Hurricane?

[Chicahound]

Anyone down there experiencing the effects of the hurricane? Looks like it is right there.

[Apos]

It's not thought. Don't worry about it especially of coming to the Sosua area. IF you can fly in you'll be fine.
Anyone down there experiencing the effects of the hurricane? Looks like it is right there.Earl has passed and Fiona is probably not a threat.

[Chicahound]

From the radar it looked like it was going to brush the northern coast.

[Apos]

I'm not a weatherman but I can read :D

I leave the predictions to the pros
From the radar it looked like it was going to brush the northern coast.

[JD426]

Strangely enough its not raining that hard at all in Santiago ,according to my new Novia , this is as of just 5 minutes ago. She says they are not concerned at all. I was telling her that here we would have no Milk left in the grocery stores & she laughed. They are used to it.

[getrhythm]

There's been some somewhat heavy rain here today starting at around 10am that eventually lightened up, and now it's just overcast with a bit of a breeze. Personally, I'm glad to finally get a break from the incessant heat of the past two weeks.

[Chicahound]

Nice! thought there might be some. I was hoping it didnt get too windy.

[hugrad95a]

FYI. Noticias SIN the DR news station.

http://www.noticiassin.com/www/

The National Meteorological Office ( Onamet ) predicted for Tuesday an increase in activity that will be scattered showers , thunderstorms and occasional gusts of wind.
The agency explained that the precipitation forecasts will take place mainly on the villages located in the North , Northeast, Southeast and Central Cordillera .
The Onamet maintains the alert from La Romana to Cape from Cape Deceit and Deception to Samaná, including Isla Saona , the provinces of La Altagracia, Hato Mayor and El Seibo .
According to the latest data , Hurricane Earl was located about 250 miles north / northwest of Puerto Rico and about 460 km of Grand Turk Island , moving west / northwest at 20 kilometers per hour with maximum sustained winds 215 kilometers per hour , ie , remains at category four on the Saffir -Simpson scale .
On the other hand, Fiona tropical storm was located about 930 miles east of the Leeward Islands , Lesser Antilles, moving west / northwest at about 37 mph, with maximum winds 65 mph. The ONAMET monitors the evolution and development of this system.

[hugrad95a]

http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2010/8/31/36786/Coastal-towns-brace-for-cat-4-Hurricane-Earl

Coastal towns brace for cat. 4 Hurricane Earl
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SANTO DOMINGO.- The Emergency Operations Center (COE) yesterday activated its contingency plans nationwide to face hurricane Earl’s effects, evacuating residents mainly in the flood prone low coastal zones of the North and East, placed under a high alert yesterday.
In a press conference the directors of the COE Juan Manuel Méndez, and of the Meteorology Office Gloria Ceballos said Earl becama a powerful category 4 hurricane with winds as high as 215 kph and moving north-northwest at 24 kph.
The Miami based National Hurricane Center said today Tuesday Earl’s center would be between 300 and 400 kilometers North-northeast of the country’s easternmost point Cabo Engaño.
Ceballos and Méndez urged the residents in the coastal towns Nagua, Cabrera, Matanzas and San Pedro de Macorís, zones which are below sea level, to take precautionary measures against flooding.

[deezl]

turks & caicos & bahamas are gonna get fucked.

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/flt/t2/flash-vis.html

[Apos]

Well, fuck me! :eek:

I hate to be wrong....Batten down the hatches, grab a chica or 2 and ride out the storm...

The North Coast historically does not seem to be directly hit by hurricanes, at least Sosua and close by, but a tropical storm or the edge of a 'cane can be nasty to experience.

[weyland]

A lot of rain in Puerto Plata today and brief bursts of high wind, but also dry periods and just enough blue sky to make a Dutchman a pair of trousers (as my old granny used to say). So who should they be for? LM, JD_Mine or ContinentalMike? I guess the guy whose bar has just been demolished is most in need?

http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/51/messages/679.html

Anyway the worst is over, and there seems to be no damage or flooding. I might even go out tonight.

[weyland]

The North Coast historically does not seem to be directly hit by hurricanes ...
You mustn't say that! The last guy who said that started WWIII here which eventually resulted in a valuable contributor resigning.

Talk about sexual perversions, religion, politics, drugs, anything you want, but not weather patterns. Far too controversial!

[Apos]

You mustn't say that! The last guy who said that started WWIII here which eventually resulted in a valuable contributor resigning.

Talk about sexual perversions, religion, politics, drugs, anything you want, but not weather patterns. Far too controversial!
Yes, I'm well aware of why he left the site and it had little to do with hurricanes...but, no one really wants to get into that again, right? :rolleyes:

[weyland]

Yes, I'm well aware of why he left the site and it had little to do with hurricanes...but, no one really wants to get into that again, right? :rolleyes:
3some told me the whole story, and he should know, he is one of the Inner Circle. :)

[Citynights]

Well, fuck me! :eek:

I hate to be wrong....Batten down the hatches, grab a chica or 2 and ride out the storm...

The North Coast historically does not seem to be directly hit by hurricanes, at least Sosua and close by, but a tropical storm or the edge of a 'cane can be nasty to experience.


according to a news report they calling out their civil service ....to patrol the beaches & keep people out of the water when the high surfs hit the island...I saw this being done once before when I was down there...

[jacknback]

Just now talked to my Mao chica and all she kept saying was mucho agua,mucho agua,mucho problemas,mucho problemas,but that everyone is ok and the house is ok just a lot of rain.

[WickedWillie]

Sporadic heavy rains throughout the day in Cabarete. Nothing too major probably about 2 inches of rain in total so far.

The expected rainfall from the south west edge of the system hasn't materialised. I guess Puerto Rico got that.

Cabarete beach has been closed for all watersports since yesterday afternoon. Shame really as today would have been an epic bump and jump windsurfing day if the winds were a bit stronger.

The eye of Earl is due to be due north of Sosua later tonight at around midnight but way offshore.

The north coast has dodged another one.

[Apos]

3some told me the whole story, and he should know, he is one of the Inner Circle. :)
Another artificial construct of the frustrated, bored and malicious :rolleyes:

[kris boog]

I am scheduled to arrive in STI next Thursday 9/9, I hope all is clam by then. I am on a covert trip and would really hate to have my plans affected/delayed by weather. Oh well, I guess that's the chance I'm taking :(.

[Chicahound]

Glad to hear everything is OK down there.

[vesuv]

If you want to get some actual information.

just watch:

www.stormpulse.com (http://www.stormpulse.com)


regards,
vesuv