Caribbean - Central America Weather

[expat2carib]

I will have to maybe shut down my computer if conditions to deteriorate... ligthnings are becoming more frequent, thunder is rolling too and rain is falling nicely. Meteo-France Radar is not avaible since 30 minutes, what a mess... Looks like robust squall lines in Carib are drifting near Guadeloupe Antigua, St Kitts and moving through the Northern Leewards too.
Any link for St Marteen radar Luis? Thanks.

Radar works from here.

Here is the latest image

[Gustywind]

I will have to maybe shut down my computer if conditions to deteriorate... ligthnings are becoming more frequent, thunder is rolling too and rain is falling nicely. Meteo-France Radar is not avaible since 30 minutes, what a mess... Looks like robust squall lines in Carib are drifting near Guadeloupe Antigua, St Kitts and moving through the Northern Leewards too.
Any link for St Marteen radar Luis? Thanks.

Here is the ST Maarten radar.

http://weather.an/radar/cappisxm.html

Oh oh i have no image from this radar Luis? What up tonight with the radar? is it me or?...

[Gustywind]

I will have to maybe shut down my computer if conditions to deteriorate... ligthnings are becoming more frequent, thunder is rolling too and rain is falling nicely. Meteo-France Radar is not avaible since 30 minutes, what a mess... Looks like robust squall lines in Carib are drifting near Guadeloupe Antigua, St Kitts and moving through the Northern Leewards too.
Any link for St Marteen radar Luis? Thanks.

Radar works from here.

Here is the latest image

Thanks Expat2carib but there's another radar for professionnal only he was down and right these from http://weather.an/radar/cappisxm.html does not show any loop for me?! Let's wait and see.

[cycloneye]

Oh oh i have no image from this radar Luis? What up tonight with the radar? is it me or?

It works for me.Is a loop

[Gustywind]

Oh oh i have no image from this radar Luis? What up tonight with the radar? is it me or?

It works for me.Is a loop

Does not work for me... that's a joke ? I will try but for the moment strickly nothing. Ligthnings continues to bright my area thunder is rolling continously rain have stopped.

[Gustywind]

Very strong showers and gusts with numerous lightnings are spreading on Basse-Terre given HUC latest observation (i was on the phone with him) he prefered to shut down its computer as a strong squall line is firstly affecting Basse-Terre. Hope that the night won't be so stormy
Gustywind

[Gustywind]

Look at what Guadeloupe is experiencing right now...

[abajan]

abajan
how are things in Barbados now?

Both yesterday and today were dry with mostly mid level and high clouds and there has been a refreshing southeasterly breeze, especially today.
Stay safe and keep us informed of your situation when you can. I just had a chance to really look at the pix you posted and all I can say is !

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Latest water vapor satellite imagery suggests that Gustywind, HUC and others in Guadeloupe may be in for a rough ride tonight.

[Gustywind]

Waouw a very strong tstorm has just boomed not far from my window that becoming nasty! Speaking about lightings here we are...
From Stormcarib.com http://www.stormcarib.com/reports/curre ... nica.shtml
- Lightening show
By Earlsworth LeBlanc <echoalphalima at gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2010 22:17:54 -0400

A continuous bright lightening show from the west currently lights up the sky.
Bracing ourselves for the coming rainstorm from the south-east edge of
Otto overnight.
My drive to Roseau tomorrow should be interesting if at all possible.

[abajan]

Waouw a very strong tstorm has just boomed not far from my window that becoming nasty! Speaking about lightings here we are...
From Stormcarib.com http://www.stormcarib.com/reports/curre ... nica.shtml
- Lightening show
By Earlsworth LeBlanc <echoalphalima at gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2010 22:17:54 -0400

A continuous bright lightening show from the west currently lights up the sky ...

Sounds similar to what happened here on Sunday night.

[Nj612]

Well its not over yet for the BVI....our government put us under a State of Emergency today, the damage is insane..its estimated the damage has been worse then Hurricane Earl and the locally infamous 2003 november floods together. We have had 16 +inches of rain in the last 24 hours and more is to come tomorrow so we are still under Flash flood warning. There are landslides from the top of 600FT hills all the way down to the coastlines. Streets are under 3-5ft of water in some places and some people are displaced from their homes. Still hoping for th best.

[Gustywind]

Waouw a very strong tstorm has just boomed not far from my window that becoming nasty! Speaking about lightings here we are...
From Stormcarib.com http://www.stormcarib.com/reports/curre ... nica.shtml
- Lightening show
By Earlsworth LeBlanc <echoalphalima at gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2010 22:17:54 -0400

A continuous bright lightening show from the west currently lights up the sky ...

Sounds similar to what happened here on Sunday night.

Definitely right Abajan.

[Gustywind]

Well its not over yet for the BVI....our government put us under a State of Emergency today, the damage is insane..its estimated the damage has been worse then Hurricane Earl and the locally infamous 2003 november floods together. We have had 16 +inches of rain in the last 24 hours and more is to come tomorrow so we are still under Flash flood warning. There are landslides from the top of 600FT hills all the way down to the coastlines. Streets are under 3-5ft of water in some places and some people are displaced from their homes. Still hoping for th best.

Worrying be aware and hope for the best in the next 24H.

[cycloneye]

Well its not over yet for the BVI....our government put us under a State of Emergency today, the damage is insane..its estimated the damage has been worse then Hurricane Earl and the locally infamous 2003 november floods together. We have had 16 +inches of rain in the last 24 hours and more is to come tomorrow so we are still under Flash flood warning. There are landslides from the top of 600FT hills all the way down to the coastlines. Streets are under 3-5ft of water in some places and some people are displaced from their homes. Still hoping for th best.

Welcome to the thread for the members who live in the Caribbean and Central America. Be free to post observations,photos and more from where you are.Stay safe over there.

[cycloneye]

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1038 PM AST WED OCT 6 2010

PRC009-015-035-043-057-095-109-123-133-151-070530-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0475.101007T0238Z-101007T0530Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
COAMO PR-CAYEY PR-AIBONITO PR-ARROYO PR-PATILLAS PR-MAUNABO PR-
GUAYAMA PR-SALINAS PR-SANTA ISABEL PR-YABUCOA PR-
1038 PM AST WED OCT 6 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY
FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...

IN PUERTO RICO
COAMO...CAYEY...AIBONITO...ARROYO...PATILLAS...MAUNABO...
GUAYAMA...SALINAS...SANTA ISABEL AND YABUCOA

* UNTIL 130 AM AST

* AT 1035 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
AN AREA OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE CARIBBEAN
WATERS. THESE AREA WILL MOVE NORTHWESTWARD AND ONCE AGAIN AFFECT THE
SOUTHERN AND SOUTHEASTERN SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO...RESULTING IN
AREAS OF URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING ACROSS SECTIONS OF THE
ADVISED MUNICIPALITIES THROUGH AT LEAST 130 AM AST.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

&&

LAT...LON 1798 6643 1802 6641 1815 6642 1807 6580
1796 6582 1793 6592 1792 6603

$$

EM

[cycloneye]

FLASH FLOOD WARNING
PRC009-041-070545-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0099.101007T0245Z-101007T0545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1045 PM AST WED OCT 6 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

IN PUERTO RICO
CIDRA
AIBONITO

* UNTIL 145 AM AST

* AT 1040 PM AST...A U.S.G.S. RIVER GAGE SENSOR ALONG RIO LA PLATA
BETWEEN AIBONITO AND CIDRA INDICATED THAT THE RIVER WAS OVER FLOOD
STAGE...AND WITH ADDITIONAL AREAS OF HEAVY RAINFALL LIKELY TO AFFECT
THIS AREA THROUGH AT LEAST 1 AM AST...FLASH FLOODING ALONG THE RIO
LA PLATA AND ITS TRIBUTARIES IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR. IN ADDITION...
MUDSLIDES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN ACROSS THE
WARNED MUNICIPALITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

&&

LAT...LON 1816 6625 1817 6621 1815 6619 1813 6623

$$

EM

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN

[cycloneye]

Is not common to have a good deal of rain in many parts of Puerto Rico at the nightime hours, but that is what is happening tonight, as you have being seeing me posting many flood advisories.

[cycloneye]

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1106 PM AST WED OCT 6 2010

.UPDATE...THE LARGE BAND OF MOISTURE PULLING NORTH ACROSS THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS INTO THE LARGE CIRCULATION OF SUBTROPICAL STORM
OTTO WILL CONTINUE TO STEER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE
LOCAL COASTAL WATERS...THE VI...SOUTHERN AND EASTERN SECTIONS OF
PUERTO RICO...INCLUDING CULEBRA AND VIEQUES...FOR THE NEXT FEW
DAYS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME EASTERN
AND SOUTHEASTERN SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO...AS WELL AS THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS...THROUGH 6 PM AST THURSDAY.

AS OTTO BEGINS TO TRACK NORTHEASTWARD AND AWAY FROM THE LOCAL
ISLANDS OVER THE UPCOMING WEEKEND...THE BAND OF MOISTURE CURRENTLY
ENTRENCHED ACROSS THE FORECAST AREAS IS EXPECTED TO ELONGATE AND
LIFT NORTHWARD...ALLOWING FOR A RETURN TO MORE TYPICAL EASTERLY
TRADE WINDS AND TRADE WIND SHOWER ACTIVITY LATE IN THE
WEEKEND...HOWEVER...MODELS CONTINUE TO HANG ONTO DEEP MOISTURE
ACROSS THE REGION EVEN AS WE RETURN TO THIS MORE TYPICAL WIND
FLOW...SO THEREFORE NO SIGNIFICANT DRYING TREND IS FORESEEN AT
THIS TIME.

&&

.AVIATION...TEMPORARY MVFR OR EVEN BRIEF IFR CONDS ARE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE VI...TNCM...TKPK AND TJPS AT LEAST THROUGH 07/12Z IN A
PASSING SHRA OR TSRA. AFT 07/14Z...MVFR CONDS WILL BE POSSIBLE
ALL TAF SITES...AS AN SHRA/ISOLD TSRA ASSOCIATED WITH SUBTROPICAL
STORM OTTO SPREADS NORTHWESTWARD ACROSS THE LOCAL ISLANDS.
PREVAILING SOUTHWESTERLY TO SOUTHERLY LLVL WIND FLOW OF 15 TO 25
KTS EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS TO 35 KTS NEAR +TSRAS AND +SHRAS.

[Gustywind]

Is not common to have a good deal of rain in many parts of Puerto Rico at the nightime hours, but that is what is happening tonight, as you have being seeing me posting many flood advisories.

Thanks to keep us informed Cycloneye Very good deal of rain now Luis, continue to be on your guard with Otto taking its time. The nasty show continues in Guadeloupe rain, gusts, tstorms thunder (rolling very nicely) and lightning continiously what a night pretty stormy... and looks like we're here for a while (maybe tommorow morning at least? ).

[cycloneye]

FLASH FLOOD WARNING
PRC015-109-070515-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0100.101007T0317Z-101007T0515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1117 PM AST WED OCT 6 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

IN PUERTO RICO
ARROYO
PATILLAS

* UNTIL 115 AM AST

* AT 1107 PM AST...A U.S.G.S. RIVER GAGE SENSOR ALONG RIO GRANDE DE
PATILLAS INDICATED THAT THE RIVER WAS HOVERING NEAR FLOOD
STAGE...AND WITH ADDITIONAL AREAS OF HEAVY RAINFALL LIKELY TO AFFECT
THIS AREA OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS...FLASH FLOODING ALONG THE RIO
GRANDE DE PATILLAS AND ITS TRIBUTARIES IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR. IN
ADDITION...MUDSLIDES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN
ACROSS THE WARNED MUNICIPALITIES.

DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

LAT...LON 1810 6608 1809 6601 1803 6601 1797 6598
1797 6604

$$

SR

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN