Caribbean - Central America Weather

[painkillerr]

Charlotte Amalie at 12:50 AST

[msbee]

heavy earthquake tremor just now in St. Maarten..very short but there was a large boom.
what next? LOL
Mother Nature, stop messin' with us

[BZSTORM]

sorry to hear that Msbee that was exactly my worry the night before TS harvey landfall "What would happen if Belize got hit by storm and earthquake at same time/". Trust no damage caused but as you say too many hits in too short a time by Mother Nature. Imagine ur nerves are pretty tight right about now. Positive thought coming ur way.

[msbee]

no damage I don't think
here is the preliminary data
http://geofon.gfz-potsdam.de/db/event.p ... fz2011qlal

[Macrocane]

I'm glad that no damages have been reported, that reminds me to hurricane Stan on 2005, a couple of days after the disaster we got a 6.0 magniude earthquake thankfully it didn't produce more damages but it was like "Mother nature is playing mean jokes with us".

By the way, I hope we can hear from cycloneye and our other friends from Puerto Rico as soon as possible.

[Macrocane]

These are the temperatures registered yesterday (and a few the day before yesterday) in Central America:
-Near normal lows in all the region.
-Cooler than normal highs were registered in El Salvador, near normal highs occurred in the rest of the region.

Minimum Temperatures
Belize city, Belize 26°C (79°F)
Mountain Pine Ridge, Belize 21.1°C (70.0°F)
Guatemala city, Guatemala 17°C (63°F)
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala 11.0°C (51.8°F)
Zacapa, Guatemala 23°C (73°F)
San Salvador, El Salvador 20.5°C (68.9°F)
Las Pilas, El Salvador 13.2°C (55.8°F)
San Miguel, El Salvador 23.2°C (73.8°F)
Tegucigalpa, Honduras 17°C (63°F)
La Esperanza, Honduras 14°C (57°F)
Choluteca, Honduras 24°C (75°F)
Managua, Nicaragua 23°C (73°F)
Jinotega, Nicaragua 20°C (68°F)
San Jose, Costa Rica 17.6°C (63.7°F)
Liberia, Costa Rica 22.3°C (72.1°F)
Irazu volcano, Costa Rica 5.6°C (42.1°F)
Panama city, Panama 22.8°C (73.0°F)
Boquete, Panama 12.5°C (54.5°F)

Maximum Temperatures
Belize city, Belize 31°C (88°F) The day before it registered 29°C (84°F) the coolest high since July 12
Mountain Pine Ridge, Belize 30.5°C (86.9°F) The day before the high was 22.9°C (73.2°F) the coolest since February 14
Guatemala city, Guatemala 24°C (75°F)
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala 21.5°C (70.7°F)
Zacapa, Guatemala 36°C (97°F)
San Salvador, El Salvador 28.5°C (83.3°F)
Las Pilas, El Salvador 19.5°C (67.1°F)
San Miguel, El Salvador 34.2°C (93.6°F) The day before the high was 30.7°C (87.3°F) The coolest since June 26
Tegucigalpa, Honduras 29°C (84°F)
La Esperanza, Honduras 23°C (73°F)
Choluteca, Honduras 33°C (91°F) The day before it registered 30°C (86°F) the coolest high since July 13
Managua, Nicaragua 32°C (90°F)
Jinotega, Nicaragua 27°C (81°F) Warmest since June 5
San Jose, Costa Rica 26.8°C (80.2°F)
Liberia, Costa Rica 33°C (91.4°F)
Irazu volcano, Costa Rica 18.1°C (64.6°F)
Panama city, Panama 31.3°C (88.3°F)

[msbee]

hi macrocane..yes, mother nature like to mess with us, doesn't she?
I am anxious to hear from cycloneye and PR too.
I guess they have a lot of power outages.
I guess they are in clean up mode right now.

BZSTORM, positive energy for everyone right now! We all need it!

BULLETIN
HURRICANE IRENE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 8A
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092011
200 PM AST MON AUG 22 2011

...IRENE MOVING AWAY FROM PUERTO RICO...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS
DISCONTINUED...

SUMMARY OF 200 PM AST...1800 UTC...INFORMATION
----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...19.3N 68.1W
ABOUT 150 MI...240 KM WNW OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO
ABOUT 50 MI...80 KM NNE OF PUNTA CANA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...989 MB...29.20 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
--------------------
CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...

THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR PUERTO RICO...VIEQUES AND CULEBRA
HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED.

[Shoshana]

Stay safe y'all!

[Gustywind]

Good job Msbee to keep us informed... that reminds me all the huge activity of our friend Cycloneye (hope he will came back quickly), it's the TEAM FAMILY

[Gustywind]

000
FXCA62 TJSJ 221913
AFDSJU

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
313 PM AST MON AUG 22 2011

.SYNOPSIS...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
19.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 68.1 WEST. IRENE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-
NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES AWAY FROM THE
LOCAL REGION WILL DRAG MOISTURE OVER THE LOCAL REGION AND INCREASE
THE SHOWER COVERAGE ACROSS THE LOCAL FORECAST AREA.

&&

.DISCUSSION...RAINBANDS BEHIND HURRICANE IRENE WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE
RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN 2 TO 4 INCHES. THIS RAINFALL WILL RESULT
IN CONTINUED RISES OF LOCAL RIVERS...STREAMS...AND GUTS WHICH WILL
FURTHER WORSEN AREAS ALREADY IMPACTED BY SIGNIFICANT FLOODING. WITH
THE SUPER SATURATED SOLIS...MUDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS REMAINS A
CONCERN IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.

ALTHOUGH IRENE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE LOCAL AREA IN THE
NEXT 12 HOURS...MOISTURE ASSOCIATED TO THIS TROPICAL SYSTEM WILL
LINGER OVER THE LOCAL REGION THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY. ON
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...ENOUGH HEATING WILL OCCUR TO GENERATE
SHOWERS AND THUNDERS TOMS ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF PUERTO RICO.
INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR.

&&

.AVIATION...WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IMPROVING
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. EXPECT MOSTLY MVFR CONDITIONS ACROSS ALL
TERMINALS.

&&

.MARINE...HURRICANE IRENE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER THE LOCAL ATLANTIC
WATERS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...BRINGING HAZARDOUS WIND AND SEA CONDITIONS
ACROSS MOST OF THE REGIONAL WATERS. ALTHOUGH HURRICANE IRENE CONTINUE
TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE LOCAL WATERS...MARINERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT
AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SJU 84 78 88 78 / 100 60 40 30
STT 87 79 88 79 / 100 60 30 20

&&

.SJU WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PR...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 9 AM AST TUESDAY MORNING FOR CENTRAL
INTERIOR-CULEBRA-EASTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY- NORTH
CENTRAL-NORTHEAST-NORTHWEST-PONCE AND VICINITY-SAN JUAN AND
VICINITY-SOUTHEAST-SOUTHWEST-VIEQUES-WESTERN INTERIOR.


VI...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 9 AM AST TUESDAY MORNING FOR ST CROIX-ST.
THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS.

&&

$$

25/10

[msbee]

Atlantic Hurricane IRENE Advisory Number 9
08/22/2011 04:51 PM EDT



000
WTNT34 KNHC 222051
TCPAT4

BULLETIN
HURRICANE IRENE ADVISORY NUMBER 9
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092011
500 PM AST MON AUG 22 2011

...IRENE AIMS AT THE BAHAMAS...FORECAST TO BECOME A STRONG
HURRICANE...

SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...19.5N 68.6W
ABOUT 215 MI...340 KM SE OF GRAND TURK ISLAND
ABOUT 65 MI...100 KM NNW OF PUNTA CANA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...988 MB...29.18 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
--------------------
CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE WARNING FOR THE
CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND A HURRICANE WATCH FOR THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...

A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* NORTH COAST OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FROM THE HAITI BORDER
EASTWARD TO CABO ENGANO
* TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS...SOUTHEASTERN AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS

A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* NORTH COAST OF HAITI FROM LE MOLE ST. NICHOLAS EASTWARD TO THE
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC BORDER
* NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* SOUTH COAST OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FROM SANTO DOMINGO EASTWARD
TO CABO ENGANO
* ALL OF HAITI

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.


DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
------------------------------
AT 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS
ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR LATITUDE 19.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 68.6 WEST.
IRENE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH...20 KM/H...
AND THIS MOTION WITH A SMALL DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. ON THIS TRACK...THE CORE OF IRENE WILL BE
MOVING JUST TO THE NORTH OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND HAITI
TONIGHT...NEAR OR OVER THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS AND THE
SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS ON TUESDAY...AND NEAR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS
EARLY WEDNESDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 80 MPH...130 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. IRENE IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE. STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AND IRENE
COULD BE NEAR MAJOR HURRICANE STRENGTH AS IT MOVES OVER THE CENTRAL
BAHAMAS.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES...45 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 185
MILES...295 KM TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 988 MB...29.18 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
----------------------
WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD OVER THE NORTHERN
PORTIONS OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TONIGHT AND LOCALIZED HURRICANE
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC BY TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY. THE HIGHEST WINDS ARE
LIKELY TO OCCUR OVER AREAS OF ELEVATED TERRAIN. HURRICANE
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS AND THE
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS TUESDAY...AND THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY LATE
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

RAINFALL...IRENE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ACROSS PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN
ISLANDS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER
NORTHERN HISPANIOLA...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF UP TO 10 INCHES
POSSIBLE OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE
LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES IN AREAS OF STEEP
TERRAIN. RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS...THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS AND THE
CENTRAL BAHAMAS.

STORM SURGE...A STORM SURGE WILL RAISE WATER LEVELS BY AS MUCH AS 2
TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS ALONG THE ENTIRE COAST OF THE
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. STORM SURGE WILL ALSO RAISE WATER LEVELS BY AS
MUCH AS 5 TO 8 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN
BAHAMAS...AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS...AND 7 TO 11 FEET OVER THE
CENTRAL BAHAMAS. NEAR THE COAST...THE SURGE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY
LARGE AND DANGEROUS WAVES.

[msbee]

more updates from Puerto Rico

http://www.stormcarib.com/reports/current/pr.shtml

[Gustywind]

Here is some good news from Guadeloupe . No report of damages contrary to our neighbors in the Northern Leewards and especially St Kitts, PR .

METEO

Back to green

franceantilles.fr22.08.2011
http://www.microsofttranslator.com/bv.a ... 135501.php


Hurricane Irene in category 1 is now located along the coast north of the Dominican Republic. The situation improved markedly on the Guadeloupe archipelago.

The bad weather which has lasted in the wake of the cyclone we more concerned and therefore no longer warrants the continued vigilance. While still may know a few stormy but more localized and less intense showers.
Irène centre has circulated between Guadeloupe and Antigua in the night of Saturday to Sunday, barely 30 km north of Grande Vigie 5 p.m. local. Irene was a tropical storm. The archipelago of Guadeloupe, then located in the South of the storm, has therefore
not been affected by the strong winds.

[b]Wind : strongest gusts were recorded in the first storm-storm bands that have swept the Guadeloupe Saturday afternoon with "only" 66 km to la Desirade and 65 km/h at Sainte-Anne.

Rain/THUNDERSTORMS : the stormy rains were substantial, but not exceptional. In little more than 3 days, accumulations reach 80 to 120 mm of rain to la Desirade, the relief of the Basse-Terre, great funds and the mould and between 30 and 80 mm elsewhere generally.
Sea : she was strong Sunday end of the night and until workplace according - midi with average lows reaching 4 m at the peak of the episode and maximum heights of waves of 5 m 60, in a dominant from East to Southeast swells.

[quaqualita]

Cabarete, North Coast DR:
getting breezy here, rains on and off, 20-30 knts with a gust about 1hr ago of 50 knts. Here another webcam with wind speed charts: http://www.cabaretekitebeachwebcam.com/video/

[TFGQ]

anyone have a bahamas radar link with sat any radar would due

TFGQ

[msbee]

http://www.bahamasweather.org.bs/

[cycloneye]

I am back online as power,internet and phones are back.I made it fine thru Irene and I saw the eye move thru. Here are a slice of photos of what occured in PR.

http://www.elnuevodia.com/fotodetalle-e ... 45647.html

[cycloneye]

I am back as power was restored to my area tonight.I survived Irene in my house,but the most interesting experience was when the eye moved over my house as all went calm and saw stars. Here are a slice of photos of what occured in PR.

http://www.elnuevodia.com/fotodetalle-e ... 45647.html

[Macrocane]

Great to hear from you cycloneye , it seems that there is heavy damage in some locations, I guess the authorities are still assessing the damages and we will have a better idea of them in the next couple of days, anyway it's good that the services are being restored fast.

[Shoshana]

Hurricane Irene Special Discussion Number 10

Statement as of 8:30 PM AST on August 22, 2011

The hurricane hunter aircraft found a 850-mb flight level wind
maximum of 106 kt on its first pass through the center of Irene.
Based on this...the initial intensity is adjusted upward to 85 kt.
Over the past couple of hours the satellite presentation of the
hurricane has continued to improve...although no eye is visible yet
in geostationary imagery. However...an eye has become apparent on
the San Juan Doppler radar and was also seen in a 2230 UTC ssmis
pass. The central pressure has fallen to 981 mb based on a
dropsonde observation of 982 mb with 10 kt of wind at the surface.
Given that the environment appears conducive for additional
strengthening...the intensity forecast has been adjusted upward by
15 kt through 36 hours with a smaller upward adjustment at 48 and
72 hours. Only slight weakening is indicated at days 4 and 5. The
new forecast now shows Irene becoming a major hurricane on Tuesday
as it moves through the southeastern Bahamas and the Turks and
Caicos Islands. The wind radii have been expanded based on aircraft
data and the new intensity forecast.

No changes have been made to the track forecast on this special
advisory.

yikes.