Rare BlerkOne Posted May 13, 2020 #1 Share Posted May 13, 2020 https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/13/weather/tropical-arthur-forecast-weekend/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare SRQbeachgirl Posted May 13, 2020 #2 Share Posted May 13, 2020 Spring 2020: No way will anyone be able to top the disaster I gave everyone! Summer 2020: Hold my beer. 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyancho Posted May 13, 2020 #3 Share Posted May 13, 2020 16 minutes ago, BlerkOne said: https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/13/weather/tropical-arthur-forecast-weekend/index.html Well at least we don't have to wonder which ports we will miss . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florings Posted May 13, 2020 #4 Share Posted May 13, 2020 Rain and a bit of wind....and no cruise 😟 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare shof515 Posted May 13, 2020 #5 Share Posted May 13, 2020 welcome to hurricane season!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterbean1000 Posted May 13, 2020 #6 Share Posted May 13, 2020 We're cruising for the first time ever the end of August. So if we get through this pandemic, we have hurricane season to sweat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfury Posted May 13, 2020 #7 Share Posted May 13, 2020 From the National Hurricane Center web site. ZCZC MIATWOAT ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM CCA Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 AM EDT Wed May 13 2020 Corrected to remove double labels For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: Special Tropical Weather Outlook issued to discuss the potential for subtropical development this weekend northeast of the Bahamas. 1. A broad area of low pressure is expected to develop late this week or early this weekend near or within a couple of hundred miles north of the Bahamas. Environmental conditions appear conducive for gradual development of this system, and a subtropical depression or storm is likely to form this weekend while it moves northeastward over the western Atlantic. The next Special Tropical Weather Outlook on this system will be issued by 9 PM EDT Wednesday, or earlier, if necessary. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...high...70 percent. Forecaster Latto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaman11 Posted May 13, 2020 #8 Share Posted May 13, 2020 oh no , everyone hide because it might be forming. I have weathered the hurricane winds head on , in ships. tell me when you have looked moby dick in his eye. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie11 Posted May 14, 2020 #9 Share Posted May 14, 2020 Also saw that a typhoon is forming off the Philippines. Aren't there like 20 cruise ships hanging out there now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earthworm Jim Posted May 14, 2020 #10 Share Posted May 14, 2020 18 hours ago, Butterbean1000 said: We're cruising for the first time ever the end of August. So if we get through this pandemic, we have hurricane season to sweat. Don't sweat the hurricanes too much. They normally just avoid them. Though one cruise we were within 90 miles of the eye of hurricane Katrina. But even that wasn't too bad. Very dark and very rainy, but the sailing conditions weren't that rough at all and all indoor activities went on as normal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xDisconnections Posted May 14, 2020 #11 Share Posted May 14, 2020 18 hours ago, Butterbean1000 said: We're cruising for the first time ever the end of August. So if we get through this pandemic, we have hurricane season to sweat. Truthfully, it’s not much to worry about. If you’re on a ship, most of the time you’ll get an itinerary change or you’ll sail around it. You may be delayed by a little bit if it hits during embarkation but hurricanes generally aren’t that bad. Just go with the flow and you’ll be good 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipmaster Posted May 14, 2020 #12 Share Posted May 14, 2020 17 hours ago, wolfie11 said: Also saw that a typhoon is forming off the Philippines. Aren't there like 20 cruise ships hanging out there now? I am thinking of a Forest Gump shrimp boat situation for the last remaining boat, LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNcruising02 Posted May 14, 2020 #13 Share Posted May 14, 2020 I've cruised in September several times. Two of those times the itinerary was altered due to hurricanes. Although I was disappointed because I booked those cruises for the ports, I was thankful that our cruises were sailing. There's always a risk during hurricane season. I will say that the weather was wonderful on both of those cruises because we sailed around bad weather. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geckoaz Posted May 15, 2020 #14 Share Posted May 15, 2020 We cruised in sept and our itinerary was changed as we boarded. We rushed to cancel and rebook excursions. At the welcome show they changed their mind. Brides to be had weddings in st thomas and other ports. They had thrown a fit. So into the storm we went and hugged coast of cuba. We had fun but it was a rocking wet cruise even in st thomas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markmom18 Posted May 15, 2020 #15 Share Posted May 15, 2020 (edited) On 5/13/2020 at 3:48 PM, Butterbean1000 said: We're cruising for the first time ever the end of August. So if we get through this pandemic, we have hurricane season to sweat. Hi, My family has been vacationing the last 22 years (from around August 23rd to Labor Day Weekend). Cruises to the Caribbean, land vacations in Mexico, Hawaii & Puerto Rico. Always HOT & HUMID weather, threat of hurricane’s too. The closest we got was ... **2017 Puerto Rico land vacay. We left the island for our flight home on that Sunday of Labor Day Weekend. Then we saw on the news that the 1st of those 2 hurricanes hit PR on Wednesday. The BIG Hurricane Maria came in after that, not sure of the exact day. ** Then I think about 2014 or 2015 we stayed in Orlando for 4 days before our cruise. It was nasty HARD rain, thunder & lightening daily. Hurricane warning for Florida!! But... by our Sunday cruise departure, we were all good to go. That’s our hurricane experience in over two decades of traveling in the Hurricane Season. To add, we’ve grown to love vacationing during this time of year. For land —- Hotel prices are much lower and occupancy rate is usually very low too! As our restaurants & attractions. Cruises always are busy, but from what I understand not nearly as busy as during Spring Break Season, Christmas & prime Summer Vacation Time. If you are like us, the odds are everything will be good. So, IF your cruise goes forward, have a wonderful time! Try not to worry too much beforehand. We can’t change the weather ... 🛳🛳 Bobbi Edited May 15, 2020 by Markmom18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYcruzzer Posted May 15, 2020 #16 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Guess I'd be concerned if I was hitching a ride on a Cargo ship or Oil Tanker............... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare crewsweeper Posted May 15, 2020 #17 Share Posted May 15, 2020 While some say this is too early and rare, there has been at least 1 early storm each year since 2015. I think 2016 had 2 before June. At the moment this is just a low with lots of rain. Hurricane hunters out tomorrow. But let's hope the zealous storm namers don't waste a storm name on a sub tropical depression that goes away quicker than it formed, like they have often done in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe817 Posted May 15, 2020 #18 Share Posted May 15, 2020 For those unaware that CC has a dedicated sub forum, it's really informative. Called the Hurricane Zone : https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/305-hurricane-zone/ There's already some discussion about this pre-season tropical disturbance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geckoaz Posted May 16, 2020 #19 Share Posted May 16, 2020 I like to read stormcarib.com. there are separate reports from the islands. It has technical and non-technical information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BlerkOne Posted May 17, 2020 Author #20 Share Posted May 17, 2020 https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/17/weather/tropical-storm-arthur-forecast-sunday/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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