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jd426

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With 2 Hurricanes back to back literally sliding along the Top of the Island.. I am still trying to figure out how the North Coast, has NEVER been hit directly.. in all these years ..
I am guessing its the Mountains with act like a magnet in reverse , propelling it away..
But its still is very very fascinating...
Maybe it would just take a very Strong Category 5 , to overcome the Mountain effect ?
You Meteorology Buffs can maybe explain it better , or course .
 
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I think Irma and Maria are ''the wayward wind'' ,,,, now that dates me!
My 16 solar panels are bolted to the roof and riveted on to the frames.
Hope that is enough; but I am confident that Mike Fisher cad dispatch Maria North Easterly. ; LOL
The tropical moisture is essential for all life forms on earth, especially in the tropical zones.
Consider British Columbia which is famous for wet climates; not this year... not enough tropical moisture. Province has been on fire for three months... Check latest fire in LA ! biggest in history for the area . I heard on CNN (Fake News Chanel) the temperature reached 47c ... this is not Qatar.
All because of changes in patterns of Tropical winds and moisture.
For those of you who do not yet know "the Arctic ice is melting".......... all means something in the big picture.
Ellesmere Island is the northern most land fall and Scientists found Tropical fern fossils there.

What goes around, comes around.
Yesterday in Luperon there was hardly a 5 gallon bottle of water to be had.
Had to go to el campo to buy my 16 jugs.
Lots of supplies for a week ... Come on Maria !

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while interacting with the Islands, Maria's heavier rainloads shifte to the southern side, also due that "hopp" of the eye Northwards in the Storm when it left Dominica.
little by little al comes back towards the prior constellation,
water more on the SE and E now, they should come back to E and NE soon.
then the more E of PR the Storm Winds get interrupted by PR Terrain on their circulation, the more the W and SW should get the famous Haircut.
time to get ready for school,
sure already the last school day for this week, again!
those Kids love the storms and the resulting long weekends.
for this month so far i guess we had more home teaching school lessons than they had at school.
we parents should ask to get payed a teachers salary as a extra, lol.

Mike

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11AM, no changes to the morning update, other than tat the central pressure is down on 927mb,
almost on the 925mb margin of last evening.
160mph max winds, 10mph forwards speed,
same WNW heading dancing around 300 Degrees on the compass.
so far no changes on Tracking today.
will be back here in a couple hours.

Mike

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8am = 16.2
11am = 16.3

not enough northerly movement for my liking......
a decrease from prior northern climbing... was .2 every 3 hrs

I am no expert.....

Jack of all trades - master of none !!
 
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Matilda said:
Won't Maria arrive on the same day Hurricane Georges arrived in 1998 - September 21? And wasn't Georges supposed to go north and the track changed as it crossed Puerto Rico and it decimated the east and south coast of the DR instead?

Matilda
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$1 billion damage on the island in 1998 dollars and 380 killed.

Things that make you go “hmmm”

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Problem is ??? If I wait until tomorrow we will not have enough time to get the panels down. So waiting and watching and hoping time has come to an end.

It's get it done time for me.
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If you have solar panels in the hurricane belt, you should fix them hurricane proof... I did, i did it myself and it really wasn't that costly....
 
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jimbobo said:
If you have solar panels in the hurricane belt, you should fix them hurricane proof... I did, i did it myself and it really wasn't that costly....
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Most are good for a Cat. 2 IF installed properly. Mine are. But being 60 meters from the open ocean and with the slant for southern sun they are perfect for a good gust to take the guts out of the solar frames or with 4 to a frame set could pull out the bolt cement inserts and have a whole set airborne. After years the normal day to day of wind also starts to work on the structures. My panels are larger then most, 335 watts, so a larger lift area.

So yes. I do know about panels and installation. I also know several people that said the same thing..."my panels are hurricane proof" until gone with the wind. Takes a little more then a day to take down and about the same to put back.

The process and costs to order replacements in the U.S., ship to Fl and ship to the DR takes awhile and I'd rather not have to go through that. So better for me to do it my way. ;)

Good Luck.
 
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Most are good for a Cat. 2 IF installed properly. Mine are. But being 60 meters from the open ocean and with the slant for southern sun they are perfect for a good gust to take the guts out of the solar frames or with 4 to a frame set could pull out the bolt cement inserts and have a whole set airborne. After years the normal day to day of wind also starts to work on the structures. My panels are larger then most, 335 watts, so a larger lift area.

So yes. I do know about panels and installation. I also know several people that said the same thing..."my panels are hurricane proof" until gone with the wind. Takes a little more then a day to take down and about the same to put back.

The process and costs to order replacements in the U.S., ship to Fl and ship to the DR takes awhile and I'd rather not have to go through that. So better for me to do it my way. ;)

Good Luck.
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You could have the best racking in the world, but if a coconut hits your panel at 100 mph, it will be destroyed.  I agree with you, if you have the resources, take them off the roof before the storm.
 
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The effects of Hurricane Maria are already being felt...

Long list of events and conferences cancelled, especially at Punta Cana resorts. Long list of flight cancellations.
Expect school to be called off from Wednesday through Friday (the Ministry of Education has yet to make the announcement).

Supermarkets are the big winners -- expect to spend an hour or more in line to pay.

People are again preparing... even if the forecast for the country is good. It's the memory of Georges... The storm that would have hit the north coast and then came south with a bang. But that was in 1998... forecasters have honed their craft... But it feels good that everyone in the DR takes the storm seriously.

Personally, since I am in Santo Domingo, I will wait for the Wednesday reports to bunker in. Am prepared for a Hurricane 2. Hurricane 3 preparation would mean taking down the solar panels and putting up some plywood on vulnerable areas of the apartment where we do not have the shutters.

There is the Brazadas por Valores swimathon this Friday and Saturday. So far it has not yet been suspended.
 
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4PM Update.
nice to see the Hunters in the Storm.
let's see if they already run their full coverage now tat it is approaching the Virgins/PR.
it's positioning SE of San Juan with a WNW 300 Degrees Heading should spare San Juan from a encounter with the Eye of Maria, thats gooood.
Maria is still on rising powers, running 165mph max winds now on 10mphrs Foward Speed.
max winds on the Storm's side towards us on bypass can be expected around 145mphr at this moment,
extending out to the SW 15-20 miles as Hurricane Force and 35-50 miles as TS Force.

...400 PM AST POSITION UPDATE...
...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE MARIA MOVING CLOSER TO
THE VIRGIN ISLANDS...

St. Eustatius recently reported a wind gust of 51 mph (81 km/h). A
weather station in St. Thomas reported a wind gust of 45 mph
(73 km/h).

SUMMARY OF 400 PM AST...2000 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...16.7N 63.8W
ABOUT 85 MI...135 KM SE OF ST. CROIX
ABOUT 185 MI...300 KM SE OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...165 MPH...265 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...920 MB...27.17 INCHES


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Currently in SD. Based off the map I can make a pretty good assumption we will feel more here this time than we did Irma. I have shutter windows in my tiny little apartment, but they are glass with bars in front. I'm debating on whether to worry or not about this or just if things seem to get out of hand, just head to my relatives house...
 
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Dolores said:
The effects of Hurricane Maria are already being felt...

Long list of events and conferences cancelled, especially at Punta Cana resorts. Long list of flight cancellations.
Expect school to be called off from Wednesday through Friday (the Ministry of Education has yet to make the announcement).

Supermarkets are the big winners -- expect to spend an hour or more in line to pay.

People are again preparing... even if the forecast for the country is good. It's the memory of Georges... The storm that would have hit the north coast and then came south with a bang. But that was in 1998... forecasters have honed their craft... But it feels good that everyone in the DR takes the storm seriously.

Personally, since I am in Santo Domingo, I will wait for the Wednesday reports to bunker in. Am prepared for a Hurricane 2. Hurricane 3 preparation would mean taking down the solar panels and putting up some plywood on vulnerable areas of the apartment where we do not have the shutters.

There is the Brazadas por Valores swimathon this Friday and Saturday. So far it has not yet been suspended.
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As I indicated before.... timing can be everything!

Panels are down and have time to shutter a couple of vulnerable windows tomorrow. Duct Tape plastic bags around some exposed electrical that wind blown rain and ocean spray could get into. We are out of time to put all the shutters up.

Timing and knowing how much time needed to get the task done is important. In my situation, I would not want to be taking down large solar panels or putting up large sheets of plywood when the winds start blowing and the rains start from the outer bands. At this time we don't know when that will start or even the real force and path of Maria. Every time I look Maria appears to have changed just a little.

Irma was very different and we got lucky as AE stated above. We should NOT become lax and lazy thinking that we get a repeat of luck.
 
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