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2014 Hurricane Season
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Of interest is that the National Hurricane Center still has only a storm watch for the east end of the DR, while they have storm warnings for the Turks and Caicos and Bahamas which are north of us.
This suggests they believe the storm will only brush the DR as it moves on to the Bahamas.
But rain, we need a lot of that. Hopefully Bertha will provide it.
This suggests they believe the storm will only brush the DR as it moves on to the Bahamas.
But rain, we need a lot of that. Hopefully Bertha will provide it.
The rain bands extend out further than the strongest winds.
The government of the DR has now issued a tropical storm warning for the southeast end of the DR.
The National Hurricane Center in its 11am report said:
Regarding track: WITH THIS MOTIONCONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF BERTHA SHOULD PASS NEAR PUERTO RICO TODAY...NEAR OR OVER
THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TONIGHT...AND NEAR OR OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS AND TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS ON SUNDAY.
Regarding rain: BERTHA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3
INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 5 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
LEEWARD ISLANDS...THE U.S. AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS...EASTERN
PORTIONS OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AS WELL AS THE TURKS AND CAICOS
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
Hopefully Sosua/Puerto Plata will at least get some showers.
Deyvi,
Look at Puerto Plata Internationa, Dominican Republic Forecast | Weather Underground
and pan out a bit by using the -ev sign on the satelite chart.
We think rain is about 3-4 hours away and it will be pretty heavy.
Olly and the Team
Look at Puerto Plata Internationa, Dominican Republic Forecast | Weather Underground
and pan out a bit by using the -ev sign on the satelite chart.
We think rain is about 3-4 hours away and it will be pretty heavy.
Olly and the Team
give the team their slide rules, Oliphant.....
rain just off my doorstep in Cabrera..... your band, perhaps
rain just off my doorstep in Cabrera..... your band, perhaps
A little over an hour ago it looked like we were gonna get hit hard with rain here in BC. Now it seems that it's gonna pass us without we getting hit :bunny:
Maximum Sustained Winds Decreased To 45 MPH
According to the 5 PM report of the National Hurricane Center, maximum sustained winds have decreased to 45 MPH.
"THE CENTER OF BERTHA SHOULD MOVE OVER THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
TONIGHT"
According to the 5 PM report of the National Hurricane Center, maximum sustained winds have decreased to 45 MPH.
"THE CENTER OF BERTHA SHOULD MOVE OVER THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
TONIGHT"
bitof a false alarm.... just a sprinkle.... but I'm sure its coming.
Barrels ready.... 45* angle.....
From Mike Fisher, 2 messages:
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Guys,
are you watching the same storm named Bertha as I do??
by the standings of today's tracking forecasts there will not be any storm wandering along the northshores/in front of POP or such.
Bertha is since long awaited to come ashore here on the SE and wander over Land over the DR towards the north.
i doubt she will survive our rough terrain as a TS, but as a small and fast moving storm she has all chances to survive and come back to powers over water once she hits the atlantik off the northshores, where she should follow the influence of a Thru which should bring the regenerating and then growing storm on a NE'erly track out on open Ocean to die solitary there. if Bertha survives a walk over our mountains, then i am sure she will become a strong TS and good likely even a Cat1 before her lonely dead out there north.
right now the center of Bertha is located around 65nmls SE of my Veranda.
we are ready, she is a weak biatch,
hopefully she will bring us 10hrs or more of steady rain over the island, but i doubt that we will get such nice jackpot tonight.
max measured rainfalls on her path over the other islands til now been only 1.3 inches as the maximum, most locations did receive not even half inch of rainwaters, a piece of sh..t. todays you can not even trust the Storms anymore, lol.
so up there north, do not watch out on the ocean to await Bertha, watch your back and watch the landside, that's where the Babe should approach you from.
cheers
Mike
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hi again,
the guys on the board may also be interested in this link.
it brings directly to the live Radar coverage of Bertha.
they have to keep in mind that all shown rain is on the N and NNE and E of the Storm, hence difficult to spot the cdenter, which is on the bottom left of the raindots. zero rain on the western side of the storm.
http://icons.wunderground.com/data/storm_radar/at201403_radar.gif
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Guys,
are you watching the same storm named Bertha as I do??
by the standings of today's tracking forecasts there will not be any storm wandering along the northshores/in front of POP or such.
Bertha is since long awaited to come ashore here on the SE and wander over Land over the DR towards the north.
i doubt she will survive our rough terrain as a TS, but as a small and fast moving storm she has all chances to survive and come back to powers over water once she hits the atlantik off the northshores, where she should follow the influence of a Thru which should bring the regenerating and then growing storm on a NE'erly track out on open Ocean to die solitary there. if Bertha survives a walk over our mountains, then i am sure she will become a strong TS and good likely even a Cat1 before her lonely dead out there north.
right now the center of Bertha is located around 65nmls SE of my Veranda.
we are ready, she is a weak biatch,
hopefully she will bring us 10hrs or more of steady rain over the island, but i doubt that we will get such nice jackpot tonight.
max measured rainfalls on her path over the other islands til now been only 1.3 inches as the maximum, most locations did receive not even half inch of rainwaters, a piece of sh..t. todays you can not even trust the Storms anymore, lol.
so up there north, do not watch out on the ocean to await Bertha, watch your back and watch the landside, that's where the Babe should approach you from.
cheers
Mike
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hi again,
the guys on the board may also be interested in this link.
it brings directly to the live Radar coverage of Bertha.
they have to keep in mind that all shown rain is on the N and NNE and E of the Storm, hence difficult to spot the cdenter, which is on the bottom left of the raindots. zero rain on the western side of the storm.
http://icons.wunderground.com/data/storm_radar/at201403_radar.gif
Now Over Southeastern DR
8 PM report from National Hurricane Center
AT 800 PM AST...0000 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BERTHA WAS
LOCATED OVER THE EASTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC NEAR LATITUDE 18.9
NORTH...LONGITUDE 69.1 WEST.
BERTHA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-
NORTHWEST NEAR 22 MPH...35 KM/H. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS
EXPECTED TONIGHT...WITH THIS MOTION CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER OF BERTHA SHOULD MOVE OFF THE NORTHEASTERN COAST
OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TONIGHT.
8 PM report from National Hurricane Center
AT 800 PM AST...0000 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BERTHA WAS
LOCATED OVER THE EASTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC NEAR LATITUDE 18.9
NORTH...LONGITUDE 69.1 WEST.
BERTHA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-
NORTHWEST NEAR 22 MPH...35 KM/H. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS
EXPECTED TONIGHT...WITH THIS MOTION CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER OF BERTHA SHOULD MOVE OFF THE NORTHEASTERN COAST
OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TONIGHT.
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