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Sunday, August 31, 2008
Hurricane Gustav
For those of you who were watching the Beeb (BBC) earlier today, but missed the URL of the lady blogger from New Orleans who was speaking, here it is:
Sarah's 'Katrina in New Orleans' blog.
I also googled around and discovered Maitri's 'VatulBlog' along with an entry dated August 31. There's also a twitter page for updates.
Sarah's 'Katrina in New Orleans' blog.
I also googled around and discovered Maitri's 'VatulBlog' along with an entry dated August 31. There's also a twitter page for updates.
Monday, August 20, 2007
Hurricane DEAN: Gone, But Not Forgotten
With Dean no longer a threat to Jamaica, the work involved to return to normalcy is probably well underway. However, it is not completely over. Dean is now a CAT 5 hurricane and heading towards Yucatan.
An unexpected result of Dean's passing has been the huge increase in web traffic to this little blog. At the time of this post, it has attracted 553 hits (or 785 page views). As funny as this may seem, that's a huge number for this site.
Before Dean came into the picture, I was lucky to get at most, 50 hits per day. Then I started tracking Dean and that's when the traffic started to climb. What really sent it shooting was, I think, two things: 1) The fact that Barbados was the 'first country' that Dean was going to pass. Look at a map of the Caribbean and you'll see what I mean. 2) The post entitled: "Hurricane DEAN: Pictures From Barbados." Google loved that. This blog showed up on the first page of results for the query: "hurricane dean pictures."
Now that Dean has passed (and hit) other countries, and now that other people have taken pictures and uploaded them to the web, the traffic to this site will steadily decline. I'm already seeing it happen. Over the weekend, I was getting anywhere between 20 to 30+ hits per hour. The last hour resulted in only 11. Google is probably tired of this blog and is finding other pages. As such, my position in Google's returned results page is starting to drop.
This is not a big deal. Don't get me wrong, it was exciting while it lasted. I never intended to attract huge numbers to my blog by covering natural (or man made) disasters. It just happened. Why? A friend of mine (who works in the newspaper biz) had this to say on my amazement at the increase in traffic:
"nothing boost blog hits like bad weather or war..."
Indeed. A similar situation is the way most of us slow down while driving to observe a car accident on the highway. Or why we watch the television whenever there are reports of violence and mayhem, or read about such things online, or in the print media. So I guess I shouldn't be surprised. It appears to be human nature.
In conclusion, I wonder, is it reasonable to ask why we (or a decent-sized portion of the human population) are fascinated or intrigued by death, destruction, violence, suffering, mayhem and that sort of thing? Or is the answer to that question obvious?
An unexpected result of Dean's passing has been the huge increase in web traffic to this little blog. At the time of this post, it has attracted 553 hits (or 785 page views). As funny as this may seem, that's a huge number for this site.
Before Dean came into the picture, I was lucky to get at most, 50 hits per day. Then I started tracking Dean and that's when the traffic started to climb. What really sent it shooting was, I think, two things: 1) The fact that Barbados was the 'first country' that Dean was going to pass. Look at a map of the Caribbean and you'll see what I mean. 2) The post entitled: "Hurricane DEAN: Pictures From Barbados." Google loved that. This blog showed up on the first page of results for the query: "hurricane dean pictures."
Now that Dean has passed (and hit) other countries, and now that other people have taken pictures and uploaded them to the web, the traffic to this site will steadily decline. I'm already seeing it happen. Over the weekend, I was getting anywhere between 20 to 30+ hits per hour. The last hour resulted in only 11. Google is probably tired of this blog and is finding other pages. As such, my position in Google's returned results page is starting to drop.
This is not a big deal. Don't get me wrong, it was exciting while it lasted. I never intended to attract huge numbers to my blog by covering natural (or man made) disasters. It just happened. Why? A friend of mine (who works in the newspaper biz) had this to say on my amazement at the increase in traffic:
"nothing boost blog hits like bad weather or war..."
Indeed. A similar situation is the way most of us slow down while driving to observe a car accident on the highway. Or why we watch the television whenever there are reports of violence and mayhem, or read about such things online, or in the print media. So I guess I shouldn't be surprised. It appears to be human nature.
In conclusion, I wonder, is it reasonable to ask why we (or a decent-sized portion of the human population) are fascinated or intrigued by death, destruction, violence, suffering, mayhem and that sort of thing? Or is the answer to that question obvious?
Hurricane DEAN: Jamaica, UNCONFIRMED Reports Of Looting
The following information was recieved, as is in some cases, via e-mail and IS UNCONFIRMED:
Apparently stores are close and there is looting and shooting going on in Jamaica.
A Jamaica-based manager of a regional commercial enterprise, says it doesn't seem as though there was much damage there from his vantage point.
(We are not sure where in Jamaica he is based).
What I can CONFIRM is this:
A friend of mine has family in Jamaica and they've been calling trying to make contact, but have not gotten through as yet.
From the Go-Jamaica Huricane Dean Watch blog:
'Dean' batters Portland
Firemen 'abandon' Port Royal station
Shelters in need of more supplies
(We are not sure where in Jamaica he is based).
What I can CONFIRM is this:
From the Go-Jamaica Huricane Dean Watch blog:
'Dean' batters Portland
Firemen 'abandon' Port Royal station
Shelters in need of more supplies
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Hurricane DEAN: Jamaica
It appears that the Jamaica Gleaner has a Hurricane Dean blog up and running. Click here to view it.
[via Barbados Free Press]
I'm no weather forecaster, but after looking at this animated Atlantic Satellite map (taken at 00:00 GMT Aug 20), it looks like the eye of Dean passed extremely close to Jamaica. Despite this, Jamaica must have still taken an extremely severe pounding from Dean.
[via Intellicast.com]
[via Barbados Free Press]
I'm no weather forecaster, but after looking at this animated Atlantic Satellite map (taken at 00:00 GMT Aug 20), it looks like the eye of Dean passed extremely close to Jamaica. Despite this, Jamaica must have still taken an extremely severe pounding from Dean.
[via Intellicast.com]
Saturday, August 18, 2007
Hurricane DEAN: Jamaica (Not Queens, The Island!)
Aug 24 UPDATE: I've removed the weather map that was here because it wasn't a static map and has changed several times. Hurricane Dean has now come and gone.
Jamaica. Population: 2,780,132 (July 2007 est.). Birthplace of reggae. Home to international superstars like: Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, Sean Paul, Beenie Man and several others. Ian Fleming, the author, lived in Jamaica and used the island as a setting in a few of his James Bond novels. The Rastafari movement and dreadlocks, a symbol of the movement, emerged out of Jamaica.
These little bits of trivia, while not worth mentioning in light of Hurricane Dean's deadly approach, hopefully give you something to identify with, in case you've never been, or know anyone from Jamaica. Like Hurricane Gilbert that devasted the island in '88, killing around 45 people and costing some $4 billion in damages, Dean will no doubt be just as terrible, maybe worse.
Category 4 (may change to 5) DEAN heads for Jamaica:
From Jamaica Gleaner: Full alert! Hurricane emergency workers summoned, shelter managers on standby
From The Jamaica Observer: Dean on course. Jamaica on hurricane watch as power storm approaches
From The Drudge Report: FLASH: Could be unprecedented event for Jamaica; direct hit with 150 MPH sustained winds [topping Hurricane Gilbert’s 135 MPH winds [Sept. 1988] and Charlie’s 100 MPH winds in 1951]… Population of Jamaica is nearly 3 million people; and is 49th most densely-populated country in world…
From AccuWeather.com: Dangerous Dean Eyeing Jamaica
From CNN.com: Dean's threat spreads across Caribbean and into space
From Bloomberg.com: Hurricane Dean Heads for Dominican Republic, Jamaica (Update2)
Jamaica. Population: 2,780,132 (July 2007 est.). Birthplace of reggae. Home to international superstars like: Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, Sean Paul, Beenie Man and several others. Ian Fleming, the author, lived in Jamaica and used the island as a setting in a few of his James Bond novels. The Rastafari movement and dreadlocks, a symbol of the movement, emerged out of Jamaica.
These little bits of trivia, while not worth mentioning in light of Hurricane Dean's deadly approach, hopefully give you something to identify with, in case you've never been, or know anyone from Jamaica. Like Hurricane Gilbert that devasted the island in '88, killing around 45 people and costing some $4 billion in damages, Dean will no doubt be just as terrible, maybe worse.
Category 4 (may change to 5) DEAN heads for Jamaica:
From Jamaica Gleaner: Full alert! Hurricane emergency workers summoned, shelter managers on standby
From The Jamaica Observer: Dean on course. Jamaica on hurricane watch as power storm approaches
From The Drudge Report: FLASH: Could be unprecedented event for Jamaica; direct hit with 150 MPH sustained winds [topping Hurricane Gilbert’s 135 MPH winds [Sept. 1988] and Charlie’s 100 MPH winds in 1951]… Population of Jamaica is nearly 3 million people; and is 49th most densely-populated country in world…
From AccuWeather.com: Dangerous Dean Eyeing Jamaica
From CNN.com: Dean's threat spreads across Caribbean and into space
From Bloomberg.com: Hurricane Dean Heads for Dominican Republic, Jamaica (Update2)
Friday, August 17, 2007
Hurricane DEAN: Two Dead In Dominica, One Dead In St. Lucia, Widespread Damage
From TheDominican.net:
A woman and her son died after been buried by a landslide in Campbell; the woman’s body has been retrieved and that of the son is still missing;
There is extensive crop damage; particularly bananas;
Several homes lost their roofs and there was some structural damage to buildings across the island;
The Roseau river overflowed its banks and at one point crested over the bridge;
From CBC.bb:
At least one person was confirmed dead and a massive clean up campaign was under way in St. Lucia Friday, as Hurricane Dean left a trail of destruction to the island's infrastructure during its trek across the Eastern Caribbean
More information on Dean's passage through the Caribbean:
From Pull! Push! Pictures from Barbados taken on Aug 17
From The Bajan Reporter, Barbados' Official Emergency Shelter List For 2007
From CNN.com, Dean strengthens to Category 3 hurricane, heads to Gulf of Mexico
From ABC News, Hurricane Dean hits Caribbean
From NZ Herald, Hurricane Dean blows into Caribbean
From Forbes.com, Hurricane Dean Gains Power in Caribbean
From Bloomberg.com: Hurricane Dean Intensifies, Passes Lesser Antilles (Update 7)
From CBC.bb:
At least one person was confirmed dead and a massive clean up campaign was under way in St. Lucia Friday, as Hurricane Dean left a trail of destruction to the island's infrastructure during its trek across the Eastern Caribbean
More information on Dean's passage through the Caribbean:
From Pull! Push! Pictures from Barbados taken on Aug 17
From The Bajan Reporter, Barbados' Official Emergency Shelter List For 2007
From CNN.com, Dean strengthens to Category 3 hurricane, heads to Gulf of Mexico
From ABC News, Hurricane Dean hits Caribbean
From NZ Herald, Hurricane Dean blows into Caribbean
From Forbes.com, Hurricane Dean Gains Power in Caribbean
From Bloomberg.com: Hurricane Dean Intensifies, Passes Lesser Antilles (Update 7)
Labels: Caribbean, Dominica, hurricane, life, Martinique, St. Lucia, weather
Hurricane DEAN: Pictures From Barbados
Aug 19 UPDATE: I've added a few pictures from a friend. These were taken between Aug 16 and 17. Scroll down past mine and you'll see them. All of the pictures on this page were taken in Barbados.
We suffered minimal damage (if any at all) from DEAN. Other countries, in particular St. Lucia and Dominica, suffered much worse. As I type this (just after 1715 hrs), DEAN is probably ripping through Jamaica, wreaking havoc and causing widespread damage. I do not have pictures of these other countries, so if you're looking for some, you won't find any. Sorry.
Left home at around 7:30 this morning, headed to the office. Before rushing out, I grabbed my digital camera and took a few pictures of the drive up.
Somewhere in the Pine, St. Michael. No branches, or leaves littering the road. Looks clean to me.
Still in the Pine, St. Michael (I think).
St. Michael area. Heading towards the roundabout before Bussa Statue, where I will turn left and go up the new highway.
A section of the new extended highway. What was once two lanes (up and down) will soon become four lanes (two up, two down, I think).
Still on the highway, heading north. Will soon reach the roundabout by BS&T and First Caribbean Int'l Bank (Warrens, St. Michael). Folks, this is usually a busy road, especially early in the morning with people rushing to and fro. Not today though.
Same as above.
Welcome to Warrens, St. Michael. The dome shaped building off to the left is BS&T's motor vehicle dealership (is it still owned by BS&T?). State owned and operated, the blue and yellow-striped bus negotiates the roundabout.
Approaching the roundabout. Simpson Motors, would be to my right, Shell gas station and Cheffette, to my left. I'm heading right, passed Simpson Motors.
Arch Hall fire station coming up on my left. Must be close to, if not in, St. Thomas by now. By this point, the amount of rain falling had increased in comparison to my drive through St. Michael.
Can't remember which highway this is. But I would've driven through the junction where you can turn left to go to Westmoreland, or turn right and go to Apes Hill. Must be somwehere in St. James.
Ahh, St. Lucy. Top of the island.
DEAN was passing close to the north of the island. This coconut tree survived. The winds could not have been that bad. I rarely saw any debri on the road along the way to work.
I'm less than a minute away from the office. No major road hazards encountered along the way. Just alot of rain, difficult to see the road at times, but not impossible once you take your time and stay alert.
A few pictures from a friend:
Before DEAN. Welches Beach, Christ Church, Aug 16th at around 5:00 PM.
On the day of DEAN. Welches Beach, Christ Church. Aug 17th at around 9:30 AM.
The beach behind KFC, Hastings, Christ Church. Aug 17th at around 2:00 PM.
We suffered minimal damage (if any at all) from DEAN. Other countries, in particular St. Lucia and Dominica, suffered much worse. As I type this (just after 1715 hrs), DEAN is probably ripping through Jamaica, wreaking havoc and causing widespread damage. I do not have pictures of these other countries, so if you're looking for some, you won't find any. Sorry.
Left home at around 7:30 this morning, headed to the office. Before rushing out, I grabbed my digital camera and took a few pictures of the drive up.
Somewhere in the Pine, St. Michael. No branches, or leaves littering the road. Looks clean to me.
Still in the Pine, St. Michael (I think).
St. Michael area. Heading towards the roundabout before Bussa Statue, where I will turn left and go up the new highway.
A section of the new extended highway. What was once two lanes (up and down) will soon become four lanes (two up, two down, I think).
Still on the highway, heading north. Will soon reach the roundabout by BS&T and First Caribbean Int'l Bank (Warrens, St. Michael). Folks, this is usually a busy road, especially early in the morning with people rushing to and fro. Not today though.
Same as above.
Welcome to Warrens, St. Michael. The dome shaped building off to the left is BS&T's motor vehicle dealership (is it still owned by BS&T?). State owned and operated, the blue and yellow-striped bus negotiates the roundabout.
Approaching the roundabout. Simpson Motors, would be to my right, Shell gas station and Cheffette, to my left. I'm heading right, passed Simpson Motors.
Arch Hall fire station coming up on my left. Must be close to, if not in, St. Thomas by now. By this point, the amount of rain falling had increased in comparison to my drive through St. Michael.
Can't remember which highway this is. But I would've driven through the junction where you can turn left to go to Westmoreland, or turn right and go to Apes Hill. Must be somwehere in St. James.
Ahh, St. Lucy. Top of the island.
DEAN was passing close to the north of the island. This coconut tree survived. The winds could not have been that bad. I rarely saw any debri on the road along the way to work.
I'm less than a minute away from the office. No major road hazards encountered along the way. Just alot of rain, difficult to see the road at times, but not impossible once you take your time and stay alert.
A few pictures from a friend:
Before DEAN. Welches Beach, Christ Church, Aug 16th at around 5:00 PM.
On the day of DEAN. Welches Beach, Christ Church. Aug 17th at around 9:30 AM.
The beach behind KFC, Hastings, Christ Church. Aug 17th at around 2:00 PM.
Hurricane DEAN: Afermath(?)
Intermittent, heavy showers continue to drench the north of the island (click here for a map, look for St. Lucy). In Christ Church, the southernmost parish, a friend of mine tells me via IM, that "nuff" (Barbadian for "plenty") rain is falling in the Hastings area.
DEAN continues to gain strength (as per NHC advisory no. 17) and is expected to become a major hurricane. At the time of this post, it appears to be marching through the islands of the Lesser Antilles.
Click here for Public Advisory 17, from the National Hurricane Center.
Click here for the Atlantic Infrared Satellite image, from Intellicast.com
DEAN continues to gain strength (as per NHC advisory no. 17) and is expected to become a major hurricane. At the time of this post, it appears to be marching through the islands of the Lesser Antilles.
Click here for Public Advisory 17, from the National Hurricane Center.
Click here for the Atlantic Infrared Satellite image, from Intellicast.com
Hurricane DEAN: The Day After(?)
It's just after 7:30 in the morning. The skies are still overcast, it's raining and strong breezes and sudden gusts of wind, are both putting in an appearance. I have heard that the ALL CLEAR has been given. Time to head up north, to the office (and also, where DEAN's affects would've been felt most). Looking at the latest satellite map, it looks as though we are feeling the tail effects of DEAN.
Hurricane DEAN: All Quiet
It's just after one in the morning. Where I live, in St. Michael, we've had hardly any rain, no high winds (but a few short gusts), no thunder and no lightning. I'm unaware as to what is happening around the rest of the island.
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Hurricane DEAN Now CAT 2
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 100 MPH...160 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. DEAN IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE. STRONGER WINDS...ESPECIALLY IN GUSTS...ARE LIKELY OVER ELEVATED TERRAIN. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST BEFORE THE HURRICANE REACHES THE LESSER ANTILLES.
[snippet via National Hurricane Center]
Hurricane DEAN is near latitude 14.0 north. This is good (for Barbados). Over the last several hours, it has slowly turned northwards. At the time of this post, the skies are overcast (where I live, near the south of the isle) and we've already experienced periods of heavy, followed by light showers.
[snippet via National Hurricane Center]
Hurricane DEAN is near latitude 14.0 north. This is good (for Barbados). Over the last several hours, it has slowly turned northwards. At the time of this post, the skies are overcast (where I live, near the south of the isle) and we've already experienced periods of heavy, followed by light showers.
Hurricane DEAN
Despite the fact that it looks like Hurricane DEAN may pass to the north of the island, there is a tropical storm warning in effect for Barbados.
No doubt many people will stock up on supplies, clear their property of loose debri, secure windows, etcetera. One can never be sure with hurricanes. Current news reports indicate that DEAN will begin affecting us tonight.
Fifty-two years ago, Hurricane Janet (the most powerful hurricane of the 1955 Atlantic hurricane season), hit Barbados as a Cat 3. It eventually made it to Cat 5 status and left widespread damage and loss of life in its wake. Since then, Barbados has been extremely lucky and has avoided a hit from the majority of hurricanes, if not all, since Janet.
********************************************************
000
WTNT34 KNHC 161224
TCPAT4
BULLETIN
HURRICANE DEAN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 12A...CORRECTED
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL042007
800 AM AST THU AUG 16 2007
...CORRECTED REPEAT SECTION PRESSURE...
...STRENGTHENING DEAN SPEEDS TOWARD THE LESSER ANTILLES...
A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLANDS OF DOMINICA AND ST. LUCIA. A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION.
A HURRICANE WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE ISLANDS OF MARTINIQUE...GUADELOUPE AND ITS DEPENDENCIES...SABA...AND ST. EUSTATIUS. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS. HURRICANE OR TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED FOR SOME OF THESE ISLANDS
LATER THIS MORNING.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BARBADOS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
********************************************************
Click here to read the remainder of the advisory.
[via National Hurricane Center]
No doubt many people will stock up on supplies, clear their property of loose debri, secure windows, etcetera. One can never be sure with hurricanes. Current news reports indicate that DEAN will begin affecting us tonight.
Fifty-two years ago, Hurricane Janet (the most powerful hurricane of the 1955 Atlantic hurricane season), hit Barbados as a Cat 3. It eventually made it to Cat 5 status and left widespread damage and loss of life in its wake. Since then, Barbados has been extremely lucky and has avoided a hit from the majority of hurricanes, if not all, since Janet.
********************************************************
000
WTNT34 KNHC 161224
TCPAT4
BULLETIN
HURRICANE DEAN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 12A...CORRECTED
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL042007
800 AM AST THU AUG 16 2007
...CORRECTED REPEAT SECTION PRESSURE...
...STRENGTHENING DEAN SPEEDS TOWARD THE LESSER ANTILLES...
A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLANDS OF DOMINICA AND ST. LUCIA. A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION.
A HURRICANE WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE ISLANDS OF MARTINIQUE...GUADELOUPE AND ITS DEPENDENCIES...SABA...AND ST. EUSTATIUS. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS. HURRICANE OR TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED FOR SOME OF THESE ISLANDS
LATER THIS MORNING.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BARBADOS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
********************************************************
Click here to read the remainder of the advisory.
[via National Hurricane Center]
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Tropical Storm DEAN Public Advisory No. 6
***DEAN slightly stronger***
***Max. sustained winds 50 mph***
***Predicted track has it going North of Barbados***
***Strengthing expected over the next 24 hrs***
000
WTNT34 KNHC 150247
TCPAT4
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM DEAN ADVISORY NUMBER 7
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL042007
1100 PM AST TUE AUG 14 2007
...DEAN A LITTLE STRONGER...
INTERESTS IN THE LESSER ANTILLES SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF DEAN.
AT 1100 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DEAN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 42.3 WEST OR ABOUT 1295 MILES...2085 KM...EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES.
DEAN IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 18 MPH...30 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES...85 KM FROM THE CENTER.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES.
REPEATING THE 1100 PM AST POSITION...12.0 N...42.3 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 18 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 500 AM AST.
$$
FORECASTER BROWN
[via National Hurricane Center]
***Max. sustained winds 50 mph***
***Predicted track has it going North of Barbados***
***Strengthing expected over the next 24 hrs***
000
WTNT34 KNHC 150247
TCPAT4
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM DEAN ADVISORY NUMBER 7
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL042007
1100 PM AST TUE AUG 14 2007
...DEAN A LITTLE STRONGER...
INTERESTS IN THE LESSER ANTILLES SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF DEAN.
AT 1100 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DEAN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 42.3 WEST OR ABOUT 1295 MILES...2085 KM...EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES.
DEAN IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 18 MPH...30 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES...85 KM FROM THE CENTER.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES.
REPEATING THE 1100 PM AST POSITION...12.0 N...42.3 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 18 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 500 AM AST.
$$
FORECASTER BROWN
[via National Hurricane Center]
