Hurricane Season Starts tomorrow: June to November! Please suggest rules

[Sancho]

for Florida to follow with regard to counting:

1.) wet paper ballots
2.) blown away paper ballots
3.) votes cast by boat people blown to Florida in storms
4.) votes cast by boat people blown away and no longer resident in Florida
5.) the voter intent of voters in Gitmo who are eligible to vote since they haven't haven't been convicted of anything

The Supreme Court will likely appreciate your suggestions.


:shrug:

[tularetom]

1. You can't have a hurricane in FL until they have one in NH and IA

:evilgrin:

[kdmorris]

2. Mother Nature obeys no calendar

000
WTNT41 KNHC 311710
TCDAT1
TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR SPECIAL DISCUSSION NUMBER 1
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL012008
100 PM EDT SAT MAY 31 2008

THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED IN THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN
BECAME A TROPICAL STORM AS IT WAS CROSSING THE COAST OF BELIZE
EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS IS BASED ON SATELLITE IMAGERY...SHIP DATA
AND A NOAA BUOY 42056 WHICH REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF TROPICAL
STORM FORCE. INITIAL INTENSITY IS SET AT 35 KNOTS BUT BECAUSE
ARTHUR IS ALREADY INLAND..WEAKENING IS ANTICIPATED. THERE IS A
POSSIBILITY THAT ARTHUR REGAIN TROPICAL STORM STATUS IF IT MOVES
BACK OVER WATER IN THE BAY OF CAMPECHE.

BEST ESTIMATE OF THE INITIAL MOTION IS 290/07. ARTHUR IS ALREADY
SOUTH OF A DEVELOPING RIDGE OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO...THEREFORE A
GENERAL WEST-NORTHWEST TO WEST TRACK IS FORECAST. NONE OF THE
AVAILABLE MODEL GUIDANCE BRINGS ARTHUR NORTHWARD AWAY FROM THE BAY
OF CAMPECHE.

THIS SYSTEM IS NOT DESIGNATED TROPICAL STORM ALMA BECAUSE THE
SURFACE CENTER OF ALMA DISSIPATED OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN OF CENTRAL
AMERICA YESTERDAY.


FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS

INITIAL 31/1700Z 18.1N 88.5W 35 KT
12HR VT 01/0000Z 19.0N 90.0W 30 KT...INLAND
24HR VT 01/1200Z 19.5N 91.0W 30 KT...OVER WATER
36HR VT 02/0000Z 19.5N 93.0W 30 KT
48HR VT 02/1200Z 19.0N 94.0W 35 KT
72HR VT 03/1200Z 19.0N 95.0W 35 KT
96HR VT 04/1200Z 18.5N 96.5W 20 KT...INLAND
120HR VT 05/1200Z...DISSIPATED

$$
FORECASTER AVILA/RHOME

[Sancho]

4. I think that this is not allowed to make landfall until after the official date 6/1

Otherwise, it won't count.

[kdmorris]

5. Sorry... it's making landfall right now

on the Yucatan peninsula.

Edited to add: Since this was about American elections, we'll go with no landfall on American soil until after 6/1 :D

[pscot]

3. OOh! OOh! I've got one.

No hurricanes west of the Rocky Mountains.

[alfredo]

6. It won't matter, the Republicans will order their electors to vote Republican

no matter who wins the state.