Caribbean - Central America Weather

[abajan]

Abajan, you are correct. And the radar doesn't lie. Stay safe from that lighting! ...

Well, I must admit that up to this point, the local met office’s forecast has turned out to be more accurate than mine because since that heavy shower this morning (which did cause some flooding, BTW — nothing serious though) we haven’t had much precipitation in the southwest of the island. I think other parts may have had more but I can’t confirm that.

I’ll keep you guys posted.

[bvigal]

Abajan, radar looks like rain on 3 sides of you, hope it continues to miss Barbados!

WHERE IS GUSTY TODAY???????? Hope he didn't have any damage last night!

[cycloneye]

Flood Advisory

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FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
149 PM AST MON SEP 20 2010

PRC033-047-051-127-135-137-143-145-202045-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0418.100920T1749Z-100920T2045Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
COROZAL PR-TOA ALTA PR-VEGA ALTA PR-DORADO PR-CATANO PR-VEGA BAJA PR-
SAN JUAN PR-TOA BAJA PR-
149 PM AST MON SEP 20 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN

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

IN PUERTO RICO
COROZAL...TOA ALTA...VEGA ALTA...DORADO...CATANO...VEGA BAJA...
SAN JUAN AND TOA BAJA

* UNTIL 445 PM AST

* AT 146 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
AN AREA OF VERY HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS
NORTH CENTRAL SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO. PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY
RAINFALL...SIGNIFICANT PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND IN LOW LYING
AREAS...AS WELL AS THE FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS CAN BE
EXPECTED WITH THIS SHOWER ACTIVITY THROUGH AT LEST 445 PM AST. DUE
TO THE VERY SLOW MOVEMENT OF THESE STORMS...ISOLATED RAINFALL TOTALS
OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

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

[artist]

Flood Advisory

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FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
149 PM AST MON SEP 20 2010

PRC033-047-051-127-135-137-143-145-202045-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0418.100920T1749Z-100920T2045Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
COROZAL PR-TOA ALTA PR-VEGA ALTA PR-DORADO PR-CATANO PR-VEGA BAJA PR-
SAN JUAN PR-TOA BAJA PR-
149 PM AST MON SEP 20 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN

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

IN PUERTO RICO
COROZAL...TOA ALTA...VEGA ALTA...DORADO...CATANO...VEGA BAJA...
SAN JUAN AND TOA BAJA

* UNTIL 445 PM AST

* AT 146 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
AN AREA OF VERY HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS
NORTH CENTRAL SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO. PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY
RAINFALL...SIGNIFICANT PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND IN LOW LYING
AREAS...AS WELL AS THE FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS CAN BE
EXPECTED WITH THIS SHOWER ACTIVITY THROUGH AT LEST 445 PM AST. DUE
TO THE VERY SLOW MOVEMENT OF THESE STORMS...ISOLATED RAINFALL TOTALS
OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

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

this isn't from Igor is it??
Take care everyone!

[cycloneye]

this isn't from Igor is it??

Yes,the tail reaches us. But as Igor moves more north, the tail will weaken with time.

[FireBird]

Hi folks, I was just off-island for the weekend. The waters were really bad in the Gulf of Paria thru most of the weekend. Yesterday morning the storm clouds started rolling across NW Trinidad. The waters started churning again, and it was quite a display. My brother called about 2pm to say that he had seen the worst flooding ever in our valley. The Diego Martin river had overflowed its banks along almost 2/3 of its length through the valley. This spans quite a few miles till it reaches the sea. The good thing is that the overflow mostly affected the highway which runs along the river, so that area was impassable. The bad thing is that most homes and residential roads are built near the water's edge, so if retaining walls broke, there was major flooding for those families. For others, the waters climbed onto the streets and overrun into folks' yards and homes. My yard got a little water, but some of my neighbours were flooded out.
Also, in another nearby valley (Belmont) numerous families lost their roofs and trees were uprooted. Amateur video showed what appears to be the start of a funnel cloud, but our Met office has denied that a tornado touched down.
With all that instability overhead, and the very warm waters abounding, I'm prepared for anything to happen with the pouch that's passing through. Keep safe everybody!

[cycloneye]

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
311 PM AST MON SEP 20 2010

.SYNOPSIS...LARGE SURGE OF ITCZ MOISTURE DRAWN NORTHWARD ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN CARIBBEAN WATERS IN THE PREVAILING SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL
CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE LOCAL AREA AT LEAST UNTIL LATER TONIGHT. THIS
WILL MAINTAIN A FAIRLY MOIST AIR MASS ACROSS THE REGION AT LEAST
THROUGH TUESDAY. LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY AS WELL AS THE THE FAA
TERMINAL DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR SHOWED AREAS OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN WATERS AND MOVING
ONSHORE ACROSS THE WEST AND SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO. IN
ADDITION...DIURNAL AND LOCAL TERRAIN INDUCED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS ALSO CONTINUED TO DEVELOP ACROSS PARTS OF THE INTERIOR
AND NORTHERN SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO. THIS RESULTED IN PERIODS OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WITH TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS IN AREAS ALONG
THE NORTH SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO.

FURTHER EAST ...AN INDUCED LOW LEVEL TROUGH/EASTERLY WAVE WAS SLOWLY
APPROACHING THE LESSER ANTILLES AND WILL ENTER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN
ON TUESDAY MORNING. IT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE MOVE MAINLY SOUTH OF THE
LOCAL AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A RETURN OF A
MORE EAST TO NORTHEAST WIND FLOW AND FAIRLY DRIER AIR MASS OVER THE
REGION...WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES TO DECREASE ACROSS THE
REGION TO LESS THAN 1.70 INCHES ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

AS FOR THE MARINE CONDITIONS... DATA OBTAINED FROM THE BUOYS TO OUR
NORTH AS WELL AS SEVERAL SPOTTER REPORTS AND INFORMATION RECEIVED
FROM LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGERS...CONFIRMED THAT LARGE BREAKING WAVES
AND ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS CONTINUED ALONG THE NORTH FACING
COASTLINES. THEREFORE...THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY WAS EXTENDED FOR THE
NORTHERN EXPOSED COASTLINES OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA AND THE NORTHERN
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS THROUGH 8 PM AST THIS EVENING.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT AFTERNOON CONVECTION ACROSS THE ISLANDS TO GRADUALLY TAPER
OFF DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS...LEAVING PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND
LITTLE OR NO PRECIPITATION OVER LAND. HOWEVER LATE NIGHT AND EARLY
MORNING PASSING SHOWERS WILL AFFECT PARTS OF THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST
COASTAL AREAS OF PUERTO RICO AS WELL AS SOME OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
BUT NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS HOWEVER EXPECTED.

LATEST GFS MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THAT THE ELONGATED TONGUE OF
TROPICAL MOISTURE NOW SPREAD ACROSS NORTHEAST CARIBBEAN WILL CONTINUE
TO LIFT WEST NORTHWEST OF THE AREA BY TUESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY A RETURN TO MORE OF A TYPICAL EASTERLY TRADE WIND FLOW
WHICH IS EXPECTED BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THEREFORE...WITH DECREASING
MOISTURE...EXPECT DAYTIME CONVECTION ACROSS THE ISLANDS TO BE MAINLY
LOCALLY AND DIURNALLY DRIVEN. SOMEWHAT DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
ON WEDNESDAY...BUT BY LATE THURSDAY AND INTO FRIDAY...EXPECT A TUTT
INDUCED MOISTURE SURGE TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. THIS ALONG WITH
THE PRESENCE OF A TUTT LOW...EXPECTED TO SHIFT WEST ACROSS THE LOCAL
ISLANDS FROM THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC LATE THURSDAY...WILL INCREASE THE
CHANCES FOR ENHANCED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM ACROSS THE ISLANDS
ONCE AGAIN...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

&&

.AVIATION...PREVAILING VFR CONDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE VI...TNCM
AND TKPK THROUGH 21/00Z...WITH BRIEF MVFR CONDS POSSIBLE IN A
PASSING SHRA. ACROSS PR...EXPECT SCT-BKN CLD DECK OF 3-5KFT WITH
SCT-NUMEROUS SHRA`S AND TSRA`S THROUGH AT LEAST 21/00Z...WITH
TEMPORARY MVFR CONDS POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL THE PR TAF SITES...AS WELL
AS BRIEF IFR CONDS IN A PASSING +SHRA OR +TSRA THROUGH 20/23Z AT
TJSJ. IMPROVING CONDS EXPECTED AFT 21/00Z...WITH PREVAILING VFR
CONDS EXPECTED THEREAFTER AT ALL TAF SITES THROUGH AT LEAST 21/14Z.

[Gustywind]

Abajan, you are correct. And the radar doesn't lie. Stay safe from that lighting!

Gusty, can you post a news report verifying the fisherman lost? He seems to have been forgotten by the english media, at least.

Yesterday was a relief to see Igor's winds continue to drop. As bad as it was, I really feel that Bermuda could have had much worse, if earlier forecasts of a cat 3 dead on had proved to be true. So happy for them that it's over now and weather will begin to improve!

Lots of nasty tstorms in east Caribbean yesterday, some with 50,000 tops. My computer, battery, tv, etc. was unplugged for several hours. Some hastily-composed loops of radar and satellite yesterday:

Hi Bivgal don't worry i'm here but glad to see that your wink. Concerning the fisherman this info was revealed from our local newspaper "France-Antilles". You guess that this sentence was written in French here it is: "Mercredi après-midi, c'est d'ailleurs l'une de ses vagues qui a semble-t-il provoqué la mort d'un pêcheur installé aux abords de l'embarcadère Bord-de-Mer, à Trois-Rivières. Emporté au large par les courants, le corps sans vie de cet homme avait finalement pu être retrouvé en début de soirée, grâce aux très importants moyens de secours déclenchés". Here is the link in our newspaper: http://www.guadeloupe.franceantilles.fr ... -94249.php
I don't have the link to translate this article in english, ask Abajan he should have the link
Off topic, very strong showers in Guadeloupe the last 3 hours! A pretty strong episode near of showers near 4PM has brang numerous localized flooding. Looks like another round of strong showers could impact the Windwards and Leewards islands tonight. Martinica has requiered an yellow alert due to strong showers and tstorms. Stay tuned and vigilant as usual.
I will keep you informed as possible

[Gustywind]

[Gustywind]

Looks like the ITCZ is pulling northward bringing a hot and moist air. This favors numerous cells of moderate to strong tstorms to developp. Let's be vigilant and on our guard.

[abajan]

... Also, in another nearby valley (Belmont) numerous families lost their roofs and trees were uprooted. Amateur video showed what appears to be the start of a funnel cloud, but our Met office has denied that a tornado touched down ...

Our evening TV newscast showed this story. Weather can be scary stuff, man!

[tropicana]

Regional Significant Rainfall
for Mon Sep 20 2010

Crown Point, Tobago 26.0mm
Grantley Adams, Barbados 24.0mm
Rockley, S. Barbados 36.3mm

-justin-

[tropicana]

Hi folks, I was just off-island for the weekend. The waters were really bad in the Gulf of Paria thru most of the weekend. Yesterday morning the storm clouds started rolling across NW Trinidad. The waters started churning again, and it was quite a display. My brother called about 2pm to say that he had seen the worst flooding ever in our valley. The Diego Martin river had overflowed its banks along almost 2/3 of its length through the valley. This spans quite a few miles till it reaches the sea. The good thing is that the overflow mostly affected the highway which runs along the river, so that area was impassable. The bad thing is that most homes and residential roads are built near the water's edge, so if retaining walls broke, there was major flooding for those families. For others, the waters climbed onto the streets and overrun into folks' yards and homes. My yard got a little water, but some of my neighbours were flooded out.
Also, in another nearby valley (Belmont) numerous families lost their roofs and trees were uprooted. Amateur video showed what appears to be the start of a funnel cloud, but our Met office has denied that a tornado touched down.
With all that instability overhead, and the very warm waters abounding, I'm prepared for anything to happen with the pouch that's passing through. Keep safe everybody!

hey firebird, this heavy rainfall Sunday early afternoon co-incided with the high tide which was at 2:20pm, so this could have def. contributed to the backing up of that river. Along of course with the intense afternoon heavy thunderstorm.

-justin-

[cycloneye]

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
944 PM AST MON SEP 20 2010

.UPDATE...PARTLY TO VARIABLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE
LOCAL ISLANDS OVERNIGHT...AS A LARGE AREA OF MOISTURE FROM THE
SOUTH SOUTHEAST CONTINUED TO AFFECT THE LOCAL AREA. ISOLATED TO
LOCALLY SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED IN A FEW LOCATIONS AND
THERE COULD BE AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM OR TWO OVER THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS AND ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS OVERNIGHT. A LOW LEVEL
TROUGH/EASTERLY WAVE WAS SLOWLY MOVING ACROSS THE LESSER ANTILLES
THIS EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN
CARIBBEAN OVERNIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE MAINLY SOUTH OF THE
LOCAL AREA TOMORROW. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A RETURN OF A MORE
EAST TO NORTHEAST WIND FLOW AND FAIRLY DRIER AIR MASS OVER THE
REGION...WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES TO DECREASE ACROSS THE
REGION TO LESS THAN 1.70 INCHES ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

INHERITED SHORT TERM GRIDS AND ZFP HAD A PRETTY GOOD HANDLE ON
EXPECTED CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT...BUT SENT A QUICK UPDATE TO BOTH. THE
HIGH SURF ADVISORY WAS EXTENDED AGAIN AND IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8
AM AST MONDAY MORNING. LARGE...LONG PERIOD NORTH SWELLS WILL
CONTINUE TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING AND
WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND DANGEROUS SURF
CONDITIONS WITH FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS. FOR THE COASTAL
WATERS...MADE A COUPLE OF SEMANTIC ALTERATIONS TO THE PREVIOUS
CWF...OTHERWISE NO CHANGES. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE LOCAL COASTAL WATERS OVERNIGHT.

&&

.AVIATION...AREA OF STRONG CONVECTION WITH OUTFLOW BNDRYS IS HEADING
NORTHEAST OVER THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. NEW CONVECTION HAS NOT YET
APPEARED OVER CARIBBEAN IN FCST AREA FROM TROP WAVE MOVG NW INTO
AREA. SHWRS LINGER ONLY OVER WRN PR NEAR TJMZ WHERE MVFR CONDS DUE
TO LOW CIGS STILL LIKELY. A FEW SHWRS NEAR TIST AND MAY BE NR TKPK
WHERE CONVECTION MOVING NW TOWARD THE LOCAL AREA. SHWRS MAY INVADE
TISX WITH MVFR CONDS BY 21/10Z. RE-FIRING OF AFTERNOON TSRAS OVER PR
WILL BRING BACK MVFR CONDS AND WIDESPREAD MTN OBSCURATIONS AFT
21/16Z. MVFR EXPECTED IN TJBQ...PSBL IN TJBQ AND BRIEFLY IN TJSJ.
BRIEF MVFR IN OR NR TIST AND TISX ONLY.

[caribsue]

Good morning All,

Its been pouring rain in Barbados for the last few hours now....

A Low level trough is affecting the Island.
Weather: Today and Tonight: Overcast with moderate to heavy showers, periods of rain, scattered thunderstorms and occasionally gusty winds. Due to the already saturated conditions, residents in low lying areas are urged to remain on the alert.
E- ESE at 15-35 Kmh with higher gusts near showers.
Sea: Moderate in open water, Swells 2.0-2.5m Small craft operators and sea bathers should exercise caution.

Abajan.... that was your forecast for yesterday.....

Going to call a rain off on our construction site ...stay dry my friends.... ..

Looks like we might be in for some flooding.

[cycloneye]

Good morning to all. Watching that wave at Windwards for possible development. Stasy safe and dry in the islands that are being affected by this system.

FXCA62 TJSJ 210921
AFDSJU

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
521 AM AST TUE SEP 21 2010

.SYNOPSIS...MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WILL KEEP
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER LOCAL REGION
TODAY. A TROPICAL WAVE NOW LOCATED OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN WILL
MOVE SOUTH OF OUR LOCAL FORECAST AREA LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT.
THIS FEATURE WILL INCREASE THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE
AND WINDS ACROSS THE LOCAL REGION.

&&

.DISCUSSION...MOSTLY HIGH CLOUDS AND A FEW SHOWERS PREVAILED EARLY
THIS MORNING ACROSS THE LOCAL REGION. ENOUGH SUNSHINE AND MOISTURE
WILL BE AVAILABLE TODAY TO GENERATE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE INTERIOR AND WESTERN
PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO.


A TROPICAL WAVE NOW LOCATED OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY WEST ACROSS THE LOCAL CARIBBEAN WATERS
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE MAINLY SOUTH OF THE LOCAL
AREA TOMORROW. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A RETURN OF A MORE EAST TO
NORTHEAST WIND FLOW AND FAIRLY DRIER AIR MASS OVER THE REGION...
WITH LOWERS PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.


&&

.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS ALL TAF SITES THROUGH
AT LEAST 21/16Z. VCSH ARE EXPECTED AT TNCM...AND TKPK. FROM 21/16
THROUGH AT LEAST 21/22Z...BRIEF PERIODS OF MVFR CONDITIONS WITH
MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS TJMZ AND TJBQ.

&&

.MARINE...THE NORTHERN BUOYS CONTINUE TO REPORT LARGE NORTHERN
SWELLS MOVING ACROSS THE LOCAL WATERS. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT THROUGH 8 AM TODAY...THIS ADVISORY COULD BE EXTENDED UNTIL
HIGH SURF CONDITIONS PREVAIL. A TROPICAL WAVE NOW LOCATED OVER THE
EASTERN CARIBBEAN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE WEST AND ACROSS THE
CARIBBEAN BASIN THROUGH WEDNESDAY...THIS FEATURE IS EXPECTED TO
INCREASE THE WINDS ACROSS THE LOCAL WATERS. ALTHOUGH SWELLS ARE
EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE TO BELOW SCA CRITERIA...INCREASING WINDS COULD
EXTEND THE SCA THROUGH AT LEAST THE OF THE WEEK.

[tropicana]

Good morning All,

Its been pouring rain in Barbados for the last few hours now....

A Low level trough is affecting the Island.
Weather: Today and Tonight: Overcast with moderate to heavy showers, periods of rain, scattered thunderstorms and occasionally gusty winds. Due to the already saturated conditions, residents in low lying areas are urged to remain on the alert.
E- ESE at 15-35 Kmh with higher gusts near showers.
Sea: Moderate in open water, Swells 2.0-2.5m Small craft operators and sea bathers should exercise caution.

Abajan.... that was your forecast for yesterday.....

Going to call a rain off on our construction site ...stay dry my friends.... ..

Looks like we might be in for some flooding.

So far, up to 6am, near 38mm has fallen at Grantley Adams Airport, B'dos in just 12 hours.
Since midnight, Rockley S Barbados saw 26mm, and Lodge Hill ( on the south west coast near to Paradise Beach) saw 37mm.

-justin-

[abajan]

... Weather: Today and Tonight: Overcast with moderate to heavy showers, periods of rain, scattered thunderstorms and occasionally gusty winds ...
Abajan.... that was your forecast for yesterday ...

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. Looks like our met office is right on the money though. Did you see that incredible lightning last night? When I was going to hit the sack, it was flashing. So I turned off and unplugged the computer, TV and MCTV (cable) box. When I awoke around 4:30, lo and behold, it was still flashing! (Although I imagine it must have eased off at some point during the night.)

Gusty, Frengly.com made a mess of translating that French:
Wednesday afternoon, is also one of its waves which apparently he caused the death of a fisherman installed around the pier Bord de Mer, Trois-Rivieres. Swept out to sea by currents, the lifeless body of that man had finally been solved in the early evening, thanks to the huge rescue vehicles triggered

[Gustywind]

... Weather: Today and Tonight: Overcast with moderate to heavy showers, periods of rain, scattered thunderstorms and occasionally gusty winds ...
Abajan.... that was your forecast for yesterday ...

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. Looks like our met office is right on the money though. Did you see that incredible lightning last night? When I was going to hit the sack, it was flashing. So I turned off and unplugged the computer, TV and MCTV (cable) box. When I awoke around 4:30, lo and behold, it was still flashing! (Although I imagine it must have eased off at some point during the night.)

Gusty, Frengly.com made a mess of translating that French:
Wednesday afternoon, is also one of its waves which apparently he caused the death of a fisherman installed around the pier Bord de Mer, Trois-Rivieres. Swept out to sea by currents, the lifeless body of that man had finally been solved in the early evening, thanks to the huge rescue vehicles triggered

Thanks for this link Abajan and the translation too

[Gustywind]