- Updates from the Islands -

- - Antigua - -

• From: "|A L L ADNE N G |" <dragon_ab AT hotmail.com>
• Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2001 15:18:43 +0000

• From: "John Fuller" <fullerj AT candw.ag>
• Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2001 06:45:49 -0400

• From: "|A L L ADNE N G |" <dragon_ab AT hotmail.com>
• Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2001 04:51:25 +0000

• From: "|A L L ADNE N G |" <dragon_ab AT hotmail.com>
• Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2001 04:32:31 +0000

• From: "|A L L ADNE N G |" <dragon_ab AT hotmail.com>
• Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 15:39:55 +0000

• From: "|A L L ADNE N G |" <dragon_ab AT hotmail.com>
• Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 15:39:29 +0000

• From: "|A L L ADNE N G |" <dragon_ab AT hotmail.com>
• Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 02:29:10 +0000

• From: "Alan B. Scholl" <scholla AT candw.ag>
• Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 14:55:20 -0400 (AST)

Phewww!!!! A few hours earlier and DEAN would have formed right over our
heads! Based on its current track, "Happy Man" 's wife from the Turks may
get her wish to film a storm in action. Be careful for what you wish for
though....

The sun is shining brilliant through patches of clouds.

Alan B. Scholl

• From: "Alan B. Scholl" <scholla AT candw.ag>
• Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 14:42:10 -0400 (AST)

The sky is breaking and the sun is actually peeking out now with large
pacthes of blue sky!!! There was some more rain earlier this afternoon
but it has all subsided for now.

Alan B. Scholl

• From: "Alan B. Scholl" <scholla AT candw.ag>
• Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 07:52:01 -0400 (AST)

We awoke this morning to a very overcast and grey sky. There was some
occasinal strong gusts early this morning and occasional heavy rain. On my
way to work, it was starting to get heavy but has subsided since.

Accoring to the reports, this wave is showing signs of development. I hope
it develope AFTER it passes here, it would be interesting if it formed
right over our heads :-)

Alan B. Scholl

• From: "Thomas Anthony" <tommy AT candw.ag>
• Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 00:55:52 -0400

• From: "John Fuller" <fullerj AT candw.ag>
• Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 23:33:07 -0400

• From: "|A L L ADNE N G |" <dragon_ab AT hotmail.com>
• Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 02:37:14 +0000

• From: "John Fuller" <fullerj AT candw.ag>
• Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 21:22:09 -0400

• From: "Alan B. Scholl" <scholla AT candw.ag>
• Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 13:52:27 -0400 (AST)

Hi,

It is about 2:00PM and some heay showers are being noticed in the south.
Hopefully, this wave should continue to bless us with some more needed
rain.

Alan B. Scholl

• From: "|A L L ADNE N G |" <dragon_ab AT hotmail.com>
• Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 16:06:58 +0000

• From: "John Fuller" <fullerj AT candw.ag>
• Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 08:01:59 -0400

• From: "|A L L ADNE N G |" <dragon_ab AT hotmail.com>
• Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 03:12:01 +0000

• From: "|A L L ADNE N G |" <dragon_ab AT hotmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 15:40:46 +0000

• From: "|A L L ADNE N G |" <dragon_ab AT hotmail.com>
• Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2001 20:19:38 +0000

• From: "John Fuller" <fullerj AT candw.ag>
• Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2001 10:57:21 -0400

• From: "|A L L ADNE N G |" <dragon_ab AT hotmail.com>
• Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2001 16:18:38 +0000

• From: "John Fuller" <fullerj AT candw.ag>
• Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2001 07:22:34 -0400

• From: "|A L L ADNE N G |" <dragon_ab AT hotmail.com>
• Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2001 05:19:18 +0000

• From: "|A L L ADNE N G |" <dragon_ab AT hotmail.com>
• Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 15:33:34 +0000

• From: Gert van Dijken <gert AT vandijken.com>
• Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 03:59:13 -0400 (EDT)

The Satellite Pictures Martha is mentioning can be found on this website
as well.  When you go to the "My Satellite" page you can select your
island, say Antigua, and you get a close-up satellite image centered on
Antigua.

Try it: http://stormcarib.com/mysat.htm

Gert

*
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*** Gert van Dijken ( gert AT vandijken.com )
**** Caribbean Hurricane Network - http://stormcarib.com/

• From: "MARTHA WATKINS GILKES" <gilkesm AT candw.ag>
• Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 02:53:32 -0400

• From: "MARTHA WATKINS GILKES" <gilkesm AT candw.ag>
• Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 02:45:06 -0400

• From: "Thomas Anthony" <tommy AT candw.ag>
• Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 01:27:36 -0400

• From: "|A L L ADNE N G |" <dragon_ab AT hotmail.com>
• Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 03:15:14 +0000

• From: "John Fuller" <fullerj AT candw.ag>
• Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 19:44:36 -0400

• From: "Alan B. Scholl" <scholla AT candw.ag>
• Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 17:19:42 -0400 (AST)

It is quite windy here but this probably originates from the high pressure
system in the Atlantic as it is more NE to ENE and pretty constant. Other
than that the skies are hazy with patches of blue. The beaches on the NW
(Fort James, Dickenson Bay etc) were not particularly rough but a bit more
choppy than usual.

Hope all is well with our neighbours to the south...

Alan B. Scholl

• From: Allan Aflak <photoshop AT candw.ag>
• Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 14:50:17 -0400

• From: "|A L L ADNE N G |" <dragon_ab AT hotmail.com>
• Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 15:30:28 +0000

• From: "Thomas Anthony" <tommy AT candw.ag>
• Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 11:14:08 -0400

• From: "Alan B. Scholl" <scholla AT candw.ag>
• Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 08:01:16 -0400 (AST)

We had quite a bit of lightning and thunder last night from the end of
the wave. I have not heard/FELT thunder like that in years.

According to the latest reports, the depression has become TS Chantal!!!

It has not deviated much so the southern islands should already be
preparing for this one.

Alan B. Scholl

• From: "John Fuller" <fullerj AT candw.ag>
• Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 06:17:44 -0400

• From: "Thomas Anthony" <tommy AT candw.ag>
• Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 23:20:53 -0400

• From: Roblea AT aol.com
• Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 22:57:12 EDT

As of 11pm local Antigua time Weather Channel reports Tropical Storm watches
polsted for Barbados, St. Vincent and St.Lucia
New position 12.6N 50.2W  625 miles east of Barbados and moving atg 26 mph
directly west Now within 36 hours of landfall  and expected to be a hurricane
south of Puerto Rico within 72 hours. Predicting Antigua will start seeing
the way outer bands early  Friday morning
   A good test of being prepared!!!!- cheers-rl

• From: "|A L L ADNE N G |" <dragon_ab AT hotmail.com>
• Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 02:49:19 +0000

• From: "Thomas Anthony" <tommy AT candw.ag>
• Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 20:51:38 -0400

• From: Roblea AT aol.com
• Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 20:06:10 EDT

Dr.Steve Lyons at Weather Channel in 8pm Antigua time update reports TD4
moving faster westward than anticipated. Says the island chain will start
feeling the northern winds of Chantal as early as tomorrow afternoon
(THURSDAY) . Still on target for a Friday daytime arrival over the islands as
a hurricane.   cheers-rl

• From: Roblea AT aol.com
• Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 18:00:07 EDT

 TROPICAL DEPRESSION MOVING RAPIDLY WESTWARD...HEADING FOR THE
LESSER ANTILLES...  ALL INTERESTS IN THE LESSER ANTILLES SHOULD MONITOR THE
PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM.  A TROPICAL STORM OR A HURRICANE WATCH MAY BE
REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF THE LESSER ANTILLES AS EARLY AS TONIGHT.
AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE POORLY DEFINED CENTER OF TROPICAL
DEPRESSION FOUR WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE
47.2 WEST OR ABOUT 825 MILES...1330 KM...EAST OF THE WINDWARD
ISLANDS. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST  37 KM/HR AND
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. ON
THIS TRACK...THE TROPICAL CYCLONE SHOULD BE APPROACHING THE LESSER
ANTILLES IN A COUPLE OF DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 55
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS.
 ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1009 MB...29.80 INCHES.

• From: "MARTHA WATKINS GILKES" <gilkesm AT candw.ag>
• Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 18:01:27 -0400

• From: Roblea AT aol.com
• Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 17:56:41 EDT

TD4 now at 12.5N 47.2W -moving very quickly at 23-29mph with 35mph winds
-825 miles E of Windward Islands .A hurricane watch or tropical storm watch
may well be called this evening for several of the islands.
The probability of landstrike  as a Category 1 hurricane over area from
Barbados to St Lucia if it continues on its direct westward path   in 12 hour
period Friday 12 noon onwards Antigua time   versus only 12% probability if
it jjogs northwest of affecting 65 mile area around Antigua.
cheers-rl

• From: "John Fuller" <fullerj AT candw.ag>
• Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 17:01:51 -0400

• From: Roblea AT aol.com
• Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 14:58:22 EDT

Weather Channel at 3pm Antigua time produced first projected path of Chantal
predicting over the islands at hurricane strength Friday night into Saturday
morning.
Fairly wide swath and unknown if it will be to the north the south or the
center at this point. Still moving quite rapidly directly west.  First
hurricane reconnaisance flights into Chantal at 5pm Antigua time tomorrow
(THURSDAY). Also a new "fairly bigorous" tropical wave just came off the
African coast that will also need careful monitoring.  Getting busy!!!-rl

• From: Roblea AT aol.com
• Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 14:28:31 EDT

Jumby Bay reporting heavy continuous rain is beginning to cause some minor
flooding and washouts- grass is fully green again, palm trees reopening but
mud is sliding.
Workers there getting hurricane shutters readied. Fragile stuff being moved
indoors already.-rl

• From: Roblea AT aol.com
• Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 14:01:55 EDT

At 1pm Antigua time Weather Channel says TD4 is moving faster than 23 -35mph
westward and that by 12 noon Thursday it will have been upgraded to  a
Tropical Storm.
Dr.John Hope  fears it may well be at Hurricane strength as it approaches the
islands as early as Friday. Thus Chantal will have arrived in the
neighborhood and it doesn't look like a gentle French princess to me. Watch
carefully- its quickness may surprise !!! Thats the real trouble with French
women!! cheers-rl

• From: Roblea AT aol.com
• Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 12:41:43 EDT

as of 12 noon local Antigua time: Weather Channel says it is now officially
Tropical Depression 4 at 12.3N and 45.) W 975 miles east of the Windward
islands with 35mph winds  moving West at 23 mph.
Weather Channel also reports there will now be rain on Thursday for Antigua
and for next seven days with exception of Sunday-  I guess people can get to
church dry!
we'll keep watching  -rl

• From: "|A L L ADNE N G |" <dragon_ab AT hotmail.com>
• Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 15:34:20 +0000

• From: "Alan B. Scholl" <scholla AT candw.ag>
• Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 11:16:13 -0400 (AST)

HI ALL,

Well #4 is on our doorstep. While the track has it south of us, we have
to keep a keen eye on this storm!!!

Alan B. Scholl

• From: Roblea AT aol.com
• Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 20:04:14 EDT

Weather Channel reports at 8pm local time that the storm cluster about 3-4
days out will probably become a Tropical Depression in 24 hours and is worth
watching carefully. Weather Channel also projecting rainfall over Antigua for
next seven days but none on Thursday. Congrats to Martha on her remarkable
Arctic Seal save- now we must all gird together to do battle against Dolphin
Captivity Program. Great that so many Antiguans came together  yesterday to
save an injured mammal - now we have to save the live healthy ones before
they are injured by agressive hunters. Cheers!

• From: "MARTHA WATKINS GILKES" <gilkesm AT candw.ag>
• Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 18:02:31 -0400

• From: "|A L L ADNE N G |" <dragon_ab AT hotmail.com>
• Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 15:24:11 +0000

• From: "|A L L ADNE N G |" <dragon_ab AT hotmail.com>
• Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 15:08:29 +0000

• From: "John Fuller" <fullerj AT candw.ag>
• Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 07:12:38 -0400

• From: "Alan B. Scholl" <scholla AT candw.ag>
• Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2001 14:52:27 -0400 (AST)

I have been watching the mass of clouds slowly approaching the Eastern
Caribbean. While there are no reports of development, we probably will be
in for some serious thunderstorm activity.

Any comments on this?

Alan B. Scholl

• From: "|A L L ADNE N G |" <dragon_ab AT hotmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2001 15:08:28 +0000

• From: "|A L L ADNE N G |" <dragon_ab AT hotmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2001 01:07:07 +0000

• From: "|A L L ADNE N G |" <dragon_ab AT hotmail.com>
• Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2001 15:58:48 +0000

• From: "John Fuller" <fullerj AT candw.ag>
• Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2001 11:38:01 -0400

• From: "|A L L ADNE N G |" <dragon_ab AT hotmail.com>
• Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2001 14:52:15 +0000

• From: "|A L L ADNE N G |" <dragon_ab AT hotmail.com>
• Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2001 15:06:33 +0000

• From: "John Fuller" <fullerj AT candw.ag>
• Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2001 17:26:53 -0400

• From: "|A L L ADNE N G |" <dragon_ab AT hotmail.com>
• Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2001 15:25:23 +0000

• From: "|A L L ADNE N G |" <dragon_ab AT hotmail.com>
• Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2001 15:18:06 +0000

• From: "John Fuller" <fullerj AT candw.ag>
• Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2001 22:13:41 -0400

• From: "John Fuller" <fullerj AT candw.ag>
• Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2001 21:08:15 -0400

• From: "John Fuller" <fullerj AT candw.ag>
• Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2001 08:25:14 -0400

• From: "John Fuller" <fullerj AT candw.ag>
• Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2001 22:46:27 -0400

• From: "John Fuller" <fullerj AT candw.ag>
• Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2001 20:32:12 -0400

• From: "John Fuller" <fullerj AT candw.ag>
• Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2001 07:24:16 -0400

• From: Roblea AT aol.com
• Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 11:33:39 EDT

have decided to join Antigua's intrepid team of weather watchers- and hope to
add
some pithy contributions in the future. Meantime Keep Antigua
Shining.Cheers-rl

• From: "John Fuller" <fullerj AT candw.ag>
• Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 23:45:46 -0400

• From: "John Fuller" <fullerj AT candw.ag>
• Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 19:11:53 -0400

• From: "Alan B. Scholl" <scholla AT candw.ag>
• Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 07:56:31 -0400 (AST)

Hi,

Well our first "swirly" is lining us up in the crosshairs. The track is
taking it pretty close to Antigua/Barbuda. Although it is a bit early to
worry, there is nothing wrong with a little mental preparation.

Alan B. Scholl
Email: scholla AT candw.ag  alan.scholl AT cw.com
       schollab AT hotmail.com     schollab AT yahoo.com

• From: "MARTHA WATKINS GILKES" <gilkesm AT candw.ag>
• Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 06:01:28 -0400

• From: "John Fuller" <fullerj AT candw.ag>
• Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 18:29:32 -0400

• From: "John Fuller" <fullerj AT candw.ag>
• Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 09:08:57 -0400

• From: "Martha Watkins-Gilkes" <gilkesm AT candw.ag>
• Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 18:32:50 -0400

• From: "John Fuller" <fullerj AT candw.ag>
• Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2001 14:24:08 -0400

• From: "John Fuller" <fullerj AT candw.ag>
• Date: Sun, 27 May 2001 12:16:31 -0400

• From: "John Fuller" <fullerj AT candw.ag>
• Date: Sat, 26 May 2001 21:52:09 -0400