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| - Greetings |
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Greetings all from the Unspoiled Queen.
Rainfall amount for the month of March stands at 2 3/4" Not much but a help with cisterns and the foilage.
The new grey water cistern that was built close to the airport is full, it has a catchment of over a mile long.
Winds today are out of the ESE at about 8 kts, vis is +10 km and the temps are in the 80's.
Great day for the beach but our grains of sand are much bigger here than on the other carib islands.
Best regards.
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| - Rain, Garbage, Smoke and polatricks. |
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Saba is recieving much needed rain this morning,(it rained for about a half hour this morning) .
Polatricks are heating up all over the island, posters,stickers and flags are starting to colour the island. Party colours are blue and orange and these colours are mixing in with the tropical brown and green. (Starting to look like a fruit cake now LOL ).
Some residents have written concerning the garbage situation on the island and the poisonous smoke that fills the air when the site is burned and what it's is doing, and going to do to the residents and the school children of this island.
If I may add to that what happens to the run-off water when it rains heavy and where does this water go to if not to the sea.
This will eventually affect the marine life and not to mention the reverse osmossis water plant.
We all will one day or another be purchasing water from this plant.
On a lighter note.
Winds are N, NNE at this time and around 11kts, vis +10 km, temps 84 just another day on paradise.
Best regards Sue, Pete Lin,Joe and Roger,
Glad ur having some rain William.
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Greetings all from the Unspoiled Queen.
Saba had some much needed rain last week, 1 3/4 " to be exact.
This has helped with the greenery and cisterns but much more is needed.
Sarahran haze has lifted some what and the ash from the volcanic island of Montserrat has also.
Winds are out of the ESE at about 15 kts and the vis is +10 km, seas are a bit on the choppy side but should also subside in the following days, temps in the mid 80's.
Best regards
Vince.
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| - Rain |
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Greetings all from the Unspoiled Queen.
Saba had some much needed rain last week, 1 3/4 " to be exact.
This has helped with the greenery and cisterns but much more is needed.
Sarahran haze has lifted some what and the ash from the volcanic island of Montserrat has also.
Winds are out of the ESE at about 15 kts and the vis is +10 km, seas are a bit on the choppy side but should also subside in the following days, temps in the mid 80's.
Best regards
Vince.
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Greetings all from the Unspoiled Queen.
Winds are blowing very strong today and rain is no where in sight.
Saba has been without a good rain now since last year Dec.
The month of Feb was very hot and dry with a half inch of rain for the whole month.
Winds today out of the ese at 15 to 22 kts, temps are in the low to mid eighties.
Nothing else to report at this time.
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Greetings all from the Unspoiled Queen.
Wx today is very windy and no rain in sight.
Airport has recorded winds from the ESE at 18 to 26 kts this morning Barometric presure stands at 30.13 inches temp a cool 26 Celcius.
The rainfall for the month of Janauary stands at a poor 1/2 inch and the island is starting to look brown once again.
Water trucks can be seen all over the island delivering water to those who have run low.
Best to all
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Greetings all.
Weather during the month of december saw high winds and cool temps.
Rainfall amount for Dec stands at 1 1/2 inches, the higher elevations have seen temps in the low to md seventies at night and eighties during daytime.
A small cruise ship should be making a call at Saba tomorrow with approx 600 tourists all will not come ashore but those that do will help out with the economy in one way or another.
Best regards.
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| - Happy Saba Day. |
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Greetings all from The Unspoiled Queen.
Today is the 31st Saba Day celebration, I wonder what it will be called next year Saba Municiple Day, The annual trolling competition has been posponed until further notice, no reason was given by the commiteee of such. I guess it could be the wx as winds are very brisk today out of the ENE at about 20+ knots, but could also be some other reason who knows.
Rainfall for the month of November stands at 3 1/4 " and the island is still as lush and tropical as ever, temps are on the decline and some people are saying they are breaking out their blankets at night, sounds strange but this is what we call island winter.
Well we will take a spin to the harbor today and watch the Sea Scouts doing their wonderful presentation for the arriving Dignateries from over seas. Go Shanna. We will also be making various pit stops at the local booths that will be set up at the Harbour area and see what they have to offer.
Hello to Sue ,Lin and Roger you will miss this one.
Best regards.
Vince
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I can smell X Mass.
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Greetings all. Saba is back to her old green and lucious self.Winds today out of the ESE at about 12 mph, vis + 10 miles, temp a very warm 86 f, baro 29.90 ", 1012.5 mb.For the month of October I measured a total of 13 1/2 " of rain fall and I am sure more was measured elsewhere on the island. Mount Scenery is clear and all islands are visible at this time.The rains of last month caused some landslides in the Wells Bay area and Troy Hill area, but from the info gathered all is cleared up. Best regards Roger. Lin and Sue. Vince _________________________________________________________________Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.com/ |
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Greetings all from the Unspoiled Queen.Since my last post Saba has been recieveing more rain and so far for the month of October the rainfall now stands at 13 1/2 inches at my location. Today in the am the sun peeped through for awhile and now the skies are becoming overcast with sqalls in the distance. The present winds are south at 10 kts / 12 mph. The current barometric presure stands at 29.93 " / 1013.4 mb, visibility 10 km. There are rain showers approaching from the south and this can be seen on the meteo radar from Martinique. There have been a few reports of land slides close to the Bottom area and this is evedent by the amount of sand and rocks along the roads close to the Catholic church. Winair has been on schedule today. Best regards Vince _________________________________________________________________FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar - get it now! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/ |
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Greetings all.At about 3 am this morning rain started falling none stop until around 2 pm this afternoon along with a lot of thunder and lightning. The display was great. A total of 5 7/8 inches fell at my location.All cisterns on the island should full to overflowing. No reports of rock slides or blocked/ impassable roads. This afternoon has been mostly overcast and winds have been from the SSE to SSw at 10 to 20 kts with higher gusts, the baromtric pressure was recorded at 29.76 inches. 1 Winair aircraft made one landing but for the rest of the day the airport cross winds were too strong for any more landings. St Maarten,St Barths, St Eustatius, and St Christopher are in view this evening. Hey Roger, Sue and Lin. Best regards. Vince. _________________________________________________________________Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ |
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Greetings all.Saba is still in need of rainfall, parts of the island is becoming very brown due to the lack of that precious precip. Winds today are ESE at 14 kts, Vis +10 miles, temp 82 F barometric presure 29.97" or 1015 mb. Hiking looks like it should be fantastic as well as scuba diving.The kids at Sea and Learn are having a blast with all the after school activities. Best ragards. Sue and Lin. Vince _________________________________________________________________Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ |
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Greetings all from the Queen.The island is in much need of rainfall as for the month of September we have recieved only 2 1/2 inches. Wx has been hot as of late and a light trade wind trying to keep the island cool. Island life is good except when people come from other parts to realy try to make ones life misereble. But they come and they go but they leave a mark from when they left. Otherwise diving looks good and mountain climbing is at it's best.Winds today are ESE at about 12 kts, visisbility + 10 miles and the temps are in the high eighties. Hello to Sue and Lin. Best to all Vince. _________________________________________________________________Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ |
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Hi all.After a week + of calm winds and very high swells the trade winds are back and keeping the place cool mon. The rain showers experienced up the island chain missed us and we are now in dire straights for some rain showers. Like I said in my past mails the brown is showing amoungst the green and fast. Cisterns are running low and the water trucks can be seen delivering water to variuos locations on the island. Winds today ese at about 10 kts, temps upper 80'S. Best regards. Vince. _________________________________________________________________Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ |
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Greetings all from The Queen. Saba had a total of 2 1/4 inches of rain fall for the month of August. Much more is needed.We had some very light rain showers from the system that passed yesterday and also some breezy conditions. Wx back to normal trades, temps high eighties, vis + 10 miles, sea conditions on the choppy side . Vince. _________________________________________________________________Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ |
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Greetings all.This has been one of those days that as the song said 96 degrees in the shade real hot oh yea in the shade. Thanks Anguilla we do catch a glimpse of ur wonderful island now and then.Saba is in dire need of rain at this time as the brown is showing up amongst the green and the cisterns are slowly but surly going drier and drier. Winds have been calm for a few days and the vis has been great especially at night. (stars and other islands) Atlantic ocean seems to be starting to pick up her pace and all eyes should remain east of the islands at this time of year, although these himme/ hurricanes can form anywhere this time of year and beyond. GTG Vince. _________________________________________________________________Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ |
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Greetings all from The Unspoiled Queen.Saba has not seen much wx from Ernesto apart from a lightning display during the evening and night time hours, very little precip. Some swells could be seen down at Fort Bay Harbor which would be tipical during the passing of any weather system to the south and west of the island. All Winair flights where on schedule and the ferry' also. Heads up Jamaica. Vince _________________________________________________________________Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ |
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Saba has been getting some much needed rain showers during last evening and
early this morning. Winds are about 12 kts out of the ESE and the vis is +10
miles.
Saw a big pair of brown hips in the yard last night the neighbours bull had
decided to take a tour of the neighbourhood. Bull was caught an hour later
and tied up to the joy of all the dogs.
So far 2 inches of rain for August.I did not hear of any reports on Saba concerning the earhquake that shook from Sxm all the way to Jamaica mon G T G Vince _________________________________________________________________Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ |
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The Unspoiled Queen is back to normal after a splash from T S Chris as the
biggest event was watching Chris on the WX channel and of coarse the best
place for updates storm carib.
That said, rainfall for the month of July at my location was 4 1/8 inches.Some swells were generated from Chris but as Mr. Jan put it the goat had the show. WX today lots of sunshine with temps in the high 80's winds ESE at about 8 kts, visibilty + 10 km. Best regards. Vince. _________________________________________________________________Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ |
| - We miss(ed) Chris |
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Hello from the Saba Marine Park and Saba Conservation Foundation
After closing up the shutters, relocating and hauling up the boats and tying down all of those pretty yard gnomes, Chris took a detour north of Saba this week. And we even got dressed up for the occasion!!!
Good thing the cisterns are pretty full already because the 17 drops of rain at my house didn't even make it to the eaves. Maybe Vince has the precise measurement??? Total damage reported was a few dents to the neighbour's garbage can - although word on the street is that one of the goats thought it needed a little adjustment!
The dive boats are all back at work, Winair if flying again and the ferries are on-time. All is right on the Unspoiled Queen. I'll be checking out Wells Bay in the next few days to see if the sand beach is still spectacular.
Current (17:30 UTC) conditions are:
Temp - 82F / 28C
Wind - 1mph ESE
Bar - 30.22" / 767mm
Hum - 72%
Cheers,
Jan den Dulk, Manager
Saba Conservation Foundation
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Greetings all from the Queen. Rainfall for the month of june stood at 3 3/4 inches at my location.Yesterday was over cast with some passing rain squalls and lots of wind winds were gusting as high 30 kts + during and after the rain showers. Temps are in the eighties. Nothing else to report. Vince _________________________________________________________________Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ |
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Greetings allRain showers fell during the afternoon and late evening hours last night and now there are rain squalls all around the island temps are in the low 80's today and the winds are cool and breezy. A neighbor of mine reported a wind gust during one of the squalls last night of 60 mph. Best regards Vince _________________________________________________________________FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar - get it now! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/ |
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Greetings all from the rock.Sorry about the last post but it was intended for some one else and an error was made but the cake was great and the party went well. Saba is getting some light rain showers this afternoon and by the looks of things on storm carib more is on the way. Will give an update on the rainfall for the month of June on or around the first of July. Carnival is on the way and folks are gearing up for the week long event which takes place at the end of July. Winds today have been variable from south to east with some gusts of 15 kts, this afternoon the winds have dropped calm,for the time being, temps in the high eighties. Best regards Roger. Vince. _________________________________________________________________Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ |
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Greetings all from The Unspoiled Queen. ( So Far ).Rainfall for the month of May was 4 1/4 inches at my location, temps have been in the eighties all month, winds have been variale and calm to 15 kts with higher gusts at times during the month of May. Seas have been excellent for scuba diving and if one takes a drive down to the harbor u can see the satisfied scuba divers as they come ashore from their diving. The highest point in the Dutch Kingdom has been clear for weeks now and the hikers are also enjoying the scenery from Mount Scenery. The rains that have fallen during the month of May have helped with the foilage and the cisterns but more is needed. Stay aleart and be ready hurricane season is here. Ok Sue and Lin enjoy the wonderful weather. Best regards Vince _________________________________________________________________Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.com/ |
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Greetings all from the Unspoiled Queen.Saba has received a total of 3 3/4 inches of rain for the month of May so far and the cisterns are staring to inch up somewhat. Dave was right on with his prediction a few days ago and a job well done to Dave. I noticed the price of water at his location is much cheaper than ours, here we would have had to pay at least $700.00 for the same amount. Wx today has been overcast and raining intermitently with some passing T -storms in the vicinity. The sun appeared briefly late afternoon. Best regards. Vince. _________________________________________________________________Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.com/ |
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Greetings all from the Unspoiled Queen.Wx as been calm over the past week or so and Saba is now recieving some much needed showers to help with the foilage and cisterns although much more is needed. Some flights have also been xxld due to cross winds and poor visibility over the past few days and many travellers have opted to make use of the new ferry service Dawn 2 and also the Edge. Rainfall for the month of April at this location stands 1.27 " temps have been high 70's and low 80's, seas calm and mountain clear on occasion Thanks for the many mails from Lin and Sue. Best regards Vince. _________________________________________________________________Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ |
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Greetings all from the Unspoiled Queen.Hazy conditions have prevailed over the island these past few days with no precip what so ever. Winds have picked up somewhat and this brings a cool breeze over the island. Temps are on the warm side of 84 F. Visibility is less than 10 miles. Rain is needed as cisterns are going down rapidly.Scuba diving and mountain climbing should be great or just relaxing pool side and having a few bevies sounds great. Best regards. Vince. _________________________________________________________________Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ |
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GREETINGS ALL AND SORRY FOR THE LATE INFO. MARCH WAS A VERY DRY MONTH WITH ONLY 1/4 OF AN INCH OF RAIN.WATER TRUCKS ARE ALL OVER LOOKING FOR CISTERNS TO DRY TO HELP OUT THOSE IN NEED. APRIL HAS ALSO COME IN WITH A DRY SPELL BUT IT'S EARLY IN THE MONTH YET AND U KNOW HOW THE SAYING GOES APRIL SHOWERS BRING MAY FLOWERS ETC ETC. HAVEN'T SEEN ANY BREACHING WHALES SINCE THE LAST POST. BROWN IS SHOWING AMOUNGST THE GREEN.DIVING AND HIKING SHOULD BE TERRIFIC AS THE SEAS HAVE BEEN CALM AND THE MOUNTAIN CLEAR. TEMPS ARE ON THE WARM SIDE AND THIS COULD BE A SIGN OF THINGS TO COME. OK SUE AND LIN HERE IT IS. SEE YA VINCE. _________________________________________________________________Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ |
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