BossHog 38,489 Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 4 hours ago, RogerDuMond said: I don't know if they are available here, but kerosene lamps are a much better option than candles. Any decent-sized provincial hardware store will carry 'petromax' kero lanterns. Sure they're not genuine German Petromax but same design. They work fine and are really bright. Link to post Share on other sites
BossHog 38,489 Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 5 hours ago, Woolf said: press arrow to the bottom left for now I can not see any wind speed above 125 km/h (left click anywhere on the map) You're not going to get any serious meteorological data from windy.com. It's just a fun little graphic. Try going to http://www.typhoon2000.ph and click around on their large collection of links. You can also access the various models at https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/storminfo/ Even more in depth is the very active http://www.storm2k.org/phpbb2/index.php forum. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Jawny 4,617 Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 (edited) I have recently found hurricanezone.net as a useful source. Edited September 11, 2018 by Jawny 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Headshot 29,350 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 (edited) I'm seeing 173km/h at the NW eye wall right now on the Earth website. That is 199 mph. Pray that this thing doesn't hit you. Edited September 12, 2018 by Headshot 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Woolf 8,550 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 28 minutes ago, Headshot said: I'm seeing 173km/h at the NW eye wall right now on the Earth website. That is 199 mph. Pray that this thing doesn't hit you. huuuh please bring out your calculator 173 km/h is NOT 199 miles/h 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Administrator +Dafey 15,216 Posted September 12, 2018 Author Administrator Share Posted September 12, 2018 48 minutes ago, Headshot said: I'm seeing 173km/h at the NW eye wall right now on the Earth website. That is 199 mph. Pray that this thing doesn't hit you. Still confusing Knots with Kilometers per hour 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Headshot 29,350 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 4 minutes ago, Woolf said: huuuh please bring out your calculator 173 km/h is NOT 199 miles/h 1 knot equals 1.15 mile. 173 knots equals 199 miles. I'm not confusing anything Link to post Share on other sites
HTM 5,426 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 1 minute ago, Headshot said: 1 knot equals 1.15 mile. 173 knots equals 199 miles. I'm not confusing anything I'm seeing 173km/h at the NW eye wall right now on the Earth website. That is 199 mph. 1 knot = 1.85 km/h 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Woolf 8,550 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 I give up 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Administrator +Dafey 15,216 Posted September 12, 2018 Author Administrator Share Posted September 12, 2018 16 minutes ago, Headshot said: 1 knot equals 1.15 mile. 173 knots equals 199 miles. I'm not confusing anything 54 minutes ago, Headshot said: I'm seeing 173km/h Kts = Knots Km/h = kilometers per hour 17 minutes ago, Headshot said: I'm not confusing anything You are very confusing 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Headshot 29,350 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 1 minute ago, Dafey said: Kts = Knots Km/h = kilometers per hour You are very confusing I originally though that km/h was kilometers per hour, but I was corrected (in this thread) that the wind speeds shown are in knots, not kilometers. So which is it? You guys can't have it both ways. Link to post Share on other sites
Woolf 8,550 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 km/h IS kilometers per hour 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Administrator +Dafey 15,216 Posted September 12, 2018 Author Administrator Share Posted September 12, 2018 I have a brother that’s dyslexic...can be very frustrating Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Headshot 29,350 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 14 hours ago, BossHog said: It just clocked in at 156 knots. This may be what you are thinking of. Knots and kilometers per hour are very different, Please consult Wikipedia. When I said I was seeing 156 kilometers per hour, Bosshog said he was seeing 156 knots per hour. 8 minutes ago, Woolf said: km/h IS kilometers per hour Can you and Bosshog please come to an agreement? Now you are telling me it is in kilometers per hour (which makes more sense), but since there is no legend on these interactive maps, there is no way for the average Joe (me) to know whether km/h is kilometers per hour or knot miles per hour. It makes a huge difference in the calculation to miles per hour. 7 minutes ago, Dafey said: I have a brother that’s dyslexic...can be very frustrating Snide comments are NOT appreciated ... especially from a mod. Link to post Share on other sites
BossHog 38,489 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Anyways...back to the storm. Wondering when this thing will start gaining latitude. Keeps moving due west. The shift to the NW has gotta be happening sometime soon. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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