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all's quiet here still.a little turn north and
we'll be scurrying.today will tell.
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| - TROPICAL DEPRESSION # 14!!!! |
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Well is JOSE being born!!???
IT'S way down south now...at 10 DEGREES!!! and still in the
middle of the Atlantic... but Hurricane hunter planes are coming south to ck it
out...and that always makes me a little nervous!!!.... We think it is
OVER this late in the season.. will keep an eye out!!!
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IRENE... WE HEAR LITTLE OF
HER.... she does not threaten Antigua... our island paradise... so we
forget. so easily -- we are safe!!.
thank
goodness john has been on board watching what is going on... I ran
away to Europe and forgot Caribbean hurricanes for a short while... DID NOT EVEN
KNOW #12 WAS AROUND....
but I am
back.. and learning of Irene... knowing what those people are going
through makes me sad... I was scuba diving off the ISLE OF YOUTH off Cuba
a few years ago... the hurricane just passed over it...and I have
spend a lot of time in the Florida keys... there are several "free"
dolphin facilities there... sad for the people there...but sad for
the marine life...they don't have any place to got... and I recall
that in the devastating hurricane MITCH off Honduras -- went to
check it out in July.... the guys at Anthony Key told me several of
their dolphins (in semi enclosures ) disappeared during
MITCH...nobody knows where... one bright spot of that story is
that one very pregnant mother DELIVERED a HEALTHY baby dolphin during the
storm...AMAZING... Hurricanes are a nightmare... but it
is nature... so we have no control... but we still cope... the beauty of life
going on... I hope for the people in the path of IRENE there
is little personal damage.. and for the marine life... and maybe little
Antigua has escaped for this year.... we deserve a break.. still a bit
early to breath easy.... and now I am writing a book on
Caribbean Hurricanes over the past century... seems I am
forever linked to them and the hurricane hunters...
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tropical depression
12!
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advisories may be issued as early as tonight or
tomorrw a.m. om system 1000 mls. east of us. maybe not done
yet.
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have dr.gray and his team (happily for us)erred
or is that a gun in your pocket? meaning what is that s.w. of the cape verdes?
otherwise,the fotos of abaco and the other n.bahama islands are now too
familiar for us all in the path of these storms; and with the rise in ocean
levels over the past 50 years we are now all loosing our collective innocence
about what we've always thought what our lovely tropical islands would forever
be.
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strongest winds in months.bermuda high in full
flow aided by a wave coming through.feels like autumn after last few weeks of
heat.much cooler.rainy season coming up.fish are already
biting.
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| - NO GERT FOR ME!!! |
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Today in Antigua - at last on the east
coast.... it is gusty south and west winds... not very pleasant,
although it is cooling...
.. thank goodness GERT only gave us those
swells; He was pretty vicious with the sea off ST CROIX TOO... I went to
fly him, as I told you... but he eluded me as he turned out to open water and
for 3 days I waited to fly into him with the Hurricane Hunters and each
day the tasking of the mission from the Miami Hurricane was CANCELLED cause he
was no threat to land (it costs a pretty penny to play around in that C130
so they dont do it just for the heck of it!!!)... Finally had to
come home as the wait was getting a bit much... so STILL WAITING TO FLY MY
HURRICANE... really dont mind if it is NEXT HURRICANE SEASON IF WE CAN
AVOID BEING HIT THIS YEAR!! ...but wonder if there is any chance it might be
IRENE --the next one to be named... if it comes... hope John Fuller not
right that something coming off that African coast!!!! have to check it
out!! Hope GERT avoids Bermuda...
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flat calm in antigua.clear skies.will be very
hot today.something interesting coming off africa and quite south
too.
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large swells all around.all beaches seem to have
gained quantities of sand.winds fresh from between NW and W,dying off this
a.m.very hot and sticky otherwise beautiful.haven't heard from Martha--i
warned her about those hurricane hunters.
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very large swells on north and west
coasts.little wind.clear skies.sweltering.what's
next?
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| - GERTS A BEAUTY!!?? |
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GERTS A BEAUTY??
WELL JOHN FULLER... IF YOU SAY SO... SURE LOOKS LIKE A REAL HURRICANE... AND I STILL SAY LETS ALL BE THANKFUL CAUSE HE IS TURNING NORTH!! I know it is still on our doorstep and that makes us
all kind of nervous... but the turn is north and should be more
drastically so over the next 24 hrs. - in the nick of time!!
so confident in this
that at 11 am today I fly to ST CROIX (so feel like Antigua
wont be in the path!!..) and hopefully my next report to
you all will be about FLYING INTO THE EYE OF GERT... then I will reconfirm
John's statement of him BEING A
BEAUTY!!
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Title: Intellicast.com Weather - United States Atlantic IR Floater 2 - HIRES (F5)
have a look at attached pic and tell me GERT
isn't a beauty.
http://www.intellicast.com/Tropical/World/UnitedStates/Float5HIRES/ |
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WIND FOR OVER 4 HOURS NOW HAS MOVED FROM EAST TO
NORTHEAST AND IS FRESHENING ALREADY.GERT IS FAT.
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WE SHOULD ALL GET DOWN ON OUR KNEES AND THANK WHATEVER HIGHER POWER
WE HAVE ...
so should all those people in Florida... they could have been waking up
to a different kind of morning...instead of going back to life as
usual...
this morning it really does seems Antigua --and any land mass - is
spared from the wrath of HURRICANE GERT -- now up to a wicked 125 mph Cat. 3
storm....blowing around out there in the Atlantic. Looks like he will
stay north away from anybody... I am still going to St Croix tomorrow to
possibly fly into his eye... unless the mission is abandoned since he may not
make landfall... Having hard time getting into my hurricane this season..
Was ready to Fly into Cindy and she moved too far north to fly out of St.
Croix...then was gonna fly into Dennis and he was too far away (has to be
at 55 degrees...so while waiting for him to move in, EMILY developed and
I had to rush back to Antigua... with the intention of going back to fly
Emily after she passed Antigua and developed into a hurricane... but
CINDY sucked EMILY up into her.. and again moved too far north to fly out of
St. Croix.... then was gonna go for FLOYD but was watching him
dance off our waters again concerned to leave home base in case he came our
way...and now same thing has happened with GERT... and he may stay so far out he
is not a player in this storm season! But will sacrifice the
experience of the flight if it means NO LANDFALL for anyone... Who
knows... since there is a patch off Africa they are watching....maybe we
have HARVEY BEING BORN!!! Let's just get this hurricane behind
us!!!
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just read martha's plans to go out with the
hurricane hunters---careful with them girl,remember their motto is
"hurricane hunters make hairy entries"!-----seriously tho that would
be a TRIP.
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anyone have any news of cheryl in abaco? i think
the eye passed over them.down here we're just cooling out like old
veterans,sabres in our teeth and ready for anything--we shall not go down
without a fight--earthquakes,volcanos hurricanes or
hell.
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| - gert- looking better... |
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THINGS ARE LOOKING A BIT MORE ENCOURAGING ON GERT.. IT
HAS MOVED UP TO 17.1 AND IS STILL ALONG WAY OUT AT 45.3.
THAT MAKES IT MORE LIKELY THAT IT WILL PASS TO THE NORTH OF US. I DELAYED
JOINING THE HURRICANE HUNTING CREW TODAY TO WATCH HOW GERT WAS MOVING...
AND WITH THIS LATEST SLIGHT TURN I AM READY TO GO....BUT NO FLIGHT TO ST
CROIX TOMORROW...SO AM HEADING NORTH THURSDAY.... ASSUMING ALL STAYS AS
IS.. We all know this is mother nature and no one tells her what to
do so we should still watch (remember the terrible MITCH last yr. that
turned south again... very rare but it can happen!!! ) For now, it
seems Antigua will be spared the terrible tragedy the Bahamas are now
facing. Thinking so much about them as we know what it is like...
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i'm sitting here worrying about cheryl on guana
island on abaco.the next 24 hours are going to be living hell for her and the
others with her.i remember only too well.we all wish them all a safe
night.
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well...am not surprised... we are not
nearly as threatened now as the USA is..and my heart goes out to those in
the Bahamas and along the US east coast... but WE EXIST TOO..and so little
is being said about GERT...and yet it may only be a few days off our door
step!!! If it was not for GERT AND STORM 99 the little Caribbean
islands might really be forgotten!!! I am
seriously reconsidering going off island tomorrow... GERT dropped from
16.1 to 16 today... not good.. we want it to turn
north.. not wishing it on those above us....but maybe wishing it would
"squeeze" between a space where NOBODY IS??? Made a last run to the
grocery store this afternoon and ran into several " stocking up"... very
few in Antigua take this thing lightly after what we have all been
through...
Still too early to tell but we have to be ready!!
thanks for those who love Antigua...for a million reasons... and have sent good
wishes/ prayers... our little island paradise does not deserve this!!!
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I was thinking that it would be too much of a coincidence for this region to get hit twice by the same letter, but now I am beginning to wonder........ |
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This weekend brought some well needed rain! It started late Saturday and continued on well into last night. There was heavy rain and some thunderstorm activity. A friend who lives on a small hill above Hodges Bay reported some strong gusts yesterday evening that blew down chairs and plants. Other than that we are just keeping a vigilant watch on TS GERT. Alan |
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GERT DOES NOT LOOK GOOD FOR US!! Don't
like them starting so far south... so lets all keep watching just in
case; but some models show it turning north! Yea... I am
gun shy of hurricanes with good reason... and once again - as with
the last 2 close calls -- I am scheduled to go off island tomorrow to St
Croix TO FLY INTO GERT on Wednesday or Thursday if he has reached longitude
55... --(should be a hurricane by then; now at 70 mph so only has to grow
4 more mph!) ... - on my press pass with the HURRICANE HUNTERS... So
hopefully the track due west wont change my plans... If I get to go it will sure
be a FLIGHT ON THE WILD SIDE and hopefully a good story to write!
BUT LET'S KEEP CLOSELY WATCHING THIS ONE ANTIGUA!
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FOR SOME TIME I HAVE TRIED TO SORT OUT DETAILS
ON THE ADVISORIES WE GET FROM HURR CTR OR STORM 99...AND FINALLY SORTED
THIS OUT.. For others who are "lay people" IT MAY HELP
SOME OF YOU...
ANTIGUA IS LOCATED 2566 MILES (4130km)
OR 2230 NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS (ACTUALLY FROM
AMILCAR CABRAL) as the crow flies....
so since they always
say something has developed off the Cape Verdes and tell us how fast
it is moving (although that changes as is comes across the Atlantic... )
DIVIDE the mph it is moving by the above miles ( if it is already so
many miles off the cape Verde's subtract that) and it will tell you
APPROXIMATELY (and lots of things change that ....) how many days till it
is in "our neck of the woods"... It is not exact forecasting
but sort of helps us know HOW LONG TILL THE NEXT ONE!!! Hope
it helps.....
BY THE WAY...the forecast track of
TROPICAL DEPRESSION #9 for the next couple of days is right along
15 .... so lets watch it CLOSELY...
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| - TROPICAL DEPRESSION 9 |
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HERE WE GO AGAIN... #9 JUST FORMED
AT 12.3 AND 24.7 -- LONG WAY OFF BUT STILL SHE HAS
FORMED!!! GUESS THIS WILL BE GERT THAT JOHN AND I TALKED ABOUT...
BUT THEN WE ARE IN THE PEAK AND LIVING IN PARADISE AINT ALL A BOWL OF
CHERRIES! SO WE HAVE TO TAKE THE GOOD WITH THE BAD...
HEY GUYS...BE SURE YOU USE THIS LITTLE FLOYD SCARE TO IMPROVE YOUR HURRICANE
READINESS IN CASE.... AS FRED SANFORD SAYS... THIS IS
THE BIG ONE!!!
FOR TODAY.. IT IS STILL REALLY BAD WEATHER ON THE EAST SIDE OF ANTIGUA....
STRONG GUSTS CONTINUE....HARD RAIN ON AND OFF...THUNDER AND
LIGHTENING.. AT LEAST I AM FINDING ALL THE CRACKS IN DOORS AND
WINDOWS AND PLUGGIN THEM UP FOR FUTURE RAIN SQUALLS!
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Good morning...the night...and still now on this early Sat morning
- is much more stormy than anything I personally had when FLOYD was on our
doorstep! The night was full of lightening/ thunder/ strong gusts...
what I did not move blew around (potted plants blew over...few pots
broke..etc... so we are just thankful we did not
get the BRUNT of it and just got the "outer bands"... still to
gusty to even start the clean up! have HAD SOME RAIN BUT NOT AS MUCH AS
HOPED FOR.
I think John Fuller is
right.... that next big patch coming across is of concern and we just hope if it
does BECOME GERT (the next hurricane name.... ) it will be
friendly to our little paradise and turn north!!!
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good morning from little antigua-it seems we're in the very
southern outer band of floyd-lots of thunder,lightning and rain.my dogs are not
like matthew of st.maarten's dogs,they seem to be totally oblivious to the peels
and cracks of thunder.wind now south of west-10-15 mph.that system that is
swirling off africa looks very interesting-it is the first true cape verde storm
of the season and it will be interesting to watch its march across the
ocean-i think it is the foetus of GERT.hope it's as friendly as our
GERT.
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DID WE SPEAK TOO
SOON!!!???? our MET OFFICE SAYS THE WATCH IS
DISCONTINUED...BUT SUDDENLY WITHIN THE LAST 30 MINUTES THINGS HAVE PICKED
UP... FOR SURE FOR US ON THE TOP OF THE HIGHEST HILL ON THE ATLANTIC
SIDE... AT HALF MOON BAY.... GETTING GUST OF MAYBE 30 - 40 MPH...AND
WILL HAVE GARDEN DAMAGE FOR SURE.... THAT IS EXPECTED... NOT A LOT OF RAIN
YET..AND WE HOPE FOR THAT... IT IS 5:30 PM SO WILL BE GETTING DARK
SOON....I HAVE A FEELING WE WILL BE IN THIS FOR THE NIGHT...
BUT THEY SAY THESE ARE JUST THE OUTER FEEDER BANDS OF
FLOYD! THANKS TO THOSE OF YOU READING OUR REPORTS
WHO HAVE EXPRESSED APPRECIATION OF NEWS!
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It's good to hear that FLOYD has passed Antigua, it is even more
relieving to
see the letters that are being put on the page to let us overseas
know what's
happen. I have just move to the US, and it seems I can't run from
these storms.
It looks as this one will pass close, lets us all pray that we
don't have any more
disasters in this region.
Keep up the work John, Martha & Alan.
Regards
Gerard Barreto
PS Please put on your Caribbean page, I was one of your
correspondents last year.
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WOW.... we are lucky this time it seems... FLOYD is up
to a HURRICANE - 80 mph.....but has moved up to 18.9 -- more north
of us.. so seems we wont get too much. Our local forecasters say we will
get rain off and on next next 24hours... ALWAYS welcome that in our little
paradise!!....and we will get some gusts from north/northeast during the day
and from west south west tonight... but nothing to be overly
concerned about.
This has been a good test for gettin ready in case one of those
masses off Africa really does come..... and I have improved a few things on my
check list!! Will think of those islands to the north of us
and hope FLOYD likes the OPEN OCEAN and leaves them be...
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We are still under a tropical storm watch but there was nothing significant to report from Antigua. The wind was changing directions oftne yesterday evening. However, it predominatly blew from the NNE at my location (Lower Fort Road - just north of St.Johns). There were some gusts early in the morning which is part of the reason we lost power after hearing a loud crack. The sky is still very overcast but no rain at the moment. Alan |
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It is 3:30 a.m. and the first hard rain shower has
just come.....there have been flashes of lightening all night...makes it
hard to sleep....Just read the 2 am update....FLOYD is now 230 miles off
Barbuda... Antigua's little sister island... the storm winds extend out 175
miles so that puts it about 5 hours away until we start getting the storm force
winds (if the storm continues at 10 mph!) At least it has not become a
hurricane yet; after going through LUIS AND GEORGE makes it not seem so
bad....but we know 70 mph can do a lot of damage too!!
thank goodness for the information we get from the HURRICANE
HUNTERS (check out www.gobeach.com/hurrhunt.htm for
more on how they help us get through these storms! AND
FOR GERT AND www.gopbi.com/weather/storm
keeping us posted. The eye has also moved up a bit to 18.4 so
that is good....a bit further away from Antigua...(our airport is 17.5)
still have a bit more to do in final preparations at first
light... It is "bird land" around here and have caught 14 of my 43 love birds... so have
to catch the others soon......plus, I hope my free flying
Moluccan cockatoo! She comes in first light to feed....just in time....
will try to keep you posted on
things.
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Antigua is breathless tonight... every. ceiling fan in
my house is whirring around... there are cooling, refreshing puffs of air from
the north from time to time, reminding us FLOYD is there... It is hard to
believe...except we have been down this road before and know that it sometimes
forks with ---as john said.. unpredictability...nature... It is hard
to believe..... I see stars... our tree frogs are chirruping away... lots
of people are doing nothing... they say it will pass us.... I have done a quite
a bit with moving "blowable things"... the movement has slowed down to 10
mph so we have some more time before feeling any thing...
Maybe it will still turn north...
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Well it seems we are gonna get the impact from
the north... at 2 p.m. he was 18 north 56 west... moving at 14 mph.... that puts
FLOYD with us in about 22 hours.. should feel effect before - of outer
bands.... and if he keeps coming due west....which is very likely as the
system above him that was pulling him north is breaking up....
the main impact will be about 60 miles away from us.... with 60 knot
winds!!! so lets get ready
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We have already had a change of wind direction. The upper air flow is now out of the north which causes me to think that it is closer than we think. This is exactly what happened during hurricane Georges. We have have bands of showers coming very heavy with clearing in between. I wonder if this could be the outer bands? Looking at my satellite photos it looks like it is coming right at us but we still have no watches or warnings. Please keep us updated and we will do the same for you. John Marvin Missionary to Antigua |
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The winds at Radio Lighthouse are now coming out of the northwest at about 12-15 mph so we are definitely starting to experience the influence of the storm. Cloud bands are also starting to move in. It certainly bears watching! |
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will she?won't she? or is it he?the 11am
advisory is worrying.floyd's turn to the west has reminded us all of the
unpredictability of these storms.already the wind is due north and freshening
with the beginning of a strong and increasingly large swell.we'll get a piece of
floyd for sure,the question is "how much?"
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Most say it is not coming.... but it has
taken more of a WEST course... Our met office says it will decide early evening
if a warning needs to be issued... and there is the potential for getting
stronger so ev. one should watch it!! I personally
am doing a few things to prepare!!
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Hi, Not a whole lot of excitement here. We are vigilantly watching the track of TS Floyd just in case it does a sharp turn west. Some rain from the outer bands would be nice as it is very dry here in Antigua. Alan Scholl |
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Have canceled my travel
plans as it seems FLOYD has not made AS MUCH OF A NORTH TURN as hoped by now..
still wont get the brunt but maybe some outer band winds and lots of rain
(always welcome... my cistern ran dry this morning!!!)....and should expect some
bad swells... so JUST IN CASE want to be home to look
after my own property!... but of more concern is what is behind this
one!!! keep checking
guys...
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It looks like Antigua is going to be lucky once
again...and about time! 5 a.m. Floyd was at 17.3 and we are 17.1...
and she/ HE is still way out... so unless there is a strange
turn all will be fine this time... I am due in Tortola, BVIs this
a.m. so hope having escaped this in Antigua hope I don't get
it there!!
There is some wicked weather just
off Africa..so we have to keep watching..
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it's 11:17pm and my son just called and said
that floyd's track is predicted to be more westerly! not what any of us want to
hear.wind is already a little stonger and moving slightly into the
north.
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Don't stop the carnival!! here we go
again... GOT SOMETHING HUFFIN AND PUFFIN out there!! it is
not a hurricane but our local weather station..and the weather channel said it
could be in 72 hours..and they said on the present track it could come
within 120 miles north east of ANTIGUA.. but if it turns south... well
that is worse... so we are all just watching... The Hurricane
hunters have sent 2 planes today...and a third tomorrow
- WEDNESDAY... to their St Croix base to fly it... so that means the Miami
Hurricane Center is concerned!!.. Too early to tell but IT IS
HURRICANE SEASON AND WE DO LIVE IN HURRICANE ALLEY!!!.... we just had an
earthquake...and a volcano.... aint that enough!!!
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that thing is getting swirlier and bigger! no
one is saying much about it except that "it may become a depression in the
next day or so"
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what is that swirly thing at 41`w and about
13n?we've got a nice lightning show on now.
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It's not a hurricane... but it is a disaster!!
For those of you interested in our live down here... the Montserrat Volcano blew
on Friday night late...and dumped ash/ grit on us early yesterday
morning! A mess... but no earthquake so guess that is something to
be thankful for!?!? site on the volcano is below...but it was last
updated on Aug. 23rd so this latest is not there yet! Lets hope she is
quiet for now... and at least no hurricane activity!
http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/current_volcs/montserrat/montserrat.html |
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the southern tail of cindy/emily is slowly
moving past us with south winds 5-15mph.actually it's very beautiful,the sea is
calm and deep purple in the deep,which is what it should be,the atmosphere is
cristal clear-the montserrat volcano hasn't been more visible than it is
now.there was a small eruption yesterday and the south east winds took the
powder white ash northwest between us and nevis and st.kitts.last night just
after midnight we had an earthquake which awoke just about the whole population
except me! no apparent damage but frightened all who felt it an apparently made
a terrific sound.can't imagine why i didn't feel or hear it.the atlantic looks
clear all the way to africa.as gert says so far so good.but with no storms
showing up CH PAGE won't get a lot of hits!!! and the storm freaks( and
windsurfers(shredders)) are getting antsy and impatient.que
sera,sera.
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HI GUYS and GIRLS again...
Have just returned to Antigua and things are looking a bit better for us
in Antigua .... seems Emily may track more to the east of Antigua... so we are
hoping for that. Still we should all watch her and see... she's not too much
right now but we all know things can be weird with Mother Nature and
STORMS and HURRICANES.. They do say Emily will become a
hurricane in a few days! For now the weather is beautiful in
Antigua and we would never guess there is nasty weather out there!
If things pick up will let you know!
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I am sending you this report from St Croix.... and am heading back to ANTIGUA tomorrow... latest reports on EMILY from reconnaissance aircraft indicate she is moving more left than earlier...(closer to antigua!) (according to National Weather Service -Tropical storm Emily # 5 and based on data from aircraft flying the storm... Forcast position put her in 48 hours (Friday 2 p.m.) at 17.0 N and 61.0 W... over Antigua... she is NOT A HURRICANE yet.... intensity is 55 knots. Sure not a LUIS, but will be enough wind that we should pay attention to her! |
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cindy never seemed to pose a threat to us here
although we were always casting sidelong glances at her as one does to a bad but
cowardly dog.denis' genesis passed through sunday and gave us all a good wetting
with thunder and lightning and no wind-----BUT where the hell did EMILY come
from? best forecasts have her over our area by wednesday or thursday.she's tiny
but already quite strong.she'll definitely give some of us some strife.what an
unusually quick birth!we'll keep you posted.
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HI AGAIN FROM ANTIGUA... Well it sure looks like Cindy
will be a HURRICANE SOON... been watching BRET and thinking of all those poor
people along the Texas/Mexican coast... We hope for their
safety. AND WITH CINDY... we just hope she does
make that north turn most think she will. But being "gun
shy" after our last few years of hurricanes, those of us here
are on the cautious side and are watching things closely. I go
up to ST. CROIX on business tomorrow but will be logging on to STORM 99 daily,
ready to hop on an airplane south if needed. If
she IS NOT COMING but does become a Hurricane the HURRICANE HUNTERS arrive in
St. Croix early next week and I will FLY THE HURRICANE WITH
THEM!! So I will be reporting to STORM 99 on this incredible
experience to let you guys know what this is like!
Back in touch in due course....
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EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...
Good morning to those of you who care about us way
down here in PARADISE.... we are still watching CINDY;
as you know if you are reading this....she has increased from 40 to
60 MPH... looks bad for development and for someone along her potential path,
eventually... but still early days...
If she does turn north
and is not poses no threat to ANTIGUA...this may be MY HURRICANE to fly
with the HURRICANE HUNTERS on a press pass... Have been on their press
list since last hurricane season. I KNOW...many think I am mad to
even consider this...but how often does an individual get to fly into the EYE OF
THE STORM! For my first story and more on the valuable role
these courageous guys and girls play in our lives down here in the islands check
out my first story on them.... www.gobeach.com/hurrhunt.htm
The information they provide is invaluable to us as it
gives the specific details that a satellite cannot.... and now, my link to them
gives me THE FINGER ON THE PULSE info in a storm situation.. Have been in
email contact with them at Kessler Air Force Base since CINDY came on the
scene AND AT THIS STAGE, THEY THINK Cindy will turn
NORTH and won't hit Antigua.. so we are watching and waiting... Too early to do
any storm preparation - except what should have been done on JUNE 1st like
stocking up on supplies/fuel/ etc.... Will be in touch...
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Well, here we go again! We here in
Antigua have all been made VERY AWARE of TROPICAL STORM CINDY brewing out there
and are just hoping a north track will happen. Our weather forecasters
have made people very aware (without undue alarm) that we should all monitor
this system. Tonight's forecast said it was at least 6 days from us if it
continues as is. Ironically nearly one year ago (in Sep) I was run
off from the US VIRGIN ISLANDS where I was on a writing assignment
-- to head home to Antigua to batten down the hatches for HURRICANE
GEORGE... this weekend I am scheduled to go TO THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS on a
writing assignment.... and it would be ironic if ONCE AGAIN a hurricane chases
me back home. We hope Antigua is SPARED THIS YEAR.
We will try to keep you posted!
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look at that mamma coming off mother
africa!
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the site the address of which is attached is a
near real time sat. photo of our area-done to keep an eye on the montserrat
volcano--it also provides a good view of current weather,as it now is showing
the wave coming in. http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/data/volcano/montserrat.gif |
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the first waves that have kept any shape after
leaving africa this month are on their way along 10N.lets see what they
do.
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spent last weekend at spanish point in
barbuda.only six boats including ourselves.all local boats from antigua.everyone
else has left dodge.hurricane gunfight countdown is about three weeks and
counting.sea is not unusually warm but we haven't had any prolonged high
pressure high winds as yet for the year.all the windsurfers are v.
disappointed.fishing is terrible.with luck the season will fizzle.all the west
africa rain seems to be in china!
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all's quiet on the eastern front.many old wives
tales being dug out--e.g.--when the date palms produce in abundance, as they're
doing this year,a hurricane is sure to come; or if kingfish bite late,or if the
tree frogs sing in july,or if there is an early mango crop--judging from these
we'll be wiped off the eastern caribbean by the end of
september-----whatever.
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greenest and wettest june for20-30 years!hurricanes have receded from our minds.enjoying the wet weather. |
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: hello from antigua.its the first day of the hurricane season and we've all : been tight-lipped until today as if only now can we give our opinions.we : havent had a year in living memory like this one: so little wind( i.e. no : strong high pressure n. atlantic systems) extreme heat,both together with : very warm sea temps.everyone seems to have decided that today was the day : to talk about it.with all the talk it seems that we'll be well prepared,but : from all accounts it appears that we better be.Gray's "more westerly" : forecast is worrying for us in the islands--it seems as if we are often : forgotten in the larger scheme of things.Gray also compares this year to : 1950--an unfortunate comparison as 1950 was THE hurricane year for us in : antigua--a life event for most antiguans then living! : we'll be watching and listening,preparing once again,and no doubt : eventually praying (and hammering). |
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