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HI Gert
Rain has passed now but according to the image below,
heave heavy rains, gusty wind, flooding and maybe
landslides must be expected in all the windward
Islands Area but worst will be in the south...
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| - breaking the silence |
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Hi Gert
After some days of silence, another system became
stronger since last night ... definitely this year
will reserve us more surprises as november 30th, seems
to still far away with a probably "Gamma" that can
form tonight or tomorrow if not as only a Depression.
These passed three days, heavy rain and gusty wind was
felt in our island and caused two dead people; roads,
highway and little cities were practically sumerged by
the water, especially on friday and that can continue
today as heavy rain has just begun to fall down. Sky
is completely overcasted and we can feel some wind
gusts of 40 knots.
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Hi Gert
Two days ago another Tropical Wave was touching us,
that brought us a lot of rain and wind.
Now our sky is blue and there are no rain and almost
no wind, Temperature 28 C, and only 10/15 knots of
gentle wind
Tomorrow afternoon we are waiting another tropical
wave that will visit us
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Hi Gert
As predicted Tropical Storm Alpha formed today in the
Caribbean, setting the record for the most named
storms in an Atlantic hurricane season and marking the
first time forecasters had to turn to the Greek
alphabet for names.
The previous record of 21 named storms had stood since
1933. Alpha was the 22nd to reach tropical storm
strength this year, and the season doesn't end until
Nov. 30.
This system passed here last two days as a Strong
Tropical Wave and brought us a lot of rain, strong
wind and gusts of 35/45 minimum.
Its last effects were felt until today, but now is
gone and we are slowly returning to our normally
weather. Temperature now 27 C
The Houling of the wind is still listened in the
distance. Tuesday another Tropical Wave is expected.
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Hi Gert
Here in Martinique since 10:00 am weather has changed
due to the arrival of a new Tropical Wave.
Temperature has dropped to 25 degrees, there is a lot
of gusty winds of 30/45 knots and little rain for
moments.
Far away we can hear some big thunders, and our
yesterday's blue sky was all day grey and overcasted
and it seemed it won't be better tonight.
As looking to the satellital image, I've realized, we
are in the middle of this system and there is another
one moving N-NW, coming just behind.
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| - Now is confirmed for record books |
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Hi Gert
Wima had just gained the record of lowest pressure
maintained for Hurricane Gilbert since 1988.
Wilma has the lowest pressure on record for an
hurricane in the Atlantic Bassin with its 882 MB,
registered minutes ago by another air force plane and
also based on dropsonde
This 2005's season will be remembered without any
doubt as the year of new records.
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| - Wilma and its records |
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Hi Gert
Wow!!! ... Hurricane Wilma grew into one of the most
powerful Atlantic hurricanes ever recorded early
Wednesday, in only one night !!!
Wilma gathered force rapidly over the last day. Only
Tuesday morning, it grew from a tropical storm into a
weak hurricane Cat 1 and forecasters estimated it will
be a Category 3 for thrusday!!!.
Now as a Category 5 monster packing 175 mph wind that
forecasts warned was "extremely dangerous." and based
on a preliminary reading of its pressure, forecasters
said Wilma was perhaps the most powerful Atlantic
storm on record.
In the morning an Air Force reconnaissance planes
recorded a pressure reading of 892 millibars, the
lowest minimum pressure for a hurricane in the
Atlantic in 2005'season!!!.
The strongest on record, based on the lowest pressure
reading, is Hurricane Gilbert in 1988, which
registered an 888 millibar reading.
On Monday, Wilma became the Atlantic hurricane
season's 21st named storm, tying the record set in
1933 and exhausting the list of names for this year.
The six-month hurricane season does not end until Nov.
30. Any new storms would be named with letters from
the Greek alphabet, starting with Alpha.
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| - Wilma and others |
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Hi gert
After long vacances I finally come back ...
It's hot in Martinique but there is a lot of wind, and
little rain in Fort de France.. We are just in 30
degrees,
There will be two tropical waves coming from the East
in the next days, one of them could be a little more
important, maybe after passing by us, it will become
"Alpha" then 2005'season will pass 1933's record.
Anyway this season will finish in November, so exists
a lot of chances in having a new record this year...
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| - Another active Tropical wave |
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Hi Gert
Here in martinique is being so hot lately 33 degrees
in the mornings and almost 29 degrees at nights in
Fort de France.
It seems that our good luck will be finished by
formation of another Cyclonic System,
Blessed Saharien Dust that helps us till now, begins
to disipate..
I hope this one is not going to become Phillipe ...
unless after passing by our islands ...
As you can see in pics attached it is so big to
concerned most of us ...
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| - After Katrina |
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I would like to begin sending my sympathies and my
priers to those people in New Orleans who are
suffering the worst catastrophe of their lifes.
After looking those terrorific TV's images of Katrina
passing by Gulf Coast affecting three States and
Miami,
I only hope this will not happen again.
Fortunately, at this moment there is not system in the
air or trying to forming.. but, regretfully the
Hurricane's season is not finished and we should wait
more of these systems coming by our islands. We are
just in the middle of the High season ...
Here in Martinique is very hot lately; Not so much
rains at least here in Fort de France, the
temperatures is 33 degrees since tuesday, and the sky
is a little hazy showing some kind of Saharia dust,
with dry and warm air
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| - that's it !! |
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Last three days were sunny and dry, with some rain,
good for going to the beach.
Tropical Depression 13 is born, and maybe will become
"Lee" ; fortunately it will pass by the north of our
island.
I hope, there will not be any wind band reaching and
affecting us so much.
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| - Sometimes a good weather doesn't mean a good day |
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Hi Gert Here in Martinique these two days were plenty of sun, a little cloudy in the mornings... it was an excellent long weekend... really nothing to say.. Today our island woke up with the worst airplane's accident of all its life, Suddendly for most of the people, our wonderful weather tourned into a drama ... The sky stills blue but in our hearts there are only tears and shadows ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com |
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Hi Gert
Today is since noon a very wet day, thunders and
lightnenings are listened from the south before they
arrive here (Fort de France); But the temperature is
the same as the last days 32 degrees.
In both images below, we can see clearly a probably
next system coming,
Will it be "Jose"?
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| - Crazy Weather Part II |
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Hi Gert
Who wanted an active Tropical Wave?
Till 10:15 am today we experienced another
thunderstorm with some rain but nothing like the one
at 3:00 am
The sky is overscasted now, there is no sun and we
have some little rain now and then.
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A good picture to share with you
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| - crazy weather .. no rest for us |
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Hi Gert
Today at 3:00 am we had a strong thunderstorm with
heavy rain and gusts winds. light went out, because of
the lightnetings and thunders that we felt so near.
Now at 8:00 am sun is shining we had almost 27
degrees, the sky was overcasting until 7:30 am, at
this time is a little better, with some heavy clouds
coming from the Northeast.
Tropical wave we expected for wednesday morning was
finally no active and passed by the south.
But during the day is predicted that we will have some
other thunderstorms as we had in the morning because
of the approaching of another tropical wave.
I read Tropical Storm Franklin is near Bahamas and
maybe it will be a "Gert" in the Central Caribbean
Sea.
Apparently, we would not have any rest this year.
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| - another tropical wave for tomorrow |
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Hi Gert
Today was a very sunny day especially in the afternoon
with some little rain in the morning, so good for
going to the beach,
After monday 4 am's thunders and lightnings due to a
no so strong Tropical Wave, we expect another one
tomorrow morning.
Fortunately thursday and friday we will have the sun
again ...
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Good morning Gert,
After my last message, at almost 200 am, I decided to
have some more hours of deserving sleep
At 1145 am there are some overcast skies, but not as
dark as yesterday and a good wind blowing sometimes
with strong gusts specially early in the morning, but
nothing very important.
There is no rain at all just some wind blowing. Last
Wind band is passing by and leaving our island now.
The wind is a quite increasing .. Emily is telling us
Goodbye for good!!!
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| - Hurricane Emily |
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As predicted, finally Emily recuperes its strenght and
became Hurricane and its path begins to be N-NW.
Here in martinique after the passage of the cloudy
windy and rainy band in the morning until around
13:00pm, we were experienced a calm in the afternoon
and early in he evening just before 11:00 pm
And now some little periods of medium gusts and
relative calm between and this should continue
throughout the night. There is not rain now in Fort de
France.
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Hi Gert As you can see on Satellital images below Emily was divided by in two and the northern part is affecting us now. I could see also and eye, is a little little clearer now, Is it beggining to be an Hurricane?. http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT/watl-wv-loop.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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Hi Gert Today at 5:00 am, we had a little rain here in Fort de France, nothing important, it seemed that we would had another shinning day but approx., at 8:30 am, this shinning sun was completely covered by big grey clouds and the little by little we began to feel the force of the wind and much more rain. I saw this morning in the satellital images that Emily was divided in two and its northern part was going to affect us directly, and the southern part is going through Saint lucie, et Saint Vincent and Grenada. Anyway we are feeling part of its effects now. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com |
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HI Gert According to the Satellital images there will be another Strong Tropical Wave in the next days after "Emily" ; that by the way has two days for becoming a Tropical Storm or Hurricane, before approaching lesser antilles. This season has begun stronger than ever before, but by this moment the sky is blue the sun is shinning and we are having approx. 32 C. In two days all can change for the worst. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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| - This week Emily will be probably visiting us |
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Hi Gert Since sunday when I first saw the satellital images of this new system I was sure NHC will probably predict its path near here. Being sincere, I really though it was going to be a little more southern, as recently Tropical waves specially the one which had become Dennis has passed by the south. And now that it is becoming better organized it seems that Tropical depresion 5, will be near here -if not on us- this wednesday or thursday. I hope it is not going to became hurricane before visiting us. Here below some interesting pics. http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT/eatl-wv-loop.html ____________________________________________________ Sell on Yahoo! Auctions ? no fees. Bid on great items. http://auctions.yahoo.com/
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Hi Gert I read "Dennis" is Cat 5 by now; hope it's not going to be so much damage in Cuba. Here since wednesday is sunny but windy with some rain specially at nights Another Tropical Wave will be here since tomorrow afternoon, but this is not going to be a big one as Dennis. http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/antilles/pack-public/animation/animBISAT2.html __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour: http://tour.mail.yahoo.com/mailtour.html
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Gert
As you can see in the photo, we are plenty of clouds, rain and wind now
Monica Jean-Vincent
Martinique
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Hi Gert
It seems Tropical Caribbean season 2005 is officially began with Tropical Storm Arlene now June 9; and in comparision with last year first Storm Alex, actually became an hurricane, that appears in August 1st, this season was a little more hurried to begin.
Here in Martinique, we'd have a little tropical wave last week, but it still grey and cloudy and it rains a little more now in Fort de France;
Forecast says weather will no change in two or three days.
Last month was very very hot and dry here with temperature arriving to 32 C;
Temperature now 26 C.
Attached herebelow an interesting meteo france pic
Monica Jean-Vincent
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