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Good Morning All,Rain, rain, and more rain. It continued right through the night and extremely heavy at time, but never letting up completely. I guess the Island was so saturated from the last long period of rain at the beginning of the month that it did not take long for the areas that normally flood and more, to do so. The roads if not completely flooded, have large areas of water on one side or the other which makes it difficult in some places to drive. The morning traffic gets slowed down even worse with these conditions and if the rain continues throughout the day, the traffic I will assume can be slower no matter what time of the day. Checked with Air Traffic and there are no known delays at the present time.Since sunrise we have had a break from the down pours and only having drizzle rain now. For the past 12 hours my station has recorded 7.7 inches of rainfall and 2.2 inches in the last 6 hours. By the look of the satellite photo, we may have a break from the heavy rain, although there seems to be more to come unless it rains out over the ocean. Cold Front seems to be stalled just over the south Gulf of Mexico and the area of LOW that is over us with this rain will probably battle to move north and just dissipate doing so. Current Conditions: Wind - E-NE at 5-10 MPH Temp - 78 F Humid - 95% Barometer - 29.89 (Steady)Rainfall - Last 6 Hours = 2.2 in / Last 12 Hours = 7.7 in / Month Total = 11.46 in Conditions - Overcast Skies with light rain, occasionally heavy at times. Forecast - Continued same conditions for next 12 - 24 hours. Off for a few days in Miami, so maybe someone will keep the conditions posted.Big HELLO to my friends in Canada, Australia, U.S., and others who check by the site regularly. Everyone have a great day and a lovely weekend. Take care Captain Chris McTaggart Savannah, Grand Cayman. |
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Good Evening Friends, (Thu - Nov 17, 2005 10:30 PM EST)It has been a while since I posted as nothing much has been happening around the Cayman Area except sunny skies and the normal. Now we have an area of disturbed weather that formed once again off the east coast of lower Central America and has worked it's way northward into the Cayman Area today. Since this morning we have seen increasing cloudiness over our area starting with a high overcast pretty much all day up until about 4:00 PM this afternoon when the skies to the NE-S-SW starting becoming very dark and heavy cloudy conditions. Rain began around 5:00 PM and we have been having bands of heavy rain rolling in on and off all evening until present. Currently (started at 9:30 PM) we are having an extremely heavy downpour of rain at an average rate of 3-4 inches per hour according to my station monitor. Actually seeing rain rates on the monitor of 6.5 inches per hour at times. From the NOAA floater satellite photo over this area, we are in for lots of rain throughout the night and into tomorrow. Current Conditions: Wind - NE at 10-15 MPH (25 MPH High recorded during rain storm) Temp - 75 F Humid - 99 % Barometer - 29.90 inches (Slight fall trend) Rainfall - 7.45 inches (Month Total so far) Todays Rainfall - 3.78 inches (Since 5:00 PM) and increasing.Sky Conditions - Overcast with Embedded Thunderstorms in all quadrants. Lightning and Thunder present in heavy rain showers. Plan to go to Miami for the weekend, so i will keep you updated on conditions until mid-day Friday. I am sure someone else will continue to post an update after that if these conditions continue. Everyone have a great evening. Good Night Captain Chris McTaggartSavannah, Grand Cayman. |
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Good Evening All,Well the rain did continue for a few hours after my last post, but now it seems to have rained itself out. Looking at the Satellite picture I see where we are once again getting a clear area passing over the Islands. So tonight is fair, see a few stars, so I know there is breaks in the overcast. This evenings total rain was 1.96 inches, and the station has now started a fresh log for November. Gosh this year has gone fast, it's almost time to play Santa on my flights, which is a fun time of the year for me to fly! Not much to report on tonight so I will just pass on the latest info. Current Conditions - Wind - Calm Temp - 82 F Humd - 98% Barometer - 30.00 (Steady) Rainfall - 1.96 inches (Todays Total) Skies - Generally High Overcast with breaks. Distant Lightning S-SW-W.Station Forecast (seems to be fairly accurate) - Increasing Clouds, Little Temperature Change, and possible Precipitation all within next 24-48 Hours. Keep getting lots of e-mails from friends that visit the site, and I am always happy to hear from you. Everyone have a great evening. Good Night Capt. Chris McTaggart Savannah, Grand Cayman. |
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Hi Ya'll, Just a quick note and I will do a later night post. It's back.......Rain, and I mean heavy rains. I guess my station forecasting is more accurate than I thought. At about 4:40-5:00 pm after a real sunny and hot day, the skies became rapidly overcast and to the E-S-W just heavy, dark clouds rolled in, and then the rains, heavy rains hit. It has been raining since then and is still as I type. So far since 5:30 pm - 1.7 inches at a rate of .75 inches per hour.Appears to all be originating out of Central America and being fed into the NW Caribbean flow that is very dominant as you can see in any Loop Caribbean Satellite Photo. Click on this site I you can see it. http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT/watl-ir4-loop.html I will update later before I turn in with a final days report. See ya then. Capt. Chris |
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Hello StormCarib World,The rain in Cayman finally gave us a break starting yesterday afternoon after 2:00 pm. It is back to the norm with Scattered clouds, sunny, and indeed hot.....steaming, as you can well imagine with the ground being all soaking. Looks like a little weather both to the east over Jamaica and down south around the Nicaragua coast that may bring rain later in the week depending on the flows if they keep up the current trend. Certainly the area to the south is very favorable for late developing storms, so we continue to watch it for sure. History shows 1933 as a very similar year of pattern, so around November 13th may be a check point if history repeats itself. Anyway off to simulator training finally as Miami conditions continue to get better. I will not post for awhile and hopefully nothing really to report on over the next few days. But I know the local posters here will keep the info flowing if anything arises. Current Conditions - Wind - E to SE at 6-10 MPH Temp - 94 F (feels like 100+) Humd - 70 % Barometer - 29.94 (Slight fall trend) Skies - Scattered Clouds and sunny. Total Rainfall for October - 22.37 inches (recorder at my station)Station Forcast - More Clouds, Cooler, Precipitation likely and Windy (Hmm, maybe it sees something) I will see how accurate this thing forcasts.:) Have a great week ahead and stay safe. Best wishes to all. Capt. Chris McTaggart Savannah, Grand Cayman. |
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Good Morning,Well we did have a break from the rain yesterday as I posted, but this only lasted up to the late afternoon like I thought it would, and the skies became overcast again around 4:30 pm. Since then we have been having continuous rain, and extremely heavy downpours at times. This morning between 5:30 - 6:30 we had a downpour that dumped 2.42 inches rain. Since the rain started back yesterday in the evening, the total for this period is another 4.87 inches. For sure the Island is getting very saturated as I am seeing area's of settled water that only happens normally under extreme conditions. Roads continue to have areas of heavy flooding, so slow traffic is continuous all day as everyone tries to take alternate routes to get to their destinations. It is a full year since "Ivan" crashed into Cayman and left the vegetation, ground and ponds full of salt water. Now for sure the entire Island is being washed and cleansed of the salt it left behind. I am sure this is Mother Nature's way of dumping the "Miracle-Gro" to replenish her damaged paths. Current Conditions. Wind - West at 3-5 MPH Temp - 76 F Humd - 100% Barometer - 29.99 (Rising) Skies - Overcast with rain cloud activity all quadrants.Rainfall - Continuous Light, moderate to heavy at times. 2.63 inches (Last 6-8 Hours) Monthly Total - 21.87 inchesFor those of you on the Island, please drive extremely careful and be very conscious of the other drivers as they too maybe trying to avoid the flooded road conditions. Plan your route to avoid areas that are known to flood. Will update this evening. Have a great day! Capt. Chris McTaggart Savannah, Grand Cayman. |
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Good Afternoon All,Back from a great 2 days of flying. Just a little light chop out in and out of Cayman, but in all smooth flights. Looks like since this morning the sun has finally shown its face after a gloomy and rainy 4-5 days. Can still see to the E through S of Cayman still has weather and rain showers but if it does drift over the area we probably won't get that until later in the evening and night. So for the remainder of the day we should generally have fair skies. I see "Beta" finally made her turn to the west. Hopefully the only main concern for Nicaragua and Honduras is dealing with the torrential rain that it may produce. I am glad for them that Beta did not intensify anymore before making her move west. Hopefully everyone is safe and well in these areas. Due to the rainy conditions in Grand Cayman, the Annual Pirates Week festivities have been cancelled and I understand are being re-scheduled for next week. Current Conditions. Wind - NE at 10-15 gusting to 21 MPH Temp - 87 F (feels like 90's) Humd - 78% Barometer - 29.89 (Slight Fall trend) Rainfall - 5.5 (Last 24 Hours) Total for October 16.8 inchesStation Forecast - Increasing Clouds and Cooler, precipitation continuing within 12 hours. Hope everyone is having a lovely weekend. Happy Halloween. Take care, Capt. Chris McTaggart Savannah, Grand Cayman. |
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Good Morning,Still had more rain after my last post, however a little break this morning. Still overcast and areas of heavy rain clouds in all quadrants. Looks like alot more rain to come over the next 12-24 hours unless it fizzles and rains itself out over the ocean. Very large area of weather just east of Jamaica should bring even more weather to our area early Monday. "Beta" still wondering down south, but is now a Hurricane and intensifying. Just monitoring her closely. Current Conditions. Wind - E-NE at 5-10 MPH Temp - 82 F Humid - 82% Barometer - 29.96 inches (Steady) Rainfall Amount since last post - 0.51 inchOff to fly the friendly skies back and forth to Miami until tomorrow. Will post again then. Everyone have a great day. Chow ! Capt. Chris McTaggart Savannah, Grand Cayman. |
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Hello out there, Well as the earlier posts advised, we are certainly getting the October rains I have not seen in many years on or Island. It has been raining on and off foe 3 days now, but today it seems like it has been continuous. My station has recorded 5.95 inches of rain in the past 20 hours and 3.25 inches in the past 8 hours. I was out tonight and many of the roads between Savannah and George Town have large areas of settled water and some are inches deep. Starting to see that the ground is becoming very saturated and it looks like we are in for some more heavy rain in the next 6 to12 hours. Cayman Brac looks like you will have a flood in the next few hours. Anyway not much else happening here on the Island, just lots of rain. Miss "Beta" to the south is starting to look a little disturbing to me. This storm will be a hurricane shortly, and I am very concerned of her taking a Northerly Track and even a possible slight NE track for a bit. If she stays on a northerly trend and clears the Bluefields Nicaragua point without coming on land, we must then pay very close attention. Getting caught in the Northeast flow that is just north of the Nicaragua area can result in very worrying conditions for us again. So lets keep at least one eye on "Beta" for now folks and hope she makes that westerly move they have predicting. Hhhmmm ! Current Conditions: Wind - Easterly at 8-12 MPH Temp - 75 F Hum - 100% Barometer - 29.91 (Falling) Skies - Overcast with continuous rain (heavy downpours at times) Rainfall - 5.01 inches (Total) and rising. Have a great day today. Capt. Chris McTaggart Savannah, Grand Cayman. |
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WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING RAIN OFF AND ON ALL NIGHT. VERY HEAVY DOWN POURS. OVER 5 INCHES IN THE LAST 24 HOURS. AND ONE INCH IN THE LAST HOUR. WAVES ON THE NORTH COAST HEAVY, BUT NOT AS HEAVY AS LAST WEEK WHEN WILMA & ALPHA WENT BY. SOME LOCAL FLOODING. CAROL BUSBY CREEK, NORTH SIDE CAYMAN BRAC |
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Sucks!! Really wet, rainy but fortunately not too windy - reminds me of England!! It seems there is quite a disturbance in the Caribbean Basin at the moment, and possible threat of Beta coming our way - although I understand the chance is minuscule. Perhaps worth keeping an eye on regardless. Looks like Pirates weekend might be wet, wet and wet!! Were going to do the battle/landing in our boat, but might just settle for the parade (if it still goes ahead). Either way, I think the majority of residents here in Cayman are itching to have Pirates Landing this year, as Ivan took this away from us in 2004! Rain or shine, I will be a wench!! :-) Keep on trucking!! _______________________________________________________________ This mail sent using CandW.ky Webmail - http://webmail.candw.ky |
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For those of you who live outside of Grand Cayman (and
those who do live here, of course), here are a few
more pics of Wilma Waves.
Health Warning: Although it makes a great picture, I
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Hello Ya'll,Well still a little windy, but generally starting the calm down trend. The surge I can even hear from my house inland, has increased as it was expected to. Although I can't see it as it is dark,I can sure hear the waves crashing. The photo's posted earlier are fantastic, thanks to all who posted them. Tomorrow is suppose to bring the largest surge and wave action to the West coast, which is the George Town and 7-Mile Beach area. Unfortunately this will be my last post for awhile as I am now being sent to Costa Rica tomorrow morning to flight test two of our aircraft which are coming out of "C" Checks (extensive scheduled checks). Should get back home sometime late on the weekend or early week. I am sure the posts will continue to come in, and if anyone gets anymore story telling photo's please post them so I can view them when I get back. Current Conditions: Wind - SSE at 15-20 MPH (Occasional gusts to 25 MPH) Temp - 84 F Humid - 82% Barometer 29.79 (Steady)Skies - Broken Cloud Layers and a Thin High Overcast. Very little rain this afternoon and evening. Please keep our neighboring friends in Mexico in your prayers. May they all be safe and secure. Have a great evening and a lovely weekend. Capt. Chris McTaggart Savannah, Grand Cayman. |
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We were in Georgetown at around 9pm. Usual crowd of trainwreck admirers/opportunists watching the storm beat up the harbour - better than watching CSI or repeats of Daybreak. Debris everywhere, huge rocks and wood, car tyres and sand. We moved along Harbour Drive against the buildings fairly well away from the dockside but one wave at least soaked us up to the waists. The new passenger dock looks like it is taking a battering. I took photos earlier today but those already posted show enough. Wilma's centre is now 300 miles away but the waves breaking in GTand all around here are 20 foot and more, long wave-length too. This in an area supposedly protected by a reef. There was a tug (I think) sitting a mile or so offshore this afternoon, I supose it will be getting difficult to run to the North Sound. High Tide in a hour or so. Batten down the hatches. |
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Here are some quite magnificent pictures of the waves
that hit George Town this morning (courtesy of my
husband!!)
I particularly find the picture with the tourists
running for the stairs, quite remarkable. According
to my husband, they were looking up at the people who
were looking at the huge wave about to engulf them and
who were also shouting for them to run!! Thankfully,
they made it in time (on just!!).
Wilma is obviously still lurking!!
I heard that there were cars under water in Savannah,
and Domino's Pizza was flooded up that way too.
Public Beach is pretty inaccessible as there is water
from the sea flooding the road. It took one colleague
over an hour to get from West Bay to town this
morning!!
Road closures: North Church Street, South Church
Street, Harbour Drive, Mary Street and Bodden?s Road.
She'll soon be outta here - thank goodness!!
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Hello my special friends and family: So sorry about the rush posting on Tuesday night, but I did get short notice, just a hour before flight time. I would not leave home until I made the post, it was the last thing I did before going out the door. I must share with you that it was the most horrible feeling being in a hotel in Miami and looking back at my little precious Island and worrying about family and friends (everybody in fact). The trip up on Tuesday night went okay with a bit of a squirmy departure initially due to the windy conditions, but I had the B737-300 (Sponge Bob), so I used the performance and climbed quickly out of the conditions. 65 miles North of Cayman I was level at FL360 and it was smooth sailing from there. I spoke with "The Hurricane Hunters" who were coming back from Wilma and heading home and they said she was at the time 110 MPH. Two hours after getting into the hotel in Miami, Wilma was a wopping Cat-5 with 175 MPH winds. Folks, that is when reality hit and I could not begin to describe the feeling. WILMAAAAAAAAAAA! At least we know that Fred, Barney or Betty can't come after Wilma! Flight gear was back on Wednesday at noon and I flew back and forth to Miami all yesterday (Wed) evening and got back home at 10:30 last night. All the flights went great, but I must say a bit tedious getting into Cayman on the mid-afternoon (4:30 pm) flight, just had to fine tune my feathers a bit. All in all, I had a great day doing what I love so much. :) Glad to see friends here on the Island kept the post going and was very informative, thanks guys! I know everyone out there appreciates it. Since Wednesday Morning, Cayman experienced very gusty conditions, very dense cloud cover, and at times extremely heavy rains. We had a total rainfall of around 7-8 inches, in approximately 24 hours. Winds were constant at 25-30 mph and gusts were frequent at 45+ MPH. My station is not in a 100% ideal location to maximize the wind flow and I am also inland, so I guess we had higher winds. I plan to elevate the anemometer very soon, so I can get more accurate readings. The South - West - Southwest coastline is taking quite a beating from the storm surge that Wilma is producing. There are reports of coastal damage and the sea flowing across the roads in areas. Our 7-Mile beach is experiencing very high wave action, but the worst of it is yet to be felt over the next 24 hours as Wilma gets more in a NW quadrant relative to Cayman. The backwash is yet to come. I will try to post some of the reports that I know are confirmed later on. If any locals on the site have any news or stories, please post, .....thanks. Current Conditions: Wind - S-SE at 20-24 MPH (High Gust 35, still fairly frequent) Temp - 86 F Humd - 80% Barometer - 29.74 inches Skies - Overcast with embedded Thunderstorm activity in all quadrants. Occasional bands of rain and squalls still persist in the area. To our friends in the Mexico Area, I will certainly continue to keep you in my thoughts and prayers. Please stay safe! I will post later, until then have a good day. Capt. Chris McTaggart Savannah, Grand Cayman. |
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Hey gang...just came home from work early....the power is off on Walkers Road, parts of South Sound, Crewe and Smith Roads....the CUC substation in South Sound is the culprit...when I arrived at my place on Northwest Point road, the waves and surge are as big if not bigger than yesterday. Our brand new a/c units that took 6 months to get have been washed away again. the power is still on but some major waves have gone all the way passed us towards the road. The a/c units are still hanging on by the piping but the electrical has been ripped out and they are covered in debris....looks just like it did right after Ivan the Queer mashed us up....at least I can be thankful for the internet still working to post this to....better to be hot than cold I always say! We'll keep ya posted kids, will get and shoot if I can this afternoon....My thoughts and prayers are out to those who suffered damage here..especially to Steve and the gang at Divers Down on the waterfront, so sorry mate!
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Dark now, and a few more squalls have passed through, wind a bit less at the moment. Squalls seem to be of shorter duration. Sea beyond the reef off Parrots Landing was getting VERY lumpy just before dusk. Forecaster on one of the US channels (Philadelphia - how di that happen?) is now suggesting theer are alternate paths when Wilma takes her right angled turn. We just have to continue hoping she slips through the middle of the Cancun-Cuba gap. Fosters and Hurleys supermarkets did open, but fairly quiet. Some pubs are open for business,; Reids, Fidels and the other usual suspects; but it's a good night for staying in..... |
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This is Dolphin Point today. As evident, Ivan destroyed this place and Wilma is just washing out the dirt. Shot approximately 45 minutes ago...The debris field is growing...again! You can see that the erosion is continuing...
I have not been out on the roads today but have talked with some folks that said other parts of the island are just experiencing some rain but the seas are not as rough as they are right here on Northwest Point. There are even a number of businesses open now, including 1 grocery store at this time. More later,
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Well gang, Katie and I just got back in from rescuing the neighbors small boat that floated across the property next door. The waves coming in had washed it out of their yard and we ran out and secured it before the next wave took her to sea....Kinda crazy....Dolphin Point is getting pounded again...good thing there isn't much left of it from Ivan. The images attached are from my place and next door. I will try and keep you up to date from here, hope all is safe.
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Here is just one shot from next to Dolphin's Point in West Bay...water filling up the "lake" next door.....waves reaching the septic tank, leaving debris on the concrete slab...will continue to monitor and post as possible....I have spoken with a few people this morning and their internet is down. Don't know why mine is still up but I am thankful for that. Phones and power still on here. Stay tuned!
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Woke up at 5am this morning because of the howling of the wind. Cannot believe that I went to bed and Wilma was a cat 2 and now its a cat 5..... Unbelievable, the wind at the moment is 27knots here at se/s direction. The temp is currently70 degrees.
Not sure of any damage around as it is still dark, there doesnt seem to be any in my garden but I have no idea for the rest of the island. I hope we are doing ok.
Went out in the garden to let Bruno out at 5am to keep him calm for the rest of the day. Now he is sleeping. Will report later when we have more news. All flights into and out of Cayman (all islands) are cancelled this morning and will let you know when I hear more on that.
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Just went out with our Lab, "Spike" and the rain is coming down fairly hard now. The seas right here on Northwest Point road are breaking over the iron shore and the salt spray is mixing with the rain. As soon as it is light enough and I can get a closer look, I will post from this side of the island again. Turning into a
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Got up for the 5am advisory to find Wilma has jumped to a cat 5! Possibly with the lowest central pressure on record, and a tiny eye. Here (South GT) it's gusting to about 20kts and generally from the South East if my wind wizard is telling the truth. Seas at Parrots Landing aren't high but it's sheltered and too dark to see much anyway. |
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Good Evening Storm Carib,Sorry but I was planning to update through the night to keep everyone updated. Unfortunately I just got called to take one of our aircraft out of Grand Cayman to Miami until this thing passes. Currently bands of rain, heavy at times and full cloud cover. Winds have been steady above 20-25 MPH and higher in gusts (Max 35 MPH so far) Temp 76 F Barometer 29.74 inchesLooking for continued increasing rain throughout the night with windy conditions. Don't think we will get much more than 45 MPH winds. Anyway, sorry for the rush off. Everyone stay safe and I will touch base when I am back on the rock Good Night Capt Chris McTaggart Savannah, Grand Cayman |
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It is 8:40pm our time - been raining off and on since late this afternoon. On the way home gas stations were very busy as well as Hurleys. About an hour ago we had some really strong winds and rain. Since then wind has been not so bad - slightly raining. The local Met Office says closest point of Wilma will be a 3am and we should only get tropical storm winds and of course a lot of rain. Gov't offices are to be closed tomorrow as well as schools. The gov't is asking businesses to be closed tomorrow to keep people off the street. The local met office said we should be in the clear by tomorrow afternoon. We will see. Did not see many homes etc boarded up - so I guess we are all hopeing that she continues on her northwest course. Wind seems to be out of the east/southeast - at least here in Omega Bay/Prospect. Did not see many reports here, so thought I would drop this line. More later! Donna |
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Classes at UCCI have been cancelled. No classes after 4 p.m. and no classes at all tomorrow. Home now making hamburgers and watching TWC for updates with my buddy, Irka! Shoutout to her and West Bay. HOLLA!!
My dad's suppose to fly back tonight...from Fl. I doubt it now.
Weather right now: very dark, very windy, and showering off and on.
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Little bit of change here.Wilma you are jogging to the West a bit....go girl. Looks like you even want to go back south for a bit. Anyway friends...Stormy Clouds over the Cayman area are beginning to increase causing a very gloomy look. Almost seems like it is 6 or 7 PM. Winds have picked up quite a bit now ESE at 15-22 MPH with gusts as high as 30 MPH. Seeing more of a constant 20 MPH trend then the gusts. Looks like this evening may be a bit on the rainy side. Temp is 80 F and the Barometer is 29.69 and steadily falling. See you on the evening update. Chow for now. Capt. Chris McTaggart Savannah, Grand Cayman. |
| - Quick Noon Update |
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Just a quick lunchtime Update. 11:40 am (EST)Wilma as you probably have already seen was updated to the command of Hurricane on the last official NOAA report. Still tracking NW at 7 Knots and I hope she stays on that track for awhile before the North trend. Too close to us will mean wave action on our South and also West coast as she crosses, which is not a good thought. Winds have picked up over the past 2 hours to a more gusty state and shifting more to East / Southeast pattern. Certainly overcast now with scattered Thunderstorm activity in all quadrants. Wilma is starting to show her presence that she is in the area. Wind - E-SE at 15 gusting 20 MPH ( High 26 MPH) Temp - 84F More later Capt. Chris McTaggart Savannah, Grand Cayman. |
| - HURRICANE WILMA |
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Well it is now a hurricane!!!! This system is big and unfortunately although it is not coming here it will be close. The outer bands are going to be affecting us. The wind has picked up already. No rain as yet so I am making the most of the breeze and getting the washing done!!!!
Should be fine again just days of heavy rain and a breeze!
Get your supplies ready "JUST IN CASE"
Will update again soon from South Sound when we have more information.
Helen
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| - Wilma I'm watching you |
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Good Morning Storm Carib, It's Tuesday Oct 18 at 9:00 am ESTI am now watching "Wilma" even more closely now as she has indeed jumped for the NW track after a small W track initially. I suspect NOAA will change the track forecast on their next update. Wilma indeed is on the NW track now but I expect a more trend closer to N bringing it closer to Cayman, Isle of Pines, across Cuba to Lower Florida. I hope I am wrong, as even with NOAA's current track, she will dump alot of rain on us from the NE and E quadrant. Being closer will only mean more. Cayman viewers, just keep glued to whatever means of updates you have over the next 24 hours. I suspect "Wilma" will be a hurricane within the next official update. Well folks for us here in Cayman, we woke up to generally overcast skies (bit of blue to north only), with thunderstorms all around. Have already had two good downpours since sunrise in my area although not lasting very long. Expecting more rain as day progresses as the East thru South sector looks to be getting heavier with Thunderstorms. Sun is still trying hard to come through :) I will update later with changes, but here is the current data. Wind - East at 10 - 15 MPH (High so far 23 MPH) Temp - 83 F Humd - 80% Barometer - 29.77 Rain - 0.68 inch (Last 12 Hours) 0.11 inch (Last Hour) Skies - See above paragraph Well see you weather trekies later. Have a great day! Capt. Chris McTaggart Savannah, Grand Cayman. |
| - Update - Mon 17/10/05 |
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Hello Ya'll WILMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA, What are you doing! That's for all you Flintstone Fans :)As I posted yesterday, Wilma followed my estimate and went South and closer to Honduras coast. Now tonight she is starting to show some real color. Although currently stationary, forecasters have her starting a westward trend by tomorrow. She just might initially start a westward trend but again I would not be surprised if she makes a mad dash to the NW and even N track. For a while I thought she might even make a loop back to the east before establishing a new track. However certainly not out of our danger zone, so continue to monitor closely. Today in Cayman was once again a fairly good day. Had a few morning showers and thereafter was a bright and sunny day. Just before sunset a large area of thunderstorms came over and dumped about 1/4 inch of rain within a 30 minute period. That cooled us down quickly for the night. Not much else to report. Current Conditions Wind - E-NE at 5 - 8 MPH ( High today 16 MPH) Temp - 78 F (High today 89 F) Humd - 95% (Average today 82%) Barometer - 29.77 (showing a slight rise)Current Skies - Overcast Skies, Thin in Areas. Thuderstorms E-S with distant lightning visible. Anyway that's it for today. Until tomorrow, have a peaceful night. Captain Chris McTaggart Savannah, Grand Cayman. |
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Good Morning all
Out this morning with Bruno for his walk and it is VERY calm, no breeze at all. It has rained during the night but nothing too bad. It was a great day yesterday just the couple of showers in the morning but the rest of the day was good.
Looks like we are going to be lucky with this one, it looks like it is going to keep going west and miss us. Lets hope it doesnt change its course but I think we will be fine.
The airport was quiet yesterday and it doesnt seem that anyone is leaving because of the storm. Lets see what today brings.
Will get the tins supply up and ready just in case.
Regards
Helen
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| - Final Update Sun-10/16/05 |
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Hi Everyone,Well all in all a very pleasant day here in Cayman after the initial early morning showers. In the afternoon the overcast skies became broken and let lots of sunshine through for the rest of the day. Today was much cooler than the days we have been having and a nice breeze out of the NW made it even more pleasant. Still had lingering Thunderstorms that were scattered and had rain in different areas of the Island associated with them. TD-24 seems to be just lingering to the SW of us about 155 miles, trying hard to get organized. NOAA still expects it to become a Tropical Storm by monday sometime. Although they have it as moving westward at 2 knots it almost appears that it has a tendency to stay even more south as well. Would not be surprised if it ends up closer to the Honduras area than currently forecasted. Steering currents are very weak so anything is possible at this point. Current Conditions here: Wind - NE at 2-3 MPH Temp - 80 F (High today was 87 F) Humd - 89% Barometer - 29.73 (Steady) Skies - Scattered Cumulus Clouds with Thin Cirrus at upper level. Anyway until tomorrow, everyone have a very pleasant night. Capt. Chris McTaggart Savannah, Grand Cayman. Posted at 12:00 a.m. Local Cayman Time (EST) |
| - Early Conditions TD-24 - Cayman |
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Good Morning "StormCaribe" surfers. Hope all is well with everyone where ever you may be!Things have been great here in Cayman and the weather has been mostly fair with times of rain which is normal for us in October. Now that TD-24 is a reality I may have more to report on and will do so as this area of weather slowly comes into our vicinity. I am on vacation again as another storm develops so I will keep the Cayman Islands weather thread here on the site updated as I know so many family and f |
