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- Hurricane Update
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- By Martha Watkins Gilkes <marthawatkinsgilkes at gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2018 07:41:15 -0400
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- Weather in ANTIGUA
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- By Martha Watkins Gilkes <marthawatkinsgilkes at gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2018 06:21:50 -0400
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Although the hurricane broke up and was downgraded and was quiet far south we
had a stormy night and an overcast morning now that will slowly break. We did
get a bit of rain but not nearly enough given our drought conditions. Of
course the hurricane season has just started so we will be very watchful.
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- NO HURRICANE COMING HURRAY
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- By Martha Watkins Gilkes <marthawatkinsgilkes at gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2018 12:10:22 -0400
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ANTIGUA… LUCKY ONCE AGAIN!! BERYL IS DYING !!!! and Thankful for the other islands too especially Dominica…….. 11:00 AM July 7th - As expected, Beryl has been downgraded to a Tropical Storm as of the latest advisory.......Further weakening is anticipated
According to the NHC's latest discussion on the system, Beryl's small size was always going to make it prone to wild and unpredictable fluctuations in intensity, and that appears to have come to fruition this morning. The cyclone's low-level center is now completely exposed with all associated deep convection displaced to the east and southeast......See attached close up images.
LOCATION...12.1N 51.1W
ABOUT 720 MILES ESE OF THE LESSER ANTILLES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 14 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...999 MB
At 1100 AM AST, the center of Tropical Storm Beryl was
located near latitude 12.1 North, longitude 51.1 West. Beryl is moving toward the west-northwest near 14 mph. A west-
northwestward motion with an increase in forward speed is expected during the next few days. On the forecast track, the center of Beryl will approach the Lesser Antilles over the weekend, cross the island chain late Sunday or Monday, and move south of the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on Monday and Monday night.
Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 65 mph
with higher gusts. Additional weakening is forecast during the next 48 hours.
Beryl is a small tropical storm. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 35 miles.
Key Messages:
1. Beryl is no longer forecast to be near hurricane strength when it approaches the Lesser Antilles Sunday night or Monday, but the chance of some islands receiving direct impacts from wind and rainfall continues. Tropical storm warnings and watches are in effect for some of the countries in the Lesser Antilles, and additional watches or warnings could be required for other islands later today.
2. Due to its very small size, there is greater-than-usual
uncertainty in the analysis of Beryl's current intensity, and
confidence in the official intensity forecast is also lower than normal. Rapid changes in intensity, both up and down, that are difficult to predict are possible during the next couple of days. |
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- Hurricane coming
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- By Martha Watkins Gilkes <marthawatkinsgilkes at gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2018 14:05:38 -0400
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Martha Watkins Gilkes
P.O. Box W1924
Antigua, West Indies
268 460 4423
Cell 2687647722
Sent from my fab iPhone
Marthawatkinsgilkes at gmail.com
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- beryl
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- By John Fuller <fullaw at candw.ag>
- Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2018 13:59:27 -0400
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Here we go again. Hoping for some rain.
Sent from my iPhone
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- Tropical Storm Beryl
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- By Martha Watkins Gilkes <marthawatkinsgilkes at gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2018 16:21:38 -0400
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Looks like we will be lucky. Maybe some rain ☔️ we hope
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- 95L
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- By Daniella Seepaul <daniellaseepaul at gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2018 09:31:35 -0400
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Hi Islanders,
As our first invest 95L in the Atlantic draws near, we in Antigua also hope to benefit some much needed rain.
According to NHC, 95L is expected to become a tropical depression at anytime and then forecasted to degenerate into a trough before it approaches us.
All eyes on 95L.
Regards, Daniella Seepaul |
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- First named storm
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- By Martha Watkins Gilkes <marthawatkinsgilkes at gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 27 May 2018 06:33:04 -0400
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Not even official start of hurricane season and we have the first named storm
to track up the Florida west coast. Heads up
Martha Watkins Gilkes
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- UPCOMING 2018 HURRICANE SEASON
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- By Martha Watkins Gilkes <marthawatkinsgilkes at gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2018 14:03:38 -0400
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For those of us in the islands we are always tuned in to HURRICANE SEASON and although it is still several months away from OFFICIAL START we are watching the forecasts.. Here is one from our Antigua MET OFFICE … should have us all doing things NOW. as i have been.. I learned that putting CROSS BEAMS across your roof greatly protects it from being “GONE WITH THE WIND” so have now ties all 8 of my roofs like this…. photos to show
FORECAST FOR 2018
ROOF BEFORE CROSS TIES . 
ROOF AFTER CROSS TIES making it much stronger in a hurricane!
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- Active Hurricane Season Ahead!
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- By Daniella Seepaul <daniellaseepaul at gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2018 21:16:11 +0000
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Dear Fellow Islanders,According to Colorado State University the 2018 hurricane season is expected to be more active than usual. Current predictions are 14 named tropical storms, 7 hurricanes, and 3 major hurricanes. That being said, it's never to early to start planning and preparing for the season ahead.
Regards, Daniella Seepaul
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