Hurricane Paula and Lionfish Derby

[FritzCat66]

I am currently signed up with a team for the second Lionfish Derby this Saturday, the one in the middle Keys.

However, for anyone else planning on this or any other diving in the Keys this weekend, keep a close eye on Paula because they just don't know where it's going. This is from the Weather Underground blog this morning:

There is considerable doubt about the future path of Paula. Steering currents in the Western Caribbean will collapse on Wednesday, potentially allowing Paula to wander in the region for many days, as predicted by the GFS and HWRF models. It is also possible that Paula will push far enough inland over Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula that the storm will dissipate. Finally, if Paula grows large enough and strong enough, it could get caught up a strong trough of low pressure predicted to traverse the U.S. this week... In this scenario, offered by the GFDL model, Paula would make a sharp turn to the east-northeast, hit western Cuba, bring tropical storm-force finds to the Florida Keys on Friday, then move into the Bahama Islands by Saturday morning... residents of South Florida, Central Cuba, and the Bahamas should be prepared for Paula to come their way as a strong tropical storm.

 

[FritzCat66]

FYI: Because of the hurricane, Reef.org has officially postponed this weekend's Lionfish Derby in the middle Keys to the following weekend, Oct. 23.

My teammates cannot make it that weekend; we're rescinding our team application and Reef.org is refunding our fee.

 

[Scuba_Jenny]

At least Reef.org is refunding the fees. That's upstanding of them.