Typhoon Melor is headed towards Japan. Of course, Glenn left today. Save the planes, leave the women and children. I'm getting pretty used to the idea of what's important to the Navy. We've been getting a ton of emails and radio announcements about what to do and how to prepare. I haven't done anything. Am I suppose to? Perhaps I should buy Stella more dog food tomorrow since she has about 1 days worth left? and get some gas? Is it wrong that I feel pretty non-chalant about the whole storm. If it comes, it comes, what am I going to do differently?
* Wednesday, 07 OCT will be a normal work day and all base services will
be open. Forcasted to be rainy, but no winds. Some base services will
have extended hours to accommodate last minute preparations (Auto Port,
Commissary). Please take this time to ensure you have adequate supplies
on hand. Expect to go into TYCOR 1 at 2100 Wednesday night.
* Thursday, 08 OCT, as per NAF CO, all base services and DODDs schools
will be closed. Only "essential personnel" as designated by each
command will report to work. For the Air Wing, those "essential
personnel" are the watches assigned to the hangars that have CVW-5
aircraft inside. Buddy system will be utilized for the watches.
"Essential Personnel" need to be in place by 0700 Thursday morning.
Base gates will close during TYCOR 1 EMERGENCY which is when the winds
exceed 50 knots. As of now, the NAF Galley will try to remain open
through out the storm.
* Friday, 09 OCT will be a normal work day & clean up.
* Thursday's forecast has the onset of strong winds starting at
approximately 0900 in the morning. Expect 45-50 knots, with gusts to 65
knots most of the day. Heavy rain, 6-10 inches is expected. The heavy
rains and flooding on the base will be the most dangerous aspect of this
storm.
* NAF is NOT ordering off base residents to come onto the base (Home
Share Program) for the typhoon. But if folks that live off base are not
comfortable with their off base dwellings, both the CBQ & BOQ will have
rooms available if folks want to stay on base during the storm. Just
need to check into the front desk of barracks 482 (main BOQ) or barracks
1290 (main CBQ). They will still charge the normal transient room
rates.
* Pregnant spouses in late term stage should contact medical tomorrow
(Wednesday) for guidance (the low pressures experienced with typhoons have
been known to induce labor for some women in the last trimester).
This is the kind of info we've been getting in emails- just to give you a taste of what it's like to live on a military base:
*Tomorrow, Wednesday, all services, i.e. Exchange, Commissary, gas station, mini mart, will be open until 9 PM.
*Tomorrow, Wednesday, all services, i.e. Exchange, Commissary, gas station, mini mart, will be open until 9 PM.
*All services will be closed on Thursday and only essential personnel will be sent into work.
*School at SL Elem. School is canceled for Thursday.
*When the winds reach a certain knot level, the gates of the base will close so anyone off base will remain off base.
* Wednesday, 07 OCT will be a normal work day and all base services will
be open. Forcasted to be rainy, but no winds. Some base services will
have extended hours to accommodate last minute preparations (Auto Port,
Commissary). Please take this time to ensure you have adequate supplies
on hand. Expect to go into TYCOR 1 at 2100 Wednesday night.
* Thursday, 08 OCT, as per NAF CO, all base services and DODDs schools
will be closed. Only "essential personnel" as designated by each
command will report to work. For the Air Wing, those "essential
personnel" are the watches assigned to the hangars that have CVW-5
aircraft inside. Buddy system will be utilized for the watches.
"Essential Personnel" need to be in place by 0700 Thursday morning.
Base gates will close during TYCOR 1 EMERGENCY which is when the winds
exceed 50 knots. As of now, the NAF Galley will try to remain open
through out the storm.
* Friday, 09 OCT will be a normal work day & clean up.
* Thursday's forecast has the onset of strong winds starting at
approximately 0900 in the morning. Expect 45-50 knots, with gusts to 65
knots most of the day. Heavy rain, 6-10 inches is expected. The heavy
rains and flooding on the base will be the most dangerous aspect of this
storm.
* NAF is NOT ordering off base residents to come onto the base (Home
Share Program) for the typhoon. But if folks that live off base are not
comfortable with their off base dwellings, both the CBQ & BOQ will have
rooms available if folks want to stay on base during the storm. Just
need to check into the front desk of barracks 482 (main BOQ) or barracks
1290 (main CBQ). They will still charge the normal transient room
rates.
* Pregnant spouses in late term stage should contact medical tomorrow
(Wednesday) for guidance (the low pressures experienced with typhoons have
been known to induce labor for some women in the last trimester).
4 comments:
Stay safe! We'll be thinking of you.
The last point there is the most striking: I can only imagine with the guys off "saving the planes and ships," being in the final stages of pregnancy and having a typhoon induce! My Oh My! At least your "baby" is already here!
Stay safe!!
My favorite part of the emails was the part about the pressure changes possibly inducing labor.
I love how informative and detailed the instructions are. I feel like I would be prepared if I were there. No walks for Stella tomorrow. Be safe!
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