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| - Update |
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It is only now that EXTREMELY heavy rainfall at a dangerous rate is occuring
on the island.
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| - TD #27 |
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Inspite of the fact that the satellite pics have shown alot of deep
convection over St. Lucia all night and morning long, i'm very surprised at
the very little rain we have experienced so far. Infact it barely rained
through the night since my last report and whatever rain which has fallen so
far has just been light and continuous rain which is still continuing as I
type. And the winds have been very light so far today .. not more than 20 -
25mph generally speaking. I can actually see the core of TD #27 from right
outside my balcony as most of the dark, angry thunderclouds are just off the
west coast of St. Lucia but it's a pity that I don't have a camera.
It's a normal Monday morning here though with all schools and businesses wide open .... which is a surprise to me ..... unlike in the neighbouring Islands. _________________________________________________________________FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar - get it now! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/ |
| - 9:30pm |
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9:30pm .... Light and continuous rainfall accompanied by strong gusts to
tropical storm force approaching 50mph but it isn't anything we haven't seen
before. Just good entertainment for the weather freaks but lets hope it
doesn't worsen. I'm actually more concerned about the high risk of flooding
more than anythign else.
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| - Update |
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This strong tropical wave looks very serious right now. I'm amazed at the
rapid strengthening which has occured tonight. Just this morning this was
not more than a collection of showers moving towards us but now we could be
facing a tropical depression if not a storm on Sunday according to the
National Hurricane Center which has designated the central Windwards from
around Barbados, St. Vincent and St. Lucia as a tropical cyclone danger area
within the next 24 hrs. Most people on the island are not aware of the
system. Heavy rains this week have already caused heavy flooding and
landslides to parts of the country so it looks like this unusually strong
wave for mid-November could be a potential headache ..... At 12:30 am it's
still a lovely moon-lit night with one or two light showers earlier. Small
cumulus clouds are racing across the sky from NE to SW and the wind is not
more than 10 - 15 mph from the same direction.
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| - Update |
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This tropical wave produced alot of rain today (2 - 3 inches) which has
cause some flooding and landslides but everything is okay tonight. Quite a
bit more rain than the last system but nowhere near the amount of wind we
had last Thursday/Friday. I'm looking forward for a much drier weekend
ahead.
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| - a historic cyclone |
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Tropical Depression #25 has formed south of Puerto Rico this morning near
15.8n 67.5w. Max. winds 35mph with 1007mb pressure. The 1st advisory will be
issued at 11am this morning.
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| - 5:30pm |
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The damage from last night is mainly confined to foilage with some trees
down. A massive squall just passed through with a significant amount of rain
and some flash flooding. It looks like we are in for a night of heavy rain
now. The clouds have really darkened with heavy cumulonimbus clouds in all
directions. Anyone in the path of this system should take it every seriously
even if it doesn't become a cyclone because there are some voilent gusts of
wind embedded in those thunderstorms especially to the north of the center.
My thoughts and prayers are still with those persons in the Yucatan Peninsula who are being struck my Wilma. Thank you for the pictures. There may be more bad weather on the way next week with the computer models trying to develop the wave in the mid-atlantic and then move it towards the islands by Wednesday. Let's hope they are all wrong ...... _________________________________________________________________FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar - get it now! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/ |
| - plenty water |
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It has been raining since last evening, and this morning I woke up to some serious winds blowing. We are in the clouds here in Plateau... My wife's garden everything is lying down. The wind even ripped a number of thyme bushes right out of the ground!! The way it looks it is going to be like this all day, or so it seems. Hare Krishna! God Bless |
| - very strong winds are hitting St. Lucia |
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4:45am .... The weather continues to worsen. The howling winds are what is
responsible for jumping me out of sleep. The gusts outside are terrifying.
Unbelievably we still have power. I haven't seen this much wind in St. Lucia
since hurricane Ivan brushed us last year. I have no weather instruments at
my disposal but those gusts I can tell you are just below hurricane
strength, possible in the high 60's if not higher and i'm on the sheltered
side of the island. It looks like there will be a fair bit of foilage and
structural damage to report at 1st light in a couple hours. Infact I can
already see some broken branches lying in the yard and i've heard trees
snapping in the wind a few times throughout the night. Upgrading this system
to a 40 or 50mph tropical storm might not be a bad idea by the NHC because
it is certainly acting like one!
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| - what is happening out there???? |
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2:15am .. We are being hit by some significant winds now. The winds are
howling all around the house and my doors have been rattling all night.
Things have gotten much worse in the last 30 - 45 mins. Winds are gusting in
excess of 55mph now. A flower pot was just blown off my balcony railing.
There will most likely be some damage when the sunrises. Especially to
banana trees as they are vulnerable in strong winds like this. As I type, I
just heard a loud crashing sound outside which sounds like a fallen tree.
This 'tropical wave' certainly meets the criteria of a tropical depression
if not a storm!
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| - Update |
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It's been raining almost non-stop for the last 15 - 18 hours and it is still
raining tonight at 11:30pm but the winds have really picked up in the last 2
hours or so with some of the gusts exceeding 40mph. No reports of flooding
yet but there must be some degree of it somewhere with this kind of
rainfall.
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| - Update |
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I'm getting nervous about this system to our east. At 10am, the skies are
very dark and grey with rumblings of thunder nearby and the winds are
starting to turn towards the N - NE which is a bad sign. Still nothing much
being said about the system. Hopefully that will change later today because
we need to know whats going on.
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| - Update |
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Hurricane Wilma is a very dangerous storm and I hope and pray that it doesnt
affect anyone in the Northwestern Caribbean seriously as this is already a
badly hurricane ravaged area in the last couple of years. But while all the
attention is focused on Wilma, there's a large and vigorous looking tropical
wave located about 400miles east of the Windwards that is getting better
organised very quickly. The National Hurricane Center isn't saying much on
it so far and that is quite understandable with a cat. 5 hurricane
threatening another part of the basin. This system does seem to be
developing a surface center near 11.5n 53w and NOAA buoys located in the
region are already reporting winds of 25 - 30 mph with seas approaching 10
feet. So this could be pre-Alpha in its formative stages. What is known for
sure is that some foul weather might move into the islands on Thursday with
some gusty winds so we should be prepared for any eventualities.
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| - pre-Philippe? |
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The vigorous tropical wave that we have been tracking for several days now
has really gotten much better organised today with deep convection
developing near the center and bands of developing showers starting to curve
cyclonically around the system as shown in visible satellite pictures this
afternoon. At 2pm, the 1009mb center of the system was located near 11.6n
53.0w or about 450 miles ESE of Barbados and moving W to WNW at 17mph. On
its current speed and track, it will begin to affect the Windward and
southern Leeward Islands by tomorrow Saturday. Therefore, residence in the
Islands should be ready to take quick action this weekend should the system
develop into a cyclone because TS warnings may be posted for the Islands
with little warning time.
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| - earth tremor in St. Lucia |
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A rather strong earth tremor just hit St Lucia about 15 mins ago at
approximately 10:05am on Tuesday morning. Preliminary reports indicate that
it was felt over a large part of the island. People have said that they were
running out of their homes. I headed for my front door also because this was
rather heavy. Reports are also coming through the radio as I write. More
information will follow once it is received.
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| - pre Jose? |
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There's a vigorous tropical wave located about 2350 miles east of the Lesser
Antilles. All of the ingredients necessary for this system to strenghen into
a classical Cape Verde type major hurricane are pretty much staring us in
the face now. However, have no fear ... at least for now because the
computer models turn this system almost due northward into the open Atlantic
Ocean by the time it reaches 45west which means that it will most likely
stay well east of us. The bad news is that the models also predict the
formation of another disturbance immediately behind it and places it south
of 10north by the time it reaches 40west sometime towards the end of this
week. Therefore the next tropical wave which is about to emerge off West
Africa must be closely watched.
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| - Jose forming up? |
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TROPICAL WAVES...
FAR E ATLC WAVE IS ALONG 22W S OF 20N MOVING W 10 KT. A 1009 MB LOW IS ALONG THE WAVE NEAR 13N. LOW LEVEL CURVED BANDING IS NOTED WITH PLENTY OF CONVECTION. THERE IS LITTLE SHEAR NEAR THE SYSTEM AND SLOW DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED. COMPUTER MODELS STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT THIS WAVE HAS A CHANCE OF TURNING INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS FROM 9N-15N BETWEEN 21W-25W. Marcus
Day, D.Sc.
Director
Caribbean Drug Abuse Research
Institute
Box 1419
Castries
SAINT LUCIA
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| - Update |
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I can't remember the last time i saw dust haze as thick as this. We are
bathed in lovely sunshine this afternoon which means that the sky is
supposed to be nice and blue but you can't see it. The haze is so thick that
it is creating a whitish-brownish film over the sky making the blue sky
totally invisible. The visibility is quite poor also ... i can't see more
than a couple of miles out over the Caribbean Sea and the view of the island
of Martinique which is almost a stone throw away from St. Lucia is
non-existent.
There's some potential tropical trouble brewing east of us this afternoon. There is a very large tropical wave in the eastern Atlantic which is getting better organised. This is the healthiest wave that far east so far this season and it's over warm water. If this level of activity continues much longer, this could become the most active hurricane season on record since hurricane records were kept all the way back in 1851. The record is 21 storms back in 1933 followed by 19 in 1995. Coincidentally, there are only 21 names on the storm list for any year so what happens if we exceed 21 cyclones in 2005? Can someone provide me with an answer? _________________________________________________________________Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ |
| - nice sunny |
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Nice Sunny day here in St Lucia after Sunday night and yesterday being a very very wet day (we did not see the sun) Sunday night we had a big thunderstorm.. Lots of thunder and lightning But today is a nice breeze and sunny day again... Hare Krishna! Frans Jr |
| - Update |
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We experienced some very vigorous thunderstorm activity all night long. It
started about 1am and didn't stop until about 5am. Just hours upon hours of
constant thunderstorms .... continuous cloud to ground lightning strikes
which lit up the sky turning night into day and heavy rumblings of thunder.
Activity so intense that it took the power along with it and it seems that
some of the TV satellites were damaged based on the poor reception that i'm
getting this morning. Right now at 7am it is still completely overcast and
rumblings of distant thunder can still be heard which are most likely coming
from the very dark looking clouds with can be seen all the way over the
island of Martinique.
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| - CDERA to visit Grenada for first hand assessment |
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SITUATION REPORT #2 =================== ISSUED BY: THE CARIBBEAN DISASTER EMERGENCY RESPONSE AGENCY (CDERA) DATE & TIME: July 14, 2005 -- 5:00 pm THE EVENT At 5 pm Eastern Caribbean Time, the center of Hurricane Emily was located near latitude 13.3 north, longitude 65.9 west or about 800mls ESE of Kingston, Jamaica. Emily is now a Category 3 Hurricane on the Saffir Simpson Scale. The Government of Jamaica has issued a Hurricane Watch for the island. THE PROGNOSIS The all clear has now been issued for Grenada and its Dependencies and Trinidad & Tobago. Emily is fast approaching Jamaica and is expected to pass very close to the couth coast by the afternoon of Saturday, July 20, 2005. Participating States in the Northwestern Caribbean need to monitor the progress of Emily very closely and complete their preparedness activities. THE SITUATION Grenada The Grenada National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) has provided the following update. The overall picture has not changed significantly from that reported earlier. The Northeast of the island, Carriacou and Petit Martinique were the hardest hit by Hurricane Emily. The Prime Minister conducted an aerial reconnaissance of the country this morning with the assistance of the Trinidad & Tobago Defence Force. The National Emergency Advisory Council is meeting this afternoon and will provide an updated report immediately after. St. Vincent and the Grenadines The National Disaster Coordinator has advised that following their more detailed assessments today it is apparent that the country fared well relative to the impact on Hurricane Ivan. 52 Houses are reported damaged with 25 that lost their complete roof, 27 with significant damage. The level of damage is within the capabilities of the island and therefore no support is being requested at this time. Saint Lucia The Damage and Needs Assessment Committee in Saint Lucia through the National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) has advised that they have conducted their initial assessment of the impacted areas of the island. No damages were observed to structures, some debris deposited on beaches and the river in Anse La Raye is in spate but not causing any flooding. Trinidad & Tobago The Office of Disaster Preparedness & Management with the support of the Trinidad & Tobago Defence Force conducted an aerial reconnaissance of the country this morning. This was followed by ground assessments in some areas conducted by the Municipalities. Diego Martin Regional Cooperation ? the Diego Martin River was elevated but has since receded. Roads in some areas are blocked by debris and landslides but are being cleared by the Ministry of Works. Port of Spain City Council ? Flooding in some areas reported. Residents in need of assistance to clear and clean houses affected by mud. San Juan/Laventille ? Many roads blocked by flooding and debris. Ministry of Works clearing to allow traffic to flow. Severe flooding reported in near Hololo Bridge and at Bourg Mulatresse. Water now receding. Landslides reported in Santa Cruz area are being cleared. The Aranguez Bridge is impassable as the protective gabion baskets have been washed away. No entry to area is being allowed. Retaining wall along San Juan River near MTS Plaza collapsed. Repairs to be made next week. 6 houses in Mt. Lambert flooded. Tunapuna/Piarco ? Road by the Trincity Mall flooded and water rising. Most rivers in the area are reported in spate and rising. Chaguanas ? Flood waters affected most areas but now receding. 30 persons in the Pierre Road, Charlieville area have been relocated due to flooding. Relief supplies being dispatched to the affected persons. Couva/Tabaquitte/Talparo ? The Mamoral and Caparo rivers are reportedly in spate and have flooded the Carr Road area. The Ministry of Works will verify as conditions permit. The Caparo Village is completely cut off and residents are marooned. Arima- Many areas affected by flood waters. 12 Houses flooded near Manuel Congo Road. River banks in some areas unstable. Sangre Grande ? No electricity in Matelot due to fallen poles. Tobago House of Assembly ? 9 roofs blown off. It was also reported that 40% of the island is without electricity from St. George to Charlotteville. 3 house damaged in Mt. St. George. Many areas are threatened by flooding form rising river waters. Trinidad & Tobago Electricity Corporation reported that 11,000 customers lost supply. 8200 have now been restored. Full restoration is expected by midday Friday. Regional The Regional Response Mechanism (RRM) has been activated at Level 2. The RRM is an agreement among CARICOM member states as well as international and regional non-governmental organisations and relief agencies to provide assistance to impacted states. The International Federation of the Red Cross Societies (IFRCS) has announced that it will be launching an appeal July 15, 2005 to raise much needed funds to support countries affected by Hurricanes Dennis and Emily. UNICEF has advised the Eastern Caribbean Donor Group (ECDG) and CDERA CU of its list of emergency response items that could be made available to support any first response operations. The Pan American Health organization (PAHO) is collaborating with local counterparts to conduct assessments of the health facilities. PAHO/CPC Barbados will deploy personnel to Grenada July 15, 2005. The OECS Secretariat has advised that its on standby to assist as necessary. CDERA CU ACTIONS IN SUPPORT OF GRENADA: 1. The Preparedness & Response Manager will be deployed to Grenada on July 15, 2005 to meet with local Officials. 2. Information is being collated and SITREPS being prepared for dissemination The CDERA CU continues to issue SITREPs on Hurricane Emily which may be viewed at www.cdera.org. Contact Details: The CDERA CU 24hr contact number is 246 425 0386 |
| - overcast |
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Hi all, Saint lucia is still overcast but all is well here, the most I saw for the day was a few broken branches. We had a few scattered showers today but nothing of note.. I feel for our friends in Grenada... Weather stats here in SLU: Temp 78 degrees F Humidity 83% Wind SSE at 5 mph Visibilty 6.2 miles Barometer 29.92 inHg Hare Krishna Frans Jr |
| - overcast |
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Hi all, Saint lucia is still overcast but all is well here, the most I saw for the day was a few broken branches. We had a few scattered showers today but nothing of note.. I feel for our friends in Grenada... Weather stats here in SLU: Temp 78 degrees F Humidity 83% Wind SSE at 5 mph Visibilty 6.2 miles Barometer 29.92 inHg Hare Krishna Frans Jr |
| - good morn |
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Good morning, Woke up to overcast skies, but not as dark as yesterday and a good wind blowing. In my immediate vincinity there is no problems (I did not expect any) not even broken branches. Thank Krishna it has passed and spared us here in St Lucia Temp: 82 degrees F Humidity 78% Wind E at 23 mph with a few gusts up to 40 mph Visibility 6.2 miles And mostly cloudy skies Hare Krishna Frans Jr |
| - Update |
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The strongest part of a hurricane is almost always the north eastern
quadrant.
It was about 4 am. About the same time that our reporters from St. Vincent reported their worst conditions. By then the eye of Emily was position SSW of St. Lucia and St Vincent and then came a violent squall with the worst conditions we experienced all night. I've seen enough to know that some of the wind gusts that i witnessed peeping put my window were at least 50mph. Then the very heavy rain which came along with it created a loud roar outside which reminded me of Ivan last year. I'd be very surprised if we didn't have any flooding. Looking outside at 6am though ... and there is minimal damage in my area. A couple bent and broken branches, some of the banana trees are tilted on one side and the see looks brown because of the heavy rains. I'll provide more information once the reports from the other parts of the island come through. Particularly the south. It's still a little windy this morning with gusts still near 25 - 30 mph at extreme times. _________________________________________________________________Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ |
| - rain and wind |
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Hi It is pouring cats and dogs out there, the wind is blowing prety good. We are getting some hefty gusts possibly up 40 mph. I peeked outside and all looks ok... Hare Krishna Frans Jr |
| - emily |
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2am ... The conditions are nowhere near as bad as the satellite pics convey.
Yes it is true that we have lots of cloudiness over us but these clouds are
mainly high level cirrus clouds with extremely cold cloud top temperatures
and not the usual heavy cumulonimbus thunderstorm clouds we are used to
seeing with such deep convective activity. Infact right now the winds have
gone dead calm literally speaking and the rain has ceased for now. The bad
weather can resume at anytime now. You can just sense that something is
building up out there with this sudden erie calm
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| - emily |
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1:20am .. A strong squall just moved through with strong gusts to tropical
storm force and heavy rain. Just as quickly as it came ... it went and the
winds have died down almost completely with only light rain now.
Nevertheless, here in Castries, we are experiencing periods of strong gusts
and relative calm between and this should continue throughout the night.
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| - emik |
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1:20am .. A strong squall just moved through with strong gusts to tropical
storm force and heavy rain. Just as quickly as it came ... it went and the
winds have died down almost completely with only light rain now.
Nevertheless, here in Castries, we are experiencing periods of strong gusts
and relative calm between and this should continue throughout the night.
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| - Update |
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Oh my goodness! .. It's been a long day so i decided to take a short 2/3
hour rest and now i'm waking up to the 11pm update and i'm reading that
hurricane warnings have been re-posted for the islands and that Emily has
winds of 90mph heading for Grenada. I'm so stunned I still believe i'm in
the middle of a nightmare. This is already almost as powerful as Ivan and
the country just cannot do with that now. My heart goes out to Grenada this
evening and I am very sorry for our sister isle right now. Let's keep our
fingers crossed.
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| - it ain't moving |
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Hi, I watch the sat images and I find it worrysome, it is hardly moving but it is growing... The weather here is still same as earlier, no rain but a bit of wind with occasional gusts... I cannot see Martinique, normally I can see the lights but not tonight Weather stats: Temp 82 degrees F Humdity 78% Wind East at 18 Mph Visibility 6.2 miles Barometer 29.86 I just hope emily will go forward and not 'grow'anymore... I wish all well and a good night Hare Krishna Frans Jr |
| - cool breeze |
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Hi, Night has come and the breeze has been steadily blowing, nothing too strong here, just a nice breeze so far with an occasional gust. It is not raining since late afternoon, but still overcast. Weather stats: Temp: 82°F Humidity 78% Wind East at 14 Mph Visibilty is 6.2 miles Barometer 29.86 inHg Hare Krishna Frans Jr |
| - Update |
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Still overcast but not much rain other than a few scattered drizzles. The wind picked up a bit here (Plateau, Babonneau) Weather: Temp 80°F Humidity: 83% Wind: E at 15 Mph Visibility: 8.2 Miles Barometer: 29.86 inHg Vieux Fort is a bit more windy with 23 Mph (ENE) and the temp is 82°F It looks like Emily is regrouping as bit (atlantic map on weather.com) we must keep our eyes on this one.. Hare Krishna!!! Frans Jr |
| - town is quiet |
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Hi, Castries has virtually shut down. The supermarkets and gas stations are still open till 4:30 The rain has eased up since two o'clock, but it is still as overcast as this morn, no blue sky in sight... Normally I can see Martinique from my veranda, not today very low visibility.. Weather Stats: 78°F, Humidity 94%, Barometer 29.92 inHg intermittent rain and overcast skies. As far as I can see from the various forecasts is that we are being spared this time... Hare Krishna Frans Jr |
| - emily |
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1:20pm .... It has continued to rain lightly but continuously since my last
report and the winds are blowing at speeds of less than 20mph but no
problems so far. The word is that the country will shut down at 2pm. The
worst weather that St. Lucia will experience will come during the late
afternoon and evening hours.
This is not the 1st time that a tropical cyclone named Emily is affecting the Windwards. Rewinding right back to September 21st in the year 1987, Tropical Storm Emily passed directly over St. Vincent with sustained winds of 50mph resulting in heavy damage to banana plantations, flooding and some structural damage. Emily of 2005 is a litte stronger and could even be a hurricane when it passes through the islands. Lets hope that it is not as damaging. _________________________________________________________________Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ |
| - Emily 's rain |
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Hello to all, It has been raining steadily (mostly light rain) here since early morning with a few gusts of wind (such as you might experience on a windy day). Most bussines' are closing early (midday) to allow everybody time to get home in case Emily changes track and strength. However it Emily seems to be keeping south of St Lucia, we are on the edge of the path prediction by NOAA, but we will have to keep an eye on her.. (my take: we should be ok but BE PREPARED) Current weather here: Official from Vigie (airport): Temp 78 degrees F, Humidity is 94%, Wind is East at 6 Mph, barometer 29.92 inHg >From Hewannora (airport): Temp 77 Degrees F, Humidity 94%, Wind ENE at 20 Mph, Barometer 29.95 inHg Hare Krsna, Frans Jr |
| - emily |
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10am ... The weather conditions are changing quickly for the worse. The sky
has become completely overcast with thunderstorms and light and continuous
rainfall. The once light winds have suddenly started to gust frequently and
quite impressively. People are scampering through the city of Castries to
get last minute hurricane supplies inspite of the windy conditions. I'll try
to update as often as possible once the weather conditions permit me to.
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| - hurricane warning |
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It looks like this very early season tropical cyclone will pass over the
extreme southern Windwards tomorrow. The bad news for Grenada is that the
WNW motion is refusing to materialise and the system has been moving
directly westwards along 11n all day today at a much faster forward speed.
It's track looks very similar to Ivan of 2004 but thankfully it is nowhere
near that intensity. Emily should be taken very seriously though and a
couple other waves east of it bear watching also.
Today was a very hot and dry day in St. Lucia as you'd expect on the day before a possible hurricane strike. Right now the weather is very calm and we await Emily's unwelcomed visit here in the Lesser Antilles....... _________________________________________________________________FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar - get it now! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/ |
| - Some weather coming? |
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Looks like we may have some
weather in the Windwards in a day or two. It also looks like this could be one
of those systems that strengthens when it passes into the
Caribbean.
W TROPICAL ATLC TROPICAL WAVE IS ALONG 48W S OF 15N MOVING W
10-15 KT. WELL DEFINED LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION IS OBSERVED ESPECIALLY ON THE LAST VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGES. SCATTERED MODERATE/ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS W OF THE WAVE AXIS WITHIN 75 NM OF 12N FROM 49W-53W. Marcus
Day, D.Sc.
Director
Caribbean Drug Abuse Research
Institute |
| - dodged the bullet |
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June 1 came and with
it the rains. By 5 June the wave that passed through Saint Lucia dumped
rain on us for two days and has now become Arlene. The trough that is currently
passing just north of us looks to being giving the Leewards some much needed
rains. Looks like we in for a season of some serious rock and roll
Trying to get the
exterior of the house painted 1/2 done the way it looks it may remain that way
for a while
Marcus
Day, D.Sc.
Director
Caribbean Drug Abuse Research
Institute
Box 1419
Castries
SAINT
LUCIA |
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