Irregular Times Diaries: Unfit Discussion

This warning about Hurricane Dean was given by the National Weather Service just a few hours ago: “Dean could become a potentially catastrophic category five hurricane at any time before it reaches Yucatan.”

Surely, passing over the Yucatan will diminish the power of Hurricane Dean, but only after pounding the Yucatan again.

Am I right in remembering that Hurricane Katrina was only a Category 2 hurricane?

In reading the National Weather Service forecast, it looks as if they’re predicting that Hurricane Dean will reach the Yucatan Penninsula in about four days… but could it turn north, to hit Texas?

Only one computer model predicts that Hurricane Dean will hit Texas, but the National Weather Service notes that that particular computer model <i>”has had a very reliably track record”</i>.

Watch out, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico! Get the hell out of Yucatan!