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Posted on 08/19/2007 3:52:51 AM PDT by NautiNurse
Extremely dangerous Hurricane Dean is moving west-northwest through the Caribbean Sea. The current NHC forecast track indicates Dean's powerful center core will pass just south of the southwestern peninsula of Haiti, and should skirt Jamaica's southern shoreline. The storm maintained strong Category 4 wind status through the night during an eyewall replacement cycle. However, the minimum pressure supports Category 5, and additional strengthening of winds is likely.
Tourists in Jamaica crowded airports Saturday to leave the island nation. Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller addressed the Jamaican people, asking that everyone put aside their political differences and work together in advance of the imminent storm preceding Jamaica's general election scheduled for August 27. PM Miller announced that the Jamaican power grid and water would likely be shut down early Sunday morning in advance of the storm, and strongly urged citizens to seek shelter.
The United States and Barbados have pledged hurricane relief supplies and support to Jamaica as needed. No word yet from the United Nations...
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Jamaica radio: 17 fishermen stranded on Pedro Keys; rescue impossible; emergency management official tells them to get to a certain building and “break the padlocks”.
Hope he’s got plenty of donuts.
That video was awesome!
There’s a caller on now saying that the 17 “fishermen” are pirates. Lol!
During Gilbert (IIRC), 33 fishermen were in the same spot, despite being warned to evacuate. Only 2 were saved.
The power system in Jamaica is likely to be shut down to protect it from damage at any time now.
Ths official announcement was just broadcast there.
Link for radio station broadcasting there:
http://www.go-jamaica.com/power/popup-16a.html
I can’t even register in my brain how anyone would be out on the water at this point in a hurricane approach. Surely they must be smoking something.
Most of these Jamaican callers, along with the hosts, have been yukking it up until this point. The majority refuse to go to a shelter; afraid of looters. Just ridiculous.
We honeymooned in Jamaica, and we stayed at one of the big inclusive resorts. I remember every time we went off shore swimming, sailing, canoing or in one of the resort water toys, we were always approached by some guy in a boat trying to sell us some ganja.
http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/tropic/real-time/wavetrak/movies/atl/atlwavejava10.html
Where are the keys in Jamaica?
Thats a good question. I’ve been looking, but no luck yet.
OK pounded by Erin. Major flooding.
I dunno. My brother took a job there back in the 90s. Hated the place (but loved the tax situation) until he moved to Florida. Now he hates Florida.
Really.
I'm one of those never-say-never folks.
In some parts of the world, if you don’t work, you don’t eat.
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