Alabama thread!

I'll take some rain. Gets me out of yard work.

 

The rain can come another week!

 

Morning fellow Alabamians. Looks like Laura MIGHT strengthen into a major hurricane by Thursday. Here's what she looks like this morning. Things can definitely change though.

This Geocolor image will update throughout the day apparently




From AlabamaWX

WET DAY: Rain is fairly widespread over the southern 2/3 of Alabama this morning, and that rain area continues to move northward. Today will be cloudy with periods of rain; many places will hold in the 70s most of the day with very little sun.

Showers will become more scattered in nature tomorrow with a mix of sun and clouds as we get into sinking air on the periphery of Laura, which will be a hurricane in the Northwest Gulf of Mexico. Then, on Thursday, the sky will be partly sunny with temperatures potentially reaching the low 90s. This will make the air pretty unstable, and we will see a few scattered storms by mid to late afternoon. Laura will be passing well to the west over western parts of Louisiana and Arkansas; for now it looks like the main threat of isolated tornadoes will be west of Alabama… but we will need to keep a close eye on radar Thursday evening for any signs of rotation with scattered storms that develop. For now SPC has a “marginal risk” (level 1/5)_ defined for parts of Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana Thursday.



FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND: Laura will pull a very moist, tropical airmass into Alabama. The sky will feature more clouds than sun on these three days with occasional showers likely along with a few thunderstorms. Not a total wash-out, but the pattern will be pretty wet. Highs Friday and over the weekend will be in the mid to upper 80s.

NEXT WEEK: Not much change over the first half of the week; we expect scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms.A surface front will approach by mid-week, but most likely it won’t have enough southward push to make it through Alabama. See the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.



LAURA BECOMES A HURRICANE LATER TODAY: Tropical Storm Laura is about 680 miles southeast of Lake Charles, Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico with sustained winds of 65 mph. It is expected to become a hurricane later today, and the new NHC forecast puts landfall near the Sabine Pass (the Texas/Louisiana border) tomorrow night as major, category three hurricane. A Hurricane Watch is in effect from San Luis Pass Texas to west of Morgan City Louisiana; hurricane warnings will be required by late afternoon.



Now that an inner core appears to be trying to form, conditions appear ripe for at least steady intensification, and rapid intensification is becoming more likely before landfall. In fact, almost all of the explicit guidance models, save the statistical-dynamical models, are showing a period of rapid strengthening at some point during the next couple of days.

Key messages from NHC:

1. Laura is forecast to reach the northwestern Gulf Coast as a hurricane late tomorrow and early Thursday. Do not focus on the details of the official forecast given the typical uncertainty in NHC’s 2-to-3 day track and intensity predictions. In addition, storm surge, wind, and rainfall hazards will extend well away from Laura’s center along the Gulf Coast.

2. There is a risk of life-threatening storm surge from San Luis Pass, Texas, to Ocean Springs, Mississippi, within the next 48 hours, and a storm surge watch is in effect for these areas outside of the southeast Louisiana Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System. Residents in these areas should follow any advice given by local officials.

3. Hurricane conditions are possible by late tomorrow from San Luis Pass, Texas, to west of Morgan City, Louisiana, with tropical storm conditions possible by Wednesday afternoon, and a hurricane watch is in effect. Hurricane Warnings will likely be issued for a portion of that area later today.

4. The threat of widespread flash and urban flooding, along with small streams overflowing their banks, will be increasing Wednesday night into Thursday from far eastern Texas, across Louisiana, and Arkansas. This will also lead to minor-to-isolated moderate river flooding. The heavy rainfall threat will spread northeastward into the middle-Mississippi, lower Ohio and Tennessee Valleys Friday and Saturday.

CENTRAL GULF COAST: The rip current danger will remain high along the coast from Gulf Shores east to Panama City Beach through Friday; seas will settle down this weekend.



The main impact from Laura will remain west of the Alabama/Northwest Florida Gulf Coast this week.

ON THIS DATE IN 1992: After making landfall over South Florida as a devastating category five hurricane, Andrew emerged into the Gulf of Mexico, moving in the direction of the Louisiana coast. The second landfall came after midnight, about 20 miles west-southwest of Morgan City, with winds of 115 mph. Andrew weakened rapidly as it turned to the north and northeast, falling to tropical storm intensity within 10 hours. Along the Louisiana coastline, damages largely resembled those of a Category 2 hurricane. Damage was heaviest in St. Mary Parish, about 32 mi (51 km) east of where Andrew made landfall

 

Morning bama!

 

Sup Brian. You gonna work on the truck this week?

 

Friday or Saturday. Depends on weather. Truck is outside so i dont want to get rained on

 

Anybody done any ceramic coatings on wheels? Thinking about trying it on my new wheels.

 

What kinda wheels you get and we'll let you know about the ceramic part.

 

Lol I’ll post pics ceramic coating them maybe....

I wish this was full of dirt king goodness

 

Uppers and lowers? Or is that a big reveal too?

 

Just oem lowers thats the box the guy shipped um in, bought some lightly used lca for super cheap. Was gonna rebuild with whiteline bushings but these are so good ill prolly just swap um out.

 

Dude i want some dirt king lowers like soooo bad. I heard the ride after you upgrade your lowers is increase a lot.

 

Midday update

From AlabamaWX



NHC UPDATE SUMMARY OF 1:00 PM CDT INFORMATION

LOCATION: 560 miles southeast of Galveston, Texas
MAXIMUM WINDS: 75 mph
MOVEMENT: west-northwest at 16 MPH
MINIMUM PRESSURE: 990 MB or 29.24 in

WATCHES AND WARNINGS

A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for…
* San Luis Pass Texas to the Mouth of the Mississippi River

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for…
* San Luis Pass Texas to Intracoastal City Louisiana

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for…
* Sargent Texas to San Luis Pass
* East of Intracoastal City Louisiana to the Mouth of the Mississippi River

A Storm Surge Watch is in effect for…
* Freeport Texas to San Luis Pass
* Mouth of the Mississippi River to Ocean Springs Mississippi
* Lake Pontchartrain, Lake Maurepas, and Lake Borgne

A Hurricane Watch is in effect for…
* East of Intracoastal City to the west of Morgan City Louisiana


Key messages remain the same from 11:00 am update.

DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK

At 100 PM CDT (1800 UTC), the center of Hurricane Laura was located near latitude 24.3 North, longitude 87.6 West. Laura is moving toward the west-northwest near 16 mph (26 km/h), and this general motion should continue today. A turn toward the northwest is forecast by Wednesday and a northwestward to north-northwestward motion should continue through Wednesday night. On the forecast track, the center of Laura will move across the southeastern Gulf of Mexico today. Laura is then forecast to move over the central and northwestern Gulf of Mexico tonight and Wednesday, approach the Upper Texas and Southwest Louisiana coasts on Wednesday night and move inland near those areas on Thursday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 75 mph (120 km/h) with higher gusts. Significant strengthening is forecast during the next 36 hours, and Laura is expected to be a major hurricane at landfall.

Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 45 miles (75 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 175 miles (280 km).

The estimated minimum central pressure is 990 MB (29.24 inches).

HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

STORM SURGE: The combination of a dangerous storm surge and the tide will cause normally dry areas near the coast to be flooded by rising waters moving inland from the shoreline. The water could reach the following heights above ground somewhere in the indicated areas if the peak surge occurs at the time of high tide…

Sea Rim State Park TX to Intracoastal City LA including Sabine Lake and Calcasieu Lake…9-13 ft
Intracoastal City to Morgan City including Vermilion Bay…7-11 ft
Port Bolivar TX to Sea Rim State Park…6-9 ft
Morgan City LA to Mouth of the Mississippi River…4-6 ft
San Luis Pass TX to Port Bolivar…3-5 ft
Galveston Bay…3-5 ft
Freeport TX to San Luis Pass…2-4 ft
The mouth of the Mississippi River to Ocean Springs MS including Lake Borgne…3-5 ft
Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas…2-4 ft

The deepest water will occur along the immediate coast near and to the right of the landfall location, where the surge will be accompanied by large and destructive waves. Surge-related flooding depends on the relative timing of the surge and the tidal cycle and can vary greatly over short distances.

RAINFALL: Laura is expected to produce the following storm total rainfall accumulations:

Western Cuba…Additional totals of 1 inch or less.

The United States…From Wednesday night into Saturday, Laura is expected to produce rainfall of 4 to 8 inches, with isolated maximum amounts of 12 inches across portions of the west-central U.S. Gulf Coast from western Louisiana into east Texas, and northward into portions of the lower to middle Mississippi Valley, lower Ohio Valley, and Tennessee Valley. This rainfall will cause widespread flash and urban flooding, small streams to overflow their banks, and minor to isolated moderate river flooding.

WIND: Hurricane conditions are expected in the hurricane warning area Wednesday night and Thursday. Tropical Storm conditions are expected to reach the coast in the hurricane warning area late Wednesday or Wednesday night, and are expected in the tropical storm warning area Wednesday night and Thursday.

SURF: Swells generated by Laura are affecting portions of Cuba, the central Bahamas, and the Florida Keys. Swells are expected to spread northward along portions of the west coast of Florida peninsula and the coast of the Florida panhandle later today and tonight, and reach the northern and northwest Gulf coast by Wednesday. These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.

 

I used Cerakote on a set of wheels several years ago and it worked really well. Remember that if you want the durability you will need to blast them with aluminum oxide and get the real stuff that has to be baked on and that requires an oven that is not used for cooking.

 

Spent some time today and put together some informational guides to help with future 4x4 conversions. Still working on it but i think it will help others streamline their process. I felt like i was searching all over to figure stuff out. This will hopefully make it easier for others to find what they are looking for.


https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/brians-chapter-7-postrunner-build.610146/page-23#post-24046452
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A friend of mine cerakotes guns I've got two glocks and a ruger 10/22 he did for me, I like that stuff okay. Im talking about the ceramic coating like their doing on car paint jobs now almost like a wax.

 

DUDE THANK YOU! I appreciate this so much lol I’ll stop bugging you now

 

This is what forums are all about! The exchange of useful information for others to benefit from.

 

I though it was all about arguing then complaining, then blaming everyone else