Anyone in the Lesser Antilles having bright blue skies???

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Anyone in the Lesser Antilles having bright blue skies???

#1 Postby PurdueWx80 » Tue Aug 17, 2004 1:49 pm

I noticed a huge dry wedge of air over the Leeward and Windward Islands that is slowly moving west. Seems like the skies would be that beautiful tropical blue, with hardly any clouds? Can anyone there confirm this?

http://www.goes.noaa.gov/browsh3.html
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Re: Anyone in the Lesser Antilles having bright blue skies??

#2 Postby jlauderdal » Tue Aug 17, 2004 1:55 pm

PurdueWx80 wrote:I noticed a huge dry wedge of air over the Leeward and Windward Islands that is slowly moving west. Seems like the skies would be that beautiful tropical blue, with hardly any clouds? Can anyone there confirm this?

http://www.goes.noaa.gov/browsh3.html


Looks nice tome, not a cloud in the sky. I bet accuweather says they are cloudy and 40 mph winds...JUST KIDDING.

Current Weather Conditions:
Charlotte Amalie St. Thomas, Cyril E. King Airport, Virgin Islands
(TIST) 18-20N 064-59W

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Conditions at Aug 17, 2004 - 01:53 PM EDTAug 17, 2004 - 12:53 PM CDTAug 17, 2004 - 11:53 AM MDTAug 17, 2004 - 10:53 AM PDTAug 17, 2004 - 09:53 AM ADTAug 17, 2004 - 08:53 AM HDT
2004.08.17 1753 UTC
Wind from the ENE (060 degrees) at 13 MPH (11 KT) gusting to 20 MPH (17 KT)
Visibility 10 mile(s)
Sky conditions mostly clear
Temperature 90.0 F (32.2 C)
Heat index 99.1 F (37.3 C)
Dew Point 73.9 F (23.3 C)
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#3 Postby HUC » Tue Aug 17, 2004 5:30 pm

Blue sky,here in Guadeloupe,withought any trace of this dammed haze....What beauty,sweet trade winds.A CALM BEFORE THE STORMS???
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#4 Postby msbee » Tue Aug 17, 2004 7:17 pm

yep, beautiful skies today
sharp and clear
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