• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 20 Apr 2011 17:09:46 -0000

Dave, can you please add the 2011 hurricane names on the website?

:-)

• By "Devin Balentina" <blue13x at hotmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 17:57:18 -0400

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• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 14 Mar 2011 17:11:04 -0000

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 11 Mar 2011 22:07:37 -0000

here is the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YPOK_3r8Dc

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 11 Mar 2011 22:04:46 -0000

<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="425" height="349" 
src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/4YPOK_3r8Dc"; frameborder="0" 
allowfullscreen></iframe>

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 11 Mar 2011 21:50:19 -0000

During the hurricane off season I track other natural events of mass 
destruction such as earthquakes

On this list you can see that a 7.2 quake started on Wednesday and since that 
moment allot more shakes occurred prior to the big 8.9 this morning in Japan

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_big.php

therefore never ever say "ah well.." and let your guard down...

Much closer to home...another noteworthy event that we need to keep an eye on 
is the sudden increase of seismic activity due North of Curacao...

There are no buoys between Curacao and St.Maarten to track the event of a 
Tsunami heading towards Curacao... so everyone venturing towards Canoa en the 
underwater grotto of Kristoffel Park ought to be a biut careful round now...

Tsunami's can travel at a speed of 500 Mph aka 800 km/h, and in deep water they 
are unnoticeable. Only in shallows are they extremely dangerous...even small 
Tsunami's of 2 ft high are extremely dangerous since they are pushed by extreme 
large bodies of water...

godspeed to all

Marcus

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 11 Mar 2011 12:31:21 -0000

Deep Ocean Sensors Indicate A Large Tsunami Has Been Generated East of JApan.  

source: http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2011/03/11/lhvpd9/04/messagelhvpd9-04.htm

source: 
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc0001xgp.php#details





To: U.S. West Coast, Alaska, and British Columbia coastal regions
From: NOAA/NWS/West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center
Subject: Tsunami Warning and Advisory #4 issued 03/11/2011 at 12:51AM PST

The warning and advisory status regions have changed in this message. 

The Tsunami Warning continues in effect for the coastal areas of California and 
Oregon from Point Concepcion, California to the Oregon-Washington border.

The Tsunami Warning continues in effect for the coastal areas of Alaska from 
Amchitka Pass, Alaska (125 miles W of Adak) to Attu, Alaska.

The Tsunami Advisory continues in effect for the coastal areas of California 
from the California-Mexico border to Point Concepcion, California.

The Tsunami Advisory continues in effect for the coastal areas of Washington, 
British Columbia and Alaska from the Oregon-Washington border to Amchitka Pass, 
Alaska (125 miles W of Adak).

A Tsunami Warning means that all coastal residents in the warning area who are 
near the beach or in low-lying regions should move immediately inland to higher 
ground and away from all harbors and inlets including those sheltered directly 
from the sea. Those feeling the earth shake, seeing unusual wave action, or the 
water level rising or receding may have only a few minutes before the tsunami 
arrival and should move immediately. Homes and small buildings are not designed 
to withstand tsunami impacts. Do not stay in these structures.

All residents within the warned area should be alert for instructions broadcast 
from their local civil authorities. A tsunami has been recorded.

A Tsunami Advisory means that a tsunami capable of producing strong currents or 
waves dangerous to persons in or very near the water is expected. Significant, 
widespread inundation is not expected for areas under an advisory. Currents may 
be hazardous to swimmers, boats, and coastal structures and may continue for 
several hours after the initial wave arrival.

At 9:46 PM Pacific Standard Time on March 10, an earthquake with preliminary 
magnitude 8.9 occurred near the east coast of Honshu, Japan . (Refer to the 
United States Geological Survey for official earthquake parameters.) This 
earthquake has generated a tsunami which could cause damage to coastal regions 
in a warning or advisory. The waves are expected to first reach Shemya, Alaska 
at 12:13 AM AKST on March 11. Estimated tsunami arrival times and maps along 
with safety rules and other information can be found on the WCATWC web site.

Measurements or reports of tsunami activity:


 Location                   Lat.   Lon.    Time        Amplitude 
------------------------  -----  ------  -------     -----------
 Tosashimizu  Japan        32.8N  132.9E  0747UTC   00.9FT/00.27M
 Tokai  Japan              33.8N  137.6E  0645UTC   00.8FT/00.25M
 Ofunato  Japan            39.0N  141.8E  0605UTC   10.8FT/03.29M
 Hanasaki  Japan           43.3N  145.6E  0643UTC   09.3FT/02.82M
 Boso  Japan               34.8N  140.8E  0609UTC   02.6FT/00.78M

Time - Time of measurement.
Amp. - Tsunami amplitudes are measured relative to normal sea level. It is NOT 
crest-to-trough wave height. Values are given in both meters (M) and feet (FT).

DEEP OCEAN SENSORS INDICATE A LARGE TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED. 
Tsunamis can be dangerous waves that are not survivable. Wave heights are 
amplified by irregular shoreline and are difficult to forecast. Tsunamis often 
appear as a strong surge and may be preceded by a receding water level. 
Mariners in water deeper than 600 feet should not be affected by a tsunami. 
Wave heights will increase rapidly as water shallows. Tsunamis are a series of 
ocean waves which can be dangerous for several hours after the initial wave 
arrival. DO NOT return to evacuated areas until an all clear is given by local 
civil authorities.

Pacific coastal regions outside California, Oregon, Washington, British 
Columbia, and Alaska should refer to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center 
messages for information on the event.

This message will be updated in 60 minutes or sooner if the situation warrants. 
The tsunami message will remain in effect until further notice. For further 
information stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio, your local TV or radio stations, 
or see the WCATWC web site.

Link to Standard Warning Message
Link to Public Warning Message
Link to XML/CAP Message
Link to Printable Message

• By "Devin Balentina" <blue13x at hotmail.com>
• Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 12:45:05 -0400

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• By Devin Balentina <blue13x at hotmail.com>
• Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2010 11:54:30 -0400

• By Devin Balentina <blue13x at hotmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2010 20:33:42 -0400

• By Devin Balentina <blue13x at hotmail.com>
• Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2010 18:19:13 -0400

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 18 Dec 2010 18:11:04 -0000

Today I had planned to release 4 (four) seabirds which were orphaned after 
Hurricane Tomas and I have subsequently raised from baby into adulthood. In the 
past 3 weeks they were trained in catching fish themselves and which are good 
and which to avoid. The all graduated their training with flying colors and 
today one was to be released on the grounds of Superclubs Breezes and two at 
Marriott and one at Avila Hotel.

The downpour of rain postponed the release.

It has rained a wee bit last night, this morning and currently with dark clouds 
overhead it is raining puddytawts and dawgs again...even producing thunder.

GODspeed to all.

Marcus at curacaowildlife dot com

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 17 Dec 2010 05:18:49 -0000

The weather has brought a few light showers at Banda Riba and the remaining 70% 
of the island enjoyed warm sunny skies. The hot months are gone and nothing but 
warm weather in the day and cool breezy at night is currently on the weather 
menu for the coming week. 

One of the viewers of this page at stormcarib emailed me about big waves from 
NW...but after reviewing the weather data it appears those big waves will only 
directly affect the Southern shores of Haiti and Cuba and are way out of range 
of Curacao...as a matter of fact the long range forecast shows nothing out of 
the ordinary for Curacao this weekend and the coming week.

However if you are heading towards the beaches of Southern New Zealand...the 
waves are 35 feet tall over there...yup 12 meters tall...can you imagine?

GODSPEED to all.

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 9 Dec 2010 19:12:41 -0000

Wow for the third day in a row Curacao is basking in the sun with cool breeze 
blowing from the NE. I could get used to this :))

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 5 Dec 2010 03:34:44 -0000

My rain gauge shows 73.8 mm (almost 3 inches) worth of rain between 1 am and 
1030pm for today December 4th 2010. During Tropical Storm Tomas we endured a 
whole lot more. The difference between then and now is that the ground is 
saturated and the 73.8 mm has nowhere to go. This means that the road between 
Brievengat and Rondeklip going past Festival Center was flooded by 40cm of 
rain. The stoplights at Biesheuvel were flooded by as much as 50 cm. Emmastad 
was flooded by as much as 35 cm. The roads around Kabouterbos were flooded and 
resembled raging rivers swallowing up a car all the way to its windows. The 
Schoutbij Nachtdoorwanweg was flooded including all streets in Damacor area. 
The road between the Jewish Synagoge and the school where Emily votes was fit 
for white water rafting. People were windsurfing...no joke...literally 
windsurfing on the Chuchubiweg (I have pictures and video)

And more rain is heading our way.

Maybe people will finally wake up to the fact that Mother Nature is giving us a 
heads up warning... if we don't do our best to discourage and discontinue the 
destruction of the natural world that surrounds us, we will continue to 
experience bad weather like we have endured so far...

Godspeed to all 

Marcus at Curacaowildlife.com

• By Natalie U <stormreporter at yahoo.com>
• Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2010 11:39:21 -0800 (PST)

• By Robert Candelaria <robertcandelaria at rocketmail.com>
• Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2010 08:56:08 -0800 (PST)

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 4 Dec 2010 15:05:04 -0000

" oh no...skywater, now I'll never get to sleep..." from the movie The Land of 
the Lost


On December 4th 2010 a wave of  bad weather formed onland in Venezuela at 1 am 
and started moving north towards us. At 5 am the first rains came down and 
right on its heels a cold front which caused the temperature to drop from 27 
degrees Celsius to the current 23 degrees Celsius. Hace mucho frio comapdres!!


We are used to 32 C weather so 23 Celsius is a wee bit chillier than we are 
used to..

The rains will continue for awhile...and on sunday there is a 70% chance for 
more rain. On Monday and Tuesday so far it looks like a sunny day....I wish to 
caution that it looks sunny so far...if the forecast changes for the not so 
sunny I will let you know.

Godspeed to all

• By Devin Balentina <blue13x at hotmail.com>
• Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2010 09:38:08 -0400

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• By Devin Balentina <blue13x at hotmail.com>
• Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2010 09:28:19 -0400

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 2 Dec 2010 13:23:48 -0000

Today the sun rose up from behind the horizon and no rain followed it. Looks 
like a bright sunny day in our paradise island Curacao again... yippee!

Godspeed to all

Marcus

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 27 Nov 2010 14:52:49 -0000

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 27 Nov 2010 14:41:56 -0000

http://www.bonairewebcams.com/DowntownCamLarge.php

In Curacao the downpour varies from heavy in bandariba (eastside) to a light drizzlein bandabou (westside).

Right now I'm heading out on the road with my tow line and first aid kit to the areas where roads face flash floods to assist the people who don't follow the news... :))  (this time I'll bring a camera along...)

GODSPEED TO ALL

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 26 Nov 2010 21:17:57 -0000

Right now the probability of heavy heavy rain is 80 percent chance between 100 
and 150 mm starting tonight until monday morning...

with high waves along the coast and strong gail strength windgusts


similar situation for Bonaire and Aruba !!!


GODSPEED TO ALL

Marcus DeMaaijer
599-9-6683500

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 26 Nov 2010 18:00:30 -0000

Allright...

65 percent chance of 80 to 120 mm of rain starting Friday evening until 
midnight on sunday!!


what does this mean?

- if you spot high water, DO NOT take the risk, make a u-turn and find an 
alternate route. Flash floods can create dangerous driving conditions on 
certain roads.

- dams that are filled to capacity can break

- areas were ground is saturated can expect flooding

- go get: baby supplies, pet supplies, food that does not require refrigeration

- please tend to the elderly and handicapped family members, make sure that 
they have everything they need before the rains come

- don't allow children to play unattended if you live near any dams or if the 
ground is saturated and you have big trees in the yard

- evacuate pets and farm animals to higher ground


Listen to easy-fm for the latest news.


Godspeed to all.

• By Devin Balentina <blue13x at hotmail.com>
• Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2010 20:25:25 -0400

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• By Devin Balentina <blue13x at hotmail.com>
• Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2010 03:24:54 -0400

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• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 20 Nov 2010 04:45:41 -0000

I have never seen a zwarte piet with other attire than a bag and a roe. This is 
prolly the first time we will see a zwarte piet with an umbrella.I hope that 
the parents have prepared by bringing raincover for their kids. Allot of kids 
have been looking forward to this day for a whole year. I really really hope it 
doesn't rain, but I have no control over the weather...I just forecast it. 

If it does rain, the kids will for the first time ever see that a zwarte piet 
is not of African origin, but actually a non African who climbs down a chimney 
and his skin turns black from the black ashes, sooth, and black tar in the 
chimney, then collects the carrot for Saint Nicholas' horse, depending how good 
behaved the kid has been all year the zwarte piet places a gift in the kids' 
shoe, then climbs back up the chimney to do the process all over again.

This festivity really sets us apart from the other neighbors in the Caribbean. 
This is not Santa Clause. This is something totally different. 

Learn more about it here:
http://www.sinterklaasdefilm.nl/img/content/fotos/gallery/sinterklaas-zwarte-pieten-in-pakjesloods.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Zwartepiet.png
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sint-intocht-boot.jpg
http://www.stnicholascenter.org/Brix?pageID=36

 

Godspeed to all

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 20 Nov 2010 04:00:59 -0000

zie ginds daar komt de stoomboot uit Spanje weer aan... Het brengt Sint 
Nikolaas, ik zie em al staan...met z'n paraplu.

:))

So far I received 61 emails from concerned parents asking what time the rains 
will happen in the morning in Curacao.

You see Saint Nicholas (Sinterklaas) is expected to arrive by boat with 50 
"zwarte pieten" in Annabaai at approx 8 am and we expect around 4000 kids to 
attend the arrival ceremony.

The weather forecasts call for 80% chance of heavy rain at 5 am which is right 
about the time they are setting things up and 60% chance of thunderstorms at 8 
am which is when ol Saint Nicholas will arrive on a tugboat which can hold up 
to 20 people inside and up to 40 on the deck where there is no raincover. I 
wonder how they will solve this. I have never seen a zwarte piet with other 
attire than a bag and a roe. This is prolly the first time we will see a zwarte 
piet with an umbrella.

for more info about this ceremonial arrival and the whole story behind Saint 
Nicholas, please check this out:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinterklaas

http://www.stnicholascenter.org/Brix?pageID=36

GODSPEED to all 

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 20 Nov 2010 03:23:19 -0000

hopi awaseru = Papiamentu for "it's gonna rain cats and dawgs" :))

Annie from Bonaire...I think you meant to point to this link: 
http://www.windguru.cz/int/index.php?sc=56

This is for Curacao: http://www.windguru.cz/int/index.php?go=1&vs=1&sc=9466

And this is for Aruba: http://www.windguru.cz/int/index.php?sc=55

A word of caution about the windguru forecasts!!! They only show daytime data 
between sunrise and sunset. Windguru is completely blind between 8pm and 5am, 
this means that the rains and bad weather could be coming allot sooner so what 
out with your interpretation of what you see on windguru. The storm could be 
coming allot sooner than 5 am.

Devin, where did you measure 22 degrees? I think you need to recalibrate your 
nokia. The temperature did not drop below 23.4. Since the lapse rate is 1 
degree celsius per 153, 846 meters, you could only have measured 22 degrees 
Celsius if you were sitting on top of Mount Kristoffel :)) or in an 
airconditioned building/vehicle. Maybe you measured dew-point? The dew-point 
did drop to 22 degrees at Sunset Valley and to 21 degrees even at Bapor Kibra. 
Anywho I want that app even if it measures one degree off the mark. Please 
lemme know where I can get it.

Aruba... if windguru is correct, you guys will get the worst of the 
thunderstorms, so keep an eye out between midnight and 4am.

GODSPEED to all.

• By Devin Balentina <blue13x at hotmail.com>
• Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 18:32:29 -0400

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• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 19 Nov 2010 21:31:05 -0000

After running the data from the weather stations at the oil/gas drilling 
platforms I am getting forecasts that call for a 60 percent chance of 40 to 90 
mm rain in the weekend on Saturday Nov 20 and Sunday Nov 21.

This emans that those who will head to Punda and Otrobanda to witness the 
arrival of Saint Nikolaas on Nov 20th, should consider bringing rain ponchos 
and umbrellas... and it will be windy up to 45 km/hour so that the rain will 
fall diagonal and not straight down...

Yeppers the rains of 1999 - 2000 have returned.

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 14 Nov 2010 15:07:10 -0000

On saturday Nov 13, Curacao experienced thunderstorms on several areas of 
Curacao accompanied by light to moderate rain between 9 am and 3pm local time 
(= GMT -4). In Soemboe two lightning strikes have been confirmed, and one in 
Schelpwijk. On the road near Kloof a flash flood created a river crossing the 
road. One vehicle tried to cross it and was swept away. Then anorther small bus 
tried to cross too and got stuck on the shoulder. All persons involved did not 
sustain any injuries other than embarrassment. :))

This morning on Nov 14th the thunderstorms arrived again between 3 am and 8 am. 
So far one car was confirmed stuck in a flash flood river that crossed the 
Perseusweg road next to the new Condominium Park that is under construction. 
The persons in the vehicle are okay too.

If people continue to try to cross a river of water crossing roads, we will 
continue reporting these incidents. Please use common sense and make a U-turn 
and either wait for the river to stop or find an alternate route to where you 
are going, or just head home... PLEASE. 

GODSPEED TO ALL

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 14 Nov 2010 14:46:03 -0000

Curacao is loacted at Lat/Lon: 12.2° N 69.0° W.

The low pressure that I forecasted on Nov 10 to pup up as a storm on Nov 15th 
in the location west of Curacao at 12N 76W...is currently visible on the 
satellite and now has a name: Invest 94.

At this time it is almost stationary.

Tracking Info For Invest 94     
                
 
 Time             Lat   Lon    Wind(mph)    Pressure      Storm type
-------------------------------------------------------------
18 GMT 11/12/10  11.1N  76.2W     20        1009       Invest
00 GMT 11/13/10  11.1N  76.5W     20        1009       Invest
06 GMT 11/13/10  11.0N  76.7W     20        1009       Invest
12 GMT 11/13/10  11.1N  76.8W     20        1009       Invest
18 GMT 11/13/10  11.1N  76.9W     20        1009       Invest
00 GMT 11/14/10  11.1N  77.0W     20        1009       Invest
12 GMT 11/14/10  11.1N  77.8W     20        1009       Invest

GODSPEED TO ALL

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 10 Nov 2010 14:09:31 -0000

This is just a heads up to keep an eye on the low pressure area developing on  
November 15:

there is 60 percent chance it will appear at 12N 76W and on heading E and then 
NNE 



the storm season "officially ends" end of November...


GODSPEED TO ALL.

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 9 Nov 2010 04:46:05 -0000

the bad weather system that I forecasted on Nov 4th has arrived two days 
earlier on November 7th and is still lingering on in our area. This system is 
NOT Tomas, which is long gone and heading north away from the Caribbean into 
the Atlantic. On Saturday and Sunday we experienced winds and waves coming in 
from southwest. At times the waves were rough causing fishermen hauling their 
wooden boats out of the sea and to safety onto dry land. The weather was so 
severe that the Curacao Amstel Bicycle Race had to be cancelled on Saturday and 
took place on the next day on Sunday on an alternate route. 

Currently we are experiencing thunder and some light to moderate rain in some 
areas, whereas some areas are dry.

Tomas shook everyone up quite a bit. With every thunder or any blob on the 
satellite map the people here in Curacao think Tomas is back again.

Right now we are just dealing with a pesky low pressure area that has a grip on 
us for 3 days now, and it does not look like it will leave soon.

Put your mind at ease...it is not a rainfactory like Tomas was, but we do need 
to take care that the southwestern wind can bring Portugese man of war and at 
times high rough waves to the southern coastline.

I should not be doingthis right now during a lightning show, so I am signing 
off right now...I just wanted to put everyone at ease that this is NOT 
TOMAS...you guys/gals in Curacao can call me or sms me at any hour of the day 
just like you all did just now...so don't worry...it will all beokay from here 
on. November and December are the normal times of the year when we get a little 
shower here and there, and a thunder here and there. So let's get some zzzz's 
and tomorrow is another bright sunny day !!

• By Elton Sint Jago <curacaomaster at yahoo.com>
• Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2010 16:14:44 -0700 (PDT)

Most parts of the island experienced heavy thundershowers this afternoon 
between 12:30 and 14:00. A few clouds formed above the island due to the lack 
of wind and high temperatures. The clouds moved in eastern and southeastern 
direction across the island.

Yesterday they issued a warning about heavy rainfall and lightning but 
apparently only in the west they experienced heavy rain (Banda Bou). Aruba got 
a lot of rain yesterday morning.

I attached a couple of photos I took today, enjoy!


      

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• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 6 Nov 2010 14:42:58 -0000

• By Natalie U <stormreporter at yahoo.com>
• Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2010 11:01:39 -0700 (PDT)

• By "Devin Balentina " <blue13x at hotmail.com>
• Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2010 15:32:15 +0000

As Tomas passed to the North of us, it activated an area that left 
record breaking rainfall.
Now as it passes to the North (again) it will have swirling bands of rain that 
can cause a lot of rain...again.
Curacao radar shows a large area of rain and thunderstorms over Aruba, heading 
this way. This is basically the same scenario, but the opposite. So be prepared.
Devin
-- 
Sent from my Nokia N900 using Nokia Messaging

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 4 Nov 2010 03:38:55 -0000

Fifteen minutes ago heavy rain started coming down in Curacao in...Damacor, 
Mahaai, Jongbloed, Brievengat, Schelpwijk, Sun Valley, Biesheuvel...

This rain is coming from the southwest direction

Godspeed to all.

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 4 Nov 2010 02:52:27 -0000

So....after exhaling a sigh of relief because Tomas's curve was not sending 
seawaves towards our southern coastline... I ran a few computer generated 
forecast models to figure out where Tomas would be today a week from now, and 
lo and behold I am seeing a forecast popping up which indicates a 45% chance of 
a low pressure area developing at 13.5 N and 71 W then head east or northeast 
towards Aruba on Tuesday November 9th 2010. 

At this time it looks like an invest in the model and it is too early to 
forecast what this low pressure could become. Because Tomas was also forecasted 
seven (7) days before you could see it on the satellite maps, I wish to urge 
F.C. and crew to take a gander at this one too. Let's pray it will only cause a 
lightning show visible due north wayyyy offshore of the northern coastline of 
the ACB (Aruba, Curacao, Bonaire) islands.

Godspeed to all

Marcus

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 4 Nov 2010 02:24:03 -0000

Right now I am very glad that I am wrong.

Tomas curved from NW towards N and then NE (refer to coordinate chart below)

The curve that Omar did is not being repeated by Tomas !!!

 Time             Lat   Lon   Wind(mph)  Pressure  Storm type
------------------------------------------------------------------------
21 GMT 10/29/10  11.1N 57.5W     40        998     Tropical Storm
00 GMT 10/30/10  11.6N 57.6W     60        999     Tropical Storm
03 GMT 10/30/10  12.2N 58.4W     65        997     Tropical Storm
09 GMT 10/30/10  12.9N 59.5W     70        994     Tropical Storm
15 GMT 10/30/10  13.3N 60.7W     75        993     Category 1 Hurricane
21 GMT 10/30/10  13.5N 61.4W     75        992     Category 1 Hurricane
22 GMT 10/30/10  13.5N 61.6W     90        982     Category 1 Hurricane
03 GMT 10/31/10  13.6N 62.1W     90        982     Category 1 Hurricane
09 GMT 10/31/10  14.0N 62.9W    100        983     Category 2 Hurricane
15 GMT 10/31/10  14.0N 63.7W     90        986     Category 1 Hurricane
21 GMT 10/31/10  14.4N 64.9W     75        994     Category 1 Hurricane
03 GMT 11/01/10  14.2N 66.5W     65        997     Tropical Storm
09 GMT 11/01/10  13.8N 67.7W     50       1003     Tropical Storm
15 GMT 11/01/10  13.6N 68.7W     45       1005     Tropical Storm
21 GMT 11/01/10  13.4N 69.7W     45       1005     Tropical Storm
03 GMT 11/02/10  13.5N 70.8W     45       1005     Tropical Storm
09 GMT 11/02/10  13.5N 72.0W     50       1003     Tropical Storm
15 GMT 11/02/10  13.5N 72.6W     50       1003     Tropical Storm
21 GMT 11/02/10  13.5N 74.6W     40       1006     Tropical Storm
03 GMT 11/03/10  13.7N 75.1W     40       1006     Tropical Storm
09 GMT 11/03/10  13.5N 75.5W     35       1006     Tropical Depression
15 GMT 11/03/10  14.1N 75.9W     35       1006     Tropical Depression
21 GMT 11/03/10  14.9N 74.8W     45       1003     Tropical Storm

GODSPEED to all.

• By Natalie U <stormreporter at yahoo.com>
• Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2010 05:20:28 -0700 (PDT)

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 2 Nov 2010 23:31:19 -0000

On Saturday October 30 everyone said Tomas would be heading NW, and a minority 
said that it would dip south instead.

Tomas went indeed SW instead towards Curacao.

Now everyone is saying Tomas is gone.

Is Tomas really gone? Once again a minority is saying: no!


Everyone forgets that the 3-day and 5-day computer generated forecast model 
contains bubbles. In the center of each bubble there is an icon representing 
the storm. It does not mean that the storm will be in that exact location. 
Tomas will be in ANY area in that bubble for that particular time and day in 
that computer generated forecast model bubble.

It is crucial that people understand this.

As a matter of fact in the cumulative trajectory Tomas was heading SW towards 
Curacao since October 30, and the computer generated forecast model was 
accurate in its prediction because Tomas was in the southern part of each 
bubble.

The computer generated forecast model was accurately made by:
- the meteorological services of Curacao, 
- the NHC, 
- the NOAA, 
- and other "amateur meteorologists in Curacao" 

You never say "nothing of concern" is going to happen when the storm is still 
very active and fore-casted to head towards Curacao. As a matter of fact most 
of the citizens believed the media reports that nothing was going to happen...

IF everyone had been adequately warned, this would never have happened: 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30678425@N02/


This is my last post in regards to what happened, but not my last post in 
regards what Tomas may do next.

the computer generated forecast model bubbles show it heading back towards 
Curacao and then head NW towards J. Hogan in Santo Domingo

more on that on Wednesday/Thursday...

Good night everyone, Godspeed to all !

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 2 Nov 2010 21:10:52 -0000

You can copy and paste the following website into 
http://www.translate.google.com so that non-dutch speaking people can 
understand how to browse through this site and locate the streaming video, 
flikr-slideshows and read the news from the Dutch media called versgeperst (= 
freshly squeezed)

http://www.versgeperst.com/nieuws/70552/beelden-tomas-op-curacao.html


The pictures show a very BIG construction oversight of the water channel next 
to the road of Zukkertuintje: if the water flows over the side of the water 
channel, you can NOT see where the road ends and the waterchannel starts. As a 
result of this a lady drove into the channel and drowned in her own car. My 
condolences goes out to the family of this lady.

Please let's learn from this tragic event and create high barriers or add other 
constructions so that vehicles, people, and pets on a leash can not 
accidentally wash into this water channel that is supposed to drain water from 
the flooded areas into the open sea. 

GODSPEED to all

donations  at  dushicuracao.net

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 2 Nov 2010 20:03:24 -0000

This is at the traffic lights of Cas Coraweg and Schout bij nacht doormanweg. 
This vehicle is driving from Centrum Mahaai towards the Maal Clinic 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1io7_AziEcc

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 2 Nov 2010 19:41:59 -0000

I checked and rechecked and rechecked again...

The computer generated forecast models show a high chance that TOMAS will do 
the follwoing next:

1. on wednesday/thursday it may stall and then head into direction of Curacao 
and then curve towards the north east and head towards Haiti and Santo Domingo

2. then after passing Haiti and Santo Domingo's mainland Tomas has a high 
chnace of reforming into a powerful hurricane and then head east towards Sint 
Maarten.

Tomas wants to visit all 6 islands of the former Dutch Antilles...I don't think 
this event has ever happened before...this is incredible if it turns out to be 
an accurate forecast...

so let's pray it will not head towards Haiti where a half million people are 
still camping in muddy fields after the devastating earthquake hit them not so 
long ago...

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 2 Nov 2010 19:17:26 -0000

At kooyman megastore you can get MintCraft 100% silicone rubber sealant (50 yr) 
to create a watertight seal between the door/window and the door/window frame 
or concrete/metal/wood wall.

That is what prevented the river of water and mud from entering my home through 
the 5 doors and prevented the rain coming through the windows. The rain came in 
from the south instead of the normal easterly direction.

You can get similar watertight sealant silicone from Gomez Hardware, Building 
Depot, Marchena Hardware, and/or sandbags at the garden centers.

Once more....it is best to be safe than sorry, so make preparations in advance, 
because when the rain starts pouring down in such vast quantity that our island 
is not used to....the water will become dangerous very fast as many motorists 
have experienced. 

People forget that their stalled vehicles cause emergency rescue teams and 
ambulances not being able to reach the people who are in dire need of help 
right away. Stalled vehicles blocking the road delay the rescue teams getting 
where they are needed. 

So when the rain starts coming down in vast quantities...do not go driving 
around like disaster tourists.

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 2 Nov 2010 18:59:54 -0000

The computer generated forecast models show a 60 percent chance of a second 
wave of bad weather heading towards Curacao TODAY...so those that did not 
prepare for the first wave, please prepare for this next one.

Please get candles, radio/flashlight batteries, fresh water, diapers, medical 
supplies, cat/dog/fish/parrot food, baby food, and other non perishable 
supplies that do not require refrigeration.

If this second wave blows over without causing damage...thank God, and it is 
always best to be safe than sorry.

here is another video that I grabbed off youtube of a caterpillar in a road 
that more resembles a lake...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1OPPUwD0mU

GODSPEED to all

Marcus at dushicuracao.net

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 2 Nov 2010 15:49:07 -0000

This is video-graphed at sunrise and shows how high water still is in Salinja 
with many stalled and abandoned vehicles 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVk5e6S5wlc

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 2 Nov 2010 15:29:39 -0000

Some of this video is disturbing to look at

Rivers of mud and debris through the streets
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nN7RxCgDsqE


Driving through mud and debris through the streets
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmlO7Y0WGWY



Thinning the herd (don't stand on elevated areas, and roofs during a storm)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMSsGDUinoI

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 2 Nov 2010 13:22:28 -0000

The thunderstorms arrived at my neighborhood Schelpwijk at 730 pm. Soon after 
the power was cut off and the phone ceased working. The downpour was very very 
heavy and lightning strikes were witnessed in the direction of Sunset Heights, 
Eggs Farm Moderno, the Drag Race strip above the Brievengat Industrial Park.

Having sealed the doors and windows of my house on Saturday with special 
silicone gel has proved itself well as a river of mud and debris invaded my 
yard at about 10 pm. After having checked on the animals and my father in law 
next door, and the direct neighbors I took a stroll in the rest of my 
neighborhood and came across many people who had not made preparations for the 
possible arrival of Tomas and were overwhelmed by the river of mud that was 
coming down from the hills. They were mad and upset because they believed that 
Tomas posed no threat after having followed the news reports such as this one 
http://www.amigoe.com/artman/publish/artikel_80338.php


Anywho... last night I assisted people in my neighborhood with evacuating their 
loved ones as much as possible because the fire department was overwhelmed by 
the many calls and was unreachable by phone even 911 could not be reached.


Even though I wrote on this blog on Saturday October 30th that we'd get heavy 
heavy rains... nobody else took preperations??? 


Yes I don't have a degree in meteorology, but still...when have my forecasts 
been off the mark?


I hope that this was a wake up call for everyone, including the government... 
that it is best to prepare for the worst and then call all clear AFTER the 
storm has well passed our area...


This is a november to remember....and to LEARN from mistakes.

GODSPEED to all

• By Natalie U <stormreporter at yahoo.com>
• Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2010 05:08:06 -0700 (PDT)

• By Natalie U <stormreporter at yahoo.com>
• Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2010 04:53:19 -0700 (PDT)

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 2 Nov 2010 11:39:53 -0000

Curacao is located at   Lat/Lon: 12.2° N 69.0° W and the center of Tomas passed 
us on Monday (see coordinate map below) 

Last night the thunderstorm trailing Tomas arrived in Curacao causing so much 
heavy rain that our island's inhabitants are not used to.

So far two deaths, power outages and flooding have been reported. All schools 
have been closed,  and it is not over yet....more bad weather is on its way.



Time             Lat   Lon   Wind(mph)  Pressure  Storm type
------------------------------------------------------------------------
21 GMT 10/29/10  11.1N 57.5W     40        998     Tropical Storm
00 GMT 10/30/10  11.6N 57.6W     60        999     Tropical Storm
03 GMT 10/30/10  12.2N 58.4W     65        997     Tropical Storm
09 GMT 10/30/10  12.9N 59.5W     70        994     Tropical Storm
15 GMT 10/30/10  13.3N 60.7W     75        993     Category 1 Hurricane
21 GMT 10/30/10  13.5N 61.4W     75        992     Category 1 Hurricane
22 GMT 10/30/10  13.5N 61.6W     90        982     Category 1 Hurricane
03 GMT 10/31/10  13.6N 62.1W     90        982     Category 1 Hurricane
09 GMT 10/31/10  14.0N 62.9W    100        983     Category 2 Hurricane
15 GMT 10/31/10  14.0N 63.7W     90        986     Category 1 Hurricane
21 GMT 10/31/10  14.4N 64.9W     75        994     Category 1 Hurricane
03 GMT 11/01/10  14.2N 66.5W     65        997     Tropical Storm
09 GMT 11/01/10  13.8N 67.7W     50       1003     Tropical Storm
15 GMT 11/01/10  13.6N 68.7W     45       1005     Tropical Storm
21 GMT 11/01/10  13.4N 69.7W     45       1005     Tropical Storm
03 GMT 11/02/10  13.5N 70.8W     45       1005     Tropical Storm
09 GMT 11/02/10  13.5N 72.0W     50       1003     Tropical Storm

GODSPEED  to all

• By Wycliffe Franklin <wycliffe.l.franklin at gmail.com>
• Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2010 06:14:21 -0400

• By Devin Balentina <blue13x at hotmail.com>
• Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2010 00:51:32 -0400

• By Natalie U <stormreporter at yahoo.com>
• Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2010 18:54:38 -0700 (PDT)

• By Natalie U <stormreporter at yahoo.com>
• Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2010 17:27:31 -0700 (PDT)

• By Devin Balentina <blue13x at hotmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2010 11:45:12 -0400

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• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 1 Nov 2010 14:41:19 -0000

Tomas is still heading WSW while the weather in Curacao is very calm on the 
southcoast with hardly any wind...

Devin or Robert, can you take a picture at Playa Canoa and post it here while I 
continue keeping an eye on the south coast?

GODSPEED to all

• By Natalie U <stormreporter at yahoo.com>
• Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2010 04:42:18 -0700 (PDT)

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 1 Nov 2010 04:48:36 -0000

I checked, rechecked, and then checked the parameters and rechecked again.

The computer generated weather forecast models show a 40% chance that Tomas 
will dip slightly south on Monday in the direction of Bonaire and then later in 
the day head west on Monday and Tuesday to pass Aruba, Curacao and Bonaire. On 
Wednesday Tomas will make a u-turn and then head towards Santo Domingo, Haiti 
and Cuba.

When Tomas makes its u-turn on Wednesday there is a 50% chance that it will not 
curve by heading west and then NW, and then N, and then NE...as a matter of 
fact the weather forecasting computer model show Tomas has a 50% chance of 
stalling and then turn into SW direction, then S, then into the SE direction 
for a couple of hours before moving E and then in the NE direction towards 
Santo Domingo, Haiti and Cuba and hitting one of the 3 on Friday...

I understand it is a computer generated weather forecast which has a 50% 
probability of not happening, but because the models are not deviating from 
this possible forecast I feel compelled to mention it.

Inhabitants of Aruba, Curacao and Bonaire, please do not let your guard down 
when Tomas passes Aruba, Curacao and Bonaire on Monday... keep watching and 
monitoring Tomas's trajectory until Friday.

GODSPEED to all

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 30 Oct 2010 17:35:35 -0000

Good news n bad...n more bad

First the bad...Tomas has developed into a category 1 hurricane with wind-gusts 
up to 136 Km/h.

The good news is that is it is currently heading WNW away from Curacao and the 
eye of the hurricane has a high chance of passing us due north. 

The second bad news tho is that there is a 50% chance that Tomas will pass us, 
then make a u-turn by dipping SW then head S, then head SE and then head NE...

which is exactly what OMAR did...when it send storm surge towards our 
unprotected southern coastline.

Michiel, check the storm surf, wave periods and direction to confirm this...we 
may need to consider to anchor/remove the watchtower near the East pool and 
remove other moveable objects from the beaches and other areas along the 
southern coastline as a precaution.

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 30 Oct 2010 01:44:44 -0000

We were talking about this storm last week and we saw it had a high chance of 
forming somewhere on the doorstep of Bonaire and/or Curacao. Since it was so 
close to call.. we waited for the Air Force reconnaissance 
aircraft to check it out if ever it did develop.... and whoop there it is!!!

Fred, Michiel, Jaro, Johnny, Frank, Selo, Dutch...let's keep a real close eye 
on this one because it could change its track at the very last moment just like 
Omar did...

Right now it is forecasted with a high chance to show up on our doorstep during 
All Souls Night between 7pm oct 31 and 5 am nov. 1 and cause the following:

- Winds blowing 40 to 60 km/h to direction of northwest or north (from open sea 
towards the southern coast).

- Allot of rain...I mean torrential rain like we in Curacao are NOT used 
to...so that low land areas that are prone to flooding ought to be evacuated 
and the move-able properties moved to higher ground starting Sunday before 
nightfall. Please find shelter for pets and livestock too before the rain may 
arrive here on Sunday night

- Storm surge up to 16 ft (4.8 m) along the northern shores and high windswept 
waves from the open sea towards the southern shoreline.

Right now it is Tropical Storm Status and it could be a Category 1 (one) 
hurricane by Sunday night and Monday morning. Furthermore the computer models 
show the eye of the storm passing us due north, but this is not certain so we 
need to keep a very close eye on this and check updates frequently from now 
on...

Knowing that we will get allot of rain.. I mean ALLOT more than our 
infrastructure can handle... it is a good idea to keep in mind that the normal 
routes to the supermarket and the pharmacy could be blocked by flooded roads 
and/or vehicles with stalled engines, so that you ought to stock up on non 
perishable supplies and get ice for stuff that needs to be chilled and/or get 
fuel for your generator in case aqualectra shuts down as a precautionary 
measure or if lightning strikes...

GODSPEED TO ALL

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 30 Oct 2010 01:02:56 -0000

NHC forecast
------------------------------------------------------------------------
on the last pass through the center of Tomas...the Air Force reconnaissance 
aircraft reported a maximum flight-level wind of 61 kt and SFMR measurements 
around 50 kt.  The winds have increased faster than was indicated in the 
previous advisory...and a special advisory is being issued to increase the 
intensity forecast through the first 48 hours.  In addition...the wind radii 
were expanded in accordance with the reconnaissance data.

Buoy 41101 is already reporting seas of 13 ft well north of the
center...requiring an expansion of the 12-ft seas radii.
 
Forecast positions and Max winds
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
initial      30/0000z 11.6n  57.6w    50 kt
 12hr VT     30/0600z 12.0n  59.5w    55 kt
 24hr VT     30/1800z 12.9n  61.8w    60 kt
 36hr VT     31/0600z 13.5n  64.0w    70 kt
 48hr VT     31/1800z 14.1n  66.2w    80 kt
 72hr VT     01/1800z 14.8n  70.4w    90 kt
 96hr VT     02/1800z 15.2n  74.0w   100 kt
120hr VT     03/1800z 16.0n  76.0w   100 kt

Coordinate history
Time             Lat   Lon   Wind(mph)  Pressure  Storm type
------------------------------------------------------------------------
21 GMT 10/29/10  11.1N 57.5W     40        998     Tropical Storm
00 GMT 10/30/10  11.6N 57.6W     60        999     Tropical Storm

• By Natalie U <stormreporter at yahoo.com>
• Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 04:47:19 -0700 (PDT)

• By Robert Candelaria <robertcandelaria at rocketmail.com>
• Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2010 10:46:04 -0700 (PDT)

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• By Elton Sint Jago <curacaomaster at yahoo.com>
• Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 15:50:50 -0700 (PDT)

A locally heavy and long thundershower caused a lot of problems this morning. 
In the area where I was, Rio Canario, it rained for almost 2 hours. Many 
streets were inundated, water run into houses etc. This was, so far, the 
heaviest shower I've seen this year and in a long time in Curaçao. I'll try to 
get some more pictures and share them.


      

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• By Devin Balentina <blue13x at hotmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2010 14:00:59 -0400

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• By Robert Candelaria <robertcandelaria at rocketmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2010 04:54:31 -0700 (PDT)

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 27 Sep 2010 02:29:19 -0000

20N 85W October 4th, 2010.


the moment we stop fighting for each other's lives, we lose our humanity.

• By Robert Candelaria <robertcandelaria at rocketmail.com>
• Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2010 22:15:24 -0700 (PDT)

• By Natalie U <stormreporter at yahoo.com>
• Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2010 06:41:16 -0700 (PDT)

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• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 23 Sep 2010 07:12:51 -0000

At 3:09 am thunder, intracloud lightning and earth to cloud lightning visible 
in the direction of buena vista and mahaai looking west from sunset heights.

No rain yet...

GODSPEED to all.

Marcus

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 23 Sep 2010 06:30:16 -0000

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 23 Sep 2010 06:10:24 -0000

Anywho... On sept 22 the long range forecast software showed a high probability of a low
pressure area developing into an invest with center area of the low located at
17 N 72 W on September 28, 2010, heading east instead of the normal western
track.

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 23 Sep 2010 04:58:23 -0000

Hello Roy, Amy and Pearl in Aruba and Annie in Bonaire... how's things over there ? And how is everyone else doing tonight or this morning (if you are up late like myself...)

Over here things are contrary to the forecast very quiet as Invest 95 is building in strength with now winds up to 35 mph and a low of 1007. Curacao is located at 12.2 N 69W so that the "center" of invest 95 has passed us and is located north of Aruba as you can read in the tracking info below.

Tracking Info For Invest 95 
   
 
 Time             Lat   Lon    Wind(mph)    Pressure      Storm type
-------------------------------------------------------------
12 GMT 09/21/10  12.2N  62.8W     20        1009       Invest
18 GMT 09/21/10  12.4N  64.1W     25        1009       Invest
00 GMT 09/22/10  12.3N  65.2W     25        1009       Invest
06 GMT 09/22/10  12.5N  67.5W     25        1009       Invest
12 GMT 09/22/10  12.5N  69.4W     25        1009       Invest
18 GMT 09/22/10  12.6N  71.3W     25        1008       Invest
00 GMT 09/23/10  12.8N  71.6W     30        1007       Invest

The weather forecast still calls for heavy rain and thunderstorms so that I took precautions by unplugging all non-essential electrical devices at my house and that of my father in law Pim Landheer and my own mum to prevent power surge due to lightning... which is kinda weird since in Curacao we are looking up at the night sky and we see a nearly cloudless sky and a very bright full moon accompanied by a very bright star or planet. Please look at the windguru forecast near bottom of page.

The windguru forecast also calls for wind from the south blowing north to shore so we need to keep an eye on the possible arrival of portugese man of war and other stinging marine creatures such as the blue button and jellyfish. If stung by portugese man of war you can best apply nonscalding hot water by spraying 45 degrees celsius water on the stung skin for 30 minutes or immerse stung body water in 45 degrees celsius hot water for 30 minutes. The venom of portugese man of war is molecule based so that the hot water will solidify the venom. The long soaking or immersion time will allow the heat to penetrate deep under the skin and tissue to solidify the venom so that the body can disperse of it from there on without problem. Solidification of the venom will neutralize it and reduce the pain significantly. DO NOT USE VINAGER for portugese man of war stings as this will only neutralize superficial venom and not the venom underneath the skin and may potentally cause more problems and pain for an alrready traumatized victim. The heat treatment I have personally applied on several victims with great, positive, documented result.

 By the way the next coral spawning will take place 3 to 4 days from tonights full moon so who's joining me for a night dive in Curacao to witness sex on the reef??? Email me for info in regards to where to meet and what you need to take along and how to set your underwater camera for recording great photo and video footage of this awesome event of coral spawning!! For the estimated times of each coral's sexual productivity click here for the PDF file

Below you can see the forecast of windguru and below that the current conditions being reported by the meteorological department of the Dutch Antilles which reads sept 15 as date of current weather at http://www.weather.an/current/index.asp?stationid=TNCC  ....whereas today is sept 23...aaight ?!?

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 22 Sep 2010 20:57:26 -0000

The weather today was cool in the morning, then hot around brunch, then cool 
around 2pm , and now it is hot again at almost 5pm. The satellite image of 
Stormcarib shows that we are dead center in the middle of bad weather. Actually 
we only have flat seas at the southern coast, hot weather, and almost zero wind 
at almost 5pm... hmm... 

How are things in Aruba  and Bonaire? Do you have a similar quiet nada nada 
going on?

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 22 Sep 2010 16:53:48 -0000

The long range forecast software is showing a high probability of a low 
pressure area developing into an invest with center area of the low located at 
17.2 N 72.1 W (due south of the coast of Dominican Republic and Haiti) on 
September 28, 2010, heading east instead of the normal western track.

This low is not yet visible, and you can see it on the satellite map of 
stormcarib around sept 27-28. 

Long range forecasts of 6 x 24 hours serve only as a heads up warning, and can 
change over the course of time, so I will update this daily for the next 6 days.

This system is wayyyy out of range of the ACB islands, but it is heading 
towards our friends, the SSS islands of the Dutch islands and other islands up 
north.

GODspeed to ALL,

Marcus

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 22 Sep 2010 16:47:01 -0000

What's the weather like right now in Curacao?

Right now no rain, partially overcast blue skies, and it's hot, hot, hot. So it 
is perfect weather for swimming in the cool Caribbean Sea at Bapor Kibra, 
Mambo, and the hotels on the south coast.

What does the weather look like later tonight and tomorrow?
Curacao is still being affected by invest 95. There is 30 to 50 percent chance 
of thunderstorms and heavy rains at times which are produced by the "tail" of 
invest 95. So it is a perfect weather for catching a movie at the cinemas or 
renaissance or visiting the many art galleries with works of local artists.. 
check your kpasa for more info. 

What does the long range weather forecasting software predict?
There is a high probability of a low pressure system developing south of Santo 
Domingo/Hait and its center of rotation is heading east towards Sint Maarten, 
Sint Eustatius, Saba, and other islands in their area. I checked and rechecked 
and rechecked once more. It is no glitch in the software, it is moving east 
instead of west. So will keep posting updates about this for the next 8 days.

GODSPEED to all,

Marcus

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 22 Sep 2010 06:52:57 -0000

Thunder woke me up!! 

Lightning and heavy rain currently experienced at Sunset Heights, Sun Valley, 
Schelpwijk, Brievengat, Damacor and Jongbloed.

GODspeed to all,

Marcus

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 22 Sep 2010 05:35:00 -0000

Via this writing I wish to warn the local fishermen to watch out for high seas 
at the Northern shoreline of Curacao. For the local surfers this means SURF's 
UP at Playa Canoa on Sept 23 and 24. The best spot will be at Klein Curacao if 
you can leave on Sept 22 in order to arrive ahead of the waves and camp 
overnight on the beaches of Klein Curacao.

The best spot is still at the northern shoreline of Belize or the southern 
shoreline of Jamaica  :(

CYA  at  Canoa on Friday if you can weather the rain...!

GODspeed 2 all

Marcus

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 22 Sep 2010 05:09:29 -0000

The long range software shows a high probability that invest 95 could be 
upgraded on september 25 with a low of 1002 and center area of rotation at 13 N 
 82 W with a western track towards Belize. 

This is wayyyyyy past Aruba so this is good news for the ACB islands, but not 
so good news for Belize :( :( :(

Godspeed to all

Marcus at www.dushicuracao.net

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 22 Sep 2010 05:00:21 -0000

The long range forecast software is showing a high probability of a low 
pressure area developing into an invest with center area of the low located at 
17 N 72 W on September 28, 2010, heading east instead of the normal western 
track.

Looks like another Lenny in the making...

Long range forecasts of 7 x 24 hours serve only as a heads up warning, and can 
change over the course of time, so I will update this daily for the next 7 to 9 
days.

This system is wayyyy out of range of the ACB islands, but it is heading 
towards our friends, the SSS islands of the Dutch islands and other islands up 
north.

GODspeed to ALL,

Marcus

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 22 Sep 2010 04:42:34 -0000

Invest 95 is developing slow which is good news for the ACB islands. This means 
that it may develop into a storm when it has passed Aruba. At about 3 pm on 
september 21 the western most bands of invest 95 arrived bringing dark skies, 
lightning and heavy rain of short duration in different locations in Curacao.  
No funnel clouds were witnessed. Currently at 04:38 GMT  (12:38 local time) on 
September 22 we are experiencing a light drizzle on some spots, with no 
visible/audible lightning.

Tracking Info For Invest 95     
                
 
 Time             Lat   Lon    Wind(mph)    Pressure      Storm type
-------------------------------------------------------------
12 GMT 09/21/10  12.2N  62.8W     20        1009       Invest
18 GMT 09/21/10  12.4N  64.1W     25        1009       Invest
00 GMT 09/22/10  12.3N  65.2W     25        1009       Invest


GODSPEED to ALL,

Marcus

• By Robert Candelaria <robertcandelaria at rocketmail.com>
• Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 07:09:55 -0700 (PDT)

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 21 Sep 2010 13:40:52 -0000

The phantom storm is now named invest 95 and it is actually much closer than I 
first thought, so that the model of September 14 was correct 

:(  oh crap! :(

Right now I wished I was wrong...I don't want to be right !!!

Time             Lat   Lon    Wind(mph)    Pressure      Storm type
-------------------------------------------------------------
12 GMT 09/21/10  12.2N  62.8W     20        1009       Invest


GODSPEED to ALL

marcus at www.dushicuracao.net

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 21 Sep 2010 13:16:27 -0000

Now you can see the phantom that I warned about since Sept 14 has appeared 
north of Margarita Island. It is much further north from the ACB islands, 
Aruba, Curacao and Bonaire  than forecasted by the computer software that I 
used... But anyway, here it is, and it is forecasted to head towards the 
Yucatan Peninsula.

Also, since it is so far north, it does not appear to be able to produce enough 
sea wind to bring nice swells to our Playa Canoa surfer beach in Curacao.

In any case boaters along the north side of Curacao, Bonaire and Aruba need to 
take care in case of a sudden gail such as we experienced last year in Aruba, 
since September and the first half of October are notorious time periods for 
gail winds, waterspouts and other uncommon weather phenomenons for the ACB 
islands.

GODSPEED to all.

ps: if you are enjoying the week of Kulturismo in Curacao and have nice 
pictures and video, please share them on www.dushicuracao.net

• By Natalie U <stormreporter at yahoo.com>
• Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 07:12:04 -0700 (PDT)

• By Natalie U <stormreporter at yahoo.com>
• Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2010 17:31:17 -0700 (PDT)

• By Natalie U <stormreporter at yahoo.com>
• Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2010 10:19:45 -0700 (PDT)

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 17 Sep 2010 01:23:06 -0000

Below is a computer generated model for Sept 24, 2010 for educational purpose and just as a heads up warning for the possibility of a low pressure area forming at 63W 12N on possibly Sept 21-22 and then move possibly WNW towards Belize passing Bonaire Curacao and Aruba.

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 16 Sep 2010 05:24:36 -0000

and... IGOR is heading more horizontally into the Western direction than the diagonal NW right now...eww...come on people let's PRAY for a more Northern track right now!!!

ps: to combat the heat you can turn on the ac, orrr get an Abiko bladeless fan which is especially a great asset if you have small kids wandering about because this fan has no blades...yes no b.s.....it's like owning a miniature hurricane inside my house...and kids can't hurt their tiny fingers no more

GODSPEED to all

Marcus at www.dushicuracao.net

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 16 Sep 2010 04:57:46 -0000

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 15 Sep 2010 16:59:58 -0000

ghostly weather systems :) is what someone wrote :)

as a weather correspondent you can do two things or 3...

1. hang a towel outside in your plain sight and wait what the weather does to 
it. If it is wet: the weather report says: rain. If it is stiff, the weather 
report says: frost. If it is waving around, the weather report says: breezy. 
And if it is gone, the weather report says: tornado. :)

2a. you watch a weather report on tv or any misc website and copy and paste 
what they say/write and post it here to stormcarib dot com
2b. you sit on your back porch, watch from your balcony or you can drive around 
your island(not recommended) and post your observations here to stormcarib dot 
com

3.  or you can go to http://wareseeker.com/free-weather-program/ and you can 
write/tweak/co-develop software to tap into the weather diagnostics data of 
universities, buoys, sea vessels, port authorities, nasa, nhc, noaa, coastal 
Doppler radar, and more and create your own computer generated weather forecast 
models and be alert about something that isn't even visible yet as a heads up 
warning...

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 15 Sep 2010 13:37:05 -0000

Below is a computer generated weather forecast model which predicts that something may pop up in the vincinity of the ACB islands Aruba, Curacao, and Bonaire and move WNW very close past aforementioned islands. How close? Let's keep an eye on anything developing in the region east of the ACB islands for the next 3 to 5 days.

The computer generated weather forecast model below is one out of 5 possible scenarios for september 22, 2010.

Since it is one of many future possible weather events and not even visible right now on the radar, it just serves as a heads up and nothing more.

ps: Michiel, Rocio, Lisa, Patrick, Carlito, Alex, Timo... let's wax the boards and get ready to go to Klein Curacao for some surfing!!!

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 15 Sep 2010 04:11:43 -0000

We are all staring in awe at Igor which is building to cat 5. Whereas people 
living in south east Australia are thinking whoop dee doo :) cuz they are being 
hammered by waves with a max height of 45 ft offshore and cumulating to 55 ft 
as they hit mainland. I wonder what southeast Australia's coast looks like...is 
it beaches or tall cliffs?

Anywho, even though Igor has reached 19.0 N, let's get ready for the stormsurge 
waves with a height of 10 to 22 ft and associated winds as it passes you guys 
up north.

Igor is pulling Julia along in its wake.

Karl is a poses a potential danger to Central American mountain villages for 
mudslides...

That 4th bad weather system I mentioned yesterday is still not visible, but the 
computer models still show it will develop a few days from now and after 
heading for Bonaire it recurves towards the African continent, so that it will 
only be a threat to the Japanese "Research Vessels"


GODSPEED 2 all

marcus at www.dushicuracao.net

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 15 Sep 2010 03:47:57 -0000

Yes we can PRAY. Yeppers, once more don't underestimate the power of prayer cuz 
24 hours of prayer has paid off !! Igor has reached 19 N !!

 Time             Lat   Lon   Wind(mph)  Pressure  Storm type
------------------------------------------------------------------------
15 GMT 09/08/10  13.7N 23.5W     40       1005     Tropical Storm
21 GMT 09/08/10  13.9N 23.9W     45       1005     Tropical Storm
03 GMT 09/09/10  13.8N 24.6W     45       1005     Tropical Storm
09 GMT 09/09/10  13.8N 24.3W     40       1006     Tropical Storm
15 GMT 09/09/10  14.7N 24.8W     40       1006     Tropical Storm
21 GMT 09/09/10  16.0N 26.4W     35       1004     Tropical Depression
03 GMT 09/10/10  15.4N 28.0W     35       1004     Tropical Depression
09 GMT 09/10/10  16.0N 29.3W     35       1004     Tropical Depression
15 GMT 09/10/10  16.4N 31.0W     40       1004     Tropical Storm
21 GMT 09/10/10  16.7N 33.3W     45       1002     Tropical Storm
03 GMT 09/11/10  17.1N 34.9W     50       1000     Tropical Storm
09 GMT 09/11/10  17.1N 37.8W     70        995     Tropical Storm
15 GMT 09/11/10  17.4N 39.5W     70        995     Tropical Storm
21 GMT 09/11/10  17.4N 41.2W     70        995     Tropical Storm
03 GMT 09/12/10  17.7N 42.5W     75        992     Category 1 Hurricane
09 GMT 09/12/10  17.7N 44.4W     80        988     Category 1 Hurricane
15 GMT 09/12/10  17.7N 45.7W    105        970     Category 2 Hurricane
18 GMT 09/12/10  17.7N 46.1W    135        950     Category 4 Hurricane
21 GMT 09/12/10  17.7N 46.9W    140        942     Category 4 Hurricane
03 GMT 09/13/10  17.6N 47.8W    150        935     Category 4 Hurricane
09 GMT 09/13/10  17.7N 48.8W    150        935     Category 4 Hurricane
15 GMT 09/13/10  17.5N 49.7W    150        933     Category 4 Hurricane
21 GMT 09/13/10  17.7N 50.5W    150        933     Category 4 Hurricane
03 GMT 09/14/10  17.7N 51.2W    140        937     Category 4 Hurricane
09 GMT 09/14/10  17.9N 51.7W    135        945     Category 4 Hurricane
15 GMT 09/14/10  18.3N 52.3W    135        945     Category 4 Hurricane
21 GMT 09/14/10  18.8N 53.1W    145        933     Category 4 Hurricane
03 GMT 09/15/10  19.0N 53.9W    155        925     Category 4 Hurricane

Great job everyone!

GODSPEED to all !!

marcus at www.dushicuracao.net

• By marcus at curacaowildlife.com
• Date: 14 Sep 2010 18:30:48 -0000

Thank you Vince in Saba for the sightings of the tagged magnificent frigatebird 

I will pass it on ...


 marcus -at- curacaowildlife.com

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 14 Sep 2010 04:05:30 -0000

Come on people I know we can pray better than that to get Igor to curve to 
NE... so far Igor and Julia are still moving West. So forget about the computer 
models and let's pray for Igor to move to Latitude 19.0 N

Much more west is invest 92...and then there is a 4th one which we can't see 
yet but the computer model predicts it to pop up 4 days from now and then 7 
days from now it could be moving W towards Bonaire.

In the attached image below you can see Igor and Julia and the top of the image 
and the unnamed bad weather system east of us... 

once more this is just another computer model that only serves as a heads up 
warning to indicate that something could be brewing while we all focus on Igor 
and Julia. 

So come on folks, LET's PRay Igor to head North and dragging Julia along in its 
wake and then watch invest 92 and get ready for a possible 4th contender 
entering our weather arena


GOODSPEED 2 ALL !

marcus at www.dushicuracao.net

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• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 13 Sep 2010 05:05:57 -0000

Past two days have been dry after previously having big buckets of skywater 
dumped on us by Invest 92 causing family homes businesses and schools being 
overwhelmed by flash floods here and there in some spots whereas 80% percent of 
the island was rather happy getting some much needed rain after a dry spell.

The computer models show 20 to 35 percent chance of more rain in the week to 
come, but nothing major to worry about.

As my friend from St. Croix already pointed out, computer models serve as a 
tool but need not be interpreted literally as 100% accurate. They are just 
giving us a heads up for possible scenarios. The actual data we need to 
re-evaluate over and over again without the aid of a computer. 

We had all hoped for Igor to bend off to North and eventually curve back into 
the Atlantic Ocean. Lo and behold it is now dipping south. So come on people 
let's pray for that North-East curve because it is a no joke Cat 4 now!!!

09/08   15 GMT  13.70   -23.50  40      1005     Tropical Storm
09/08   21 GMT  13.90   -23.90  45      1005     Tropical Storm
09/09   3 GMT   13.80   -24.60  45      1005     Tropical Storm
09/09   9 GMT   13.80   -24.30  40      1006     Tropical Storm
09/09   15 GMT  14.70   -24.80  40      1006     Tropical Storm
09/09   21 GMT  16.00   -26.40  35      1004     Tropical Depression
09/10   3 GMT   15.40   -28.00  35      1004     Tropical Depression
09/10   9 GMT   16.00   -29.30  35      1004     Tropical Depression
09/10   15 GMT  16.40   -31.00  40      1004     Tropical Storm
09/10   21 GMT  16.70   -33.30  45      1002     Tropical Storm
09/11   3 GMT   17.10   -34.90  50      1000     Tropical Storm
09/11   9 GMT   17.10   -37.80  70      995      Tropical Storm
09/11   15 GMT  17.40   -39.50  70      995      Tropical Storm
09/11   21 GMT  17.40   -41.20  70      995      Tropical Storm
09/12   3 GMT   17.70   -42.50  75      992      Category 1 Hurricane
09/12   9 GMT   17.70   -44.40  80      988      Category 1 Hurricane
09/12   15 GMT  17.70   -45.70  105     970      Category 2 Hurricane
09/12   18 GMT  17.70   -46.10  135     950      Category 4 Hurricane
09/12   21 GMT  17.70   -46.90  140     942      Category 4 Hurricane
09/13   3 GMT   17.60   -47.80  150     935      Category 4 Hurricane

ps: thank you Eric Gorsira for that wonderful philharmonic classical concert 
past September 11 in the church of Brievengat.

GODSPEED to all

marcus at www.dushicuracao.net

• By Wycliffe Franklin <wycliffe.l.franklin at gmail.com>
• Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 21:39:01 -0400

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 11 Sep 2010 01:10:08 -0000

Another wave of heavy rain has arrived.

There is an unconfirmed report of a lightning strike in Bandabou and power 
outage as a result thereof. That is a 45 minute drive from my location during a 
sunny day. Devin what have you heard?

People it's time to gather your candles, matches and flashlights... it looks 
like this ride is not gonna stop for awhile tonight.

GODSPEED to all

marcus at www.dushicuracao.net

Got pics n vids of our dushi island blossoming after the rains in the past few 
days? 
Upload them to www.dushicuracao.net and share the beauty of dushi Curacao!

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 11 Sep 2010 00:54:58 -0000

The rain has reduced to a drizzle but there is still lightning. On the attached 
radar image courtesy of Meteorological Services of the southern Dutch Antilles 
you can see in the lower right quadrant what more is heading our way in Curacao.

Curacao is in the center of the image and Bonaire is east of us.

These are the forward bands of 92L

GODSPEED to all

marcus at www.dushicuracao.net

(keeps fingers crossed that firewall allows image to go thru for once)

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• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 11 Sep 2010 00:36:29 -0000

Moments ago thunder rang loud and now there is a heavy downpour coming down in 
Brievengat, Sun Valley, Sunset Heights and Schelpwijk. 

There is also the eerie sound of a freight train due north of my location, even 
though there are no trains in Curacao....can't make it in the dark night sky 
what is causing the noise.

Devin how's it over there in your hood?

GODSPEED to all

Marcus at dushicuracao dot net

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 9 Sep 2010 17:49:02 -0000

The bad weather system that started out moving in from West to East has now 
formed into a thunderstorm over Bandariba in Curacao where it is stationary, is 
growing in size and panning out in the south direction. Heavy rain has been 
reported in Brievengat, Schelpwijk, Cas Cora, Zuid/Noord Popo, Scherpenheuvel 
and Montagne Rey. The lightning has only been intra cloud and no ground strikes 
have been witnessed so far.

GODSPEED to all

Marcus -at- DushiCuracao -dot- net

• By <blue13x at hotmail.com>
• Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 13:34:38 -0400

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 9 Sep 2010 15:49:42 -0000

having problem with attachments lately due to firewall settings :)

...here it is again

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• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 9 Sep 2010 15:45:13 -0000

Yesterday Curacao had two confirmed funnel clouds. One at 11:30 am which blew 
tiles off the roofs of buildings near Grote Berg, and another at approx noon 
which went over unpopulated terrain north of Koraal Tabak. A lightning strike 
at Bullenbaai, including a large plume of black smoke, was witnessed at a 
distance of 12 km east by staff at Bapor Kibra tourism facilities and the fire 
department extinguished the fire as a consequences of the lightning strike. No 
personal injuries have taken place. Thank God for that !!

Today a similar small system of bad weather is heading along the northern side 
of the island Curacao moving very slowly from west to east, which is the 
opposite direction of our tradewind. On the attached map you can see it how 
tiny it is, with very dark clouds again over Grote Berg (which is on the map 
the narrowest small center part of Curacao.

August and September is when we have the highest chances in the year to get 
water spouts or tiny funnel clouds, so let's keep a vigilant eye on the sky and 
remove debris from our yards, and work areas, and school properties that can be 
easily picked up by a small funnel cloud and pose danger to people and animals 
in the area.

GODSPEED to all

Marcus - at - DushiCuracao -dot-.net

• By Elton Sint Jago <curacaomaster at yahoo.com>
• Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 15:47:04 -0700 (PDT)

This morning as we woke up, we could feel it's going to be as hot as it was 
last week. There was almost no wind. Around 10:00, while at work, it started 
raining a little bit. Then it stopped and about half an hour later it started 
again, pouring down with a lot of lightning and thunder for about 1 to 1,5 
hours. The combination of no wind, the heat and high humidity caused this local 
funnel cloud to form and there was also a small tornado causing light damage to 
a couple of houses. Many streets were flooded. Apparently the western part of 
the island didn't get rain at all! Conditions will stay favourable for 
thundershowers coming night and tomorrow morning.

The picture of the little tornado, looking towards the east, is thanks to 
Shalomara Isebia.


      

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• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 8 Sep 2010 19:42:48 -0000

That weird storm cell that passed over us that was moving from west to east is 
all gone now and blue skies are back again. The sea is flat like a mirror, the 
air is hot and there is no significant wind. This bad weather cell was so small 
that we did not even notice it on the weather radar nor on the satellite maps. 
The road that we call the "Ring around Willemstad" was partially flooded as was 
the case in the streets of Otrobanda, Punda, Penstraat, Gosieweg and other low 
areas that are prone to floading when thunderstorms dump allot of rain in a 
very short period of time. This skywater was welcome though since we had a dry 
spell for quite some time.

AS for Igor....

FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS FOR IGOR

INITIAL 08/1500Z 13.7N 23.5W 35 KT 40 MPH TS
12HR VT 09/0000Z 13.7N 24.6W 40 KT 46 MPH TS
24HR VT 09/1200Z 13.8N 26.6W 45 KT 52 MPH TS
36HR VT 10/0000Z 14.0N 29.0W 50 KT 57 MPH TS
48HR VT 10/1200Z 14.5N 31.5W 55 KT 63 MPH TS
72HR VT 11/1200Z 15.5N 36.5W 65 KT 75 MPH CAT-1
96HR VT 12/1200Z 16.8N 41.2W 75 KT 86 MPH CAT-1
120HR VT 13/1200Z 18.0N 46.0W 85 KT 98 MPH CAT-2


Godspeed to all...

Marcus

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 8 Sep 2010 16:10:08 -0000

Once more this is just a forecast created via modern computing technology and 
does not show right now happening event but just a forecast of where this 
system COULD be 7 days from now and close friends of mine are sailing in that  
area at the moment.

please see attachment

GODSPEED to all !!

Marcus

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• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 8 Sep 2010 16:02:29 -0000

Currently a slow moving thunder storm cell is moving from west to east over the 
island Curacao. Several lightning strikes were reported and are clearly visible 
over flat terrain. Two funnel clouds were seen and will update if eny property 
damage were caused by these funnel clouds.

This system is heading straight for our neighbors in Bonaire and boaters in 
between Curacao and Bonaire need to take precautions for possible water spouts

Godspeed!

Marcus

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 7 Sep 2010 05:21:09 -0000

oops here is the attachment :)

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• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 7 Sep 2010 05:19:52 -0000

Okayyy... thanks to technological advances in computer models for predicting 
weather, please click on attached possible forecast for the yet to be named 
storms Hermine and Igor.


Marcus DeMaaijer
marcus - at - dushicuracao.net
http://www.dushicuracao.net
Where dushi people connect, chat, and share dushi experiences.

Curacao Sunchild Foundation

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 5 Sep 2010 13:43:53 -0000

 Please see attachments for computermodel of sept 8 and 12.

Everything preceding this one was boot camp.

The last time I personally threw caution into the wind (no pun intended) is 
when I was living in the westernmost mountains of North Carolina and I laughed 
at an acquaintance who was making preparations for the arrival of tropical 
storm Opal. Twenty-four hours later trees with up to 4 feet diameters were 
uprooted by wind and flash floods, blocking all roads in my neighborhood and 
cutting off communications and electricity for two weeks.

I didn't mind the peace and quiet due to no electricity, but two weeks without 
communications with my family in Curacao... that was hard...

Please keep in mind that the attachments are computer models of possible future 
events and not actually happening yet, so the that actual location of this 
system can still change. 

Godspeed!

Marcus at dushi curacao dot net
http://dushicuracao.net

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• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 4 Sep 2010 06:12:47 -0000

Here comes Gaston and then Hermine on September 11 ?!? 

see attachment


Marcus
marcus - at - dushicuracao.net
www.dushicuracao.net

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• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 1 Sep 2010 16:07:18 -0000

With a sigh of relief we are happy that our brothers and sisters of the Dutch 
Antilles and others affected by Earl are safe and sound. The marines and 
military engineers that were dispatched from Curacao and Aruba to assist in 
Saba, St.Maarten and St. Eustatius have arrived last night and this morning and 
communications should be back up by later today. Uprooted trees, sea containers 
that were washed ashore and other potential hazards are being cleared and life 
should return back to normal asap.

We have enough other things to be concerned about such as the process of 
dismanteling the Dutch Antilles by 10 Cot. 2010.

So Godspeed to all and sit tight cuz things will be allright...!

Marcus
marcus -at.- dushicuracao.net
Http://dushicuracao.net
where dushi people share dushi experiences.

• By <blue13x at hotmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:28:04 -0400

• By Natalie U <stormreporter at yahoo.com>
• Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:24:09 -0700 (PDT)

• By Natalie U <stormreporter at yahoo.com>
• Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 09:44:19 -0700 (PDT)

• By marcus at dushicuracao.net
• Date: 29 Aug 2010 14:09:34 -0000

By way of this writing I want to assure our Dutch Antillean brothers and 
sisters, SXM, Saba, Statia, and others in path of Earl that everyone in Curacao 
is praying for a good outcome and we are making preparations to come to your 
assistance after the storm has passed.

Godspeed!

Marcus
marcus -at.- dushicuracao.net
Http://dushicuracao.net
where dushi people share dushi experiences.

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• By <blue13x at hotmail.com>
• Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:13:11 -0400

• By marcus at curacaowildlife.com
• Date: 20 Aug 2010 20:40:29 -0000

sunshine and cool wind is the weather experience in Curacao. Invest 95 was 
spinning before it even left Africa so that it will only be a threat to ships 
in the Atlantic and stay well clear away from us.

• By marcus at curacaowildlife.com
• Date: 14 Aug 2010 16:34:17 -0000

I have never before seen such a pearl necklace of bad weather above the ITCZ... 

The other weird thing is that buckets of rain dumped on Bonaire just 10 miles 
to our east... floading their streets, and the same happened to Aruba (12 miles 
to our west) 14 hours later and my island Curacao is centered between both 
islands and we got zero, nada, nothing other than sunny skies. :P

You'd think that because we get so much sun....we'd be a nation powered by 
solar energy, but we're not. We're powered by wind energy and we are not 
getting any wind lately... just sun... :P

Does anyone have a good tip for solar energy to power 12 wireless IP cameras 
that we use to monitor the rehabilitation of orphaned wild birds prior to their 
release back into the wild habitats in order to make em full wireless, because 
electrical wiring currently defeats the purpose...

In the meantime, keep a vigilant eye on the pearl necklace of bad weather above 
the ITCZ, and wish for more sun and rain and nwithout destructive stormsurge, 
waves and wind.

Marcus DeMaaijer
Curacao Animal Rescue & Education 
Email: marcus -at- curacaowildlife.com
Phone: +(599-9) 668-3500 ext. n/a 
http://www.curacaowildlife.com 

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orphaned wild birds, deer, rabbits you can contact the wildlife rescue 
volunteers of C.A.R.E. via SMS text messaging at 5999-6683500. For livestock, 
domesticated animals and pets you can call the Animal Ambulance at 5999-4651616

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• By <blue13x at hotmail.com>
• Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:08:53 -0400

• By marcus at curacaowildlife.com
• Date: 13 Aug 2010 17:35:36 -0000

Curacao and Bonaire are two of the 3 Dutch island in the southern Caribbean 
that are geographically very close to each other. So it is weird that Bonaire 
is dead center in the heart of thunderstorms and Curacao has no rain and only 
sunny skies...

• By marcus at curacaowildlife.com
• Date: 12 Aug 2010 21:56:44 -0000

Our neighbor Ann Phelan from Bonaire wants wind? The lady gets what the lady 
wants in 6 to 7 days...

• By marcus at curacaowildlife.com
• Date: 11 Aug 2010 12:57:27 -0000

As was the case whole month July and up to today on Aug 11...only sunny skies 
and cool breezy wind to report. Let's keep an eye on that ominous, swirly 
thunderstorm cell that will soon leave the landmass of the African continent...

• By marcus at curacaowildlife.com
• Date: 5 Aug 2010 04:03:59 -0000

wow...look at those thunderstorms just above the ITCZ in the Atlantic... Dave might be right after all...

• By <blue13x at hotmail.com>
• Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 14:12:28 -0400

• By marcus at curacaowildlife.com
• Date: 31 Jul 2010 12:18:22 -0000

Hello,

by way of this letter I wish to get in touch with the director of your 
country's government health department. Please send their contact info to my 
contact info below. In my island Curacao we have invasive flora called 
"Euphorbia hirta". Due to the fact that they only grow on or near land of local 
flora nurseries I believe that the plant was possibly imported in the earth or 
palm fronds from one Asian country to my island Curacao.

This plant may prevent dengue deaths.

Please let me know how and where I can send live specimens of this plant and/or 
seeds so that the government medical staff of your country can test the 
effectiveness of this plant to possibly prevent future deaths from dengue type 
1, 2, 3, or 4. I wish to carefully point out that there is no scientific data 
presently in my possession that "Euphorbia hirta" indeed cures dengue. By 
consuming the beverage made from "Euphorbia hirta" every hour a person's blood 
platelet count may remain between 150.000 and 400.000 range when it has dropped 
below in the 20.000 to 100.000 range, and it may break the fever too. Why step 
out on a limb and come forth with this writing? I simply do not wish to idly 
stand by the sidelines and do nothing as more of our friends in the Caribbean 
and bordering countries on the mainland succumb to the terrible dengue disease.

The plant is prepared as follows in Asia:

Take 5 to 6 full grown "Euphorbia hirta" plants (Max height is 40 cm).
Cut off the roots, wash, clean and chop them up.
Bring water in a pot to a boil, turn off the heat.
Add chopped "Euphorbia hirta" plants to hot water and let stand for 1 to 2 
minutes.
Sift the water to remove plant debris, and let cool.
The dengue fever victim may consume the "Euphorbia hirta" liquid for 24 hours 
by sipping 1 to 1.5 glasses every 1 hour.

In Asia the plant is called ju-chih ts'ao, fei-yang ts'ao, ta nai-chiang ts'ao, 
ta fei-yang, and ta ju-chih ts'ao.


Another manner to administer:
Add 1 tea spoon of dried, ground "Euphorbia hirta" to one (1) cup of hot water, 
simmer the tea for 20 minutes, consume one (1) cup hourly.

for more info please email me at marcus at curacaowildlife.com


In the hopes this info may benefit the good health for you and yours, I remain,

sincerely,

Marcus DeMaaijer
marcus at curacaowildlife.com

• By <blue13x at hotmail.com>
• Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:51:20 -0400

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• By Robert Candelaria <robertcandelaria at rocketmail.com>
• Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:42:56 -0700 (PDT)

• By <blue13x at hotmail.com>
• Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:57:35 -0400

• By marcus at curacaowildlife.com
• Date: 29 Jun 2010 04:31:09 -0000

I just upgraded my free edition of google earth to 5.0 and you can follow Alex, 
and the pacific storms with great detail about the storm and the terrain and 
atmosphere it inhabits. Other than that...all is quite like a mouse over here 
in Curacao.

• By Devin Balentina <blue13x at hotmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 04:48:02 +0100

• By Robert Candelaria <robertcandelaria at rocketmail.com>
• Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2010 07:31:10 -0700 (PDT)

• By "wycliffe franklin" <wycliffe.l.franklin at gmail.com>
• Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 05:48:04 -0400

• By "Devin Balentina " <blue13x at hotmail.com>
• Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 09:42:04 +0000

Was awaken by distant thunder at about 5am. Small area of intense thunderstorms 
has formed near Curacao and possibly Bonaire. We had some very gusty winds, 
heavy rain and not frequent, but intense cloud to groud lightning action. 
Enough that I decide to pull power of the DSL modem and router. 
Only lasted about 30 minutes, but very intense. Couldnt see much on satelite 
though.
Time to go back to sleep. Greetings from Curacao.
Devin
--
Sent from my Nokia N900 using Nokia Messaging

• By "wycliffe franklin" <wycliffe.l.franklin at gmail.com>
• Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2010 18:10:40 -0400

• By marcus at curacaowildlife.com
• Date: 2 Jun 2010 13:43:27 -0000

Yesterday Curacao welcomed a few rain showers and wind between noon and 3 pm 
from SSW. 

Today we have some partially clouded, sunny skies and 29 degrees Celsius with a 
cool NE breeze.

Good luck to our friends in the Caribbean because it is forecasted to be a 
bumpy ride through this storm season.

• By marcus at curacaowildlife.com
• Date: 5 May 2010 20:49:26 -0000