Blam....meet CHANTAL.

TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL ADVISORY NUMBER 3
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL032007
1100 AM EDT TUE JUL 31 2007

...CHANTAL STRENGTHENS...BUT HEADED FOR COOLER WATERS...

AT 1100 AM EDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 40.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 62.7 WEST OR ABOUT 305
MILES...495 KM...SOUTH OF HALIFAX NOVA SCOTIA AND ABOUT 660 MILES...
1060 KM...SOUTHWEST OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND.

CHANTAL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 29 MPH...46 KM/HR
...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH SOME INCREASE IN
FORWARD SPEED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH...85
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND CHANTAL COULD LOSE TROPICAL
CHARACTERISTICS TONIGHT OR ON WEDNESDAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES...280 KM
FROM THE CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 999 MB...29.50 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 1100 AM EDT POSITION...40.2 N...62.7 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 29 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50
MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...999 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
500 PM EDT.

Looks kinda like a tropical storm....


so this is storm #3 of the 2007 Atlantic Hurricane season. Now I know I have been over this with you a few times, but is your ass ready for this shit? Here is a list of some of the shit I got together since I last harped on your asses about slacking on the hurricane ready supply tip. First we got a surplus of distilled bottled water. The rule of thumb is a gallon a day for every person in the house for 3 days. I like to stretch that out to 5 to 7 days. Keep this water in the rotation for freshness, but always keep a spare 6 gallons around. Right now our house has 4 spare gallons of distilled water and 2 cases of bottled 20 oz purified water. I hate to push something from Walmart, but the 24 pack of 20 oz bottles is cheap and easy to store. We got canned food in the pantry. Soups, crackers, peanut butter, granola bars, Mac and cheese, and of course Ramen noodles. We got a single burner camp stove and 2 propane bottles. Weather Band radio and 20 AA batteries. Blankets and pillows in vacum sealed bags. And last but not least, cat food. Got it, now go get it. You are running out of time. Updates on this storm as they come.