- Updates from the Islands -

- - Dominican Republic - -

• From: "A. van Kasteel" <avk AT xs4all.nl>
• Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2001 23:52:31 -0400

Today (5 Nov 2001) we got some hits from the large tail of Michelle in
San Pedro de Macoris (see Mysat)
The power went down 7 times today and we had several rainshowers and
sometimes a force wind.
It was rather cold today as well (for a tropical island:)
Dark clouds were having a race with eachother in the sky.
No thunder and lightning.

Let's hope Michelle was the last Caribbean one this year.


Arjan.

• From: "Ben" <Dben AT gmx.net>
• Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 08:17:56 -0400

• From: tracy english <tracypopscot AT yahoo.com>
• Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2001 15:49:41 -0700 (PDT)

Well, we have been very lucky again and Iris went past
with a bit of wind and some cloudy grey skies. The sea
is a bit choppy but we are still intending to take out
our boat excursions tomorrow.

Lets hope Jerry is as kind, but like I keep saying,
its the men that cause the trouble.

We are all hoping our friends to the west have an easy
a time as we have had with Iris,

Tracy

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• From: "A. van Kasteel" <avk AT xs4all.nl>
• Date: Sat, 06 Oct 2001 14:13:20 -0400

Saterday 6th 14:00 Local Time
San Pedro de Macoris.

The lights are back on, so i can use my computer again
Nothing happend last night.
At this moment we have a grey sky (like we normally have in Holland)
with some real slow cloud movement.
Sometimes we have a little breeze from the south, but that is all for
now.

We stay alert, but i think Iris will pass without giving a big kiss.

Arjan van Kasteel
mailto:info AT ctss.2y.net

• From: Guillermo Vanderlinde <gevanderlinde AT yahoo.com>
• Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2001 08:22:32 -0700 (PDT)

Form Santo domingo Dominican Republic

We have been under the influence of Iris sisce
Yesterday thre have bee a lot of presipitation so far
if it keeps going hja way we will have a lot of floods
in the low areas close to rivers and streems



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Guillermo van der Linde
gevanderlinde AT yahoo.com
vanderlinde AT pucmm.edu.do

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• From: "Ben" <Dben AT gmx.net>
• Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2001 05:03:22 -0400

• From: tracy english <tracypopscot AT yahoo.com>
• Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2001 19:29:44 -0700 (PDT)

Well, we had all breathed an obviously premature sigh
of relief here, thinking we'd had a lucky season
again, and didn't expect any more action this year.
Then along comes Iris!!

Everyone seems very calm here, not very concerned at
all. The only preparation is that sea / boat
excursions for the south coast have been cancelled for
Saturday and Sunday, as bad seas are expected.

I work for a British tour operator here, and all the
British tour operators have been speaking today. We
have decided not to make any special announcements at
this stage, but will look again Saturday morning to
see what the outlook is and make a decision.

I am on the North coast, where we are having a thunder
storm and rain this evening, nothing unusual for this
time of year.

I was here for George and Debbie, and it always seems
to be the men that cause the problems - so fingers
crossed. 

More tomorrow as Iris comes to visit!

Tracy, Puerto Plata.  

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• From: "Joaquin Tamberg" <jometa AT codetel.net.do>
• Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2001 22:17:57 -0300

Correction: It should say: Saturday 2.05 UTC

Joaquin Tamberg
Phone: (809) 565-4583
              (809) 565-4583
cel.:       (809) 818-4062       
Fax:       (809) 566-5880
E-Mail: <jometa AT codetel.net.do>
             <jometa55 AT hotmail.com>

• From: "Joaquin Tamberg" <jometa AT codetel.net.do>
• Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2001 22:09:22 -0300

Winds: calm, Pressure: 997 mb., tenp 28 degrees Celsius , 76% rel. Hun. cloudy, 
Monday 2.05 UTC

Joaquin Tamberg
Phone: (809) 565-4583
              (809) 565-4583
cel.:       (809) 818-4062       
Fax:       (809) 566-5880
E-Mail: <jometa AT codetel.net.do>
             <jometa55 AT hotmail.com>

• From: "A. van Kasteel" <avk AT xs4all.nl>
• Date: Fri, 05 Oct 2001 18:28:49 -0400

18:30 Local time (UTC-4)
San Pedro de Macoris / Dominican Republic.

The wheater is quit, MUCH to quit.
No wind, Cloudy (not moving clouds) and the night is coming.
In the east we still have a blue sky.

We are prepared and within 8 hours we know what it will be


Arjan van Kasteel

• From: "A. van Kasteel" <avk AT xs4all.nl>
• Date: Fri, 05 Oct 2001 15:31:28 -0400

Here it is :

At  5th octobre 14:30 we got the first kiss of depression "11" in San
Pedro de Macoris / Dominican Republic.
Heavy thunderstorm, Lightnings and Rain.

I keep you updated if it get worse

Arjan van Kasteel

• From: "Ben" <Dben AT gmx.net>
• Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2001 15:47:38 -0400

• From: "Ben" <Dben AT gmx.net>
• Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2001 05:50:53 -0400