Comments on: "Vegeta, what does the scouter say about his power?" "It's over NINE THOUSAAAAAAAND!"

"Vegeta, what does the scouter say about his power?" "It's over NINE THOUSAAAAAAAND!"

suckerpunch — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 13:07:22 -0800

CycloneFilter : Super Cyclone Gonu prepares to slam into Oman. Cyclones this far north in the gulf are rare; doubly so for one so powerful. Latest readings have Gonu at Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Some are worried about what this will do to oil prices.

By: suckerpunch

suckerpunch — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 13:15:50 -0800

Some of the links in the comment thread at the Oil Drum are quite interesting. Check out this graph of water temperature; the storm is expected to weaken quickly due to dry air and rough terrain, but it's certainly got fuel. Also of note is the oil field pictured here, which may be under the gun.

By: Krrrlson

Krrrlson — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 13:29:25 -0800

Meh. These days, I'm pretty sure oil prices are controlled by a butterfly flapping its wings or a monkey farting in another hemisphere or something.

By: papakwanz

papakwanz — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 14:12:18 -0800

Oh man.

By: suckerpunch

suckerpunch — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 14:17:07 -0800

Hey, new track information came out. Current models have it bending to the north. So, for those worried about oil prices, I guess it's all about shipping interruptions now. So now it's just storm porn. Which is still totally awesome.

By: spock

spock — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 14:18:42 -0800

Fascinating. Also fascinating is the system moving into the U.S. Northern Plains on Wed. afternoon/evening. Storm chasers are already making plans to fly in from various parts of the country to chase this set-up. North-central Nebraska and south-central South Dakota might want to clear the root cellars of cobwebs in preparation. </derail>

By: TBoneMcCool

TBoneMcCool — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 14:31:53 -0800

So this isn't a post about my alma mater?

By: Skorgu

Skorgu — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 14:51:01 -0800

Eponysterical I dare say.

By: dejah420

dejah420 — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 15:07:32 -0800

My concern would be for the people in the path. That sort of storm is so rare in that part of the world, that I doubt they're prepared.

By: mediareport

mediareport — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 15:16:27 -0800

From the third link: If Gonu were in the Western North Pacific Ocean, it would be classified by JTWC as a super typhoon. Damn. "Super typhoons" are a regular classification. Strange that they limit the terminologies to certain areas, though, isn't it? Why not just use the term for whatever storm it applies to, wherever it turns up?

By: suckerpunch

suckerpunch — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 15:20:25 -0800

dejah : Very true. I'm personally unsure of how much destruction Gonu will bring to Oman. Many cities are in the path, including the capital, Muscat. The cities are generally positioned to suffer from huge storm surges. However, the populace should be able to reach a safe height with relative ease, since a small mountain range begins just to the south. I do not know how wind will affect these cities, except that the storm should have weakened somewhat by the time they are under the worst of it. The question is how many buildings directly on the coast will survive? Depending on the circumstances, we may see a repeat of Katrina's scourging of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Iran should be fine (God willing, in'sh'Allah, etc). I'm unaware on any issues a category-1 storm would bring to them.

By: ColdChef

ColdChef — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 16:31:08 -0800

Man, these people don't even have the benefit of blender drinks.

By: loquacious

loquacious — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 16:56:08 -0800

Meh. These days, I'm pretty sure oil prices are controlled by ~~a butterfly flapping its wings or a monkey farting in another hemisphere~~ a greedy, frankly rather gregariously evil multinational Cabal of only the darkest origins and goals, or something. There, fixed that for you. Leave the butterflies out of this, man, they're just trying to keep from going splat on your windshield.

By: stbalbach

stbalbach — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 17:02:22 -0800

Hurricane exotica.

By: Huplescat

Huplescat — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 17:04:03 -0800

Tropical storm Barry was just what the doctor ordered for the Southeast, now this monster is aimed at Iran. Alex Jones is going to be steamed about Gonu if anyone tells him about it.

By: chlorus

chlorus — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 17:30:57 -0800

That is just asking to be goatsed.

By: humannaire

humannaire — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 17:43:36 -0800

Checking in from Key West, FL. Living here these days, with all the Big News storm whoring, is like living on the soundstage for a production of The Weather Channel as produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. No shit.

By: longsleeves

longsleeves — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 18:40:15 -0800

I had CNN on a lot today and I heard nothing of this potential catastrophe. Also, is "Gonu" a cool name for a mega-distuctor or what?

By: longsleeves

longsleeves — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 19:07:41 -0800

mega-distructor

By: suckerpunch

suckerpunch — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 19:11:55 -0800

Gonu is (as expected) losing his/her/its eye and slowly weakening. Predictions have the center missing landfall, while still weakening to cat-1 on landfall in Iran. HURRICANE FEVER. CAN YOU FEEL IT?

By: ilsa

ilsa — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 19:18:00 -0800

[DragonBall] Clearly we must train and become stronger to overcome this new enemy! [/DragonBall]

By: Eideteker

Eideteker — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 19:38:14 -0800

WHAT? NINE THOUSAND? Well, there goes the rest of my evening. *shuffles off to youtube*

By: dw

dw — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 20:19:00 -0800

Looks like the storm isn't losing its eye, merely going through an ERC. Which is good news in that it won't be a Cat 5, but bad news because ERCs widen the windfield. That water is certainly hot. Looks like the Gulf of Mexico circa August/September 2005.

By: CitrusFreak12

CitrusFreak12 — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 00:48:55 -0800

That is just asking to be goatsed. Your wish is my command. This is the second time I've done this now...

By: suckerpunch

suckerpunch — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 06:22:23 -0800

Minor update : The path of Gonu continues to bend north. Great for most of Oman, but the city of Sur will still be strongly affected, and it has wide areas that are low and directly on the coast. Iran is now under the gun.

By: Huplescat

Huplescat — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 18:04:45 -0800

I've been goatsed better than that by masters of the art.