My First Hurricane

Well, I moved here just for this reason.

And now it appears it may happen.
Here is the offical forecast this morning from the National Weather Service:

SCZ049-050-110100-
COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON
615 AM EDT SAT SEP 10 2005

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...PARTLY CLOUDY AND BREEZY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S...EXCEPT
MID 80S NEAR THE COAST. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
.TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 68 TO 72. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20
MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY AND BREEZY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTH WINDS 20 TO
25 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY AND WINDY. A 40 PERCENT
CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH.
GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MONDAY...RAIN LIKELY. DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE BY AFTERNOON. RAIN
MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS 35 TO
45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH...INCREASING TO 50 TO 60 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT.
.MONDAY NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS. RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES.
LOWS IN THE MID 70S.
.TUESDAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. RAIN
MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE MORNING. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN.
VERY WINDY WITH LOWS AROUND 70.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. WINDY
WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.

If this holds true, I will likely not have power or cell phone use for a few days.

I will do what I can to let friends/family know I am okay once things calm down. I am supposed to report to the station tomorrow and camp out there until Tuesday night. Not exactly the kind of camping I am used too :)

Keep watching CNN and The Weather Channel, you just may see me get blown around. :)

Til next time...