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| - Hurricane Press Release - HURRAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | |
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Title: “Hurricane Felix was a non-event for Roatan”
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Dear Friends & Neighbors,Just a quick reminder that Penelope's Island Emporium, West Bay Beach Mall is celebrating our One Year Anniversary at this location. Please come party with us Saturday from 2 - 6 pm. We will be serving "Karat" Cake & champagne. This will also be a "Stayin Alive" Celebration and I will be mixing up pitchers of Hurricanes. I wish everyone who emailed encouragement from around the world as Felix approached could be with us as well. Please know that we will be toasting you, our new friends as well! We also have lots of new jewelry and merchandise for you to check out, so please stop by!! See ya Saturday! Penny Leigh Sand Castles Interior Design www.roatan-sandcastles.com Penelope's Island Emporium, West Bay Beach www.penelopesislandemporium.com 3-391-1490 011-504-445-5039Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. 011-504-445-5038 fx 786-269-0819 Miami |
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Hello all, Life is back to normal here on the Isla it appears and we have heard no reports of damage so far. It appears we have dodged the bullet this time and I for one hope it remains that way! Things are not so happy for the western part of the country in the areas around Yoro and San Pedro Sula as well as the Moskitia coast. In Moskitia there have been numerous homes destroyed but no reports of any deaths in Honduras. The same cannot be said of the Moskitia region in Nicaragua where local reports here say that there are at least 40 dead and a great many homes totally destroyed, (some reports quoting numbers as high as 9000 buildings). Watching local news channels for most of the evening last night it appears the hardest hit areas here in Honduras at the moment are the ones in the western part of Yoro District and the area in and around the Sula valley and San Pedro Sula. Most of the rivers there are well above flood stage, some by over 3 meters, (approx. 10 feet), and the government was working to try to alert and move residents in these locations out of harms way. Red Alerts for flooding extended all the way to Tela on the Caribe shore. Fortunately there have been no reports of death or injuries at this time. Otherwise, there were reports of numerous landslides in Olancho are but I have no information as to how many and severity. We here on Roatan are in fine shape though so come on down and relax on the beach! Mike and Susan |
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Hello all, It's 5:00 AM here now and quite breezy from the southeast here in Brick Bay estimate in the 30's. Just stepped outside and its moon and stars with scattered clouds flying by overhead. Satellites show most of the activity well to the west now. At this rate it might just make the Pacific! Not much on local TV re: conditions on the mainland. A short clip on the impact area was on the Spanish CNN a little while ago and it looked pretty rough there w/ lots of roofs gone, trees down, etc. Tegucigalpa TV is off air at the moment so no news there. Here on Roatan however the lights are on and everybody's home so we'll wait and see what daylight brings. Mike and Susan |
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| - Things still going well here on Roatan |
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Hello all, Thunderstorms and showers here at the moment but nothing serious. Sophie the dog is not happy and wants everyone to know but she still has to stay on the porch. We can hear the surf on the reef quite clearly now and it's a good 1/2 mile from the house. Meanwhile we're prepping for bed. Reports from the mainland are scattered. Communications have been lost with the Moskitia and Olancho districts and there were reports of landslides in Olancho before comms went down. Rains are diminishing in Atlantida district. Flooding situation unknown there but no reports on TV of anything bad there yet. Tegucigalpa is about to be hit now so we'll have to wait and see. Earlier they were evacuating families living close to the river there. San Pedro Sula is getting light rain and showers and reporting no troubles yet. The storm appears to be disintegrating rapidly over the mountains and winds are steadily dropping so flooding & landslides will be the main troubles now. Will try to keep all advised as things go along. At present all well here. Goodnight from Brick Bay, Roatan, Mike and Susan |
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Hello all, So far it's just been rain and the occasional breeze but for now Felix is "all hat and no cattle" out here in Brick Bay, Roatan. We've seen much worse in the winter "northers". The eye will pass well south of us tonight and tomorrow we'll start taking everything down and putting it together again. At present we are VERY relieved! We have been watching the Tegucigalpa news station on and off but not much to report yet. There has been street flooding in La Ceiba but it did not appear serious yet and the streets fill up there in a big rainstorm any way. As far as Tegus goes the main body of the storm has not hit yet so we will continue to monitor and report as things go along. Meanwhile keep those folks over there in your thoughts. Will update later on. Mike and Susan |
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Hello all, The sky is getting dark to the east of us now and a northeast wind has sprung up so we'll probably be seeing the outer edges soon. Right now it looks like the Bay Islands will not get the full monte as the storm is predicted to pass well south of us tonight sometime but I won't be surprised if it does get windy and REAL wet here for a few hours. I fear our neighbors on the mainland are going to have a very bad time with the flooding though and pray that everyone has moved to higher ground and strong shelters. A couple of planes this AM but none for some time now so things have probably pretty much ended as far as evacuations go. The ferry shut down yesterday. We are ready here in Brick Bay and are sitting down to a nice plate of Susan's nachos and guacamole as some energy food before the action starts. Fran and Charlie, good luck up there and hang tight! Will update later. Mike and Susan |
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| - 9 am National Hurricane Center update |
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A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NICARAGUA FROM SOUTH OF PUERTO CABEZAS TO PRINZAPOLKA...AND FOR HONDURAS FROM WEST OF LIMON TO THE HONDURAS/GUATEMALA BORDER...INCLUDING ISLAS DE LA BAHIA. |
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Well this seems to
be a nonevent. It is hot, muggy, overcast and still on the north
shore. Just had a small shower with a small gust of wind but that's
it. All indications are that it will dissipated within 48 hours. The
worst will be the rain on the mainland. My heart goes out to all the
people the government made leave or decided to leave the islands for safety on
the mainland, they are now in the worst of it. Hindsight is a wonderful
thing I guess but these storms are so unpredictable until within 48 hours of
landfall that wrong decisions are made. Witness what happened to the MY
Fantome in Hurricane Mitch in 1998.
Fran
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| - Tuesday AM Calabash update |
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We awoke this morning breathing a sigh of relief. Looks like Felix is going
well south of us here in Roatàn. Just about the time we were getting ready
to remove some of the plywood making our house feel like a tomb we saw the
Galaxy Wave, a 160 foot long passenger ferry, coming into Calabash Bight
for shelter.
Thinking that they may know something we don't we are electing to keep our
house boarded up at this time. After all, "Better safe than soggy".
At this point, however; it looks to me like we are well above any effects of
the storm.
Alex Poirier
Home: 011 (504) 435-1554
U.S. Phone (832) 514-4317
Cell: 011 (504) 9876-8758
Email: cbyc at globalnet.hn
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| - Monday Evening, Before the Blow | |
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Well, things look somewhat better this evening than they did earlier on as it now appears Felix will have to travel over land for some distance before it reaches us here on Roatan. This is forecast to significantly reduce the wind speeds and may even knock things down to strong tropical storm force before arrival. The big problem we still have is that the winds will be mostly right down the channel between us and the mainland so we will get the full effect here on the South side of the island. Most of Roatan's infrastructure, airport, docks, and the major towns all lie here on the South side so there will be little to no protection from the wind and sea. We are all seriously knocking on wood for the land to take some wind out of Felix's sails before arrival. Have been up on the roof all day boarding up the cupolas on top of the house and it was HOT! Nothing like laying on dark red shingles in the noonday sun to blister one's tail. Tomorrow we will take a look at the 0500 report, fasten the storm boards over the windows, finish clearing the porch, then hunker down for the ride. We already loaded up on gas, diesel, batteries, and food a couple of days ago before the big rush started. The stores were almost impossible to get into today but we did manage to get some more duct tape and renew the cell phone card to add to our communications options if things really get rough. Evacuations going steadily all day. We have seen many airline jets as well as military aircraft and helicopters come and go as they try to get as many of the people off the island before the storm closes it all down. I imagine the ferry has been running full tilt as well. Will try to send more later as things develop especially once the storm passes. Hope the flooding doesn't get too bad on the mainland. Still have strong memories of Mitch! Take care, Mike and Susan |
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well we sit and
wait. We have tacked up the plastic over the doors so the wind driven rain
won't get in. From looking at all the reports this should go into the
mainland at the border and then traverse along the mountains. The best for
us but the worst for the mainland. Remembering the flooding on the
mainland from MITCH (not Andrew, Penny) in 1998 this was the cause of
more damage and loss of life than the actual storm. So our prayers go
out to the Indians and indigenous people in the La Moskitka. It is a
beautiful and wild place and once visited you fall in love with it. The
birds here on the east end of Roatan are in full voice. Usually they
forecast a storm and disappear but they are still here.
Will keep you posted
as long as internet service is up but only expect rain and some gusts tomorrow
night
Fran
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| - Calabash update 10am Mon |
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Calabash Bight, the most
protected hurricane hole, is rapidly filling up with a great many fishing
boats and a few yachts. Most are electing to tie up in the mangroves, but
the question is, "which mangroves?. Depending on the path our winds could
come from almost any direction.
We got lucky this morning
and scored 15 sheets of masonite to complete out boarding up process. Our
new 20 X30 covered deck facing into the East is going to get a real
test.
Alex Poirier
Home: 011 (504) 435-1554
U.S. Phone (832) 514-4317
Cell: 011 (504) 9876-8758
Email: cbyc at globalnet.hn
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This morning three of the five tracks now have Felix going fairly well south
of us and clipping the eastern part of Honduras and/or Nicaragua. Another
model has it coming right over our house after clipping the same bit of land
and the final model has it going to our North by a bit.
The storms coming in from the south, I'm thinking, will be diminished by
their contact with the mainland, but the winds in our quadrant will be
increased and, they will roar right up the bight into our living room.
I'll be moving Nomad, our sailboat, up into the Mangroves today.
On my way to the lumber store, hoping it's going to open early. I need lots
of plywood and I doubt if there's any left.
Red sky in the morning!
Best regards,
Alex Poirier
Home: 011 (504) 435-1554
U.S. Phone (832) 514-4317
Cell: 011 (504) 9876-8758
Email: cbyc at globalnet.hn
-----Original Message-----
From: Max Casebeau [mailto:ceei at cox.net]
Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 3:44 AM
To: Alex Poirier; Alex Poirier
Subject: Hello latest 3 day projection
Alex doesnt look too good national weather service. Max
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| - Hurricane Dean |
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Good evening to everyone! As Dean passes by everything seems to be quite calm in Tegucigalpa. The sky is overcast and we can see lightning every once in a while. If you check the satellite image, you can see that almost 100% of Honduras is covered by cloud bands. We expect to see some rain during the night. Red alert has been issued to the Bay Islands since it became a category 5 hurricane. We keep our prayers for the people in the Yucatan area. Everybody keep safe up there and God Speed... Gustavo from Tegucigalpa Play free games, earn tickets, get cool prizes! Join Live Search Club. Join Live Search Club! |
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Well we are starting
to get some of the outer bands pass through Roatan. It gets breezy, and
spits rain for a while then settles down. From the forecasts it
should be a wild night as the closest point of approach will be around
midnight. Went out earlier and there doesn't seem to be any big worry
on the island, people were going about their business at the banks and stores as
usual. I wish I could say go to our website and look at the videos but we
lost our webcam/weather station earlier this summer to a power spike by the
local power company even with everything behind UPSs. So we will just have
to rely on visual observations this time around.
Stay safe everyone
and our prayers go out the people on the Yucatan.
Fran
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| - Hurricane Dean |
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Good evening or good morning to everyone! Wishing that all of you on the islands remain safe and the ones that already went through Dean remained unharmed. Here in Honduras we are all with great expectations as to where Dean will head to. It is still heading west and hopefully it will make a northerly turn. As I mentioned before, if it continues its path, Dean will affect our north coast and the Bay Islands. Many Hondurans have already fled the Cayman Islands and our government will send one or two flights tomorrow morning to evacuate people from the islands. There are many Hondurans that have gone to the Cayman Islands in search of better opportunities. Our government has placed us on green alert and the emergency agencies have already begun taking all the necessary actions keep the population informed and alert of what may be to come. An aggravating situation is that when Dean approaches Central America it will interact with the Zona Intertropical de Convergencia located in the Pacific Coast. This will cause heavy rainfall throughout El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala, and Belize. Everybody should then be in alert for fast flood watches around the area. Ironically speaking, I don't want to "rain on your parade", but we must keep vigilant! I will be updating you on any future events and feel free to contact me if you may have any further inquiries concerning this area. PRAYERS for Jamaica and all of the rest of the areas that may be affected by Dean. GOD SPEED to ALL..... Best Regards, Gustavo from Honduras! Make every IM count. Download Windows Live Messenger and join the i'm Initiative now. It's free. Make it count! |
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Good evening everyone! Wishing you the best and hoping that "Dean" will not affect you in any major way. Here in Honduras we are keeping close track of Dean's possible projected path. We still have vivid memories of the devastation Hurricane Mitch caused to our country. As you might already know, it was not the wind, but the persistent rain that caused all the havoc. Since I frequently travel to the north coast and to the Bay Islands, I will keep updating of any major events related to Dean. If Dean doesn't change it's course, we have a big possibility that our north coast as well the Bay Islands may be affected. OK folks, my best regards to all of you and keep yourselves safe! Gustavo Zambrana from Honduras. Play free games, earn tickets, get cool prizes! Join Live Search Club. Join Live Search Club! |
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Hello
everyone,
With the advent
of Hurricane season just around the corner I thought I should let
everyone know what the weather on Roatan has been over these past months.
We had a very
uneventful winter. No real strong northers arrived to knock us around and
the spring was delightful. We had rain on and off right up until mid April
which is very unusual and as recently as Saturday had small fronts come
through which changed the wind to come from the north. Very weird weather
pattern for us. After that the sun came out hot and strong and has dried
everything up. Now today with no clouds showing over us on satellite
imagery it us pouring - we have had over and inch and half of rain in 2
hours. Certainly not complaining as the yard and plants were drying out
and I was about to use some precious cistern water to sprinkle some water on the
plants.
Our prayers go out
to everyone as we prepare for the upcoming storm season and we sincerely hope
that the forecasts are wrong and we have a quiet year like last
year.
Fran
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