Guadeloupe - Local Reports (Caribbean Hurricane Network)

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- TD11 in Guadeloupe

From: "Jean Claude HUC" <jean-claude.huc2 AT wanadoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 07:47:32 -0400

The TD11 cross our island last night.Be care because this a major rain event Here we received 140mm of rain in 12hours!!!Some gusts from the SSEst'i recorded 40km/h in my location.

Some roads are impracticable,houses inundated,some cars washed away by rivers.

At the present time,overcast and still raining

- TD #11

From: "Bruno Benjamin" <b.benjamin AT ouragans.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 23:39:44 -0400

Heavy rains here in Guadeloupe. It was raining since 6 PM, with a few breaks. Now precipitations have increased around Pointe a Pitre area. We expect the first gusts in the next minutes as per NHC's last Advisory. The system was centered 25 km ESE from Guadeloupe, and the depression looks pretty concentrated around the circulation center.

Everybody has been surprised by this depression, despite the rains all last week-end long. Medias relayed the info so people are aware about the potential floodings.

Ouragans.com will monitor the progress of that depression for the next couple of days. Full info in french is available.

Bruno Benjamin
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- GUADELOUPE

From: "Jean Claude HUC" <jean-claude.huc2 AT wanadoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 20:43:59 -0400

Nothing special in tems of winds(gusts to 35k),or rain.

But the sea was very rough,with swells reaching 6m in open water.This afternoon,we had an unusual swell in the carribean coasts(2m),with the waves crashing across the roads(some are closed in the south of the island at the time i posted this message).Very spectacular.

All my thoughts are for our friends in the southern island,specialy in Grenada,for all the families that are suffering fatalities.

God be with you,sincerly

- Here in Guadeloupe

From: "Jean Claude HUC" <jean-claude.huc2 AT wanadoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 19:21:27 -0400

The weather is cloudy,with passing showers coming from the NO.Ciroostratus mainly to the north.The wind is light,but alsio coming from an unusual direction(NO).

No severe weather is anticipated here,but we can get some heavy showers(specially if the feeder band to our SE at the present time reached the island .

Thoughts to our friends in the northen Leeward's,wher e stormy conditions are expected....

- Bulletin ouragan cat.3 Frances

From: "Bruno Benjamin" <b.benjamin AT ouragans.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 11:07:09 -0400

Ouragan Frances

Alertes en vigueur:

Pré-alerte cyclonique: pour les Iles Vierges Britanniques, pour les Iles Vierges Américaines du Nord (Saint Thomas, Saint John et les ilots avoisinants).

Avis de Tempête: pour les iles de Puerto Rico, Vieques, Culebra, Anguilla, Saint Kitts et Nevis, Sint Maarten, Saba, Saint Eustache, Antigue et Barbude.

Préavis de Tempête: pour Saint Martin et Saint Barth.

Bulletin:

A 15h00 T.U, l'ouragan Frances était centré par 19,3 °N 58,7 °W, soit 480 km à l'est-nord-est des Iles du Vent les plus au nord.

Il se déplaçait vers l'ouest à 20 km/h et cette tendance, avec une légère accélération, devrait se maintenir durant les prochaines 24 heures

Les vents maximaux au centre étaient de 195 km/h avec des rafales plus fortes. Il pourrait à nouveau se renforcer durant les prochaines 24 heures.

Les vents de force cyclonique s'étendaient jusqu'à 140 km du centre, et les vents de force tempête jusqu'à 220 km du centre.

La pression minimale était de 956 mb.

Prochain bulletin à 21h00 T.U

Bulletins du N.H.C en anglais:

Bulletin Public
Prévisions de Trajectoire
Probabilités d'Impact
Discussion

Prévisions:

le 31 août à 0h00 T.U - 19,4N 60,7W
Vents maxi: 105 noeuds - Rafales: 130 noeuds

le 31 août à 12h00 T.U - 19,9N 63,5W
Vents maxi: 110 noeuds - Rafales: 135 noeuds

le 1er septembre à 0h00 T.U - 20,6N 66,2W
Vents maxi: 115 noeuds - Rafales: 140 noeuds

- fEEDER BAND OF EARL

From: "Jean Claude HUC" <jean-claude.huc2 AT wanadoo.fr>
Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 19:11:07 -0400

The weather was bad this p.m over Guadeloupe,with a feeder band of distant TS EARL.Overcast,heavy rain with thunder,and localised wind gusts of 80km/hour.

But,nothing special to note.

Thoughts to the friends in the southern most islands:what happen's to you?

- New correspondant

From: "Jean-Claude HUC" <jean-claude.huc2 AT wanadoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 09:41:48 -0400

Hi everyone.Just to say i'am a new hurricane correspondant,in GuadeloupeBasse-Terre.

To day,it's fair at this time,and we are waiting some showers from the nearing T Wave.

So long to all

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