Swirly Thing Alert: H. Ivan C5

Category: 5
Wind 160 mph
Barometric Pressure: 915 mb / 27.02 in
Location: 85 miles SSE of the Western tip of Cuba
Direction: NW at 8 mph

Swirly Thing Alert: H. Ivan C5 / T.D. 11

Ivan
Category: 5
Wind: 160 mph [Fluctuations forecast]
Barometric Pressure: 910 mb

Location: 30 South of the Western tip of Cuba
Direction: NNW at 9 mph [resuming a NW direction later tonight]

Surge: 20' to 25'
Rain: 8" to 12"

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Tropical Depression 11
Wind: 30 mph [Strengthening Forecast]
Barometric Pressure: 1010 mb / 29.83 in

Location: 70 miles ESE of Guadeloupe
Direction: WNW at 12 mph

Tropical Storm Warning: Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Tropical Storm Watch: British Virgin Islands, Saba, St. Eustatius, St. Marteen.

Swirly thing Alert: H. Ivan C5 "Ivan clears the Yucatan Chanel"

Category: 5
Wind: 160 mph [no change forecast]
Barometric Pressure: 914 mb / 26.99 in

Location: 40 miles WNW of the Western Tip of Cuba.
Direction: NW at 9 mph

Hurricane Watch: East of Morgan City, Louisiana to St. Marks, Florida. Watch area includes greater New Orleans, Louisiana.

As Ivan crosses the Gulf he should encounter some wind-shear. The wind-shear should weaken him some. The Hurricane Watch area is large due to the difficulty forecasting Ivan's movements.

....and I ran 3 miles.

I ran three miles. Three miles in place. 45 minutes. 345 calories. In place.

While listening to Styxs greatest hits, I ran three miles. While running in place I crossed the river styxs.

I ran three miles on an endless rubber-band.

I kept my heart rate in the zone. Does my heart rate? How does a treadmill effect the emotional state of the heart? Is the incline uplifting? It goes nowhere.

I ran three miles. Are the Endorphins home? Can they come out and play?