Isabel Comes Ashore

ready2fly

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This is the latest radar image off of aviationweather.com for the NC area:

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They wouldnt let me go to work today so I'm stuck at home waiting for her arrival. I dont think it's going to be that bad in the DC area. By the time it gets here it'll probably be just a tropical storm.
 
Schools out here in Delaware. There calling for 60mph winds tops, but we are under a Tornado warning.
 
KHSE 181351Z AUTO 06031G48KT 1/2SM FG 24/23 A2904 RMK AO2 PK WND 05051/1339 PRESFR SLP834 P0023 T02390233 TSNO $

KOAJ 181415Z AUTO 34022G41KT 1 3/4SM SCT001 BKN008 OVC014 19/17 A2938 RMK AO1 P0008

KILM 181408Z 31031G43KT 1 3/4SM +RA BR SCT014 BKN021 OVC027 19/18 A2944

Anyone wanna go flyin?
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KOAJ 181415Z AUTO 34022G41KT 1 3/4SM SCT001 BKN008 OVC014 19/17 A2938 RMK AO1 P0008

KILM 181408Z 31031G43KT 1 3/4SM +RA BR SCT014 BKN021 OVC027 19/18 A2944

Anyone wanna go flyin?
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There are days where it's like that here in Chicago. Oh boy will winter be fun...
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In Camden, SC, (KCDN) we're getting the wind and cirrus clouds above from Isabel...pretty cool. Screwed me out of a long XC though to Alabama- we'd be coming back against a 40kt headwind and we just had a Navajo do a pretty scary "one wheel, bounce a couple a times and then slam the brakes" sort of landing.
 
Well, here's the latest from the DC area.

KDCA 182018Z 05025G44KT 2 1/2SM R01/4500VP6000FT RA BR BKN013 OVC021 20/20 A2981 RMK AO2 PK WND 05044/2009 P0004
KIAD 182013Z 04020G31KT 6SM -RA BR BKN014 OVC024 19/18 A2984 RMK AO2 PK WND 02031/2007 P0001
KADW 181955Z 06020G27KT 3SM -SHRA SCT008 BKN012 OVC030 19/19 A2982 RMK PK WND 07039/18 WND DATA ESTMD PRESFR SLP100 8/6// 9/8// RCRNO

Beautiful day for flying, isn't it?

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This was my favorite:

KNKT 181515 36035G55KT 1600 +TSRA SCT005 OVC010CB QNH2850INS
  TEMPO 1521 34060G80KT 0200 +FC +TSRA BKN002 BKN005 OVC010CB
  BECMG 1921 23025G45KT 4800 TSRA SCT007 BKN010CB OVC020
  QNH2894INS
  BECMG 0304 21015G25KT 8000 SHRA SCT010 BKN015 OVC025
  QNH2946INS

...I hoped everyone waits till 2000 or so when the should wind go down to 25G45. Otherwise, it could be a little bumpy.
 
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This was my favorite:

KNKT 181515 36035G55KT 1600 +TSRA SCT005 OVC010CB QNH2850INS
  TEMPO 1521 34060G80KT 0200 +FC +TSRA BKN002 BKN005 OVC010CB
  BECMG 1921 23025G45KT 4800 TSRA SCT007 BKN010CB OVC020
  QNH2894INS
  BECMG 0304 21015G25KT 8000 SHRA SCT010 BKN015 OVC025
  QNH2946INS

...I hoped everyone waits till 2000 or so when the should wind go down to 25G45. Otherwise, it could be a little bumpy.

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Ok, umm since I am not a pilot yet could someone please explain to me what all this means. Please. Maybe I could learn something.
 
It means the winds are going to be STRONG!

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TEMPO 1521 34060G80KT

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=Temporarily from 15:00Z to 21:00Z winds from 340 at 60 KTs Gusting to 80 Kts.

Bad. Very very bad.
 
Yeah my travel plans went out with Isabel, my Uncle in Baltimore has no electricity and the boat we were sposed to go fishing on is probably a mile inland by now.
 
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