# Epsilon is breaking up.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epsilon-is-breaking-up/334713>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 8, 2005, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epsilon-is-breaking-up/334713 "2005-12-08T17:27:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2005, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epsilon-is-breaking-up/334713/1 "2005-12-08T17:27:27Z")

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According to the latest reports from the [National Hurricane Center](http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/), Hurricane Epsilon (now a Tropical Depression) is finally starting to break up.

You’ve gotta love the first line from the latest public advisory:

> [@](#):
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> …EPSILON WEAKENING RAPIDLY…THIS IS THE LAST ADVISORY…  
> …IT IS ABOUT TIME…

You’d think that they’d be enjoying all the overtime they’re getting 😃

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**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2005, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epsilon-is-breaking-up/334713/2 "2005-12-08T18:20:48Z")

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The friggin’ thing was in water that was supposed to be too cold to support a hurricane, and it almost became a category 2. Scary.

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**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2005, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epsilon-is-breaking-up/334713/3 "2005-12-08T23:14:31Z")

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If you go to the discussion, you’ll see:

> [@](#):
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> THE DEPRESSION OR THE  
> REMNANT LOW IS FORECAST TO MOVE TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST ABOUT 5 TO 10  
> KNOTS STEERED BY THE LOW LEVEL FLOW UNTIL DISSIPATION. I HOPE THIS  
> IS THE END OF THE LONG LASTING 2005 HURRICANE SEASON.

Also from FORECASTER AVILA

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**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2005, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epsilon-is-breaking-up/334713/4 "2005-12-08T23:18:32Z")

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Am I the only one who has the hots for Forecaster Avila? 🙂

[sub]Assuming that Forecaster Avila is a she, of course…[/sub]