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- funny glitch photo
  • From: eli fuller <elifuller at yahoo.com>
  • Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:19:24 -0800 (PST)
this one scared me. i was thinking the weather had gone totally mad when i saw it.
 


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- weather to note
  • From: Alan Scholl <scholla at candw.ag>
  • Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:30:11 -0400
Wow, quite a weather weekend, on Saturday we raced in the Jolly Harbour Regatta in winds averaging 20-25 knots, on Sunday it was stronger. I estimated 25-28 knots constant with gusts up to 35 knots. All racing was cancelled that day as it was just too windy and seemed to have been getting stronger.

Today was a public holiday (Heroes Day) so off to the beach to find very rough seas at Rendezvous Bay, and a very southerly wind. All the rain clouds kept passing overhead so I assumed it dumped rain on Antigua after bumping into the hills. This was quite evident on the way home.

We just had a strong shower with some thunder occasionally rolling around. It has stopped and the tree frogs have resumed the chirping. Nice rain though.

Alan B Scholl
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- just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water......
  • From: eli fuller <elifuller at yahoo.com>
  • Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 12:24:45 -0800 (PST)
a pretty hard core storm system blows up. Wow, i am soooooo glad i am not on my way down to the caribbean passing North of puerto rico. The last time i did that trip with my brother the weather was bad enough. That coastline is rough on a good day and must be stinking at the moment. I see there are massive swells (over 9 feet) in the BVIs at the moment according to swell maps, and we are getting wind effects from the system all the way down here. I dunno if you can view this, but at the moment its showing some wicked circulation. http://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/ramsdis/online/loop_640.asp?product=tropical_ge_4km_visir2_floater_1
We had some fun SUP surfing last week and my friends said it was "epic" glassy waves off St. James Club today. My stand up paddle board should be on its way from Maui. Not soon enough according to windguru.com who is predicting some pretty big waves this week. I still have the windsuring equipment ready from the last time i used it in DEAN earlier this summer. 25 knots and 3.5 meter waves wednesday thursday. wicked!!! hold it down! Just so you know what i am talking about when i say SUP boards. This is a stand up paddle board.


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- Before and after
  • From: Alan Scholl <scholla at candw.ag>
  • Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 08:40:49 -0400
Looking again at the USGS site, following is a listing of some before and some aftershocks:

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Maps/10/300_15_eqs.php

MAG UTC DATE-TIME y/m/d h:m:s LAT deg LON deg DEPTHkm Region MAP 5.1 2007/11/30 04:00:00 14.995 -61.275 150.7 MARTINIQUE REGION, WINDWARD ISLANDS MAP 4.8 2007/11/29 20:11:10 15.094 -61.234 141.6 DOMINICA REGION, LEEWARD ISLANDS MAP 5.0 2007/11/29 19:34:45 15.102 -61.308 142.6 DOMINICA REGION, LEEWARD ISLANDS MAP 7.4 2007/11/29 19:00:19 14.951 -61.241 143.1 MARTINIQUE REGION, WINDWARD ISLANDS MAP 4.8 2007/11/28 14:18:11 15.046 -60.544 78.7 MARTINIQUE REGION, WINDWARD ISLANDS

4.8 --> 7.4 (Increasing)
7.4 --> 5.0 (Decreasing)
5.0 --> 4.8 (Decreasing)
4.8 --> 5.1 (Increasing) <-- I hope this is an anomaly and that we aren't going to see another higher one this week???

The last four occurrences all seem to be within 14-151 km deep, so there seems to be some activity at that depth for some reason.

Can a seismologist email me with their thoughts. Can moving magma cause a quake at this depth, or is it only plate movements?

Alan B Scholl
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- Earthquke yesterday - WOW
  • From: Alan Scholl <scholla at candw.ag>
  • Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 08:25:13 -0400
That was quite a shake, was sitting at my desk and felt the first small wave, then it continued and got stronger as I headed outside, even as we got it to the parking lot it was still shaking. A few large racks of equipment were teeter-tottering as we ran out.

The day before there was also another quake registering 5.1, see http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2007kiab.php

That is the danger of earthquakes in that we have no real way of predicting them.

Just for clarification as I have read and heard on the radio several different magnitudes, the magnitude for our 1974 quake was 7.5, the official data from the USGS database is as follows :

PDE 1974 10 08 095058.10 17.30 -62.00 47 7.50 Ms GS 8DX. .......

Alan B Scholl
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- The earthquake
  • From: "MARTHA WATKINS GILKES" <gilkesm at candw.ag>
  • Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 08:00:28 -0400
This mornings  news  is all about the quake we told you about yesterday.   Thank goodness it has been reported there was no loss of life or even serious damage on ANTIGUA  (and no loss of life on any of the islands) .. But it seems there is some serious damage on  Martinique and Dominica.  Reports are still coming in.  
         Meanwhile it is a beautiful day in "paradise"! 

- QUAKE
  • From: "john fuller" <fullerj at candw.ag>
  • Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 22:34:57 -0400

MOST BUILDINGS IN ST. JOHN’S WERE DISGORGED OF THEIR OCCUPANTS (INCLUDING ME) THIS AFTERNOON WHEN WE ALL WERE SCARED SH…TLESS BY THE MARTINIQUE QUAKE. STRONGEST QUAKE HERE SINCE THE OCT 8 1974 7.25 QUAKE. NO SERIOUS APPARENT DAMAGE HERE.

 

BOYS IN THE BACKROOM BLAMED IT ON YESTERDAY’S BEANS


- Largest earthquake in Caribbean history
  • From: "MARTHA WATKINS GILKES" <gilkesm at candw.ag>
  • Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:35:30 -0400
Thursday, November 29, 2007 at 03:00:19 PM  ANTIGUA FELT  a strong earth quake along with a number of other islands..  It is now being said to be the largest earthquake in Caribbean history! 
It was just off the  island of  Martinique.   Reports are  coming in  on our radio from many people...but there seems to be no major damage or  deaths at least.  
 
 
On our news  reports that  St Lucia, Martinique, St Vincent airports  have CLOSED... This is  literally BREAKING NEWS  RIGHT NOW so stand by for more.
 
 

- Quiet ending ???
  • From: Alan Scholl <scholla at candw.ag>
  • Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:53:45 -0400

Our "winter" is certainly kicking in. It has been pretty nippy the past few days. Today is overcast and rainy which ensures that the A/C also drops the office temperature by a few degrees.

The Pacific (2 storms) and Indian oceans (1 storm) seems to have picked up quite a bit. I hope the Atlantic remains as is, as we don't need any later bloomers at this time of the year.

Alan B Scholl
www.digitalphoto.ag


- DUST
  • From: "john fuller" <fullerj at candw.ag>
  • Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:38:38 -0400

YOUR SAHARA DUST MAP IS WRONG. WE ARE BURIED IN IT.


- more rain
  • From: "john fuller" <fullerj at candw.ag>
  • Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 07:58:09 -0300

Rained on and off all night and still is.


- wash skin and everything else
  • From: "john fuller" <fullerj at candw.ag>
  • Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 21:20:49 -0300

We are absolutely flooded out here. Wonderful pond rain. Horse spider walking. Boys finally getting a bath!


- 3 Gorgeous days
  • From: Alan Scholl <scholla at candw.ag>
  • Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2007 12:19:07 -0400

Saturday, Sunday and now today have been really nice, bright blue skies and vry sunny. I hope it continues for at least a few more days. I was planning to wash my pickup on the weekend but didn't want to jinx the weather as it always seems to rain when I wash my vehicle. We have been lucky this season so far, but who knows, weather is unpredictable.

Have a good week to all.

Alan B Scholl
www.digitalphoto.ag


- Rain and thunder
  • From: Alan Scholl <scholla at candw.ag>
  • Date: Fri, 05 Oct 2007 08:10:00 -0400
WHOAAA was awoken this morning at 2AM by some serious thunder. This went on until it faded away at 3:45AAM. There was torrential rainfall and it i pretty much overcast at the moment. The sat maps don't look good for any beaching this weekend. Oh well, we can only hope it blows north and not west. The farmers and animals are happy and it is also nice and cool.

Alan B Scholl
www.digitalphoto.ag


- a PROPER rain!
  • From: eli fuller <elifuller at yahoo.com>
  • Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 03:28:33 -0700 (PDT)
wow, Antigua has finally had a real rain. It was the kind you expect to find at some point during the tropical season. The lightning and thunder in Jolly Harbour last night were quite a show. I don't think there are any cisterns in trouble anymore on the island, and it still hasn't stopped raining. That low out in the atlantic is looking like it may give us some more rain in a few days too. I think we have had quite enough though as this stuff isn't good for boating. Anyway, it looks like by tomorrow things will start to dry out...... at least until the low does its thing.  

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- wind shear
  • From: eli fuller <elifuller at yahoo.com>
  • Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2007 06:51:17 -0700 (PDT)
I find it interesting to listen to people having discussions about hurricanes especially when it comes to "the facts" a people see them. Global Warming is one topic which is on everyone's mind these days and its very much in vogue to be speaking about it during hurricane season. For a long time people didn't believe in it at all with some people like George Buch JR. trying to get people to ignore "the facts" for ages. Anyway, it seems that even he now believes that something is going on and that we all have to change our evil ways to stop Global Warming. Last week many of us saw that several scientists on both sides of the Atlantic had come up with ways of slowing down global warming by using massive pipes that would pump cold water to the surface....you can read more on this link:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7014503.stm
 
There is no doubt that something is going on and i think a better term to use than Global Warming is "Climate Change". We know for sure that things are changing and steps need to be taken by us all to help this.
Anyway, getting back to storms and stuff, it is interesting to note that back in the spring i saw several articles saying that "global warming" was in fact hurting the development of huge and frequent hurricanes. What!!! Global warming means less hurricanes? I am not sure but just looking at how many storms have been busted up before they got their engines all revved up, i think "the facts" in this case may be correct. My grandmother says that that the weather is all messed since they put a man on the moon. Who knows but having different bits of info helps to give us a better idea of what's going on i guess. Here the article is worth a read: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/04/070417182843.htm
 
PS. The photo was taken this time last year on the way back from fishing with the old man. Warm winds and waters.... 


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- Yesterday...
  • From: Alan Scholl <scholla at candw.ag>
  • Date: Tue, 02 Oct 2007 07:55:41 -0400
The skies opened up yesterday afternoon. The weather reporter indicated that they recorded 1.6 inches of rain at the airport. There was also quite a bit of lightning and thunder. A few strikes came pretty close to my workplace at Clare Hall, the flash and thunder occurred in the same second, pretty scary.

This morning, you could hear the rumbling of thunder to the north, causing the dogs to render their anger at the thunder god.

The sun is out though, could be a hot one.

Alan B Scholl
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- Fluky weather
  • From: Alan Scholl <scholla at candw.ag>
  • Date: Mon, 01 Oct 2007 07:56:58 -0400
Yesterday was overcast, strange clouds and rain off and on. Picture shows some unusual cloud formations yesterday. There was some lightning shows north of Devil's Bridge and beautiful sunset.

Alan B Scholl
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- Tropical Depression TWELVE Forecast Discussion
  • From: "john fuller" <fullerj at candw.ag>
  • Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 22:50:00 -0300
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCDAT2+shtml/250234.shtml?


- lovely fishing weather.
  • From: eli fuller <elifuller at yahoo.com>
  • Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 10:21:32 -0700 (PDT)
although there are "blobs" out there looking "good" (IMO one of them looking like a storm): http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/east/catl/loop-vis.html,
the weather as i said in my update last week has been awesome for powerboating and fishing with lovely calm seas. Its crazy how when its like this rain can be extremely heavy but localized. I took this photo below yesterday 20 miles east of Antigua and looking at it you would never have guessed that there were areas on that little island (antigua) getting soaked with rain. Anyway, it turned out being a nice day all over the area yesterday once again. I went fishing three times last week and ate three different types of each night. Yum.. Hope the big blob stays north and gives us another nice calm weekend as windguru is saying.


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- rain and thunder last night
  • From: Alan Scholl <scholla at candw.ag>
  • Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 08:21:38 -0400
The remnants of INGRID gave us some heavy rain at about 7:30PM last night. An hour later, there was quite a lightning show and some very loud thunder for a few hours. Bright and sunny this morning although there are a few clouds lingering around that could produce a few rain showers. It is already pretty hot though so the beachgoers could be happy.

Alan B Scholl
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- GOOD NEWS
  • From: "Martha Watkins Gilkes" <gilkesm at candw.ag>
  • Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 06:28:13 -0400
   A   nice  hard shower woke me at   6 am so Antigua is getting some rain at least on the east coast.  However it seems INGRID has broken up reading the  5:30 am advisory,  although looking at the  sat picture maybe we will  still get some more welcome showers today.  Meanwhile we will monitor what is  behind in the  Atlantic.
 

- WATCHING INGRID
  • From: "Martha Watkins Gilkes" <gilkesm at candw.ag>
  • Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 17:25:03 -0400
 
Ingrid is  not a Hurricane, thank goodness.... But first of all SHE DID NOT  TAKE THE BIG NORTH TURN  as much as  thought...and she is ON OUR DOORSTEP... Will be the closest to us it seems tomorrow afternoon.   With  gusts over  35 mph which is enough to blow things around in our  "outdoor world" ( most of my house does not even have WALLS, much less windows...)   So  Antigua..  Heads up   as she could come closer than we have thought the last day or two.   We might get a  bit of wind.. And lets hope RAIN.
 
THE CENTER SHOULD PASS JUST TO THE
NORTHEAST AND NORTH OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS.  HOWEVER A
DEVIATION TO THE LEFT COULD BRING THE CENTER NEAR THOSE ISLANDS ON
MONDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS
 
 
Results for Antigua (17.12N, 61.78W):
The approximate Closest Point of Approach (CPA) is located near 18.5N, 60.9W or about 107.8 miles (173.5 km) from your location. The estimated time of when the center of the storm will be at that location is in about 23.3 hours (Monday, September 17 at 4:18PM EDT).

- fishing weather.....
  • From: eli fuller <elifuller at yahoo.com>
  • Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 06:51:11 -0700 (PDT)
oh boy, its weather like this that all of us who have powerboats dream of. Glassssssssssssssss calm. With Ingrid fizzling and bubbling as she passes 150 miles away from us the weather couldn't be better. One of the old man's back room boys was out yesterday and caught a marlin and a huge yellowfin tuna before coming in to join us saying goodbye to one of the other "back room boys".
Anyway, the marlin was released but the tuna will be sushi by now. The photo of the little waterspots trying to form was taken yesterday morning on our way back from taking part in The International Coastal Cleanup. Little groups of people all over the island were collecting garbage from our coastline. Today is round two for about 25 of us on my boat as we go around the island in a fun cleanup session. Fishing tomorrow and tuesday in this lovely weather!!! Looking at the blob out in the atlantic....


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- Tropical Floater Two Visible Imagery - Satellite Services Division
  • From: "john fuller" <fullerj at candw.ag>
  • Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 20:28:59 -0300
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/flt/t2/loop-vis.html

My son Eli showed me this. Click twice on little box at top right of
screen 'Trop fcst pts'. Td 8 is not following the forecast northerly
track as yet. Boys in the backroom sending for soap (and nails).


- CORRECT ON POST BELOW
  • From: "Martha Watkins Gilkes" <gilkesm at candw.ag>
  • Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:46:11 -0400
ON my  post below the  second site should have been this one which shows the
System to the north of us.   smal082007.07091212.gif thumbnail
 

- TD #8
  • From: "Martha Watkins Gilkes" <gilkesm at candw.ag>
  • Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:37:19 -0400
Doing some  research on what the big boys are  saying on this newest development. I like the bottom two better that the top one!  We certainly better keep an eye on this one - it is sure to become  the next hurricane.. INGRID ..  With it 1130 miles away moving at  12 mph that means it will be in our  area in about  4 days...unless it  speeds up!  WE WILL hope for only  RAIN.  
 
This track below certainly does not look good for us...
 
 
This one puts  the systems to the NORTH of us 
 
 
The site below  does include us  on the  edge of  the  "cone" but still has it north of  us
 
 
 
 
AND YOU  CAN  below   THE  HURRICANE HUNTERS ARE FLYING TD #8  WHICH IS  GOOD NEWS AS THAT WILL GIVE US MORE  ACCURATE INFO  IN FUTURE ADVISORIES. Having flown with them  a couple of years  back  (shown here in front of the  HURRICANE HUNTER)  I have great confidence in   their reports.
 
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 08
      FLIGHT ONE
      A. 14/0000Z
      B. NOAA3 0108A CYCLONE
      C. 13/2000Z
      D. 14.0N 48.0W
      E. 13/2300Z TO 14/0230Z
      F. SFC TO 10,000 FT

- TD#8 right on time
  • From: Alan Scholl <scholla at candw.ag>
  • Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 10:51:24 -0400

Passing the Hurricane peak, we have TD#8 on our nose.
Only 35mph at 11AM Sep 12 but who knows with these storms in these time.
The northern Leewards should keep an "eye" on this one.

Alan B Scholl
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- be prepared
  • From: eli fuller <elifuller at hotmail.com>
  • Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 12:17:54 +0000
Since blob # 91 can't make up its mind quickly, i think we should all be very aware of the various possibilities. At this point Antigua could be in the path of a good storm and all should be prepared to get ready at short notice. The best news is that the windsurfers and kitesurfers at www.windguru.com still think we will get nothing. Keep an eye on it though, and remember to head to the beach to help clean up the shores on saturday (International Coastal Cleanup Day).

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- international cleanup day
  • From: eli fuller <elifuller at yahoo.com>
  • Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 05:08:37 -0700 (PDT)
There are many people looking and speaking about the "blob" east of the islands, and for good reason i guess. We are in peak action time. Anyway, for those of you who happen upon this site and are not weather junkies just keep an eye on this site for updates on upcoming weather. You can also look at http://www.weatherunderground.com/tropical/ for more info.
If the "blob" doesn't give us more than we can handle here in Antigua this weekend, then a growing group of us will be taking part in International Coastal Cleanup Day which was started in Texas in 1986. There are now over 6 million people from all over the world helping to clean marine debris. If you are near a shoreline anywhere this Saturday please help by picking up a little extra trash. After storms there always seems to be more than normal and although Dean missed us he did put quite a bit of stuff up onto the beaches here. Hope to see you out there and that the "blob" doesn't stop you.


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- HEAVENS OPENING
  • From: "Martha Watkins Gilkes" <gilkesm at candw.ag>
  • Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 11:15:02 -0400
ANTIGUA IS  GETTING  A BIG DOWNPOUR NOW WITH  GUSTY SOUTH WINDS.   ON THE  SAT PIC YOU CAN SEE THE  RED MASS OVER  US.   WE ARE  VERY THANKFUL FOR  THIS VERY NEEDED  RAIN.  
 

- BBC NEWS | Americas | More bodies found in Felix wake
  • From: "john fuller" <fullerj at candw.ag>
  • Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2007 23:25:22 -0300
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6982722.stm


- SILENCE
  • From: "john fuller" <fullerj at candw.ag>
  • Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2007 21:11:30 -0300

THE SILENCE FROM THE MOSKITO CAYS AND THE MOSKITO COAST IS DEAFENING


- Sensational reporting
  • From: Alan Scholl <scholla at candw.ag>
  • Date: Wed, 05 Sep 2007 09:06:36 -0400
Hi all,

After reading Eli's (ANU) and Penny's (HON) emails this morning I wanted to add my little bit. I do often wonder if the large media houses actually report news or "make" news. With the fierce competition for viewers, I also wonder what will they do next. I am sure we can recall AC's bouts with reporting "from the heart of the storm" i.e. outside during 75mph winds. This had also resulted in a female reporter being hurt in the Bahamas a few years back.

But back to sensationalism, in 1996 Antigua was under a Hurricane Warning for BERTHA, a Cat 1one as it approached. A CNN reporter indicated that Antigua is "being slammed right now". I looked outside, there was NO rain, NO wind, NADA. Not even a drizzle to kick start the garden frogs into some chirping. If you did look at the satellite picture, we were in the middle of the big red patch but there was ABSOLUTELY NOTHING happening. BERTHA's NE quadrant was miles away and that night a few of us even went out for drinks and watched the stars twinkle.

While I don't agree with their sensations, they need to woo viewers but at the same time we also need to let them know that one sentence in a bad report can destroy the economy of a small island or country and the livelihoods of the people that depend on tourism.

The media have a responsibility for reporting and not making news.

Alan B Scholl
www.digitalphoto.ag


- FW: Sunday Mirror, 02 Sep 2007. Pages 6 - 7
  • From: eli fuller <elifuller at hotmail.com>
  • Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2007 12:21:30 +0000
I have been reading the many posts about CNN and other misleading and incorrect weather reports that are designed with the "shock and awe" tactics so commonly used these days. One of the reasons i decided to join Gert's team of reporters is that i felt there was a need for more proactive reporting. The press loves "nasty" and will do anything to make things sound more horrible after a storm. Writing the facts on this site is a great step forward for sure, but there are other ways to get the message out as soon as possible that despite what CNN and others are saying, we are ok after a storm. My blog listed below got hundreds of hits and up to now is still getting hits from search engines where the words "hurricane Dean Antigua" were googled. My web tracker tells me what the searches were and i have had now over 1000 "hurricane damage" related searches end up at my blog. There are still people out there that think that Antigua was destroyed by Dean. So i am delighted to see what happens when you do a search for "hurricane damage Antigua" on google. Also while writing in my blog about hurricanes and Antigua and how few have actually hit antigua over the past 50 years i came upon Hurricane City's website which said that Hurricane Donna killed 107 people in 1960 here on the island. I researched and found that the 107 acutally drowned in Puerto Rico..... Since the weather channel and CNN use the stats found on Hurricane City i was quick to email them and give them the facts. They did change the listing but now say that 107 were killed in the Northern Antilles...most in puerto rico. ALL WERE KILLED IN PUERTO RICO! Anyway, bad reporting is just part of it. I give you another example which is hurting antigua's tourism at the moment. The day Hurricane Dean was missing Antigua way to the south, we were getting some swells here and a Sandals dive boat lost two of its divers for a few hours. The british rags went to town on the story. "Shark infested waters", "razor sharp reefs" "great white sharks", and "lost at sea" were just some of the shock tactics that were used by the papers. I am trying to foreward the email about the sharks. Misleading reporting is just part of the media process and is sure to happen. This is why forums, message boards, and blogs are out there giving the people the facts. The Caribbean is up and running people....just ask us.
eli


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- FELIX AND THE MOSQUITO COAST
  • From: "john fuller" <fullerj at candw.ag>
  • Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 23:50:26 -0300

FELIX IS HEADED FOR THE NORTHERN CARIBBEAN COAST OF NICARAGUA. USED TO BE A BRITISH PROTECTORATE AND THE POPULATION IS MOSTLY DESCENDANTS OF WEST INDIANS AND MOST ARE ENGLISH SPEAKING. BLUEFIELDS IS THE MAIN CITY. THERE ARE ALSO AMERINDIANS CALLED THE MOSQUITO INDIANS. THE MOSQUITO COAST WAS AND STILL IS VERY FAMOUS FOR THE LARGE NUMBERS OF GREEN TURTLES THERE. PAUL THEROUX’S FAMOUS NOVEL “THE MOSQUITO COAST” WAS ABOUT THE AREA. IT IS AN ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL PLACE. THEY TOO DON’T NEED FELIX.


- THE BOYS
  • From: "john fuller" <fullerj at candw.ag>
  • Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2007 14:02:03 -0300

THE BOYS ARE GRIEVING. WE LOST ONE LAST NIGHT. R.I.P. BILLY


- DR GREY
  • From: "john fuller" <fullerj at candw.ag>
  • Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2007 17:55:09 -0300

THE DOC MUST BE THINKING THAT HE SHOULD NOT HAVE REVISED HIS ESTIMATES DOWN. LOOKS A LITTLE LIKE WE’RE GOING TO BE BUSY IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. BOUGHT PLYWWOD FOR THE DEAN. MAY STILL NEED IT. NO RAIN HERE, THE BOYS SMELL RYSH.


- GABRIELLE??
  • From: "john fuller" <fullerj at candw.ag>
  • Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2007 14:23:18 -0300
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- TS FELIX and ???
  • From: Alan Scholl <scholla at candw.ag>
  • Date: Sat, 01 Sep 2007 13:11:22 -0400
FELIX sneaked up on us as 94 INVEST, the Grenada pictures from John were scary. I have been at True Blue Bay and it is quite a bit different WOW. Looking out to the East is another spot INVEST98L, it has a reading of 1009mB on the chart and is also showing 30mph. Mother Africa is sending them over fast and furious. It is that time of the year though, the average peak Take care all and have a good weekend

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- NEXT BEST SITE TO OURS
  • From: "john fuller" <fullerj at candw.ag>
  • Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 19:37:34 -0300
http://www.crownweather.com/tropical.html

GREAT SITE. THE BOYS LIKE ALL THE PRETTY COLOURS.
GRATIAS DEO THAT FELIX ISN'T FELIX YET BUT BELIZE AND THE ADJOINING
COAST OF THE YUCATAN DON'T REALLY NEED ANY MORE RIGHT NOW.


- http://www.sfwmd.gov/org/omd/ops/weather/plots/storm_94.gif
  • From: "john fuller" <fullerj at candw.ag>
  • Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 23:34:57 -0300
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THE BOYS IN THE BACKROOM ARE WATCHING THE PLOTS OF THIS ONE. MAYBE SOME
RAIN FOR A "WASH KIN".
STATISTICALLY THE NEXT 2 WEEKS ARE THE PEAK OF THE HURRICANE SEASON.


- windguru getting a little turned on again....
  • From: eli fuller <elifuller at hotmail.com>
  • Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 18:39:21 +0000
The windsurfing and kitesurfing site windguru.com, is starting to show Friday as more and more windy, and with a little "blob" which seems to be the buzz word these days...showing up on the maps, i may have to put my windsurfing gear back into the pickup on thursday. This is the link: http://www.windguru.com/int/index.php?sc=52075
Will keep ya posted. eli


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- Antigua Reports Sunny Skies After Hurricane Dean
  • From: "marie.kephart at ypartnership.com" <marie.kephart at ypartnership.com>
  • Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 15:55:40 -0400
ANTIGUA, W.I.,(August 22, 2007)&#8212; Sunny skies are in the forecast for 
Antigua and Barbuda after Hurricane Dean moved through the Caribbean late last 
week.  The airport, beaches, accommodations, restaurants, shops and attractions 
in Antigua and Barbuda are operating as usual.

According to Lorraine Headley, Director General for the Ministry of Tourism, 
all residents and visitors remained safe as the storm passed through the region.

"The day after the storm, shops and restaurants were open and visitors were 
back on the beaches enjoying their vacation," Headley explained.

The Antigua Hotel and Tourist Association reported that there was no known 
damage to any of the resort properties, other than minor uprooting of trees and 
flora, as a result of strong winds.

Transportation:
Airlines are operating as regularly scheduled.
Cruise lines have returned to regular schedules.

Hotels & Resorts:
No major damage to hotels and resorts.
Limited damage to trees and plants.

Beaches:
All beaches are open and in good condition.

Journey into the heart of the Caribbean and discover the sister islands of 
Antigua and Barbuda, where translucent turquoise waters gently lapping against 
365 white and pink sand beaches are just the beginning of the treasures that 
await visitors. As one of the world's top tropical destinations, accommodations 
range from trendy, boutique hotels by a rich cultural heritage and diverse 
recreational activities that ensure an authentic Caribbean experience. For more 
information about these two beautiful islands, go to www.antigua-barbuda.org.

For more information, contact Ypartnership Public Relations:
Marie Kephart
407.838.1827
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- wobble some more!
  • From: eli fuller <elifuller at yahoo.com>
  • Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2007 06:44:10 -0700 (PDT)
Things are totally back to normal here as if Dean?s threat never existed. Lets hope that was the last one of the season to be forecast this side. I am not ready for a hit and am soooo glad it missed us. Thinking about the other islands and their troubles gives me the jitters. Hurricane Dean is about to give Jamaica some hard core conditions with torrential rains and dangerous winds. During the night the storm ?wobbled? a bit along its forecast track which now shows the eye no longer passing directly over the island. Unfortunately many people seem to think that because the eye wont go right over the island..things will be ok. Here in Antigua we know that to be very untrue as Hurricane Luis (http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/1995luis.html) showed us back in 1995. The eye of that terrible storm?s eye went over our sister Barbuda 26 miles away, but it gave us no mercy here on Antigua. We had sustained 140mph for what seemed like ages and much higher gusts all over the island. There was a report from the US Naval Base which was still open at the time, saying that they recorded a gust of 190 knots. I hope Jamaicans go to the shelters. The eye is forecast to pass so close that the terribly dangerous winds will come ashore as well. Hey I hope it wobbles more to the south of the forecast track, but it?s already raining in Kingston. Get ready people! The photo shows waves way off shore Curtain Bluff over 100 miles from the eye wall. Jamaica's coastline will be closer!


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- back to normal here
  • From: eli fuller <elifuller at yahoo.com>
  • Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2007 05:53:31 -0700 (PDT)
Agree with Alan. doesn't look good for those in the new Dean's path. all ok here. nice sunshine today and things are back to normal. i have not heard of any damage. good windsurfing yesterday at jabberwock!  Took this pic 5 minutes ago. A lovely day here for the beach (or more windsurfing)

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- The Perfect Storm
  • From: Allan D <top_shatta_ad2002 at hotmail.com>
  • Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2007 00:49:57 -0400
Larger, Slower, Stronger...the perfect ingredient for a perfect disaster from a perfect storm. With an increase in Dean's wind radii and its slower forward speed in addition to its greater intensity would mean that any landmass it strike would be a sample of true catastrophy. I need not say more, God bless wherever it goes.


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- HALF MOON BAY DURING HURRICANE DEAN
  • From: "Martha Watkins Gilkes" <gilkesm at candw.ag>
  • Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 18:07:52 -0400
These photos  were taken  early  this morning  at HALF MOON  BAY  with the big rollers  coming in.   I was just down again and it is still VERY VERY ROUGH.  Also the heavy rain showers  have  started here  and  on the other side of the island.   
 
 

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- Watches or warning for Jamaica
  • From: Allan D <top_shatta_ad2002 at hotmail.com>
  • Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:03:44 -0400
Close sources informed me that the government of Jamaica would likely initiate hurricane watches or warning at the 5:00 pm official advisory. Stay tuned.


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- Dean is HUGE!!!
  • From: Allan D <top_shatta_ad2002 at hotmail.com>
  • Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 13:18:57 -0400
What Dean didn't achieve due to its speed was make up in size. It's been a while since a hurricane this large(in terms of size) pass through the Caribbean, even Ivan did not match Dean when it comes to size. At 12:30 pm, the hurricane from top to bottom measured a wooping 600 miles, that's nearly 1000 km! Its width is even wider. Tropical storm wind radii extends out to 185 miles from the center. You see these sizes in the Gulf not near the Eastern Caribbean.

At around 10:00 am, we got heavy rain and winds topping 35 mph, three hours later(1:00 pm) it is still raining and we expect the rain and overcast sky for another 5-6 hours. Everything seems fine here. Martinique got the brunt of this storm, haven't heard from them in a while.

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- Dean is HUGE!
  • From: Allan D <top_shatta_ad2002 at hotmail.com>
  • Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 13:18:15 -0400
What Dean didn't achieve due to its speed was make up in size. It's been a while since a hurricane this large(in terms of size) pass through the Caribbean, even Ivan did not match Dean when it comes to size. At 12:30 pm, the hurricane from top to bottom measured a wooping 600 miles, that's nearly 1000 km! Its width is even wider. Tropical storm wind radii extends out to 185 miles from the center. You see these sizes in the Gulf not near the Eastern Caribbean.

At around 10:00 am, we got heavy rain and winds topping 35 mph, three hours later(1:00 pm) it is still raining and we expect the rain and overcast sky for another 5-6 hours. Everything seems fine here. Martinique got the brunt of this storm, haven't heard from them in a while.


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- Dean is HUGE!
  • From: Allan D <top_shatta_ad2002 at hotmail.com>
  • Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 13:18:15 -0400
What Dean didn't achieve due to its speed was make up in size. It's been a while since a hurricane this large(in terms of size) pass through the Caribbean, even Ivan did not match Dean when it comes to size. At 12:30 pm, the hurricane from top to bottom measured a wooping 600 miles, that's nearly 1000 km! Its width is even wider. Tropical storm wind radii extends out to 185 miles from the center. You see these sizes in the Gulf not near the Eastern Caribbean.

At around 10:00 am, we got heavy rain and winds topping 35 mph, three hours later(1:00 pm) it is still raining and we expect the rain and overcast sky for another 5-6 hours. Everything seems fine here. Martinique got the brunt of this storm, haven't heard from them in a while.


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- winds and waves backing off already.
  • From: eli fuller <elifuller at yahoo.com>
  • Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 10:08:50 -0700 (PDT)
when i last posted the winds were only about 25 and by 10 they were way stronger. Xabier Ross, the owner of Wadadli Catamarans was having a hard time windsurfing with his 4.6m sail on the north side. We went looking for the perfect wind and wave direction. The waves at castaways and jolly beach were pretty good but the winds were not the right direction. Johnsons Point was perfect winds but the waves were not that big. On the way there we saw more errosion at OJs which has been happening for some time now with the removal of sand there after on of the storms and the rocks they put in to "protect" the property. I think OJs will be an island soon. Anyway, Old Road had some huge waves but the winds were gusty coming off the hills a bit. Ty and I went up to Half Moon Bay where we saw what we expexted to see. Huge closing out waves with not much but white water. I have windsurfed there before when it was like that and the mushy on-shore conditions with 30 knots just isn't that fun. Ty has just called from Jabberwock near where Xabier had been out and said that its perfect winds at about 25 knots with some good wind chop...no real ocean swell there though. Back here in Jolly Harbour the waves have already started to subside. I think the heaviest winds and waves are already over. May get some more rain though. I uploaded a few pics to: http://www.flickr.com/photos/antiguan but nothing that dramatic. May go am meet up with Ty for an afternoon windsurfing session now. All my surfing friends have been trying to surf since about 6 am....and say that nothing was that great. Mostly blown out choppy and big wind swell. Sounds like Ty will have fun at Jabbawock. Will try to snap a few photos. Hope all are ok in the islands to the south. Eli


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- RAIN and more WIND
  • From: Alan Scholl <scholla at candw.ag>
  • Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:03:44 -0400
Over the past 2 hours, the wind has picked up a bit and the rain is now falling very heavy. I just peeked outside and there was a large grey wall painting over us. We need the rain so no complaints there. Alan B Scholl
www.digitalphoto.ag


- THE DEANERY
  • From: "john fuller" <fullerj at candw.ag>
  • Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 20:13:20 -0300

VERY BIG SEAS. SUSTAINED WIND 20-30 MPH A LITTLE SOUTH OF EAST. NO DAMN RAIN. GETTING RID OF DEAD WOOD IN THE TREES.

 

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- HURR DEAN
  • From: Alan Scholl <scholla at candw.ag>
  • Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 08:02:07 -0400
Following is a radar picture of DEAN from www.meteo.gp as it passed through the Lesser Antilles.

Have heard reports on the radio of Castries being flooded, the roof of the children's ward went, poles are down. Electricity is off but that was turned off for safety purposes.

Wishing you all a speedy recovery.

The wind here is about 20-25mph with a max reported gust of 38mph. It is overcast but not much rain.

Cayman, Jamaica, Haiti etc, are next on the bullseye, get ready for the first real storm of 2007.

Alan B Scholl
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- no rain yet in Jolly Harbour!
  • From: eli fuller <elifuller at yahoo.com>
  • Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 03:51:07 -0700 (PDT)
I was thinking that after seeing some of those pics last night, we would get some rain down here. IT's dark and cloudy and the tides are high, but no rain yet. I am sitting on my laptop about 30 feet from the Jolly Harbour sea wall outside the appt. i am renting and the biggest AA boat is another 5 feet from the sea wall. We are in the closest inlet to the beach and i can hear some ground swell hitting the beach although it must be small as i can't see it out on the horizon. The pics are radar pics from this hour showing the eye has just passed passed Dominica and Martinique. The other photo i snapped just now showing my balcony view. Winds seem to be around 25 maybe gusts to 30 mph. All is good here on the island. Thanks for the prayers.

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- EAST COAST Friday 6 am
  • From: "Martha Watkins Gilkes" <gilkesm at candw.ag>
  • Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 06:41:55 -0400
 "Little Cove"  the bay located next to Half Moon bay  is  pounding  away early this morning.  Normally a calm bay, now certainly showing the effects of  DEAN.  Am just heading  down to Half Moon  Bay to check out conditions there.   
 
Just spoke to our  MET OFFICE and  the highest winds to date they have reported are   40 mph.  The  system is presently  60.9 which is  due south of us and is moving quickly.   They think by  early afternoon most will be past,  although there is 100 miles of  clouds behind the hurricane so it will not be  our  usual  sunny Caribbean for a day or  2. 
 
LIAT, our  regional airline,  IS  FLYING  - about to  go to St Kitts now... Am checking to see if  American Airline is also going ( as San Juan is on warning so they    may not operate.)
All for now  
 

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- Dean...oh Dean
  • From: Allan D <top_shatta_ad2002 at hotmail.com>
  • Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 05:52:38 -0400
Ok, so Dean did not improve its eye structure over the last serveral hours, it is still Ol' Dean. Let's see if it strengthens during the next few hours to come. Dean is still a couple hours from passing the closest point to Antigua, we had several bands of rain sweeping through the northern portion of Antigua over the last three hours. Wind clocked at a general 27 mph in Seaton and 25 mph in St. John's. Max. gust recorded were 32 mph and 29 mph respectively. A few lightning strikes also took place. Other than that, we're safe and sound. Hope our friends in St. Lucia, Martinique and Dominica is fairing well down there.


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- 4 am HURRICANE DEAN
  • From: "Martha Watkins Gilkes" <gilkesm at candw.ag>
  • Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 04:04:31 -0400
It is now   4 am and DEAN is  pounding the poor islands south...thinking so much about our Caribbean neighbors... For  us here at Half Moon Bay.. Atlantic side.. My wind gauge show 40  MPH  highest gusts so far, which is not bad.   I just walked around  outside and  the east side of  my house is much more windy than the South side.    We have had some rain off and on but looking at the  satellite below  it seems  we have many more  hours  of  this to face before Dean is past the islands.  Awaiting the  5 am  report for more. 
 
 

- Dean update
  • From: Allan D <top_shatta_ad2002 at hotmail.com>
  • Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 02:24:41 -0400
Forgot to mention on my last post, satellite image shows an improved signature over the last couple of hours, while the eye remains cloud filled. Still, Dean may be ready to strengthen again. If this holds, the intensity goes up on the 5:00 am advisory, if not...well, it's still ol' Dean.


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- Dean knocking on our doors...
  • From: Allan D <top_shatta_ad2002 at hotmail.com>
  • Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 02:10:47 -0400
Back to work after a six hour nap, I wished it could've been longer. My colleagues just informed me the forecast department have extended the TS warning west. I love the scene here whenever a hurricane's in the wild, it's more chaotic and lively.

It is 2:00 AM, A light shower earlier, no sign of rain now but the winds have just picked up a tad. A few clouds in the sky, I could see lightning in the distance as another band approaches, worst weather for Antigua expected between 4-8 AM.
And what's the worst? I'd say 45 mph wind tops, and rain for sure, 1-3 inches, basically just another rainy, breezy day. I couldn't say the same for  the other islands. Martinique and Dominica is in the middle of the muddle. Best wishes for you guys, there'll be damage, I could just hope it won't be serious. I've driven a car at 100 mph...on highways(By the way, it's against the law and i didn't get clocked) and trust me, you don't wanna have the windows open. Dean's bout of intensification have stopped either because of an eyewall replacement cycle or it's fast forward speed. More likely the latter since ERC don't usually take place that often at category two intensity, it could still be ERC though, whatever it is, it's not stopping Dean from the onslaught. It'll be all over by afternoon, I hope.


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- HURRICANE DEAN 11 p.m.
  • From: "Martha Watkins Gilkes" <gilkesm at candw.ag>
  • Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 23:10:15 -0400
  It is  dead calm outside... But  we know  we have  a big storm just to the South
 
Sort of an odd  feeling as    you feel the calm before the storm..
 
But we are  so  lucky  here in Antigua  to not have this monster on top of us and   and hearts go out to   the southern islands with the hope they are  spared  too  much damage
 
Am concerned  if  SAN JUAN WILL BE  CLOSED   ( the airport)  on  Saturday as I am due in the  PACIFIC  (Solomon islands)  for  diving expedition.  Time  will tell..
 
To see the path  refer to the link in my  earlier posting.   
 
 

- TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE....
  • From: "john fuller" <fullerj at candw.ag>
  • Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:11:35 -0300

WINDY WITH SEAS HIGHER THAN WARRANTED BY THE ENE BREEZE. BIG SWELLS. NO RAIN. A LITTLE MUGGY. DON’T WANT TO HAVE TO GET UP AT 4AM TO PUT UP PLYWOOD. EVERYONE EDGY. STARS SHOWING IN THE WEST. BIG FEEDER BANDS COMING IN THE COMING HOURS.

 

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- Hurricane DEAN
  • From: "Martha Watkins Gilkes" <gilkesm at candw.ag>
  • Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 22:32:30 -0400
  We are  dead  calm now   at this  late   hour  and waiting for  something from DEAN -also  waiting for   11 update   - now  1030 PM.. The  minutes tick like hours  when you await the  arrival of  such an odd visitor as  a HURRICANE. 
 
  We personally moved  small  breakable items and   took down  objects that's would be gone with the wind...like umbrellas ...but all reports give us assurance the bulk of the storm will stay south. However  we have the otter wind bands  which may lash   out  at us.  
 
 Antigua  is   so blessed and lucky  this go  round but we have to remember  September and October.
 
 

- squalls getting closer
  • From: eli fuller <elifuller at yahoo.com>
  • Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 14:28:48 -0700 (PDT)
everyone is asking me how strong the squalls will be here in
antigua....i am not sure but looking at the squall line rolling in on the radar
image below...makes me think that we may get some after all. This storm
did get big. Will be out taking photos tomorrow....and yes we have
cancelled our snorkeling trips. Windsurfing gear is ready though.


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- Small Dean to Big Dean
  • From: Allan D <top_shatta_ad2002 at hotmail.com>
  • Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 17:14:54 -0400
The hurricane have grown in size over the past 24 hours. Visible shows the cyclone spanning the entire length of the Eastern Caribbean, more than 500 miles across. Already, rainbands were affecting Barbados and approaching the Winward Islands with another 24 hours to go. Things have speeded up a lot too, a couple of days ago, Dean was forecast to reach the islands on Saturday afternoon, now it's brought the schedule up to Friday morning with a zooming 23 mph forward speed. Also, Dean is expected to cross the island chain with a maximum sustained wind of 115 miles per hour with higher gusts to 125 mph possible at an elevation of 100 metres. All residents in the eastern and central caribbean region should play really close attention to this hurricane(and I'm sure they are).
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- Dean Dead On Target
  • From: Allan D <top_shatta_ad2002 at hotmail.com>
  • Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:22:46 -0400
15:10 UTC analysis of the hurricane's dynamics continues to show a westward track heading for Martinique and nearby waters. Meteo France may consider issuing a hurricane warning for Guadeloupe in addition to Martinique later today just in case a slight north shifting brings the eye over Dominica. Dean is expected to slam into the islands as a strong Category 2 hurricane with max. wind clocked near 110 mph. But...if deepening occurs before landfall, it may well reach a category 3 major storm.
Dean continues on a swift westward course, this is both good news and bad news. It is good new in that the strongest winds in the hurricane will move past the islands quickly. The bad news...population living to the immediate north of the eye path will experience exaggerated wind conditions due to the addition effect,
Fast forward speed(22 mph est.) + Trade wind(10 mph est.) + Indicated velocity at landfall(111 mph est.) will produce an equivalent wind event of approx. 142 mph. Of course, this is a very rough estimate since interference, geographic relief and ambiguity all has an effect on the true wind speed but nevertheless, the true wind speed on the north side generally will be higher for a fast moving storm than for a slow moving one for a particular indicated speed. That said, I do wish everyone affected by this storm a safe journey, just be prepared! God Bless!


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- HURRICANE DEAN
  • From: "Martha Watkins Gilkes" <gilkesm at candw.ag>
  • Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:22:36 -0400
 Dean is  approaching the island chain  but will  stay south of Antigua  however, we  should
Get some  storm winds (see below for the  11 a.m. STROM WARNING that has just been posted to include  Antigua.)    and our met office  just  advised  our  airport  may be closed on  Saturday.   While  personally  I am not putting up hurricane shutters, I will  take down umbrellas and move  light  outdoor futurities  this afternoon as  we will start feeling   some effects later  today.     We will try to keep you posted.   
 
AT 11 AM AST...1500 UTC...THE METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE OF ANTIGUA HAS
UPGRADED THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH TO A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR
THE ISLANDS OF MONTSERRAT...ANTIGUA...ST. KITTS...NEVIS
...AND
BARBUDA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BARBADOS.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS
.
 
TWO sites showing  HURRICANE DEAN and the projected path
 
 
 
 

 

- hurricane dean still going way south of antigua
  • From: eli fuller <elifuller at yahoo.com>
  • Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 02:55:27 -0700 (PDT)
upgraded but still aiming to miss antigua totally... although most forecasts say that we will get some good windsurfing winds it looks like we will are not in store for any dangerous weather which is great news for us. I am up early making sure i can do tours today as we have two boats on the water. I will take some photos while out there later. Looks like there are a few scattered showers ahead of the storm, but nothing to keep us in port at this point.

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- NO PANIC---JUST PREPARE!!
  • From: "john fuller" <fullerj at candw.ag>
  • Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:45:11 -0300

           AS DAVE SAYS THE DEAN COULD MAKE A VERY SMALL RIGHT TURN AND GET VERY CLOSE TO US BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON - SO JUST IN CASE

           BE PREPARED

           (THE BOYS IN THE BACKROOM ARE HAVING FUN)

 


- TRMM scan of Erin
  • From: Allan D <top_shatta_ad2002 at hotmail.com>
  • Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 03:51:14 +0000

Above is a TRMM overpass of TS Erin, note that the patch of percipitation at 95W is the current location of the center.


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- Dean nearing hurricane strength
  • From: Allan D <top_shatta_ad2002 at hotmail.com>
  • Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 01:43:32 +0000
For the past few hours, IR looping shows a developing partial eye at the center of fairly deep organized convections. Outflow is also improving in the northern semi-circle while remaining fair elsewhere. Based on TAFB/SAB estimates, the current intensity should be nearing 60 kts or 70 mph. Dean could become a hurricane by morning.
 
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- New forecast for Dean
  • From: Allan D <top_shatta_ad2002 at hotmail.com>
  • Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 00:18:36 +0000

Blue area repesents above average hit probability while overlapping suggests increased risks.
Track passing near Martinique on Saturday night.


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- 11am and we looking better and better.
  • From: eli fuller <elifuller at hotmail.com>
  • Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 15:17:48 +0000
forecast still to pass so far to the south that we may not even notice that its come and gone. was kinda hoping for a little windsurfing action and some nice rain to sleep with, but if this track continues...it will be business as usual. Alan which format do i need to use to see an image on the site? let me try this one which shows another of last night's sunset:
 
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- TODAYS OUTLOOK
  • From: "Martha Watkins Gilkes" <gilkesm at candw.ag>
  • Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 09:51:46 -0400
 
 
Today is a beautiful day on "paradise",  although it is very HOT already!
 
This site shows  DEAN  "in action" and very far south of Antigua.  
 
 
As of  5  am today, Wednesday,   DEAN was moving at  18 mph and was 1170 miles away...which puts him in the  area of the islands in 65 hours or sometime late Friday.   The forecasts keeps DEAN  well south of Antigua  and from this we would be lucky to get  RAIN
 
However, as we know these systems often take a NORTH TURN so we have to watch and wait and  be as prepared as we can in advance. 
 

- TS DEAN and local waether
  • From: Alan Scholl <scholla at candw.ag>
  • Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 08:08:10 -0400
Hi all,

The weather has been rapidly changing. It has been extremely hot yesterday, but then there are scattered period of slight shower activity and cloudiness. Yesterday evening, the wind was out of the ENE to E. This morning the ground showed signs of shower activity last night/early morning. The sun is shining brilliantly at the moment.

DEAN's track is projected more southerly but everyone in the Caribbean should be mindful of its changing forecast. I must admit that I had a lack of thrust to be ready for this storm but I believe it may be a wake up call for what may come. Globally there are 4 active systems. September could be an onslaught but I certainly hope not!

Alan B Scholl
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- windguru.com may be wrong after all?
  • From: eli fuller <elifuller at hotmail.com>
  • Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:52:52 +0000
Well as the old man said some time ago it was www.windguru.com that first hinted last friday that there may be a storm coming. Many thought is was a computer glitch. Being kitesurfing computer nerds these guys seem to have come up with the ultimate forecasting tool and although it seems to have some trouble with tropical weather, it is almost 100% right for most of the year. I have a feeling that they may end up changing the wind forecasts for Antigua later today if Dean still keeps tracking south as most of the models agree. I went out and borrowed another tiny windsurf sail and board in anticipation of a little action, but my gut feeling is that we may not get much of anything other than lovely weather here in Antigua if it passes over Martinique. We will have to keep watching the updates though because as we all know these things have a way of surprising everyone. Speaking of lovely weather though, this photo was from yesterday evening. As you can see, there isn't any African dust in the air which i am sure Dean loves. eli
 
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- A bird eyes view of Tropical Depression 5
  • From: Allan D <top_shatta_ad2002 at hotmail.com>
  • Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 04:17:14 +0000

RGB-IR4C imagery showed convection flaring over and to the north of the estimated center of tropical depression 5.
 

Dvorak satellite representation of TD5


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- Dean struggling
  • From: Allan D <top_shatta_ad2002 at hotmail.com>
  • Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 21:15:14 +0000
Atlantic
 
Latest infrared images show Dean's cloud-top temp. have warmed up significantly since this morning, an indication that Dean may've weakened slightly as easterly shear continues to baffle the storm. Still, the shear should begin to abate by tomorrow allowing Dean to gather strength gradually. It's motion is still slightly south of due west bringing the threat to the Caribbean ever more realistic. Current model forecasts have the storm moving near Dominica by Sunday at category 2 status. It all depends on how the subtropical ridge keep up. The southernmost tracks have the storm threatening St. Vincent and the Grenadines while the northernmost ones has it near Anguilla. Regardless where the track goes, one thing is sure with the models, the system will strengthen as it approaches the Lesser Antilles.
 
Gulf
 
Recent Recon investigating the disturbance in the Gulf region found squally conditions. Satellite representation shows improving signature and concentrating convections near the center. A depression or storm could form later this afternoon or evening if the organization continues.


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- Latest forecast track & hit probability
  • From: Allan D <top_shatta_ad2002 at hotmail.com>
  • Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 20:28:44 +0000

Blue area repesents above average hit probability while overlapping suggests increased risks.
As you may noticed, the forecast track have shifted significantly to the south of the previous one. This was caused by a southern nudge of the center to the south by about .3 degrees and the continuous fast westward motion.


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- TD5 about to be born!
  • From: Allan D <top_shatta_ad2002 at hotmail.com>
  • Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 15:36:31 +0000
We have our attention on Dean for a while now but closer to home another system is making the headline as well. You guessed it, tropical depression 5 is virtually in existence in the Gulf of Mexico. Oh, and that would likely to be Erin. Looks like the season is really heating up...again.

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- TS Dean was born!
  • From: Allan D <top_shatta_ad2002 at hotmail.com>
  • Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 15:31:51 +0000
Latest SAT image suggests TD4 is now Dean. It remains a shallow system which responds well to the easterly steering flow in addition to the ridge to the north. After zooming west for 24 hours, it's still dead on target...going west. The problem now is wether it will curve north or not. Also, intensity forecast have Dean striking the Caribbean islands as a CAT 2 hurricane of 120 mph. Time to take out the raincoat...and the disaster prepareness fund from the piggy.

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- TS Dean was born!
  • From: Allan D <top_shatta_ad2002 at hotmail.com>
  • Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 15:28:14 +0000
Latest SAT image suggests TD4 is now Dean. It remains a shallow system which responds well to the easterly steering flow in addition to the ridge to the north. After zooming west for 24 hours, it's still dead on target...going west. The problem now is wether it will curve north or not. Also, intensity forecast have Dean striking the Caribbean islands as a CAT 2 hurricane of 120 mph. Time to take out the raincoat...and the disaster prepareness fund from the piggy.

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- TD4 --> DEAN ???
  • From: Alan Scholl <scholla at candw.ag>
  • Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 08:21:32 -0400
Hi all,

Last night was very calm and sticky but we had a little splash of rain, it always rains when I wash my pickup!

This morning was very calm, even the tops of the casurinas at 70 feet were not even budging. There were some cumulus clouds floating by but the sky was 90% blue.

Although the tracks seem to now have it passing over Barbuda, and I hope progressively into the open Atlantic, we are certainly not letting our guard down. We have a few days before any possible action, but hopefully none.

Welcome aboard Eli, look forward to your pictures and reports.

Alan B Scholl
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- Update
  • From: eli fuller <elifuller at hotmail.com>
  • Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:46:42 +0000
Hi guys and girls, i have decided to start contributing to Gert's site so that we may be all have a little more info on weather in Antigua. I live in one of the Jolly Harbour apartments on the water and run several boats in my business almost daily. I hope to provide this site with plenty of photos as well. I just gotta figure how to do that first. Anyway, today's pic as you can see shows a very calm Jolly Harbour seen from my tea drinking spot. The weather is awesome at the moment as it usually is before storms come to the region. Will keep snapping away images and will send in reports so that we can see the big picture from Antigua. Keeping fingers crossed, Eli.
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- Model forecast update at 8:00 pm/08/13/2007
  • From: Allan D <top_shatta_ad2002 at hotmail.com>
  • Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 03:41:27 +0000

Blue area repesents above average hit probability while overlapping suggests increased risks.
A slightly more accurate forecast consensus by BAM, GFDL, GLOB, CLIP, UKMET & GFS overlay. Data from these models(dynamic & statistical) are modified after further comparison with chronological statistics. The graphics displayed represent a compromise between both type of data.
Reliability of the forecast track varies but are generally in the 40%-65% range.


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- TROPICAL STORM 4 or DEAN
  • From: "Martha Watkins Gilkes" <gilkesm at candw.ag>
  • Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 21:08:05 -0400
OK.. SO  WE  SUSPECTED IT.. WE  PREDICTED IT.. 
 
Had a long talk about  "it"  on a beach  2 nights  ago with one of the boys from the back room... While we were  looking for  nesting turtles...   (of course those "boys in the back room" are a bit odd as we all know...    
 
  NOW IT HAS FORMED..
BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN  "WE" WILL GET IT!   IT IS A BIG OCEAN AND WHO KNOWS  WHERE "IT" WILL GO AS OF  now   MONDAY NIGHT.    TD  4 DOES NOT EVEN HAVE A NAME YET. BUT if it  does keep going it will be    DEAN...
Just found this on a tracking site  that is GOOD NEWS if it is  correct..  But important thing is  we have to watch and wait.    At least it will most likely be only a  STORM OR minimum hurricane..
 

Results for Antigua (17.12N, 61.78W):
The approximate Closest Point of Approach (CPA) is located near 17.0N, 61.0W or about 52.2 miles (84.1 km) from your location


- TD #4 formed
  • From: Alan Scholl <scholla at candw.ag>
  • Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 13:10:01 -0400
HI all,

Here we go, I guess they could not wait for September. In any case, we have a developing swirly across the pond headed our way.

The weather today is very nice sunny, breezy with a slight tinge of haze. Puffy white clouds all around. It bears no indication of what may be here in a few days although I am hoping it remains this way.

I started my preparation today for the office and this afternoon for home.

Good luck all.

Alan B Scholl
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- Update
  • From: Allan D <top_shatta_ad2002 at hotmail.com>
  • Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2007 19:59:05 +0000

Blue area repesents above average hit probability while overlapping suggests increased risks. This model consensus is only a preliminary run and may not accurately reflect the true path of the cyclone to a significant degree.


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- BELOW IS THE SITE FOR MODEL PLOTS OF OUR EASTERN VISITOR'S EXPECTED PROGRESS
  • From: "john fuller" <fullerj at candw.ag>
  • Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2007 19:51:54 -0300
http://www.sfwmd.gov/org/omd/ops/weather/plots/storm_90.gif


         P.S. WHERE IS MISS MERMAID??


- NEXT FRIDAY
  • From: "john fuller" <fullerj at candw.ag>
  • Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2007 19:43:38 -0300

WINDGURU NOW HAS NEXT FRIDAY’S WINDS DOWN TO 40KTS.


- AUGUST A MUST
  • From: "Martha Watkins Gilkes" <gilkesm at candw.ag>
  • Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2007 19:01:01 -0400
This is the  old time Caribbean  "hurricane saying" and let's hope it is NOT CORRECT for  AUGUST TO BE A MUST with a hurricane hitting.  But we certainly have to keep our eyes open and  
Be on our toes as we  are in the peak of  the time!
 
JUNE TOO SOON
JULY  NEARLY BY
AUGUST A MUST
SEPTEMBER REMEMBER
OCTOBER ALL OVER                         

- WINDGURU
  • From: "john fuller" <fullerj at candw.ag>
  • Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2007 03:44:10 -0300

WINDGURU HAS REDUCED THE WINDS PREDICTED FOR NEXT FRIDAY TO 67KTS. I GUESS IT WILL KEEP CHANGING EVERY DAY BUT IT’S BETTER TO BE PREPARED EARLY THAN NOT AT ALL.


- WindGURU: Antigua and Barbuda - Antigua
  • From: "john fuller" <fullerj at candw.ag>
  • Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2007 20:03:34 -0300
http://www.windguru.cz/int/index.php?sc=52075


     THE PREDICTED WIND SPEED FOR ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA FOR NEXT FRIDAY,
THE 17TH AUGUST IS 74 KNOTS OR ABOUT 85 MPH!!!
     LOOK AT THE SITE SENT.


- FIREWORKS Stargazers set sights on meteors
  • From: "john fuller" <fullerj at candw.ag>
  • Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2007 19:32:22 -0300
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6940962.stm


- CLICK
  • From: "john fuller" <fullerj at candw.ag>
  • Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:57:05 -0300
  CLICK ON "MODEL PLOTS" AND "IR FT LOOP" UNDER 99L. INV


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- THE DEAN?
  • From: "john fuller" <fullerj at candw.ag>
  • Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:49:54 -0300

THE BOYS SENT TO TOWN FOR SOAP. MAYBE THEY HEARD SOMETHING?


- Hurricane boost 'due to warm sea'
  • From: "john fuller" <fullerj at candw.ag>
  • Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 08:13:33 -0300
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6921695.stm


Except this yesr it's not so warm  YET


- 'Losing sight of Planet Earth'
  • From: "john fuller" <fullerj at candw.ag>
  • Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2007 23:16:07 -0300
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6909887.stm

Makes the boys in the backroom wonder where your tax monyes are going.


- Storm Cluster
  • From: Allan D <top_shatta_ad2002 at hotmail.com>
  • Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2007 16:39:58 +0000
Cloudiness and thunderstorms associated with a frontal low and divergency is located approx. 90 nm east-south-east of North Carolina. Area is currently not conducive for TC development. If convection persists for the next 24 hours and a circulation develops, NHC 'may' issue outlook on this system.


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- Sudden downburst...
  • From: Alan B Scholl <scholla at candw.ag>
  • Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 08:44:11 -0400
We just had some significant rainfall albeit for only a short period (40 minutes or so) in the north eastern part. It has gone back calm and looking on the sat maps, seems to be only a small patch of cloud. It should be bright and sunny in about an hour or so.

No real development yet on 96L i the Atlantic but keeping our eyes on it.

Have a good day all.

Alan


- Something to watch?
  • From: "Martha Watkins Gilkes" <gilkesm at candw.ag>
  • Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2007 17:18:43 -0400
...SPECIAL FEATURE...
A 1013 MB LOW PRES SYSTEM IS CENTERED NEAR 11N44W OR ABOUT 1000 
NM E OF THE LESSER ANTILLES. THE CIRCULATION IS WELL-DEFINED 
WITH THE LOW-LEVEL CENTER CLEARLY SEEN ON SATELLITE IMAGES AS IT 
IS EXPOSED TO THE N OF A WEAKENING BAND OF CONVECTION WITHIN 120 
NM SSW OF THE CENTER. HOWEVER...THERE IS STILL POTENTIAL FOR 
DEVELOPMENT OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO BEFORE CONDITIONS BECOME 
LESS FAVORABLE.
 
To see this in motion  check out: 

- EARLY MORNING RAIN
  • From: "Martha Watkins Gilkes" <gilkesm at candw.ag>
  • Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2007 08:17:37 -0400
Nice to wake up today, in this severe drought time for our island,  to  morning showers - at least on the  Atlantic side.  The island desperately needs  RAIN so every  little shower is  welcome.    Today is JULY 4TH, and  although  it is an  American holiday  one of our most popular radio talk shows has  just had an interesting program  on   FREEDOM and  INDEPENDENCE, to include  slavery and the history of it even back to  Egyptian times.   

- Hanging on...
  • From: Allan D <top_shatta_ad2002 at hotmail.com>
  • Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2007 05:54:14 +0000
Dry air continues to have an inhibitive effect on the low in the central Atlantic with little cloud cover in the northern semi-circle of the low. Regardless, the last QScat analysis indicate a clear rotation with contaminated 15-20kt wind vectors. This along with warm SST and modest shear should suggest a big chance for the low to develop. I'm 63.86% certain that a depression will come out of this. We'll just have to wait. Hmmm....

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- Storms ahead!
  • From: Allan D <top_shatta_ad2002 at hotmail.com>
  • Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2007 20:06:10 +0000
One thing we noticed in July, the SST in the Atlantic Ocean have significantly warmed up compared to June while the East Pacific is cooling(La Nina). Under these circumstances, the hurricane season should start to heat up as the westerlies lift north. We do see one potential storm out there right now. A low pressure in the central Atlantic and it's heading west! One thing though, the satellite signiture has degraded since this morning with most of the cloud tops warmed up and the overall convective structure becoming less symmetric(compare img. 1 and 2). No sweat, it's got lots of potential ahead. Other than that, we have a relatively tranquil Atlantic so far. All the best, storm chasers!


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- 96L.INVEST - Atlantic system
  • From: Alan Scholl <scholla at candw.ag>
  • Date: Tue, 03 Jul 2007 11:43:50 -0400
A little swirlie


The US Navy has labelled it 96L.INVEST...

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- Rainy day
  • From: Alan Scholl <scholla at candw.ag>
  • Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 11:13:02 -0400
I cannot tell when last I have seen such grey skies. Today, the heavens opened up on to Antigua!

It is cool, although the tourists on the cruise ship and the taxis aren't too happy, I am sure the farmers and the wildlife are.

We were under 100% cloud cover at 9:45AM, raining off and on, in some cases very heavy.

Alan B Scholl
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- NHC
  • From: "john fuller" <fullerj at candw.ag>
  • Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2007 19:41:59 -0300

THANK YOU MR. FORMOSA OF THE NHC:

 

 

A LARGE TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED S OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS ALONG 
23W/24W S OF 14N MOVING WEST NEAR 25 KT.  A 1010 MB LOW IS 
EMBEDDED ON THE WAVE AXIS NEAR 9N23.5W.   UNFAVORABLE 
UPPER-LEVEL WINDS...COOLER WATER TEMPERATURES...AFRICAN 
DUST...AND A FAST MOVEMENT WILL HAMPER FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OVER 
THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.   DEEP CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS 
SYSTEM IS BASICALLY OVER TWO AREAS.  SCATTERED MODERATE 
CONVECTION IS FROM 10N-13N BETWEEN 25W-27W...AND FROM 5N-7N 
BETWEEN 22W-26W.
 

 


- Tropical Wave at 23W
  • From: "ALLAN D." <www.shatta.com at hotmail.com>
  • Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2007 12:00:35 -0400
There's been a rapid decrease in convection in association with this system earlier this morning, but a slight increase in shower and thunderstorms occured over the past couple of hours. Nevertheless, the overall system appears less organized than it was 24 hours ago. Even so, the tropical wave remains well defined and visible imagery shows a large cyclonic flow around the low at 10N23W. Current concentration of convection is located to the north of the center. Only a small increase in organization is required for the system to become a tropical depression. The wave is in relatively warm SST and a low shear environment. This condition will become increasingly hostile over the next few days as the wave move rapidly west-north-westwards. With the warming cloud tops, things does not look too well for the wave to grow.

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- EARLY DAYS
  • From: "john fuller" <fullerj at candw.ag>
  • Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2007 09:27:41 -0300
A LARGE TROPICAL WAVE...LOCATED ABOUT 475 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF
CAPE VERDE ISLANDS...IS MOVING WESTWARD AT 20 TO 25 MPH. 
SOME DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS POSSIBLE IN THE NEXT DAY OR SO
BEFORE THE WAVE ENCOUNTERS UNFAVORABLE UPPER-LEVEL WINDS AND COOLER
WATER TEMPERATURES. 
 

 


- Update on ESAT-Wave at 19W
  • From: "ALLAN D." <www.shatta.com at hotmail.com>
  • Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2007 01:57:49 -0400
Although the potential for development exists and Sat. img shows the cloud conc. remains near the center of the low, cloud top temperature have warmed somewhat during the past few hours and earlier band features noted have degraded a bit. If the current trend continues, the likelyhood of development will slowly decrease unless new bursts of t-storm redevelops.

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- June analysis for the tropic
  • From: "ALLAN D." <www.shatta.com at hotmail.com>
  • Date: Sat, 09 Jun 2007 23:11:13 -0400
Ok, wow that was an impressive tropical wave that moved off Africa this morning. Atmospheric conditions over central Africa appears to favor development of strong disturbances for the next day or two with the possibility of another relatively strong wave moving off the coast following this one. The first half of June saw a continuous wave train thus far. A possible decrease in wave frequency should follow this climax later in the month. There are two area of interests which could potentially result in cyclongenesis. The first one is located in the western Caribbean sea associated with a complex area of troughing, modest tropical wave and divergency. An organized area of showers and thunderstorms exists. Environmental condition appears unfavorable for rapid development for the time being but there will be heavy rain leading to landslides. The second area is an unseasonably strong tropical wave that just moved off the African coast earlier today. This system is currently moving toward an area of 20kt shear. However, condition could become more conducive for organization after a day or two even though it is still a bit early for tropical cyclone to form in that area. On a last note, ENSO state are currently neutral with an index of +1.5 degrees C. It is expected to become negative(La Nina) in the next 1-3 months. La Nina are usually associated with more numerous and intense cyclones in the Atlantic.

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- ATLANTIC NO.1
  • From: "john fuller" <fullerj at candw.ag>
  • Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2007 22:48:13 -0300

DON’T LIKE IT. NO SAHARA DUST.STUFF TO THE NORTH TO KEEP IT LOW. WARM WATER. MOISTURE IN THE AIR. WHAT SAY YOU NHC??


- NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTRE'S FIRST TAKE.
  • From: "john fuller" <fullerj at candw.ag>
  • Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2007 22:11:14 -0300
STRONG WELL DEFINED TROPICAL WAVE FOR EARLY JUNE WHICH WAS ADDED
TO THE 12Z SFC ANALYSIS IS CURRENTLY ALONG 16W S OF 15N. THE 
LAST VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGES AND A 1942 UTC QUIKSCAT PASS 
SUGGESTS A LOW PRES CENTER ALONG THE WAVE AXIS AT 8N WITH AN 
ESTIMATED CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1009 MB. IN ADDITION...SURFACE 
OBSERVATIONS FROM SENEGAL AND GUINEA INDICATE A SECOND LOW 
CENTER...1008 MB AT THE NORTHERN END OF THE WAVE NEAR DAKAR. 
BASED ON THE LAST 6-12 HOURS OF MOTION THE WAVE APPEARS TO BE 
MOVING W NEAR 20 KT. THE WAVE CONSISTS OF WELL DEFINED LOW TO 
MID LEVEL CYCLONIC TURNING WITH SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG BANDED DEEP CONVECTION MAINTAINING ITSELF NEAR THE 
ESTIMATED LOW LEVEL CENTER. 

 


- ANOTHER NUMERO UNO FOR 07!
  • From: "fullaw" <fullaw at candw.ag>
  • Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2007 17:19:28 -0400

HAVE A LOOK AT WHAT JUST CAME OFF MAMMA AFRICA---THE FIRST ATLANTIC SWIRLY—ONLY JUNE 7TH .


- FIRST
  • From: "john fuller" <fullerj at candw.ag>
  • Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2007 20:50:16 -0300

THAT LITTLE SYSTEM JUST EAST OF DOMINICA MAY ALLOW THE BOYS IN THE BACKROOM TO GET THEIR FIRST WASH SKIN FOR THE YEAR


- Some nice rain last night
  • From: Alan Scholl <scholla at candw.ag>
  • Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:28:24 -0400

A little break in our "dust bowl" as we had some very nice showers last night in the North West (Lower Fort Road).

Today is sunny again but there are some clouds floating around.

Alan B Scholl
www.digitalphoto.ag


- HOT HOT HOT
  • From: "Martha Watkins Gilkes" <gilkesm at candw.ag>
  • Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 17:36:03 -0400
          Everyone is  already complaining about the HEAT   and we are doing all we can the  STAY COOL....  As I posted recently we are in a terrible  drought.  Very concerning for the  times to come during the summer.   Yesterday they were installing ceiling fans all around our  airport to keep our  travelers    .

- Events
  • From: Alan Scholl <scholla at candw.ag>
  • Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 09:00:15 -0400
Yesterday was an intersting "weather event" day.

First a tropical storm ANDREA forms on May 8th, three weeks before we even start the "season".

Then a tornado drops in on the Dom. Republic http://www.dominicantoday.com/app/article.aspx?id=23832

What can we expect this season, a quick look at the temp maps show the Pacific quite warm. I can't even begin to imagine what typhoons they will be seeing shortly. I won;t jinx us by mentioning the Atlantic.

Alan B Scholl
www.digitalphoto.ag


- FW: Forecast 2007 LATEST FORECAST
  • From: "john fuller" <fullerj at candw.ag>
  • Date: Fri, 4 May 2007 17:26:13 -0300

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Anthony Astaphan [mailto:astaphana at gmail.com]
Sent:
Friday, May 04, 2007 1:19 PM
To: john fuller; Pierre Astaphan; Genevieve M. Astaphan; Vanste; Gisele Astaphan Zarkha; G A Dwyer Astaphan; Kihmo Astaphan - PSI; Thomas Astaphan; Joffrey and Joelle Harris
Cc: Peter I Foster; Trevor St. Bernard; J.Emile Ferdinand; Alair Shepherd
Subject: Forecast 2007

 

See the attached

--
Anthony
W Astaphan,S.C.

Attachment: Hurricane Forecast.pdf
Description: Adobe PDF document


- Antigua in severe drought
  • From: "Martha Watkins Gilkes" <gilkesm at candw.ag>
  • Date: Tue, 1 May 2007 10:21:11 -0400
Antigua is  in a severe drought and  our  water authorities reported yesterday on the air and today in the  newspapers we have approximately   8 weeks of  ground water left.  There are some wells  providing a limited amount and some desalt water but water rationing is now taking place and it is  quite serious.   We just hope for  RAIN to come  soon and  refill our  ground water supply.   It is also  VERY  HOT  and  people are  already starting to talk about  HURRICANES.   Meanwhile,  this is  ANTIGUA RACE WEEK and it  all excitement!

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