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Re: Skeetobite Maps [Re: SkeetoBite]
      #49940 - Fri Aug 26 2005 12:27 AM

great maps,very nice progress,been watching over a year!

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Re: Skeetobite Maps [Re: MikeC]
      #50012 - Fri Aug 26 2005 08:38 AM

Great maps. Easily my favorite site for the latest hurricane info

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Re: Skeetobite Maps [Re: Misfit Toys]
      #50024 - Fri Aug 26 2005 09:31 AM

Move the "recent news" block off any land mass.

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Re: Skeetobite Maps [Re: dugger]
      #50035 - Fri Aug 26 2005 09:56 AM

Quote:

Move the "recent news" block off any land mass.




You using a low resolution? 800x600? Most of the site is shooting for 1024x768

you can see the front page without the right bar using
http://flhurricane.com/?noright=1 if there is a problem.


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Re: Skeetobite Maps [Re: MikeC]
      #50040 - Fri Aug 26 2005 10:16 AM

The map is very functional and easy to read. Thanks

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Re: Skeetobite Maps [Re: MikeC]
      #50057 - Fri Aug 26 2005 10:47 AM

Excellent maps. I have started using these on www.saintsreport.com as part of our storm tracking. The bulk of our fans live in the path of hurricanes, or have family who do.

One thing I did notice was a small error in the BBS code given at Skeetobiteweather. Whenever I used it, the linked map would open up to an error. This is an example of coding that is working for me.



Again, thanks for all the hard work in developing these maps. Keep up the good work!

BullDawg @ saintsreport.com


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Re: Skeetobite Maps [Re: wiredawg]
      #50064 - Fri Aug 26 2005 11:04 AM

Quote:

Excellent maps. I have started using these on www.saintsreport.com as part of our storm tracking. The bulk of our fans live in the path of hurricanes, or have family who do.

One thing I did notice was a small error in the BBS code given at Skeetobiteweather. Whenever I used it, the linked map would open up to an error. This is an example of coding that is working for me.



Again, thanks for all the hard work in developing these maps. Keep up the good work!

BullDawg @ saintsreport.com




In some cases you may need to add an extra space between the" ][img]" tag. See below:

[ url=http://www.skeetobiteweather.com/picservice.asp?t=m&m=12 ] (add a space here)[img]http://www.skeetobiteweather.com/archive/model/AL122005mltsth.gif[/img ][/url ]


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Re: Skeetobite Maps [Re: Misfit Toys]
      #50107 - Fri Aug 26 2005 12:03 PM

I love your site I just hate where it is going. Here we go again! From the World's Most Beautiful Beaches Panama City Beach.

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Re: Skeetobite Maps [Re: MikeC]
      #50275 - Fri Aug 26 2005 06:05 PM

Love the Map

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Re: Skeetobite Maps [Re: SkeetoBite]
      #50333 - Fri Aug 26 2005 08:41 PM

Love the maps - flhurricane.com has become my "go-to" site for hurricane info.

A question about the wind radii:

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According to the National Hurricane Center, an average 75% of the total tropical storm/hurricane is in the northeast quadrant of any given storm. As you view these maps, and the model/track maps provided by the U.S. Navy, you will see that a large portion of the storm is indeed offset to the northeast quadrant as evidenced by the windfield radii drawn on each map. The wind radii depicted in our maps is created using official data provided by the National Hurricane Center.





Is this always true, no matter what the direction of travel for the storm is? It would seem that in the case of a storm traveling directly west making landfall on the east coast (i.e. Katrina in south Florida), the strongest quadrent of the storm (the leading right-hand quadrant along the path of travel) would be in the northWEST quadrant.

But I could be wrong...

MJM in JAX


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Re: Skeetobite Maps [Re: mjminjax]
      #50340 - Fri Aug 26 2005 08:54 PM

The NHC is pretty vague in their documention. That's why they say that "generally" 75% of the storm is in the northeast quadrant. Here is an example of a storm traveling northeast and the rule appears to apply... generally...

http://www.skeetobiteweather.com/archive/forecast/AL09200556_lrg.gif


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Re: Skeetobite Maps [Re: SkeetoBite]
      #50366 - Fri Aug 26 2005 09:25 PM

Skeeto - I love your maps, in fact, i like them better than the NHC maps! Thanks again!

Damian

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Re: Skeetobite Maps [Re: wiredawg]
      #50396 - Fri Aug 26 2005 09:58 PM

Great Maps-
In the spirit of those who watch the "line" so diligently. Would there/could there be any value in perhaps making the "line" thicker as it approachs land. This could take into consideration "jogs" that the NHC keeps taking the heat for. Just an idea.


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Re: Skeetobite Maps [Re: MikeC]
      #50853 - Sat Aug 27 2005 04:38 PM

For a coastal resident who wants to draw his on conclusions about risk, the most useful thing on the web is the animated model plots. Great tool!

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Re: Skeetobite Maps [Re: MikeC]
      #50875 - Sat Aug 27 2005 05:02 PM

I like the map...helpful with hours marked. I would love to see map showing the other weather systems that can influence the streering currents all together in a simple format.

You could also add projected strength hour by hour as well.


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Re: Skeetobite Maps [Re: MikeC]
      #50890 - Sat Aug 27 2005 05:28 PM

Great Maps. It would be helpful if I could close the menu listing the credits. It covers up Florida and blocks some of the view of the overall map I would like to see.

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Re: Skeetobite Maps [Re: MikeC]
      #50911 - Sat Aug 27 2005 06:06 PM

Your map looks great, except for one thing........... Pensacola is not shown. We have had our share of hurricanes, why not show our location?

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Re: Skeetobite Maps [Re: Misfit Toys]
      #50914 - Sat Aug 27 2005 06:19 PM

It would be helpful if you put a scale on the maps, such as the track map, so that we can tell distances. Preferably miles and kilometres, but if the latter is too hard then just miles would do. Just something simple, like 0--------50--------100.

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Re: Skeetobite Maps [Re: wiredawg]
      #50933 - Sat Aug 27 2005 07:22 PM

Any map that shows county lines are helpful. Most people are instantly familiar with the "shape" of their county and most know where inside the "shape" they live. Good work!

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Re: Skeetobite Maps [Re: wiredawg]
      #51019 - Sat Aug 27 2005 10:02 PM

G R E A T maps folks. This is the case where a picture is worth a thousand words I really like the way the "loops' present the range of the wind. Gives you a good idea of how wide the storm is.
Keep up the good work please, so I can continue to get a good nights sleep.

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