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- October rain has arrive ??

From: Guy Francis <gospoman21 at yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 15:36:31 -0700 (PDT)

Hi fellow caribbeans.  Hope everyone is doing allright in the rest of the 
caribbean.
Blessings from down under. Down here we got the much needed rain. October has 
been the rainy month for decades [centuries], but because of climate change 
october has been dry for the most part of it. It seems like everything is 
shifting. November is gonna be it. Lots of rain this morning and about an hour 
ago too. The skies are gray and overcast. 
Weather Forecast for the ABC islands valid until Friday evening 18:00 local 
time, nov 01, 2013. Issued:  Thursday october 31, 2013 17:00 local time.
Weather: 
Tonight through Friday evening: Cloudy to mostly cloudy skies with scattered 
showers and isolated thunderstorms.
Forecast high will be 30ºC and the low will be 25ºC. Sunrise will occur at 
06:28 and sunset at 18:10.
Winds:
East to Northeast and gentle to moderate; 12 to 30 km/hr. During showers 
occasionally fresh in gusts; 31 to 39 km/hr, Temporary light and variable.
Synopsis:  A Westward moving low level disturbance is inducing moisture to the 
regional area. This feature will continue to cause cloudiness and showers over 
parts of ABC-islands with a possible isolated thunderstorm. Some of the showers 
could be locally moderate to heavy and cause some minor street or urban 
flooding. 
Sea conditions:  Slight to moderate, between 3 and 6 feet. 
Significant tropical weather systems: None.
Special features:  None.
Outlook until Saturday evening: Generally partly cloudy with a few passing 
showers.     

Guy Reporter    
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaJGdbJy9Zk

- Rumbling in the night & cloudy morning

From: Guy Francis <gospoman21 at yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 05:00:36 -0700 (PDT)

Hi there fellow caribbeans, 
The rainy season is about to start and we are experiencing some periods of rain 
here & there.  Its raining mostly in the early morining when most of us are not 
yet up. There's an overcast sky. The sun is nowhere to be seen. Its quiet right 
now, but stil cloudy.  I'm sending you some pics of the situation this 
morning.  
Forecast for today: Partly cloudy to cloudy at times and mainly during the 
morning a few local showers.
Forecast high will be 34ºC and the low will be 27ºC.
Winds: East to southeast and gentle to fresh;  force 3 to 5
Occasional gusts to possibly strong; force 6 
Synopsis:  During the next couple of days an increasing moisture could 
influence the development of cloudiness and some shower activity.
Sea conditions: Moderate to locally fairly rough with 3 to 7 feet wind driven 
waves. 
Outlook until saturday morning: Partly cloudy. An occasional cloudy spell with 
a shower or thunderstorm.
Hang in there and all the best. Blessings.......................
Guy Francis............

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- rain thunder and lightning

From: Robert Candelaria <robertcandelaria at rocketmail.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2013 11:28:38 -0700 (PDT)

Hi folks of the caribbean

Today at around 11 we experienced an overcast sky with rain

thunder and lightning at the time.

At the moment it's drizzling and looking at the radar, it will continue

for a while.

After a dry period the rain is very welcome.

There are some movements in the Atlantic and caribbean.

Hope everybody stay safe

Robert

- Curacao

From: Ramzito Samandar <ramzitosamandar at yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 11:35:47 -0700 (PDT)

3 words Dry, Windy, Hot those are what we will see this weekend for Curacao

Above average rain is expected for this years rainy season

lets hope for some rain next week we really need it!!!

- TROPICAL UPDATE

From: Ramzito Samandar <ramzitosamandar at yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 07:02:14 -0700 (PDT)

TROPICAL UPDATE

1. During the night, tropical depression 5 became the fifth named storm of the season; Erin. It has sustained winds of 40 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. it is moving to the west-northwest at 16 mph. current minimum pressure is around 1006 mb. It is expected to keep moving to the west-northwest and strengthen over the next 2 days and become a strong tropical storm before it starts to weaken and move more towards the west. Yet, we can’t precisely talk about landfalls because the storm is very far from land but right now it is not anticipated to move towards the Caribbean as it could weaken to a tropical wave or move to the north of the islands.

2. The broad are of low pressure over the northwestern Caribbean weakened during the night, and the NOAA has decreased the chances for this system to develop to a 50% chance in 48 hours and a 60% chance in 5 days. It will move over land today in the Yucatan Peninsula and then move over the Gulf of Mexico tomorrow. By tomorrow it could have a chance to develop again but development seems uncertain as conditions are not that favorable in the Gulf. Thunderstorm activity has increased during the last hours so it is trying to develop but due to the system approaching to land; it will likely not develop today.

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- rain thunder and lightning

From: Robert Candelaria <robertcandelaria at rocketmail.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2013 03:38:16 -0700 (PDT)

Good morning folks of the caribbean

After a long period of dry weather we woke up this morning

with an overcast sky with rain, thunder and lightning.

Looking at the radar this kind of weather will continue for the

next few hours.

The trees were waiting on the rain for long.

For those in the northern leeward islands waiting on DORIAN

to pass by, stay safe,

Robert

- Heavy Rain and Mourning

From: Guy Francis <gospoman21 at yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 6 May 2013 06:20:16 -0700 (PDT)

Hi fellow caribbeans. Hope everyone is doing allright in the rest of the caribbean.

Blessings from down under. Down here its been raining heavily for awhile now.

Its been rumbling since the early morning. Lightning all over the south coast since 03:00. Yesterday we experience a day without sun, no wind, very suffocating. We woke up this morning with overcast skies all over the island. The sun was nowhere to be seen.

- Yesterday was a very dark day in our history with the assasination of the maximum leader Mr Helmin Wiels, a very radical and outspoken leader who declared war head-on against corruption and the maffia. We are mourning his dead this mourning with dark clouds covering the island. May he rest in peace.............

SPECIAL BULLETIN NO. 1.

CODE RED: HEAVY RAINFALL WARNING

A HEAVY RAINFALL WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED.

DATE AND TIME ISSUED: MAY .6, 2013, ..8 AM..local time valid until.10.AM.

THIS IS A HEAVY RAINFALL WARNING FOR CURAÇAO. RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE HEAVY RAINFALL EVENTS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS OF RAIN ARE IMMINENT OR ALREADY OCCURING******

EXPECTED IMPACTS:

Heavy rainfall may lead to local flooding over sections of the island;

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS:

Avoid driving over flooded roads and water courses

STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

The next bulletin will be issued on Monday at 10A.M.

There is the possibility of heavy rain on the island of Aruba.,

Weather Forecast for Bonaire and Curacao valid until Tuesday morning 06:00 l.t., May 7, 2013.

Issued: Monday May 6, 2013, 06:00 local time. (10:00 UTC).

Weather:
Today and Tuesday: Mostly cloudy with a few local shower or thunderstorm possible.

Forecast high will be 34ºC and the low will be 25ºC.

Sunrise will occur at 06:14 and sunset at 18:51.

Winds:
Northeast to east and generally light breeze; force 2 to 3 (7 to 19 km/hr, 4 to 10 knots); Temporary calm. In showers, occasionally moderate to fresh in gusts; force 4 to 5 (20 to 39 km/hr, 11 to 21 knots).

Synopsis: A disturbance located west of the local region continues to propagate slowly west during the next couple of days. Mainly today it will continue to cause a temporary increase in cloudiness over the local area with the likelihood of some shower activity over sections of Bonaire and Curaçao. The combination of light winds and humid air, will continue to result in muggy condition. Furthermore, as disturbance moves further away, the easterly trades will return during the course of the beginning of the work week.

Sea conditions: Mainly tranquil, with seas between 0.5 and 1 meters (2 to 3 feet).

Reporting from the northside of the island near Fortuna Hill, take care and stay safe.

Heavy rain falling on the island as I'm sending this report [time: 09:08 local - UTC 13:08]

Guy Reporter

http://www.meteo.an/Img_Radar_ABC_Cappi_Still.asp

- Much needed rain

From: Guy Francis <gospoman21 at yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2013 06:05:09 -0700 (PDT)

Hi fellow caribbeans. Hope everyone is doing allright in the rest of the caribbean.

Blessings from down under. Its been awhile since my last report.

We have been coping with lots of warmy weather since the rainy season ended a month and a half ago. Its been very windy also with damaging wind gust here and there. Opening this week we are being surprised with some showers and bad weather. We woke up wet this morning with showers to the north side of the island.

That includes the airport where it has been raining from the early morning till around 07:30 LT [11:30 UTC].

Weather Forecast for Curacao valid until Friday morning 06:00 LT April 26, 2013.

Issued: Thursday April 25, 2013 06:00 LT. Today through Friday morning: Partly cloudy; during the morning hours temporary mostly cloudy with a few passing showers.

Forecast high will be 32 ºC and the low will be 25 ºC.

Winds: Easterly and gentle to moderate; force 3 to 4 (13 to 30 km/hr, 7 to 16 knots).

Synopsis: During the next 24 hours from time to time more cloud patches will move over the local region with a few passing showers over the BC islands, especially during the morning hours.
Sea conditions: Tranquil to moderate with seas between 0.5 and 1.5 meters (2 to 4 feet).

Reporting from the northside of the island near Fortuna Hill, take care and stay safe.

Guy Reporter

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