giving this system a Low chance of developing into something significant. Conditions will remain unfavourable for the next five days.
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