stormCARIB presents in depth information, weather discussions and local reports regarding tropical storms and hurricanes threatening the Caribbean islands. Special local hurricane correspondents are standing by on the islands and will provide timely eye-witness reports and updates. Listed are the latest 10 updates received. http://stormcarib.com 60 en-us Wed, 16 May 2012 14:59:52 EDT Wed, 16 May 2012 14:59:52 EDT * Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 14:59:39 -0400 Good afternoon everyone The sun was shining this morning but it is gray and cloudy now and drizzling. The forecast calls for: "An upper level disturbance will combine with a surface trough and local effects to produce some cloudiness and scattered showers across the islands during the next 24 hours. Locally these showers could be heavy and accompanied by thunder resulting in some minor street flooding. Otherwise, seas are expected to be moderate to locally choppy over exposed areas." I just donated to the web site. I hope all of you can help out a little. Every little bit counts. I know Gert hates to ask for donations but it really does cost to keep the web site up and we all rely on it, so we all should do what we can, if we can. __________________________________________________________________]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 14:59:52 EDT http://stormcarib.com/reports/current/stmartin.shtml http://stormcarib.com/reports/current/stmartin.shtml?id=1337194792_93755 stormCARIB * Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 14:02:29 -0400 Good afternoon, Today has been a mixed bag regarding the weather. Most of the time it has been cloudy with occasional breaks with some sunshine and as the cloud thickens, showers. Last night in the early hours there was a heavy downpour that knocked out the electricity (off at 01:56 hours) as well as cable TV and the internet. So still not the weather for sun seekers. I've added a couple of photos taken today of Saddle Hill reflecting the changeable weather conditions. Saddle Hill is the southern most range on Nevis and is 375m high. Regards, Frank Goodwill __________________________________________________________________ No infections found in this outgoing message Scanned by iolo System ShieldŽ http://www.iolo.com Attachment: 20120516 saddle hill 1.JPG Description: JPEG image Attachment: 20120516 saddle hill 2.JPG Description: JPEG image __________________________________________________________________]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 14:06:41 EDT http://stormcarib.com/reports/current/nevis.shtml http://stormcarib.com/reports/current/nevis.shtml?id=1337191601_91101 stormCARIB * Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 09:23:58 -0400 Yesterday was a gorgeous sunny day; we watered our garden vigilantly and depleted our holding tank somewhat! Today the heavens have opened and we are having heavy downpours on and off which is really great! I went away to Antigua last week for a few days and left Jaco Ladd holding the fort. I have to say I had not been to Antigua for a while and when I was there I hired a jeep as you do! Travelling around I became totally amazed at how Antigua has grown; there are so many new buildings on view, the island is getting a little full in my opinion! I was also horrified at the cost of the food in the supermarkets, much higher than in DA! The thing I missed most was the sounds of the forest around our home! I am sitting on the deck writing this and I can here hundreds of frogs singing a very loud chorus and lots and lots of birds chirping away, it is a total choir, not to mention looking out onto our beautiful green lawn, the bamboo, trees and cliffs of the Layou river, wow, we are so lucky, it is great to be home. __________________________________________________________________]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 09:24:08 EDT http://stormcarib.com/reports/current/dominica.shtml http://stormcarib.com/reports/current/dominica.shtml?id=1337174648_78499 stormCARIB * Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 06:51:05 -0400 The hot word is starting to be heard more and more around here. Sweaty cheeks mean more air kissing and thoughts turn to getting prepped (that should be 'finishing preps') for the season ahead. I was lucky enough to be given two big water containers so yesterday I got down to the dreaded chore of stowing away stuff for when I leave in June, that I hope is right where I stow it when I get back here in October. Now we have this potentially early storm question going on. Thanks to Suzanne from the finca, for directing me to this site for one opinion on the matter. Have a great Wednesday! Inline image 1 Getting my chickens all in a row -- Save what's left! My blog: http://islandwomanculebra.blogspot.com/ __________________________________________________________________]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 06:51:53 EDT http://stormcarib.com/reports/current/culebra.shtml http://stormcarib.com/reports/current/culebra.shtml?id=1337165513_71737 stormCARIB * Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 17:12:14 -0400 The winds are howling still and it's pure windsurf heaven. My friend reported the sighting of a juvenile flamingo near Salt Pier. Sadly the high winds carry these little creatures in the offshore winds. They need to be rescued and returned to the flock up in Pekelmeer. There are many good Samaritans out there to help these lovely birds. If you have ANY time off and want to sail come on down. Also keep the kids summer camps in mind if you fancy a vacation on Bonaire Cheers http://bonairebliss.com/2012/05/07/sumnmer-bonaire-windsurf-kids-camps/ Ann Phelan "Creating Dream Vacations Since 1987" www.bonairecaribbean.com www.bonairebliss.com Twitter: bonairebliss and anguillabliss Skype: Caribchakita __________________________________________________________________]]> Tue, 15 May 2012 17:12:19 EDT http://stormcarib.com/reports/current/bonaire.shtml http://stormcarib.com/reports/current/bonaire.shtml?id=1337116339_36886 stormCARIB Mon, 14 May 2012 19:25:25 EDT http://stormcarib.com/reports/current/bvi.shtml http://stormcarib.com/reports/current/bvi.shtml?id=1337037925_75914 stormCARIB Mon, 14 May 2012 12:25:47 EDT http://stormcarib.com/reports/current/bvi.shtml http://stormcarib.com/reports/current/bvi.shtml?id=1337012747_56442 stormCARIB * Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 12:22:04 -0400 Good morning to all our readers. We are getting some sunshine through the broken cloud this morning so the weather has brightened up. See the following link concerning an earthquake warning for the area issued by the Seismic Research Unit in Trinidad and Tobago. http://www.caribbean360.com/index.php/news/antigua_news/577653.html Regards, Frank Goodwill __________________________________________________________________ No infections found in this outgoing message Scanned by iolo System ShieldŽ http://www.iolo.com __________________________________________________________________]]> Mon, 14 May 2012 12:22:14 EDT http://stormcarib.com/reports/current/nevis.shtml http://stormcarib.com/reports/current/nevis.shtml?id=1337012534_56142 stormCARIB * Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 15:45:50 -0400 I had a lovely Mother's Day windsurf session blasting around on a Neil Pryde 4.5 sail and my 87 liter Angulo Chango board. I was way overpower but enjoyed the session. The bay was full of sailors enjoy the May trades. I took a respite from the day to have lunch with my friend Anneke and her kids. Her husband is away so we had a mother's lunch. The wind was so strong it was a slightly chilly. I came home and napped and now am heading out to clean the garden. Happy Mothers Day.... Ann Phelan "Creating Dream Vacations Since 1987" www.bonairecaribbean.com www.bonairebliss.com Twitter: bonairebliss and anguillabliss Skype: Caribchakita __________________________________________________________________]]> Sun, 13 May 2012 15:45:57 EDT http://stormcarib.com/reports/current/bonaire.shtml http://stormcarib.com/reports/current/bonaire.shtml?id=1336938357_1742 stormCARIB * Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 10:03:41 +0000 The rain stopped in time for my book signing, which was an absolute blast, and it's been dry ever since. It's also been hazy. I had been wondering what that was about and then was surprised to read this: "In addition, Sahara dust from the African coast will cause dust haze to remain suspended in the atmosphere during that time." What?! Saharan dust? We never have that this early in the year. Last year, I don't think it made an appearance until August. Today is more of the same. It's been a little overcast which has been nice to keep the temps down. We have guests that are not used to this humidity, so the less we fry them the better their trip. Renee (www.IslandBabble.blogspot.com) A Sail of Two Idiots For Excerpts and Details Click Here. [aSail-3Dreduced.jpg] __________________________________________________________________]]> Sun, 13 May 2012 06:03:49 EDT http://stormcarib.com/reports/current/stkitts.shtml http://stormcarib.com/reports/current/stkitts.shtml?id=1336903429_76244 stormCARIB