Caribbean - Central America Weather

[Gustywind]

Isn't the low pressure much further to the east of where it is marked on the map now?It also seems to be moving much more faster and much more to the east than northeast than forecasted.
If so,will it slow down and move more to NE than E?
Which part of the island chain will the center of the low past through and how long will it last?Thanks in advance.

I am not a meterologist,but I can only tell you that it will keep raining on most of the Eastern Caribbean islands until that low pressure moves away.

Is that situation is normal for May?

[cycloneye]

Isn't the low pressure much further to the east of where it is marked on the map now?It also seems to be moving much more faster and much more to the east than northeast than forecasted.
If so,will it slow down and move more to NE than E?
Which part of the island chain will the center of the low past through and how long will it last?Thanks in advance.

I am not a meterologist,but I can only tell you that it will keep raining on most of the Eastern Caribbean islands until that low pressure moves away.

Is that situation is normal for May?

Well Gusty,in terms of Puerto Rico,May is the second most rainy month of the year after October.I dont know how is the climatology on the Lesser Antilles islands as it may be different from PR.

[Gustywind]

Ok Cycloneye glad to read your answer, thanks for this info.. Well, in Guadeloupe November is the wettest, and October is the second, for May i don't know (surely not the wettest?!). My sources are from those of Meteo-France Climatology. Something is sure, we should have to monitor the situation as wet weather conditions continue.

[cycloneye]

Here is the afternoon discussion by the San Juan NWS. After a brief respite of less rain for Monday and Tuesday in PR,the rains return by Wednesday and may last until Friday.


AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
311 PM AST SUN MAY 6 2012

.SYNOPSIS...EXCEPT FOR SOME BRIEF RIDGING EXPECTED FOR MONDAY
NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY OR TUESDAY NIGHT...GENERALLY EXPECT MID TO
UPPER LEVEL TROUGHINESS TO BE LOCATED WEST THROUGH NORTH OF THE
LOCAL AREA FOR MUCH OF THIS WEEK.

&&

.DISCUSSION...MID TO UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL CONTINUE SHIFTING
VERY SLOWLY EAST THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. AT THE SAME TIME...OLD
SURFACE TROUGH WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY FROM THE U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN...AND EXPECT DEEPEST
MOISTURE TO GENERALLY REMAIN EAST OF THIS FEATURE. HOWEVER...FOR
TONIGHT AND MONDAY...STILL EXPECT ENOUGH FAVORABLE DYNAMICS TO
INTERACT WITH SIGNIFICANT LINGERING MOISTURE ACROSS THE FA AND
LOCAL EFFECTS TO CONTINUE TO PRODUCE A GOOD DEAL OF CLOUDINESS...
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS
THE LOCAL ISLANDS. BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND SOME
LOCALIZED FLOODING ARE STILL POSSIBLE.

FOR MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH WEAK MID TO
UPPER LEVEL RIDGING...EXPECT LESS IN THE WAY OF ACTIVITY
OVERALL...BUT STILL WILL BE ENOUGH MOISTURE AROUND TO COMBINE WITH
LOCAL EFFECTS...TO PRODUCE SOME CLOUDINESS...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS. THEN...FOR
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...ADDITIONAL APPROACHING MID TO UPPER
LEVEL TROUGHINESS FROM THE WEST THROUGH NORTHWEST AND DEEPER
MOISTURE GRADUALLY LIFTING "BACK" TO THE WEST NORTHWEST...SHOULD
RESULT IN ANOTHER INCREASINGLY ACTIVE FEW DAYS ACROSS THE FA.

&&

.AVIATION...BRIEF MVFR/IFR THRU AT LEAST 06/23Z ACROSS TJSJ...
TIST...TISX IN SHOWERS...THUNDERSTORMS AND MOUNTAINS OBSCURATIONS.
SHOWERS OVER LAND WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT BUT WILL CONTINUE OVER
THE LOCAL WATERS. CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS WILL INCREASE AGAIN
AFTER 07/16Z WITH PERIODS OF MVFR OR EVEN IFR IN SHRA/ISOLD
TSRA...AND MOUNTAINS OBSCURATIONS.

&&

.MARINE...GENERALLY EXPECT WINDS OF 16 KNOTS OR LESS AND SEAS OF 5
FEET OR LESS ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SJU 75 83 76 85 / 30 30 40 40
STT 76 78 76 78 / 30 30 20 20

&&

[Gustywind]

METEO

Yellow vigilance continues
franceantilles.fr06.05.2012
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Today Sunday, moisture, heat and the absence of wind will again promote the emergence of cells rainy and stormy, in middle of day and in the afternoon mainly. The rains can be intense. This storm-thunderstorm activity should then increase early in the week.

A moist and unstable air mass languished on the Caribbean arc for a few days, causing many sometimes stormy showers. The sky was responsible for that night on the Department, but the clouds provided little of rain.
Today Sunday, moisture, heat and the absence of wind will again promote the emergence of cells rainy and stormy, in middle of day and in the afternoon mainly. The rains can be intense. This storm-thunderstorm activity should then increase early in the week.
The rain of the last few days making some waterlogged soils, overflows are possible for heavy showers or rain extended on the same area. Caution is in order.[/b]

[msbee]

quiet here on St. Maarten. It has been cloudy all day. a little drizzle now and then. It's absolutely still with no wind and flat seas.

I just took this picture from my house. There's the island of St. Eustatius that is supposed to be there but you sure can't see it today.

[Macrocane]

Hi, hopefully you will have a relief from the rains soon.

These are the temperatures in Central America for May 5 2012:

Minimum Temperatures

-Warmer than normal in Belize, Guatemala and El Salvador. Near normal in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama.

Belize city, Belize 26°C (79°F)
Mountain Pine Ridge, Belize 21.3°C (70.3°F)
Guatemala city, Guatemala 18.0°C (64.4°F)
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala 6.9°C (44.4°F)
Zacapa, Guatemala 26°C (79°F)
San Salvador, El Salvador 21.1°C (70.0°F)
Las Pilas, El Salvador 14.5°C (58.1°F) Warmest since October 11 2011
San Miguel, El Salvador 21.8°C (71.2°F)
Tegucigalpa, Honduras 18°C (64°F)
La Esperanza, Honduras 14°C (57°F)
Choluteca, Honduras 24°C (75°F)
Managua, Nicaragua 24°C (75°F)
Jinotega, Nicaragua 18°C (64°F)
San Jose, Costa Rica 18.1°C (64.6°F)
Irazu volcano, Costa Rica 6.6°C (43.9°F)
Liberia, Costa Rica 23.9°C (75.0°F)
Panama city, Panama 23.9°C (75.0°F)
Boquete, Panama 14.7°C (58.5°F)

Maximum Temperatures

-Warmer than normal in Nicaragua. Near normal in Belize. Cooler than normal in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica and Panama.

Belize city, Belize 32°C (90°F)
Mountain Pine Ridge, Belize 31.4°C (88.5°F)
Guatemala city, Guatemala 26.0°C (78.8°F)
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala 22.2°C (72.0°F)
Zacapa, Guatemala 37°C (99°F)
San Salvador, El Salvador 28.3°C (82.9°F)
Las Pilas, El Salvador 22.2°C (71.6°F)
San Miguel, El Salvador 32.2°C (90.0°F) Coolest since February 2 2012
Tegucigalpa, Honduras 28°C (82°F)
La Esperanza, Honduras 23°C (73°F)
Choluteca, Honduras 34°C (93°F)
Managua, Nicaragua 36°C (97°F)
Jinotega, Nicaragua 29°C (84°F)
San Jose, Costa Rica 27.6°C (81.7°F)
Irazu volcano, Costa Rica 15.5°C (59.9°F)
Liberia, Costa Rica 33.0°C (91.4°F)
Panama city, Panama 31.8°C (89.2°F)
Boquete, Panama 24.9°C (76.8°F)

[cycloneye]

Oh my,very bad news has occured in interior PR as a man was carried away by the stroke of water of River Jayuya.Hopefully,they can find him alive. News translated to english.

http://www.microsofttranslator.com/bv.a ... 51334.html

[Gustywind]

Waouw Cycloneye, oh my!!!!

[Gustywind]

For info, now Martinica is now (since 2PM) under an yellow alert for a risk of strong showers and thunderstorms. To sum up Guadeloupe, the Northern Leewards and Martinica are in yellow alert. Let's continue to monitor closely the situation.

[msbee]

Oh my,very bad news has occured in interior PR as a man was carried away by the stroke of water of River Jayuya.Hopefully,they can find him alive. News translated to english.

http://www.microsofttranslator.com/bv.a ... 51334.html

Oh no, Luis. How terrible!

[cycloneye]

The updated night discussion:

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
939 PM AST SUN MAY 6 2012

.UPDATE...SHOWERS DISSIPATED OVER PUERTO RICO UNTIL ABOUT
23Z...THEN NEW SHOWERS DEVELOPED FROM VEGA BAJA TO CEIBA...BUT
THESE SHOWERS WERE SMALLER AND WERE MOVING INLAND...SOUTH...BEFORE MUCH RAIN
COULD ACCUMULATE. AT THIS TIME ALL RIVERS...EXCEPT THE RIO GRANDE
DE MANATI AT MANATI...WERE FALLING. RIO GRANDE DE MANATI IS
EXPECTED TO CREST BEFORE 07/03Z AND THEN FALL STEADILY THROUGH THE
NIGHT. NEVERTHELESS IT WILL LIKELY NOT FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
BEFORE 6 AM AST.

&&

.DISCUSSION...MOIST AIR CONTINUES OVER PUERTO RICO WITH
PRECIPITABLE WATER ONLY SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN 24 HOURS AGO. WINDS
REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT AND CLOUDINESS WILL HAVE CLEARED CONSIDERABLY
BY MORNING AND WILL ALLOW GOOD HEATING IN THE INTERIOR. HENCE WILL
CONTINUE WITH FORECAST OF SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS OVER THE
INTERIOR. DO NOT EXPECT AS MUCH FLOODING BUT SOME LOCAL URBAN AND
SMALL STREAM FLOODING SHOULD BE EXPECTED. ONLY MINOR CHANGES IN
FORECAST FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK AS MODELS REMAIN MOIST WHICH IS
SEASONAL FOR MAY.

&&

.AVIATION...
ISOLD-SCT LLVL CLD LYRS BTW 015-060K FT WITH BKN-OVC CIG BTW
080-120K FT ACROSS THE FLYING AREA. MOST DENSE CLD CVR BTW ERN PR
AND NRN LEEWARDS WITH EMBEDDED SHRA/ISOLD TSRA. CONVECTIVE
ACTIVITY HOWEVER EXPECTED TO BE CIRCUMNAVIGABLE BUT EXPECT BRIEF
MVFR CONDS IN SHRA AND LOW SCUD CLDS EN ROUTE BTW ERN PR AND
VIRGIN ISLANDS. PREVAILING VFR CONDS EXPECTED AT ALL TAF SITES
EXCEPT FOR TKPK AND TCNM WHERE TEMPO MVFR CONDS REMAIN PSBL TIL
07/12Z DUE TO SHRA/ISOLD TSTMS VCTY. MTN TOP OBSCR ALSO PSBL OVR E
HALF OF CTRL MTN RANGE OF PR DUE TO LOW CLDS/LGT RA WITH PSBL
EARLY MORNING FOG. WNDS LGT AND VRB BLO 10K FT.

[cycloneye]

Good morning. More rain is expected today in PR and it looks like most of this week will be in the rainy pattern until next weekend.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
408 AM AST MON MAY 7 2012

.SYNOPSIS...BROAD TROUGH ALOFT WILL DOMINATE THROUGH THE END OF
THE WEEK. SFC TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE LEEWARDS TO THE ABC
ISLANDS WILL WEAKEN THROUGH MID WEEK. SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL
STRENGTHEN OVER THE WEEKEND AS SFC RIDGING TO THE NORTH EXPANDS.

&&

.DISCUSSION...MUCH NEEDED DRYING ALREADY TAKING PLACE THIS MORNING
WITH PWAT DOWN ABOUT A QUARTER OF AN INCH FROM 00Z PER LATEST
BLENDED TPW IMAGERY AND A 0720Z GOES SOUNDER SCAN. MODELS ALSO
SHOW A SLIGHT DROP IN K INDEX AND H85 THETAE VALUES TODAY WHICH
SHOULD RESULT IN A DROP IN CONVECTIVE CVRG AND INTENSITY OF
SHOWERS. STEERING FLOW WILL BE TO THE EAST OR EAST SOUTHEAST
KEEPING ANY STORMS AWAY FROM HARDEST HIT AREAS OF THE MANATI AND
CIBUCO RIVER BASINS. SO OVERALL SHOULD SEE SIG IMPROVEMENT TODAY
WHEN COMPARED TO THE PAST FOUR DAYS. SHORTWAVE RIDGING BUILDS IN
FOR TUE AHEAD OF NEXT SHORTWAVE TROUGH FCST TO EXIT THE U.S.
SOUTHEAST COAST LATER TODAY.

MOISTURE STARTS SURGING AGAIN FROM THE EAST WED AS LOW LEVEL FLOW
STRENGTHENS AND S/W TROUGH APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. LIKELY TO SEE
SOME INCREASE IN CONVECTIVE CVRG WED-SAT. ALSO STEERING FLOW WILL
BE VERY LIGHT WED WITH PERHAPS A SLIGHT NORTHEAST DRIFT SO
ANTICIPATE VERY SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS. THU AND FRI STEERING
FLOW BECOMES BETTER DEFINED FROM THE SOUTH FAVORING THE NORTH
COAST FOR AFTERNOON CONVECTION. THIS ALSO FAVORS WARMER TEMPERATURES
WHICH ARE LIKELY TO EXCEED 90F ADDING MORE INSTABILITY. MOISTURE
BECOMES DEEPER OVER THE WEEKEND AS SOUTHEAST FLOW STRENGTHENS IN
RESPONSE TO EXPANDING RIDGE TO THE NORTH WITH NORTH CNTRL AND
NORTHWEST COAST FAVORED FOR DEEP CONVECTION. SIG DRYING IS
SUGGESTED BY GLOBAL MODELS TO START THE SECOND HALF OF THE MONTH
AS MID LEVEL RIDGE PATTERN STRENGTHENS ACROSS THE TROPICAL
ATLANTIC.

&&

.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO PREVAIL AT ALL TAF
SITES WITH ISOLATED PASSING SHOWERS IN AND AROUND TJSJ/TIST AND
TISX THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. AFT 07/16Z...BRIEF MVFR CONDITIONS
AND MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE CORDILLERA CENTRAL
INCLUDING THE VICINITY OF TJMZ AND TJPS THROUGH ABOUT 07/22Z. ALSO...
MVFR CEILINGS ARE POSSIBLE OVER TKPK AND TNCM THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 5 TO 10 KTS FROM THE SURFACE TO
AROUND 7 KFT...BECOMING WESTERLY AND STRONGER WITH HEIGHT.

&&

.MARINE...SEAS 2 TO 4 FT INCREASING TO 5 FT FROM WED ON IN NORTH
SWELLS. WINDS ALSO EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE IN THE WEEK.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SJU 83 75 85 75 / 40 30 30 20
STT 77 77 78 77 / 40 30 30 40

[chrisjslucia]

A day of rain yesterday in St Lucia, sometimes torrential, so the ground is already struggling to cope. This morning hasn't been too bad but heavy rain has started again (noon) and more is due throughout the day, but these are more like heavy showers than the continuous rain of yesterday. We're hoping Tuesday it will ease off but the next bout of wet weather is due Wednesday and the forecast is for significant / severe rain. I think we can say the rainy season has started!! Hopefully we will get a few days grace over the coming weekend and the main part of the Jazz Festival.

[cycloneye]

Good afternoon. Interesting discussion by NWS San Juan talking about all the factors that will be in play from now thru early next week. According to them,things should start to dry out slowly as the week progresses. We will see what occurs in real time as some of the Eastern Caribbean islands have been above normal in the rainfall this year,and a more drying pattern may not be a bad thing for them.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
416 PM AST MON MAY 7 2012

.SYNOPSIS...AT UPPER LEVELS...A FAST MOVING SHORT WAVE TROUGH HAS MOVED
PAST PUERTO RICO TOWARD THE EAST AND ITS PASSAGE WILL ALLOW THE
CORE OF THE JET OVER THE AREA TO MOVE JUST TO THE NORTH TUESDAY
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. ON THURSDAY A SECOND WEAK TROUGH WILL
MOVE INTO THE AREA AND A THIRD WILL PASS THROUGH ON SUNDAY
FOLLOWED BY NORTHWESTERLY FLOW.

AT MID LEVELS...A WEAK TROUGH WILL FLATTEN OUT DURING THE NEXT 12
HOURS...WHILE A SECOND DIGS INTO THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN AND MOVES
TOWARD THE AREA DURING THE WEEK. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN OVER THE
CARIBBEAN ON FRIDAY AND CONTINUES THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

AT LOWER LEVELS...A BROAD AND WEAK TROUGH IS BRINGING CONSIDERABLE
MOISTURE CONVERGENCE OVER THE LESSER ANTILLES THAT WILL SLOWLY
DRIFT BACK OVER THE FORECAST AREA AS IT WEAKENS TUESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY. A WIND SURGE WILL ARRIVE FRIDAY NIGHT WITH AN AREA OF
MUCH DRIER AIR BETWEEN 850 AND 700 MB AND CAUSE SHOWER ACTIVITY
OVER THE AREA IN GENERAL TO DECREASE OVER THE WEEKEND.

&&

.DISCUSSION...AS MORNING SHOWERS OVER THE NORTHEAST SLOPES OF
PUERTO RICO DISSIPATED...SHOWERS OVER THE CORDILLERA CENTRAL
FORMED ALONG THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE ISLANDS. SHOWERS ALSO FORMED
AROUND SAINT CROIX AND NORTH OF SAINT THOMAS AND SAINT JOHN DURING
THE MIDDAY HOURS. SHOWERS WERE ALSO SEEN LINGERING OVER AND BEYOND
THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE FORECAST AREA IN THE STATIONARY BAND
OF CONVERGENCE THAT STRETCHES FROM SOUTH AMERICA ACROSS THE
SOUTHEASTERN CARIBBEAN AND THE LESSER ANTILLES.

HIGH PRESSURE OFF OF CAPE COD WILL BEGIN PUSHING THE LARGE AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE OVER MOST OF THE NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL
ATLANTIC TO THE EAST AND TURN WIND FLOW OVER US TO THE SOUTHEAST.
BY MID WEEK THE HIGH WILL NOSE TOWARD THE AREA ALONG 60 WEST. BUT
AS IT CONTINUES EAST FLOW OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WILL AGAIN
BECOME STRONGLY SOUTHERLY. THIS AND THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PASSAGE
WILL CAUSE THE BAND TO WEAKEN AND GRADUALLY MOVE NORTHWEST BACK
OVER AND NORTHWEST OF THE AREA TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY INCREASING
MOISTURE THAT WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
ON FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY DRIER AIR ARRIVES WITH A WIND SURGE
FROM THE SOUTHEAST CARRYING SOME AFRICAN DUST. AT THIS TIME THE
DAILY CYCLE OF SHOWERS WILL BE LIMITED BY LOWER MOISTURE CONTENT.
SURFACE AND LOWER LEVEL WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE EAST ON SUNDAY AND
BANDS OF MOISTURE WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA ON FLOW CREATED BY
HIGH PRESSURE THAT FINALLY IS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE
ATLANTIC.

IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE NAM AND THE GFS DIVERGE CONSIDERABLY
BETWEEN NOW AND 84 HOURS WITH THE NAM TAKING PRECIPITABLE WATER
BELOW 1.6 INCHES AND THE GFS TAKING IT ABOVE 2 INCHES BY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. THE ECMWF AND THE GENERAL PATTERN SEEM TO INDICATE THAT
THE NAM IS THE OUTLIER AND HENCE HAVE IGNORED ITS DRYING TREND.
NEVERTHELESS SHOWERS WILL BE LIMITED SOMEWHAT TOMORROW UNTIL
MOISTURE FROM THE CONVERGENCE BAND TO THE SOUTHEAST CAN RETURN.

&&

.AVIATION...
VFR CONDS ARE EXPECTED AT ALL TAFS SITES THROUGH THE FORECAST
PERIOD. SOME SHRA/TSRA WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT PARTS OF THE
CORDILLERA CENTRAL THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. AS A RESULT...
MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE SHRA/TSRA. LLVL WINDS
WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NORTHEAST AT AROUND 10 KTS...VEERING TO THE
EAST AFTER 08/06Z.

&&

.MARINE...GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE DURING
THE NEXT 7 DAYS...BUT SEAS WILL REMAIN BELOW 7 FEET DURING THE
PERIOD. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BE EXPECTED MAINLY
WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AS MOISTURE RETURNS TO THE AREA.


&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SJU 75 85 75 86 / 30 30 40 40
STT 75 84 76 86 / 30 30 40 30

[cycloneye]

Oh my,very bad news has occured in interior PR as a man was carried away by the stroke of water of River Jayuya.Hopefully,they can find him alive. News translated to english.

http://www.microsofttranslator.com/bv.a ... 51334.html

Oh no, Luis. How terrible!

Very sad the news that the body was found. My condolenses to the family.

http://www.microsofttranslator.com/bv.a ... 51969.html

[Gustywind]

Very strong showers and tstorms are now spreading on Guadeloupe. Thunder is rolling too in my locality. Reports speak about more than 130 millimeters in some areas, not good news at all, after one week approximately of " Yellow alert" ( remember Guadeloupe is under this alert since last Wednesday !!!). So, given the radar and the latest weather forecasts, Orange alert have been requiered since 7PM for Guadeloupe. Situation is worrying seriously in some areas as numerous floodings are affecting some areas of the islands and consequently drivers in their cars are blocked in the trafficjams. I will tell you more if i have more news.
Hopefully i'm at home since 5PM. Meteo-France Guadeloupe told us that we should deal with these big patches of strong showers and tstorms tonight. We will see... Be safe and dry my friends

[Gustywind]

TRAFFIC. Attention flood!

franceantilles.fr08.05.2012
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The weather situation has deteriorated strongly in early evening, including on the pointoise - especially Jarry - town where traffic conditions are extremely difficult because of flooded roads. The point with roads of Guadeloupe.
At 7: 30 pm, roads of Guadeloupe informed that traffic was extremely complicated Jarry, but on the national between Poucet Gosier and up to Colin Petit-Bourg, also in the Pointe-à-Pitre sense / Basse-Terre, because of flooding on the pavement. Chauvel, under the bridge, the road was flooded. Idem in Arnouville, towards the road of the udder. Flooding also reported to Moudong Jarry, to fund Sarail, on the road parallel to the national Camp Dugommier height and level of RFO, on the ramp from Sainte-Rose (under the bridge).

[Gustywind]

More news here, planes can't take off and land at our airport of le Raizet Guadeloupe as the main thunderstorm activity is staying in vicinity of Les Abymes , Raizet.

[Gustywind]

METEO. Guadeloupe is orange

franceantilles.fr07.05.2012

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After a relative lull in the morning of Monday, time is again low and rain in an unstable atmosphere. Rain can still take a stormy character tonight and tomorrow Tuesday.
A moist and unstable air mass is stagnant on the Caribbean arc from almost a week, causing many showers, sometimes stormy. The last 24 hours still come to significant precipitation, 50 to 120 litres per metre square, mainly on the coast the wind to Basse-Terre, the pointoise agglomeration and great-funds.
After a relative lull in the morning of Monday, time is again low and rain in an unstable atmosphere. Rain can still take a stormy character tonight and tomorrow Tuesday.
The rain in recent days make some waterlogged soils. Overflows are possible in case of heavy showers or rain extended on the same area.