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i have no family there
then again they live on the malecon so we will have our show Anyway I guess.
I'm glad you guys mentioned alcohol, I forgot that on my list! My contractor's crew just left after 3 hours boarding up half the house. I have to retreat to a bottom room with all the animals. It's going to be a tight squeeze. Already 2 of the cats are in hiding, they better get their butts downstairs tomorrow. I'm up in that French community in Rio San Juan. Most of these homes are empty, not sure what's going to happen with them. At least there's no threat of flooding here, just projectiles and likely going to be stuck at the house for an unknown length of time.
I have the internet tower for RSJ at my house and as long as my solar system holds out, it should hold out, at least as long as Claro does. The panels are way down on the ground on the south side of the house so they couldn't be in a better spot.
I just moved into this house a few months ago, had no idea I would be mega prepping for a cat 5 so soon, at least it's solid as a rock and built on top of one.
I went to see the eclipse with my brother in WY. I picked up a ham radio while up there that I'm just starting to try out. Anyone know any channels to listen to around here?
Here's Levi's update for today if anyone missed it but it's not the most encouraging thing to listen to, getting too scary now.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bFW2B5Og5yM
11 pm report on ham weather, it's turning some more, yay!
http://wx.hamweather.com/tropical/2017/atlantic/irma.html
http://wx.hamweather.com/tropical/2017/atlantic/irma.html
does Jarabacoa handle waterloads better? I don't know that.
the Capital is further away from the Storm
Mike
fyi - all the LIVE webcams in Anguilla are out. All.
Including the airport.
God bless those living on that island.
Including the airport.
God bless those living on that island.
17.4N, 15mphrs forward speed.
we are close to the first touchdown now, Barbuda on target.
looks like a straight walk over, at least the SW corner of the Wall will walk over land, most likely a straighton centered hit.
Mike
we are close to the first touchdown now, Barbuda on target.
looks like a straight walk over, at least the SW corner of the Wall will walk over land, most likely a straighton centered hit.
Mike
the webcams on the Bitish Virgins lookin on St John (now on the SW corner of Irma close to the Eye)
and the Cam on St John looking Eastward are out f order.
i waited long an tried low reoutions for slow internet connections there, but it loads forever.
no live view from the Leewards
Mike
and the Cam on St John looking Eastward are out f order.
i waited long an tried low reoutions for slow internet connections there, but it loads forever.
no live view from the Leewards
Mike
in the morning we should already see what is arriving from out there.
those bands reach far out, a monster size.
those bands reach far out, a monster size.
just been searching and did not find a single one working.
the NE Corner is already taken blind by Irma.
rthe Martinique/Guadaloupe Radar is all we have left.
Irma is right aside Barbuda and will now move it's WS corner of the Wall over the poor lil Rock.
the Position is already 17.6N
Mike
the Position is already 17.6N
Mike
Irma is projected today to pass more or less the same distance away from the northeast corner of PR and SJU as it will from much of the north coast, so what we see happen there as far as winds, storm surge, waves, damage, etc., will give us a pretty good idea as to what we can expect to see here on the north coast if it stays on the forecast track.
The latest 11pm NHC advisory did show the eye being further north and away from the north coast than earlier yesterday. No guarantee it will stay that way. Let's hope it shifts even further north.
The latest 11pm NHC advisory did show the eye being further north and away from the north coast than earlier yesterday. No guarantee it will stay that way. Let's hope it shifts even further north.
yes, let it shift north til it's balls freeze near the North Pole.
on the last Tracking forecast it should even be further off the DR North Shores than from the PR North Shores.
what happens at the neighbours will give us a good idea about what to await then over here, yep.
Mike
at 2AM.
17.7N on 15mphr.
Heading WNW.
Barbuda is under the "weaker" left Eyewall and should be under 155mphrs Winds as the 1st Landfall Victim of Irma.
the next straight Target on the Path is Anguila.
the actual Heading promises a same scenario, Irma passing a bit on the NE with it's left Eyewall over the Island.
Mike
17.7N on 15mphr.
Heading WNW.
Barbuda is under the "weaker" left Eyewall and should be under 155mphrs Winds as the 1st Landfall Victim of Irma.
the next straight Target on the Path is Anguila.
the actual Heading promises a same scenario, Irma passing a bit on the NE with it's left Eyewall over the Island.
Mike
after the pass of Anguilla we have the PR NOAA Radar Station as the only Radar station left,
because the DR is the Only Island up here without Radar Coverage.
the PR Station does only reach to the East til around St Croix and covers to the West the Mona Passage.
there is no Radar Station covering any DR Territory.
til a piece after Anguilla Irma will still be visible on the Guadeloupe Radar.
Mike
because the DR is the Only Island up here without Radar Coverage.
the PR Station does only reach to the East til around St Croix and covers to the West the Mona Passage.
there is no Radar Station covering any DR Territory.
til a piece after Anguilla Irma will still be visible on the Guadeloupe Radar.
Mike
A lot of similarities between PR and the DR. Fairly deep water offshore which will limit storm surge compared to the shallow water around the Bahamian Islands which tends to produce high storm surges and where they are already predicting a surge of 20 ft. Not surprising.
PR also has a cordillera that runs east/west through the center of the island with 4000 ft peaks - again similar to the central mountains in the DR. It will be interesting to see what the weather in Ponce is tomorrow, as well as Fajardo, Arecibo, and Mayaguez.
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yes, thats what we have to observe tomorrow.
i serached the last couple hours weather stations and offshore weather buoys in the area of the Leewards, butnot a single one shows reasonable Data, all seems to be down.
Mike
i serached the last couple hours weather stations and offshore weather buoys in the area of the Leewards, butnot a single one shows reasonable Data, all seems to be down.
Mike
Meteorological reference points are usually obscure, not just in the DR. The UK shipping forecast is a case in point. Most non-sailors could not point them out on a map but millions know and love the soothing litany of those names.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shipping_Forecast
Cabo Engano is the easternmost point of the island. The other reference points are: Cabo Cabron for the northeastern point of the island, at the tip of the Samana peninsula, Manzanillo in the northwest, Isla Beata in the southwest and Isla Saona in the southeast
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