Hurrricane / Tropical storm Fay?

[jimdiverman]

BRING ICE....and beer

I'm here at the Fairfield Inn in Marianna tonight. No rain on the drive from Louisiana this afternoon. It's not raining now. I'm planning on getting some dives in on the Mill Pond tomorrow. We'll see how the weather holds up.

[RN]

JB won't flood, but local rains can cause it to be pretty murky.

I've heard forecasts of 5-10 inches of rain for the Marianna area. And IIRC, we had 8 inches of rain in February when JB was blown out for the weekend.

[Gary]

The "Eye" seems to be heading more or less right for Ginnie. Gainesville had our peak earlier and it looks like High Springs is getting much the same now. There isn't much wind here - just a lot of rain.

I'm guessing Ginnie will be in the eye from 4am-10am and we'll see what the storm has left after that. Places much north or south of Ginnie probably will get drenched the whole time.

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Actually the Eye is now on Gainesville and looks like it might even pass south of Ginnie.

[FW]

Looking at the 5am radar, south GA is getting a lot of rain, which means the rivers will be going up. A lot will depend on whether the aquifer, or the river ends up with the most water. I am pulling for the aquifer!

[Jim Wyatt]

The Santa Fe river is predicted to reach flood stage of 16 feet at Three Rivers Estates on Monday morning. The current level is 7 feet, so that means a 9 foot increase in the river level in 3 days.

Jim

[Kelly Jessop]

BRING ICE....and beer

Walmart studies buying habits. The #1 item people purchase before a hurricane is beer,and after a hurricane it is Pop-tarts.

[deanme]

Just called Ginnie. As of Friday at 8 am, they are still closed for camping, but open till 7 pm for cave diving. As I'm writing this post in Jacksonville Florida, it is unclear whether my house will blow away. But I seem to have internet access and cold beer (no pop tarts), so I guess I should consider they day will be business as usual.

On the bright side, there won't be a cluster of tubers to navigate. I'm just wondering if my car won't be blown off the road while in transit. But, like I've said to many a non cave diver, the most dangerous part of cave diving is the drive to the parking lot.

Just wondering if the Santa Fe river level will hold, or if the predictions will come through and Ginnie will close, just as I arrive.

[tomhauburn]

It is rare that Ginnie will close for diving as they tarp the run to keep the tannic water out of the system. It really has to get up over the roads there to make it not diveable. When we had a flood I walked down the path from the benches when water was several inches deep and made nice dives. I would call first but I suspect it will be open for diving. I work there on Sundays and I suspect it will slow enough I will get most of the day off.

[systematic.entropy]

Well, I don't have to worry about it anymore. Just got word from Delta that my flight was cancelled.

[phreaticus]

You people are all complaining about what cave country really NEEDS...lots of LOCAL rain, (not in S. Georgia in the Okeefenokee... that just causes flooding, which you all ***** and moan about!) ... to recharge the aquifer, get things flowing and clear again!
Why do you think Peacock's basin is peasoup, and LR is green and barely flowing...??
Come on, do a little research about hydrogeology/rainfall, etc...... especially you non-locals (i.e haven't lived in N. Florida for less than 20 years, or ANYONE from out of Florida who just see's it as a place to dive, stay in cheap hotels, then drive home to your already totally polluted home environment!).
The springs (and cave systems) are NOT Disney World, or EPCOT, or MGM, or....whatever!......they require NATURAL resources (like RAIN!) to keep them pristine and attractive!
You will NEVER be able to throw money at the aquifer to make it like it used to be, so treat it wisely....it is going away, yet most (even cave divers, who should know better!) seem to think it is an infinite resource!
I have been blown out many times in 35 years, diving in Florida, from cave-country to Marianna, but in all circumstances it was because of too much rain....not too much water!
Figure out the difference!