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- Ivan stayed away from Curaçao |
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People in Aruba, Bonaire and especially Curaçao are relieved that hurricane Ivan stayed just far enough north of these islands to avoid major trouble. Swells on Curaçao's northern coast were impressive last Wednesday but no damage was reported here because of a lack of any significant construction here. The more populated and developed southern beaches however suffered a lot of beach erosion. The day started with light northeasterly winds which gradually backed to the north and northwest during the morning. During the afternoon, they continued to shift toward the west and southwest while gradually picking up somewhat in speed. The strongest winds came during the late evening but never gusted up to more than a mere 28 knots at Hato Airport. By Thursday morning, the winds had backed further to the southeast and had decreased once again. Rainfall was generally light to moderate from layered medium level clouds (nimbostratus) with some localized thundershowers from obvious cumulonimbus clouds. The amounts varied from less than 10 mm in the southeastern section of the island to more than 70 mm in the northwest region. Aruba was a completely different story, as far as rainfall was concerned. Although Ivan was already hundreds of kilometers away to the Northwest, a spiral band on Thursday evening and especially early Friday morning caused severe flooding over much of the island. I'll let the Aruban correspondents write more about that. Despite all that rain in Aruba, the weather in most sections of Bonaire and Curaçao has been bone dry since early Thursday morning. Fred Capello. |
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- Ivan, Curacao |
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let's call this a close call. everybody was well prepared, no panic, good organisation of the local government, they kept the people well informed. on the west section of curacao, winds of around 50/ 60 km/hrs, on the west side not a lot of wind, almost no rain so we are lucky. Today the school are still closed, local government is not operational also, but everybody is picking up there normal life, there are some critics. As we heard the stories from Bonaire we are really lucky. Geert Huisman |
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Telephone (+5999) 839-3360 839-3361 Telefax (+5999) 868-3999 869-2699 Website: http://www.meteo.an, E-mail: cur-met@meteo.an CYCLONE MESSAGE NO 2 INFORMATION ADVISORY NO 2 Date: 10 August, 2004 Time: 8 A.M. ...........Tropical Storm "Charley" forms East Northeast of Bonaire....... SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION: Weak Tropical Storm CENTER LOCATION: 13.0 N 66.3W or 240 km East Northeast of Bonaire..... LOCATION TIME: 5 A.M. MAX WINDS NEAR CENTER: 35 KTS/ 65 KMH PRESENT MOVEMENT: West Northwest at 39 KM/HR DISCUSSION: Tropical storm "Charley" developed out of Tropical Depression number 3 last night East Northeast of Bonaire. "Charley" is moving rapidly to the West Northwest and with the present forecast speed and track, it is expected to pass North of the ABC islands late this morning and early this afternoon. Atmospheric conditions favor a slight strengthening of the system in the next 24 hours. Local authorities and residents are advised to continue to monitor the further progress of this weather system until it has completely moved out of the vicinity of the islands. FORECAST CENTER POSITIONS:
NEXT ADVISORY: Tuesday August 10, at noon, 12 PM, unless developments warrant earlier action. END __________________________________________________ |
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Telephone (+5999) 839-3360 839-3361 Telefax (+5999) 868-3999 869-2699 Website: http://www.meteo.an, E-mail: cur-met@meteo.an CYCLONE MESSAGE NO 1 INFORMATION ADVISORY NO 1 Date: 9 august, 2004 Time: 4 P.M. ...........Tropical Depression forms East of the ABC islands....... SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION: Weak Tropical Depression CENTER LOCATION: 11.7 N 61.1W or 780 km East of Bonaire..... LOCATION TIME: 2 P.M. MAX WINDS NEAR CENTER: 30 KTS/ 55 KMH PRESENT MOVEMENT: Westward at 35 KM/HR DISCUSSION: Tropical Depression number 3 of this season developed this afternoon just North of Trinidad. The depression is moving rapidly to the West and if it maintains its present speed and track, it is expected to pass in the vicinity of the ABC islands in the course of tomorrow (tuesday). The future intensity of this system is still rather difficult to forecast due to the weakness of the system, but atmospheric conditions favor a gradual strengthening of the system in the next 24 hours. Local authorities and residents are advised to monitor the further progress of this weather system very closely. FORECAST CENTER POSITIONS:
NEXT ADVISORY: Tuesday August 10, 8 AM, unless developments warrant earlier action. END
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Telephone (+5999) 839-3360 839-3361 Telefax (+5999) 868-3999 869-2699 Website: http://www.meteo.an, E-mail: cur-met@meteo.an CYCLONE MESSAGE NO 1 INFORMATION ADVISORY NO 1 Date: 9 august, 2004 Time: 4 P.M. ...........Tropical Depression forms East of the ABC islands....... SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION: Weak Tropical Depression CENTER LOCATION: 11.7 N 61.1W or 780 km East of Bonaire..... LOCATION TIME: 2 P.M. MAX WINDS NEAR CENTER: 30 KTS/ 55 KMH PRESENT MOVEMENT: Westward at 35 KM/HR DISCUSSION: Tropical Depression number 3 of this season developed this afternoon just North of Trinidad. The depression is moving rapidly to the West and if it maintains its present speed and track, it is expected to pass in the vicinity of the ABC islands in the course of tomorrow (tuesday). The future intensity of this system is still rather difficult to forecast due to the weakness of the system, but atmospheric conditions favor a gradual strengthening of the system in the next 24 hours. Local authorities and residents are advised to monitor the further progress of this weather system very closely. FORECAST CENTER POSITIONS:
NEXT ADVISORY: Tuesday August 10, 8 AM, unless developments warrant earlier action. END
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- TROPICAL DEPRESSION #3 |
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although the deep convection is not as impressive as it was earlier...surface observations from the islands of Trinidad and Margarita show west-southwest and west-northwest winds of around 10 kt respectively. Since there is now a definite closed circulation at the surface...the system near the Windward Islands is being numbered at this time. Visible imagery depicts a very well-organzied system with distinct banding features. The upper-level environment is expected to remain favorable through the forecast period...so gradual strengthening is shown in the official forecast. This is somewhat less than the SHIPS guidance.Initial motion is 280/19. A mid-level ridge is expected to persist to the north of the depression over the next few days...which should maintain a westward to west-northwestward motion. Later in the period...considerable slowing of the forward speed is called for as the cyclone nears a weakness in the ridge over the Gulf of Mexico. This track is a reasonable blend of the GFS and GFDL model output.Forecaster Paschforecast positions and Max windsinitial 09/1745z 11.7n 61.1w 30 kt 12hr VT 10/0000z 12.0n 63.0w 35 kt 24hr VT 10/1200z 13.0n 66.5w 40 kt 36hr VT 11/0000z 14.0n 70.0w 45 kt 48hr VT 11/1200z 15.0n 73.0w 50 kt 72hr VT 12/1200z 17.0n 78.0w 65 kt 96hr VT 13/1200z 19.0n 81.5w 70 kt 120hr VT 14/1200z 21.5n 85.0w 70 kt$$
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- T.D.#3???????? |
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THE STRONG TROPICAL WAVE IN THE VICINITY OF TOBAGO IS MOVING
WESTWARD AT 20 TO 25 MPH. ALTHOUGH SURFACE OBSERVATIONS DO NOT INDICATE A CLOSED CIRCULATION AT THIS TIME...THIS SYSTEM IS WELL ORGANIZED AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE LATER TODAY. EVEN IF TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION DOES NOT OCCUR...SQUALLS WITH SOME WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE ARE LIKELY OVER THE WINDWARD ISLANDS TODAY...ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT HURRICANE HUNTER PLANE IS SCHEDULED TO INVESTIGATE THE WAVE ON TUESDAY. ALL INTERESTS IN THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
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- Tropical Storm Alex develops!!!!!!! | ||
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Tropical Storm Alex, the first of the Atlantic hurricane season, has developed about 80 miles SSE of Charleston, S. C. A A.Fernandes
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FORMED TROPICAL DEPRESSION ONE CENTERED 175 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA. A.Fernandes
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- Hurricane season 2004 |
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A westward moving tropical wave...accompanied by cloudiness and
thunderstorms...is located about 1300 miles east of the Lesser Antilles. Upper-level winds are not favorable for development. Today Marks the first day of the Atlantic hurricane season...which will run until November 30th. Long-term averages for the number of named storms and hurricanes are 10 and 6...respectively.The list of names for 2004 is as follows:Name pronunciation name ------------------------------------------------------------- Alex Lisa Bonnie Matthew Charley Nicole Danielle Otto Earl Paula Frances Richard Shary sha-Ree Hermine Tomas Ivan virginieJeanne Walter KarlI'll keep you informed.ArthurFernandes (Curacao)
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