• By murraysampson1 at gmail.com
• Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2010 12:45:33 +0000

Hi Everyone,

Firstly.... Happy Christmas to you all..

Well Now the hurricane season is a distant memory..we have our usual wet time 
to contend with now and this year is a very wet one..

Beginning of december was the wettest on margarita for 10yrs..I was in scotland 
at the time and it was the snowiest and coldest for 45yrs..we definately are 
breaking weather records.

Well today a big blob sitting to the northwest of the island is soaking us 
right down to the deepest roots but should rain itself out soon..should also be 
gettin swell soon from a storm way up north in the Atlantic.our beaches are 
goin to suffer..4 beaches are still closed from damage 3 weeks ago..

Ok guy's have a great christmas and stay safe..

Murray
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• By murraysampson1 at gmail.com
• Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2010 20:38:05 +0000

Hi Everyone,

A little shocked to see Tomas on our doorstep again this Morning,but he was 
just getting ready for his next trip..let's really hope that the strong 
windsheer breaks him up..for Haiti's sake..

Well yesterday our island was battered by 2.5 to 4m waves for 12 hours..washed 
70% of the beach away and wrecked a good part of my kiteclub..things are 
returning to normal today..Massive clean operation all day today..

The photo is one of many of the monster waves that were hitting our beach..

Stay safe..

Murray
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• Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2010 16:21:26 -0430

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• Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 07:52:14 -0430

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• Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 08:48:45 -0430

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• Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 08:48:12 -0430

• By murraysampson1 at gmail.com
• Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2010 12:51:29 +0000

Good Morning everyone,

Well the weather has certainly slowed right down regarding tropical activity in 
our area.but I can see from the satelite images the western caribean are still 
experiencing one of the rainiest hurricane seasons on record..wow..

I have been living in the caribean for 11 yrs and I know that this is not the 
last of the acvtivity until at least the middle of November or later..maybe no 
more tropical waves as such but we still receive a lot of rain on margarita 
right up until december time..so expect some heafty down pours over the next 
weeks..

We are starting to see activity bubble up for next weekend ..I know it's along 
way off so it will probably change but halloween is looking wet and windy at 
the moment..but it won't dampen the intense party El yaque put's on yearly on 
the beach at night for halloween..I will be Frankenstien this year..photos to 
come..fingers crossed the rain stays away and leaves only the wind and party..

Weather today..sunny,partly cloudy,light wind(at the moment)..some rain around 
but not even enough to show up on the satelite image..so probably not much to 
worry about.I am off to swim now and then wait for wind..

Take care everyone..and don't let your guard down just yet..

Murray Sampson
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• By murraysampson1 at gmail.com
• Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2010 01:07:31 +0000

Hi Everyone,

Well I reported this morning saying I was not sure what weather we could expect 
today.after T and T reported freaky weather this morning.So my answer finally 
arrived a little but powerful blob arrived right over us and is still here at 
the moment..heavy rain and thunder and lightning going on all around us..with 
wind from all directions.

This afternoon right infront of my eyes I saw my first twister form..it was 
amazing to watch..it was over the sea and the water was sucked up about 
50m..the photo isn't too clear but I only had my phone and it was about a 
kilometer away..first water spout I've seen here..

Take care everyone..

Murray
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• By murraysampson1 at gmail.com
• Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2010 11:40:13 +0000

Morning everyone,

Just read Trinidad and Tabago's weather they had the early hours of this 
morning..I saw the HUGE band of rain moving South to north..but it never came 
to us because it was fighting a very strong westerley wind we have had for days 
now..we actually were out windsurfing and kitesurfing very unusual indeed to 
have strong enough from this direction..

Don't really know what's in store for us today..stay safe..here's a photo of 
the sky...yesterday at 3pm..

Murray
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• By murraysampson1 at gmail.com
• Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2010 12:18:42 +0000

Hi everyone,

The beautiful clear weather fell to a blob which came from the west...wait a 
minute..is that right..

Yes last night I went to bed with a brisk easterly wind and within 10mins the 
wind had swung 180 degrees and was gusty and stormy from the west...with lot's 
of rain..

Today we are in the middle of a band of rain and cloud..I still don't 
understand why it came so strong from the west..???!!!

Have a great day..stay safe..

Murray
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• By murraysampson1 at gmail.com
• Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 22:15:30 +0000

Hi Everyone,

We had one of our first big tornados in our village..check it out..

Watch out neighbouring islands..

Something heavy is passing..us..

Murray Sampson




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• By murraysampson1 at gmail.com
• Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 18:55:35 +0000

Hi again everyone,

This is a photo at 2.30pm today on Margarita island facing S.E..I think this is 
the next band of rain which is due to arrive tonight again from mainland 
Venezuela..It has been rumbling all morning and looks like it will come our 
way..very slow moving but moving still..will update again later if things get 
dark..waiting for wind but it's still from the N.E...

Take care the blob is exploding right now..

Murray Sampson


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• By murraysampson1 at gmail.com
• Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:51:50 +0000

Morning everyone,

Well the scattered blob that has appeared over us let out it's rain the early 
hours of this morning with some big rumbles of thunder indeed..with my boxer 
dog diving into the shower for shelter..

I have just been on my roof for my usual panaramic view of the island and the 
sky is still very black to the west but fairly clear to the east..if that's the 
case it looks like the band of rain and storms is moving into the caribean 
WNW..so watch out islands A,B and C..looks like you have some weather coming 
your way if it's not there already..

Flat calm day today but. Supposedly were are getting our easterlies back again 
tomorrow for a few days..let's hope we can get some kitesurfing in..I really 
hope so I am getting withdrawl symptoms ..

Keep an eye on this big,big blob..
Stay safe...Murray
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• By murraysampson1 at gmail.com
• Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2010 00:08:08 +0000

Hello everyone,

Well we finally received waves from Igor or was it Karl..I don't really know 
but it took the whole island by surprise..we had only 0.6m waves forecasted 
with 13 second periods but hey..it certainly did some damage to our beach and 
jetties..we have been shovelling sand and debri away from our centers and clubs 
all day and from what I can see from the forecast we have a few more days of 
the same conditions..I don't our beach will last...I can't imagine what the 
rest of the islands further north are experiencing and I can only pray for 
Bermuda...take care you guy's...

I have posted some photos for you to see,just remember our beach el yaque is 
normally flat and it faces south...and this was the view today..

Has this phantom system come of anything..talk to me Curacao!!!!

Stay safe everyone..going boogey boarding tomorrow..

Murray
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• By murraysampson1 at gmail.com
• Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 13:04:26 +0000

Hi everyone,

We have some very strange weather forecasted for the next 7 days by 
WindGuru..Strong bursts of wind from the south west and a lot of rain.

If Curacao reads this can you confirm with me that this phantom system you have 
been talking about for 4 days now will it appear soon. Is it coming from the 
East or the West?just so I can give you the heads up of any potentially bad 
weather coming your way..or our way for that reason!!!!

By the way WindGuru's forecasting powers for rain and cloud cover are way 
off..weather today on Margarita island..CLEAR and SUNNY with light S 
wind...have a look at what they forecasted for us today..How can it be soooooo 
wrong..- am losing faith..

Stay safe eveyone..

Murray sampson

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• By murraysampson1 at gmail.com
• Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2010 16:29:56 +0000

Hi Everyone,

Well as Curacao has mentioned twice in the past 2 days about a ghostly system 
which may suddenly appear somewhere right over us in the next 3 to 5 
days.Everyone is watching the monsters of Igor and Julia but I will of course 
keep all of you islands west of us updated on any sudden development of a 
system..
As was mentioned it dosen't even show up on the satelite images yet but that is 
what weather is..very unpredictable..we haven't received any sort of swell this 
year so far because most of the storms have had a very high trajectory this 
year and menacing only Bermuda..

Today we have 1.0m waves with a period of 14 seconds..good surf on the north 
shore..sunny and clear with 38 degrees..

Heads up..let's see if this ghoslty system comes to anything..will post again 
in a couple of days.

Stay safe Murray
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• By murraysampson1 at gmail.com
• Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 01:22:15 +0000

Hi everyone,

Well to be honest I have read all of the posts and I know living on the island 
of Margarita dosen't pose too many problems with the Hurricanes as the rest of 
you but.............!!!!!!!..as long as everyone keeps there gaurd up and 
listens to the weather forecast which in most islands it's as easy as listening 
to the news..NOT here...we are are all going to get through 2010 hurricane with 
no real scars or bad memories..

Things haven't been as the forecast has said..THANK GOD...about 90% of the time 
the blobs have disapeared or just not come of anything..I have a great feeling 
that the season will end as I have said....with no scars...

Stay alert and be clever..

Waiting for serious flooding tonight on the island..let's hope again that the 
forecast is wrong..

Respect to all of you reporters for warning the caribean of what's 
happening...stay positive...

Murray Sampson
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• By murraysampson1 at gmail.com
• Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 15:51:32 +0000

Hi everyone,

Well after a very long spell of nothing weather it has suddenly livened up here 
on Margarita.

Yesterday the heavens opened and down came the rain with force.it wasn't 
forecasted to be so heavy but it was.

Today the photo shows the edge of the big blob which tripled in size since last 
night and we are exspecting another wash down in the next few hours..I was 
stuck in my beach office for 3 hours yesterday so a few rum and cokes kept me 
occupied.the rest of the island wasn't so fortunate..cars being washed off the 
roads and getting stuck in huge deep pools of water all over the island...an 
island which has no real drainage system..so imagine..the water has nowhere to 
go..
Will update the weather later with pictures..

Take care everyone...

Murray
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• By murraysampson1 at gmail.com
• Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 22:54:38 +0000

Hi Everyone,

Well I am sure that more than 40 percent of the caribean island chain are in 
for a wake up call in the next 24 hours to say the least...after such a non 
active season so far I do think we are in for a grand finalie...
The question still pops up again and again if a hurricane could pass over our 
island..I personally think no but like we know you can never say never but I 
think we are the luckiest island in the Caribean chain having Venezuela 
mainland to save us every time..

My mum is coming to visit me fairly close soon as Fiona...she looks a lot 
further south and if the trend continues maybe T.S fiona may be closer thsan we 
think..look what happenes to Earl.

Stay alert everyone...Not much for us to tend with compared to the rest of you 
further north.

Murray sampson
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• By murraysampson1 at gmail.com
• Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2010 16:17:17 +0000

Hi Everyone,

This is the picture over Margarita this sunday morning..

Towering C Nimbus about to drop a few buckets of water on us..

Off for a swim..No wind ...so going wakeboarding later...

Stay safe everyone..

Murray
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• By murraysampson1 at gmail.com
• Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2010 12:49:12 +0000

Hello Everyone,

Another clear and dry day today.I was expecting to wake up to rain as Windguru 
forcasted a significant accumulation of rain for Margarita..Don't where they 
got that information because from the satelite image there are no rain clouds 
to be seen..they actually forecasted 13mm of rain..completely wrong..I hope the 
rest of the hurricane season can be like this..warn us,get it wrong and we bake 
in beautiful sunshine..

By the looks of it next week will liven up here with wind,waves and rain on the 
way..let's hope we will get out for some kitesurfing..

Stay safe eveyone..

Murray
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• By murraysampson1 at gmail.com
• Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:21:39 +0000

Hi everyone,

Today is one of those classic Caribean days with light southerley winds and 
clear skies.

Again we were forecasted to have rain but it never came...thankfully I think we 
have had enough for a while.

Waiting for the wind to go kitesurfing but it dosen't look promising..

Take care everyone..

Murray
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• By murraysampson1 at gmail.com
• Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:16:11 +0000

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-----Original Message-----
From: murraysampson1 at gmail.com
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:15:07 


Subject: Rain

Hi everyone,

Well I woke up to thunder and lightening in the distance with a very dark and 
heavy sky.

Looks like we are in for a downpour if the satelite image is correct..

Of for a swim...still have to keep fit even if it's raining..

Stay safe
Murray
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• By murraysampson1 at gmail.com
• Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 11:40:11 +0000

Morning all...a very wet night last night with a big band of rain coming off 
the coast of venezuela...not as much rain as predicted..as usual

Very clear this morning..actually the clearest I have seen it for a long 
time..even a little breeze which neither of them were forecasted at all..which 
I am getting used to..

Have a nice day everyone..

Murray
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• By murraysampson1 at gmail.com
• Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2010 22:01:54 +0000

Good evening,

Thought I would post this photo of a view from my roof..this blob is the first 
we have had that looks this menacing for rain..let's hope is dimishes before it 
reaches us.
Margarita island dosen't have flood warnings etc etc..so as usual no-one will 
be ready for it..still drive too fast and on the other side of the roads..so 
take care..

Brace yourselves for some at least 5 to 8mm of rain..will report tomorrow 
morning with how much rain for the next islands..

Murray



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• By murraysampson1 at gmail.com
• Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2010 15:38:48 +0000

Good Morning everyone,

Well the skies are bubbling up at the moment..and by the looks of it there is 
more bubbling to come..As usual these systems suddenly move NW at the last 
minute from Margarita Island because we are so close to mainland Venezuela and 
all we get is our wind sucked away to Zero with some healthy down pours of 
Rain..not the best weather for Kitesurfing but at least the gardens get a 
drink..not that they need it..it's already been a wet season so far..and a lot 
more to come..
Will keep you all informned of what passes our island and is on the way to all 
of you..stay safe out there..

Murray
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• By murray sampson <murraysampson1 at gmail.com>
• Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:16:14 -0430

The calm before the storm is almost over..it's about to liven up a lot
in the next few days..stay safe eveyone..

-- 
Murray Sampson Level 2 Senior Instructor I.K.O
0412 359 7030
murraysampson2....Skype
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• By murray sampson <murraysampson1 at gmail.com>
• Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2010 12:41:07 -0430

Last night the rain came down very heavy.Today an overcast day with
towering Cumulus Nimbus over main land Venezuela..just keeping an eye
on them to as when they arrive if they do we may get some wind infront
of them to go riding..Still waiting for a good hard
thunderstorms...some rumbles in the distance..Stay safe and keep
reporting Trinidad because our weather is you weather..
Talk soon..Murray

-- 
Murray Sampson Level 2 Senior Instructor I.K.O
0412 359 7030
murraysampson2....Skype
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