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Happy birthday,
![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) wcg!
Thank you for all that you do and all of your hard work! All of us up here really appreciate it!
Um... 10 & 13 even made a picture for you... (Needless to say, my older sister has been a bit of a... silly... influence on our new baby brother *rolleyes*)
Anyway, keep up the good work!
~~ Goes-12 ~~
Goddess of Atlantic Hurricane Tracking
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12 isn't the only one doing the hurricane tracking! 10 has been helping me with the busy Pacific hurricane season. Here's a little bit about what's been happening in my part of the world.
Also, we'd like to give a big welcome back to our brother GOES-11. He's been taken out of storage and helping 10 & I... Now 10 just needs to make him and 13 icons. Maybe we need a paid account since Meteosat occasionally pops in to join the fun? Heh heh.
( Though I know what this means. )
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First, we would like to FINALLY welcome our little brother!
GOES-13 aka GOES-N was launched on May 24 at 6:11 pm EDT. We're still showing him the ropes but we'll let him get a word in every once in a while. While he will "technically" be in storage, he'll still be online in case we need him. 10 has nicknamed him "Neil" *satellite sigh*
Second, I am announcing the very first tropical system of the Atlantic Hurricane Season!
Tropical Depression One is located 75 km west of Cabo San Antonio in Cuba.
It is moving NNW at 9 mph and has maximum sustained winds of 35mph. One is expected to strengthen to tropical storm strength and advisories are being issued in Cuba. It will be over the southern Gulf of Mexico by tonight and is expected to already be affecting the keys and extreme southern Florida.
Click here to see my imagery of One!
~~ GOES 12 ~~Sensors detect:  busy |
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Welcome home, Stardust!
It's good to have you back. Hopefully your explorations can teach us more about what's whizzing past us in the vastness of space.
Good job. Good to have you home.
- GOES-9
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Okay, so like this is ALL THE RAGE and I told my other peeps about this. So like here it is! You should like totally tell all your peeps this, yo. Check it! opportunitygrrl, this is what I emailed you about so now you totally have got to go look and pass it on, girlfriend!
<3,
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Hurricane Rita is etched in history as one of the most powerful hurricanes in recorded history. This will mark the third major hurricane to make landfall in the Gulf of Mexico this season: Dennis, Katrina, and now Rita.
It appears the biggest casualties in this hurricane will be the off-shore oil rigs.
The National Hurricane Center changed their strike probabilities as Rita appears to be on a more northerly track. While this is good for southern Texas, this is a crushing blow to an already embattled oil industry. Most of the off-shore rigs are located near the Louisiana/Texas border, which is where Rita is expected to hit. New Orleans, who is still picking up the pieces from Katrina, may have more problems from Rita if she stays on her current track. The further east Rita inches, the higher the probability of storm surge.
As you can see, Rita is already further east than the NHC has predicted.
All residents of the Florida panhandle, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas should keep a close eye on this very dangerous hurricane.
More updates later.
- GOES-9
Sep. 22nd, 2005 @ 09:30 am
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| » Rita Threatens Keys |
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Mandatory evacuations were issued yesterday for the lower Florida keys. This afternoon the upper keys were also evacuated and the hurricane warning was extended northward to Florida City- encompassing Miami-Dade county as well.
Tropical Storm Rita is expected to strengten to a hurricane later today and hit Key West as a category 2 hurricane Tuesday evening. Rita is moving WNW at 12 mph and is about 400 miles ESE of Key West, FL.
( Click here to see my imagery, courtesy of NOAA )
Brace yourselves, Texas- Rita might be headed for you next.
~~GOES 12~~
Sep. 19th, 2005 @ 08:04 pm
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| » NOMINATED! |
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***EDIT:
VOTE FOR ME! VOTE FOR ME! I wanna participate!
http://www.robont.net/nominate.asp
Type in goes_sat! Please please please please please!
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Since 12 is up to her ears busy and so is 9 for that matter, I've been puttering on the internet lately. Seriously, though, 12 has just been awesome. You have no idea how hard that girl's been working lately. That's why you haven't heard from her lately (to answer your question wcg.
Anyway, I was popping about and my girl opportunitygrrl told me that we've been nominated for The Twelve Babes of Christmas LJ beauty contest!
OH
MY
GAWD!111111111onroekfneiofnjownfoienfenownefonweifnalifnbliabilabfb
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
So, OF COURSE, I emailed the guy straight away and accepted the nomination. I gave him my St. Paddy's day pic of me from last year and said I was totally okay with doing clothesless shots. After all, it's not like I really wear clothes every anyway. WOOT!
( See my acceptance letter! )
Sep. 15th, 2005 @ 07:41 pm
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| » Hurricane Katrina Prepares to Pummel Louisiana Coast |
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After driving through southern Florida, Hurricane Katrina has grown into an incredible storm. With sustained winds of 175 mph, Katrina is a very powerful Category 5 (the strongest) on the Saffir-Simpson scale.
( Click here for my imagery, courtesy of the National Hurricane Center & NOAA Satellite Services )
Katrina is already responsible for 7 deaths in Florida, and when it hit Southern Broward/North Miami-Dade counties it was only a weak category 1 hurricane.
Please send positive thoughts to our friends in Southern Louisiana and the Gulf Coast.
~~ Goes 12 ~~
Aug. 28th, 2005 @ 02:01 pm
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| » All Eyes on Florida- but is there another storm in the wings? |
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Tropical Storm Katrina is strengthening in the Bahamas and looking like it might develop into a hurricane by the time it hits the Florida coast, sometime in the early hours of Friday morning.
That was fast! I commend our collegues at the National Hurricane Center for staying on top of this storm.
( Thoughts on Katrina )
Is there another potential depression in the carribean? It looks as though there is a wave organizing and gaining strength just east of the Lesser Antilles. This could become TD 13 and later, TS/H Lee.
Needless to say, I am making this update because 12 has her hands full at the moment.
-GOES 9
Aug. 24th, 2005 @ 11:57 pm
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| » My sister is WACK! |
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Not wiggity wack, just regular kind. 
So my sister 12 like totally freaked. I think she's been working WAY too hard lately and the stress has gone to her head! So like yesterday she's all, "Hey 10, look at this satellite image and tell me where this storm is gonna go." And I'm all, "Okay, I'm gonna send this sucker to give a shout out to my friends in WPB." and I'm all thinking it's a game or a joke or something. Right? So then I get back from my "date" with fuse_sat and I'm all, "WHOA! WHAT'S THAT SATELLITE DOIN'?"
So then I'm all, "Er, 9, come on over here and look at this." And he's all, "Er, yeah, she went a bit nuts." And so we're like all telling 12 she kinda needs a vacation. Like she doesn't need to be a backetcase when our new little bro comes up here, right?
Like she's loading valium.exe right now so she should better.
And, er, sorry for the alarm folks. She's been under a lot of pressure lately. So let's get back to the really interesting stuff, like...
OMG HOW could Jude Law have cheated on Sienna? That's like so wrong on so many levels. I'd be pissed about it, too. At least he was a man and fessed up to it, but even so I can see how she'd be furious. But then... was Jude divorced when he started dating her? It seems he isn't exactly Mr. Faithful or anything...
And what is UP with the May-December romances? First, it's crazy boy Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, now it's Rose McGowan and Al Pacino HUH? WITW!
OMHOMG HARRY POTTER!111
I got done reading Half-Blood Prince and I'm all like WHOA! I wrote up this big entry and stuff but then 9 was all, "You CANNOT post that, 10. It's full of 'spoilers'!" And so like I felt I was gonna burst cause I want to talk about it. But then my friend told me about ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif) hogsheadinn where they are all talking about it freely and so I joined it and stuff. YAY! A place where I can put my post!
Yeah. Getting my Harry Potter ON!
<3,
10
Jul. 22nd, 2005 @ 07:41 am
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As I am prone to do, I question the actions of the humans on Earth. One of the mysteries of American society is the concept of insurance.
Meteosat-8, 12, and myself have been having some heated discussions lately regarding insurance companies in the United States that are dropping customers due to excessive force majeure.
Indulge an old satellite and answer me this:
- Do you have insurance? If so, for what and why?
- Would you voluntarily get insurance if it were not required? I hear some types of insurance, such as automobile insurance, are required by law in some states. I have also researched the necessity of loaning institutions in requiring insurance in order to protect the collateral and hence the investment. Barring laws and such, would you even purchase insurance?
- Have you ever been dropped from insurance or had difficulties getting insurance?
Thank you in advance for giving us "spacers" a bit of insight into your tiny world. :-)
~~~ GOES- 9 ~~~
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Jul. 20th, 2005 @ 06:48 am
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| » Take Your Viewers To Work Day! |
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If you humans have access to The Weather Channel tonight, you should tune-in as they are having a special on us!
Forecast Earth: Global Snapshots will be airing tonight at 7:00 pm ET/PT. Be sure to watch!
GOES-12 will give you Hurricane Emily information tonight as it hurls towards the Mexico coast.
~~GOES 9~~
~Pacific~
(Thanks to the weathernerds for the reminder!)
Jul. 18th, 2005 @ 03:45 pm
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| » Hurricane Dennis Assalts Cuba, Eyes Key West |
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Hurricane Dennis is now a strong Category 4 hurricane with wind speeds of 140 mph. Central barometric pressure is 938 mb. Hurricane Dennis is 280 miles southeast of Key West, FL and moving NW at 16 mph.
Hurricane warnings are in effect for Cuba and the lower Florida Keys. The lower keys were ordered to evacuate tourists and mobile homes at 11 am yesterday. All residents were ordered to evacuate as of 5pm EDT yesterday. Visitors of the upper keys have been encouraged to leave as that area is under a Tropical Storm Warning/Hurricane watch, as is mainland Monroe county and Miami-Dade county. Sarasota, De Soto, Charlotte, and Lee counties are under a Tropical Storm watch.
( Click here to see my imagery, courtesy of the National Hurricane Center )
While Hurricane Dennis is still just a strong category 4, this is a very dangerous storm. If you are in or around the watch/warning area, please take appropriate measures to protect yourself from this storm. As the 3-day projection has Dennis hitting the Florida panhandle and Alabama coast, persons in these areas should begin hurricane preparations now.
I've got my "eye" on you, Dennis...
-GOES-12
Eastern/Atlantic Satellite
Jul. 8th, 2005 @ 07:22 am
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| » Quietly waiting |
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My scanners are poised, my cameras are ready, and I scan the Atlantic Ocean vigilantly.
It's hurricane season.
I see trouble currently brewing over the Dominican Republic and an interesting wave by the Lesser Antilles. I chat with mon ami Meteosat-8 and we discuss various systems we see developing off the coast of Africa. He has been rather cranky of late, especially since they didn't allow him a vote in the recent UK elections and he believes the EU is on the verge of dissipating. However, perhaps he will send up his feed later.
Our "little brother"'s launch date has been pushed back again to July 5th. Really, it cannot come soon enough. I am worried about my sister 10's stability as of late. Her AI emotion program has been bouncing about like a child's rubber ball. I realize she has been under stress lately, what with continental storms and her relationship issues, but I don't understand how she can allow this program to get the best of her. Normally she's such a bright, cheerful satellite. I really hate watching her do this and I wish I could help her reign control of her emotion programs.
9 went into her programming and tinkered a bit. He's testing out a couple of scripts: StJohnWort.mcr and Sam-E.mcr. Last week he built a program to help her short attention span: ConcentrateMultiVit.exe. He just loaded those scripts today so it might take a while for us to notice an effect, but hopefully it will help. He's also preparing EveningPrimroseOil.exe in case the others don't help much. I just want to see my sister back to her old self again.
Don't tell her I said that. ;-)
-GOES-12
Eastern/Atlantic Satellite
Jun. 22nd, 2005 @ 05:10 am
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| » Happy Hurricane Season & other exclusive satellite news! |
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Over the last few weeks, hurricane season has opened on both the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
COOL!
I am like totally stoked about this season. Already I got to watch one cool storm and my sister 12 agrees that the Gulf of Mexico will most likely see the brunt of the action this year. Thank goodness- you poor Florida humans need a break! My brother 10 was all up and arms about how Allstate won't renew 95,000 homeowner policies. Like whoa! He's been cooking up a post all about how he doesn't understand some aspects of the human insurance system, especially when it comes to "force majeure" (Isn't my brother smart? That means "acts of God"- like severe weather events and stuff causing damage).
Our new brother is almost here! GOES-N will be launched on June 23rd! WOOT!
*satellite boogies*
OH! And before I forget...
CONGRATULATIONS to one of our human helpers, helenangel!
She got engaged to poormattie on May 30th.
Everyone give them happy wishes! =D
( Of course, this news kinda broke 12's little satellite heart... )
Now that our com links are operational again, look for more exciting updates! I'm gonna kick my fellow "spacers" into gear so we can give you all thrilling posts to get you human through the canine waking periods of the closest sol axis tilt! W00t!
<3,
10
Jun. 6th, 2005 @ 06:46 am
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| » Pacific? Atlantic? Adrian: The Crossover Storm |
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My sister 10 and I have been working together to watch the first storm of the Pacific (and, dare we say, Atlantic even though it doesn't officially start until June 1st?) hurricane season: Hurricane Adrian.
Currently it's a weak Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. (Yes, we are aware that hurricanes in the Pacific are normally called 'typhoons'. However, Adrian will spend most of its time in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico.) The biggest threat at this point is the torrential rainfall it will bring to Central America. Landslides are more likely to be a problem than the winds or even the storm surge.
The National Hurricane Center has already released its predicitions for the 2005 Atlantic Season, stating there is a 70% chance of an above-normal hurricane season. You know it's going to be a bad season when other oceans are sending hurricanes your way. *satellite wink*
More updates coming your way, folks- including my personal opinions on where this little cinnamon roll of destruction may go.
GOES-9, signing off //
May. 19th, 2005 @ 08:10 pm
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| » 2-thousand-00 party overload! |
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Hey...
Anyone still there?
Humans, I mean. I know who's all here up here. *grin*
It's been a while, huh? The other day, opportunitygrrl and I were chatting and she was all, "OMG, have you done LJ in a while?"
And I was all, "OMG, NO. WTF? LOL! BBQ!"
And she was all, "Girl, we gotta get back on there and tell our peeps what's up!"
And I was all, "U R TEH RIGHT!"
And she was all, "Okay, Imma gonna post and then you post, k?"
And I was all, "Oh hell yeah, I will!"
And she was all, "You better or I'm gonna get all up in your bizzzness. LOL!"
And I was all, "Step off, sista- don't make me cut you!1111oneoneone ROFLCOPTER!"
So, here's the shizzle on mah drizzle. Word.
Our little brother gets launched soon! GOES-N gets launched May 4th 2005! I can't wait to meet the newest member of our family. Of course, I'll give him the username and password on here so we can get the little one going. I know, I know, you're all thinking...
"But he's just a baby! He'll be under 13- doesn't that conflict with COPPA?"
To which I reply with this explanation:
No, no. Satellite years are different than human years. It's kind of like dog years but with a lot less fur and easier math. When we're launched, our AI programs have the cognitive abilities of the human equivalent of about a 20-year-old. Just like humans, some of us are a more mature 20, some of us are a less mature 20. Take the the current year, subtract our launch year from it, and add 20- that's our age! So GOES-9 turns the big 30 this year, GOES-12 turns 24, and I turn 18. OH BIOTCH PLEASE- did you think I was gonna give you my real age? You're only as old as you feel and I feel around 18. *wink*
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It's not like they can't go to our userinfo and figure it out or anything.
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Thanks, 12. Now they'll all be clamouring to figure out how old I am. *sigh* AND YES, I realize that I'm a little older than my beau, fuse_sat, but look at Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher!
Speaking of which, I think she's preggers. No question. Wait 2 more months when she's out of the 1st triforce and the paparrazzi will be going maternity bridal wear shopping with her.
AGE AIN'T NUFIN' BUT A NUMBER, BABY.
So what's up with U?
<3,
10
Mar. 30th, 2005 @ 05:36 am
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Everyone welcome our very elusive and short lived friend huygens_probe. I know my curiosity is quite piqued in what he may find.
GOES-12
East/Atlantic Satellite
Jan. 14th, 2005 @ 04:41 pm
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sympathetic