Local reports from Leewards,BVI,USVI and Puerto Rico

[cycloneye]

Hopefully the government won't decide to shut the electricity down on the whole island like they did 2 years ago when Jeanne was passing PR.
I was without water and electricity for almost three weeks..

Yes,I also hope that does not occur.

[gerrit]

Anyway, I'm better prepared this time - I got myself a 5KW generator. I bought gas today as well.
Watertanks are topped off - I got like 1,800 gallons. I should be fine for a while with that.
It looks like Chris won't hit us directly, right? We should be fine.

[awc-Puerto Rico]

gerrit, Amen!

[gerrit]

gerrit, Amen!

Let's hope somebody within the government reads this forum.

[greels]

Very busy here in the Turks and Caicos Islands.......went out and did all necessary top-offs to our hurricane supplies.

Recently returned from a meeting with regards to opening our shelters here if need be.....will work tomorrow distributing sandbags to those who may need them.

Please keep our island in your thoughts and prayers.
Gretchen

[Windtalker1]

Very busy here in the Turks and Caicos Islands.......went out and did all necessary top-offs to our hurricane supplies.

Recently returned from a meeting with regards to opening our shelters here if need be.....will work tomorrow distributing sandbags to those who may need them.

Please keep our island in your thoughts and prayers.
Gretchen

You will be Gretchen

[bvigal]

Good morning, neighbors!
A very quiet night here, but squalls are now moving over out-island Anegada and approaching us.

Glad to hear your preps well underway, Gretchen. Chris is down to 1003mb and looks like it will be a hurricane by the time it reaches you. Stay safe!
long-range radar loop

[bkdelong]

Very busy here in the Turks and Caicos Islands.......went out and did all necessary top-offs to our hurricane supplies.

Recently returned from a meeting with regards to opening our shelters here if need be.....will work tomorrow distributing sandbags to those who may need them.

Please keep our island in your thoughts and prayers.
Gretchen

Gretchen - do you know of any Ham Radio operators / groups down there? We'd love to connect with some people who can relay reports to the Hurricane Net / NHC.

[Irina]

Good Morning all and BVIgal,

What happened? Nothing much here....rain and not even hard rain. Chris seems to be right next to us and nothing doing.
Confused and frozen from having the airco on all night..........
Cheers
irina

[cycloneye]

We dodged the bullet my fellow friends from the NE Caribbean.Still some rain in bands will move thru with some gusty winds embedded in those but that will be it for us.

[hibiscushouse]

Those in the BVI, please keep posting the conditions as you can. My three children are staying the week in Nailbay with their Father. Needless to say, I'm watching what's happening.
I've got the web cam up in Leverick Bay, it doesn't look bad. This is real close to Nailbay?
What's the wind like?

[bvigal]

hibiscushouse, we have no wind right now. We will have some bands of thunderstorms move through here today, already visible on radar. But damaging winds? Here's what would have to happen, Chris would have to intensify into a strong Cat 1 storm in the next 12 hours for us to have sustained winds over 50kts.

[bvigal]

Nail Bay is in Virgin Gorda (VG), not far from Leverick Bay. When looking at radar, always use the long-range, the only view with BVI and other non-US islands. If you use the loop, you can then zoom in. The island out to the east is Anguilla, with St. Martin just below it, but not outlined. Below that, St. Kitts, and to the east of St. Kitts, Barbuda and Antigua.

[HURAKAN]

We dodged the bullet my fellow friends from the NE Caribbean.Still some rain in bands will move thru with some gusty winds embedded in those but that will be it for us.

Let see if we can do the same. Either way, I'm ready with my gas generator ready for its first cane!!!

[bvigal]

02/1145 UTC 18.9N 63.2W T3.5/3.5 CHRIS
St. Martin airport 18.1N 63.1W
8am :
wind from the SW (230 degrees) at 17 MPH (15 KT) (direction variable)
Visibility greater than 7 mile(s)
Sky conditions mostly cloudy
Weather Light rain
Temperature 78 F (26 C)
Dew Point 73 F (23 C)
Relative Humidity 83%
Pressure (altimeter) 30.00 in. Hg (1016 hPa)

Irina, what's going on there now?

[bvigal]

We are having light showers, light winds (under 10kt) from N, no strong gusts, low clouds. It's "white" outside here at 1000ft., but breaking up and I can now see St. Thomas to the west.

Here's St. Thomas airport report from 10am
Wind from the N (350 degrees) at 7 MPH (6 KT)
Visibility 10 mile(s)
Sky conditions mostly clear
Precipitation last hour A trace
Temperature 84.0 F (28.9 C)
Dew Point 72.0 F (22.2 C)
Relative Humidity 67%
Pressure (altimeter) 30.04 in. Hg (1017 hPa)

NOTE: Although it IS mostly clear there right now, ignore the sky conditions whenever you read this airport - they never recognize haze, and consistantly report visibility 10miles, regardless of conditions.

[bvigal]

Still having light rain. Winds have picked up slightly, maybe 10 kt, a bit east of N. Nothing to write home about.

NOUS62 TJSJ 021424
FTMJUA

WSR-88D OUTAGE NOTIFICATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1025 AM AST WED AUG 2 2006

THE FAA/NWS SAN JUAN (TJUA) DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR WILL BE DOWN UNTIL
1130 AST FOR A GENERATOR OIL CHANGE.

$$

SNELL

Wouldn't it have been wise to change the oil yesterday? Oh, no wait, that would make sense, LOL! Just gotta love the Federal Aviation Administration!!!!!!!!!!

[cycloneye]

NOUS62 TJSJ 021424
FTMJUA

WSR-88D OUTAGE NOTIFICATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1025 AM AST WED AUG 2 2006

THE FAA/NWS SAN JUAN (TJUA) DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR WILL BE DOWN UNTIL
1130 AST FOR A GENERATOR OIL CHANGE.

$$

SNELL

Wouldn't it have been wise to change the oil yesterday? Oh, no wait, that would make sense, LOL! Just gotta love the Federal Aviation Administration!!!!!!!!!!

Oh boy.

[conestogo_flood]

NOUS62 TJSJ 021424
FTMJUA

WSR-88D OUTAGE NOTIFICATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1025 AM AST WED AUG 2 2006

THE FAA/NWS SAN JUAN (TJUA) DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR WILL BE DOWN UNTIL
1130 AST FOR A GENERATOR OIL CHANGE.

$$

SNELL

Wouldn't it have been wise to change the oil yesterday? Oh, no wait, that would make sense, LOL! Just gotta love the Federal Aviation Administration!!!!!!!!!!

LOL!

[Irina]

Hi BVIgal,
Nothing much happening here. Sky is white/grey, light rain is falling and light wind. Pretty quiet. He missed us by just a tad but that was enough.........
Good luck all,
cheers
irina