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Hurricane Dean Live Thread Part II
NOAA/NHC ^
| August 19, 2007
| NOAA/NWS
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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KEYWORDS: caribbean; dean; hurricane; hurricanedean; jamaica; tropical
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To: nwctwx
That’s great. It may be the ‘haircut’ factor I’ve read about, lopping off a section of the storm causing a centrifugal shrinking.
381
posted on
08/19/2007 1:02:34 PM PDT
by
txhurl
To: Disgusted in Texas
382
posted on
08/19/2007 1:03:05 PM PDT
by
TornadoAlley3
( “An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping that it will eat him last.”)
To: All
383
posted on
08/19/2007 1:06:21 PM PDT
by
RDTF
(Republicans believe every day is July 4th, but Democrats believe every day is April 15th. - Reagan)
To: Disgusted in Texas
Are you the one that took the last battery? LOL
In La Porte too and just praying for all in the path and praying harder it is not us. Does that make me bad?
After the Tues rain I just don’t think we can handle anymore.
Good Luck.
384
posted on
08/19/2007 1:06:29 PM PDT
by
Katlyn
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
“Looks like the eye wall is going to hit the island.....
“
It is going to be -real- close.
Not scientific but I have seen many cases where a hurricane will shift to the right of it’s mean direction once the outer bands start interacting with a land mass.
Very evident when Katrina made the “miraculous” easterly jog away from New Orleans.
385
posted on
08/19/2007 1:07:01 PM PDT
by
Milwaukee_Guy
(Don't hit them between the eyes. Hit them right -in- the eyes!)
To: RDTF
386
posted on
08/19/2007 1:08:07 PM PDT
by
RDTF
(Republicans believe every day is July 4th, but Democrats believe every day is April 15th. - Reagan)
To: Tuxedo
That ULL above the Yucatan isnt moving all that fast - not sure if it will influence Dean or not. Any chance that ULL becomes tropical? They are forecasting Tstorms here in SA starting Tuesday which is far too early for Dean.
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I really don’t know,,,from the last up-date it looks like
the eye will pass to the south,,,this is that southern most
track that was posted,,,maybe a little more south,,,
Tampico area...
387
posted on
08/19/2007 1:10:12 PM PDT
by
1COUNTER-MORTER-68
(THROWING ANOTHER BULLET-RIDDLED TV IN THE PILE OUT BACK~~~~~)
To: burzum
Kingston is going to be hit by the strong end of the storm and get almost the full storm surge. You would think people in town would get the idea and "head for the hills".....just about any old holler, cave, bauxite quarry, or thicket would be preferable to trying to ride it out in a waterfront town with the dirty side coming right at you.
You can survive getting soaked or having a bad weekend. You can't hang around a disintegrating waterfront. Ask Galveston.
To: RDTF
To: lentulusgracchus
390
posted on
08/19/2007 1:15:39 PM PDT
by
TornadoAlley3
( “An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping that it will eat him last.”)
To: lentulusgracchus; burzum
If there are a lot of casualties in Kingston, afterwards the media won’t be talking about smart evacuation practices or better building codes, they will probably go straight to global warming alarmism and how the US has caused all this by not adopting Kyoto. *sigh*
391
posted on
08/19/2007 1:18:02 PM PDT
by
Sender
(A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man.)
To: lentulusgracchus
The eye wall is about 70 miles from Kingston and closing.
Bad situation evolving.
Eastern provinces are having the power grid shut down.
Western and Northern provinces still have power.
JPS will maintain power in these areas as long as possible.
However an -island wide power curtailment- is likely as the situation deteriorates.
Per spokes lady on Power 106 FM Jamaica.
392
posted on
08/19/2007 1:19:18 PM PDT
by
Milwaukee_Guy
(Don't hit them between the eyes. Hit them right -in- the eyes!)
To: TornadoAlley3
Did you see the bit about suffer dud and his son?
Some people deserve what life throws at them.
393
posted on
08/19/2007 1:20:28 PM PDT
by
PeteB570
(Guns, what real men want for Christmas)
To: Sender; TornadoAlley3
If there are alot of casualties, they certainly should address the fact that people refused to leave. Nothing you can do about that. These people are incredibly brave or dumb.
To: Sender
I fear the GW will become accepted fact by most of Americans within a few years....
To: Milwaukee_Guy
It is going to miss. It was going more nw, but it is going due west now and will definitely miss. The northern eyewall will come close, but even that may miss. Still, lots of reports of damage already that seem consistent with roughly 100 mph winds coming in from areas south and east of Kingston.
396
posted on
08/19/2007 1:28:56 PM PDT
by
rwfromkansas
("Dick Cheney should have gone hunting with Hillary." -- Yakov Smirnoff)
To: rwfromkansas
I agree, the eye will miss.
To: All
Prime Minister of Jamaica, The Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller
MY FELLOW JAMAICANS: OUR COUNTRY IS FACING THE SERIOUS THREAT OF HURRICANE DEAN -- A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE, WHICH COULD STRENGTHEN FURTHER, MOVING ACROSS JAMAICA BY TOMORROW. THIS IS A TIME OF CHALLENGE FOR OUR NATION, BUT IT IS ALSO A TIME FOR US, AS A PEOPLE, TO CALL ON OUR GREAT FAITH, WISDOM, STRENGTH AND SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY. YESTERDAY, I ACTIVATED THE COUNTRY'S NATIONAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM LED BY THE OFFICE OF DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (ODPEM). THE PARISH DISASTER COMMITTEES REPRESENTING ALL THE RELEVANT AGENCIES OF THE STATE, THE CENTRAL GOVERNMNET AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ARE READY. THE SECURITY FORCES ARE NOW ON FULL ALERT AND WILL ISSUE A SEPERATE STATEMENT ON THE SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS FOR DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE ISLAND. MINISTRIES AND AGENCIES OF THE STATE ARE NOW PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBLE IMPACT OF THIS MAJOR HURRICANE ON OUR PEOPLE AND OUR LAND. RELIEF PROVISIONS ARE IN PLACE FOR DISTRIBUTION THROUGH THE ESTABLISHED CHANNELS. YESTERDAY, I INITIATED TALKS WITH THE LEADER OF THE JAMAICA LABOUR PARTY ON HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER IN ONE NATIONAL EFFORT. I INVITED HIM TO NAME A TEAM OF FOUR FROM THE JLP TO WORK WITH A TEAM OF A SIMILAR NUMBER FROM THE PNP TO ENSURE THAT THE RECOVERY PROCESS IS CARRIED OUT IN A FAIR AND NON-PARTISAN WAY. FELLOW JAMAICANS, THE WEATHER EXPERTS AGREE THAT DEAN IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE AND IS ON A DIRECT PATH TO JAMAICA. THIS IS WHY I AM APPEALING TO EVERY SINGLE JAMAICAN TO TAKE THIS HURRICANE THREAT VERY SERIOUSLY. PLEASE ACT RESPONSIBLY. TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO SECURE YOUR HOMES AND BUSINESSES. LISTEN TO THE UPDATES FROM THE MET OFFICE. FOLLOW THE ODPEM HURRICANE GUIDELINES WHICH ARE BEING SUPPLIED TO ALL MEDIA HOUSES. IF YOU ARE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA, NOW IS THE TIME TO MOVE. MOVE WITHOUT DELAY TO A SAFE PLACE. BOTH VOLUNTARY AND ASSISTED EVACUATION MEASURES HAVE BEEN ACTIVATED FOR LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS PORTMORE, PORT ROYAL, NIGHTINGALE GROVE, BULL BAY AND NINE MILES. JUTC BUSES ARE BEING PROVIDED TO TAKE PERSONS TO EMERGENCY SHELTERS. DO NOT TO WAIT FOR THE LAST MINUTE TO MAKE THE DECISION TO MOVE FROM WHERE YOU ARE. DECIDE NOW AND BEGIN TO MAKE THE ARRANGEMENTS TO LEAVE NOW. THE NATIONAL POWER GRID FOR ELECTRICITY SUPPLY IS LIKELY TO BE SHUT DOWN BY 10 O'CLOCK ON SUNDAY MORNING. THE SUSPENSION OF WATER SUPPLY FROM THE NATIONAL WATER COMMISSION (NWC) WILL FOLLOW SOON THEREAFTER. I URGE YOU TO STORE WATER NOW FOR DRINKING AND OTHER DOMESTIC USE. I HAVE INSTRUCTED THE NWC TO DELIVER WATER TO AREAS WHICH DO NOT HAVE PIPED WATER. MY MAIN CONCERN IS FOR THE SAFETY AND WELL BEING OF EVERYONE. WE HAVE TO TAKE SPECIAL CARE OF THE CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY, THE 'SHUT-INS', PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES; THE HOMELESS; THE POOR; AND ALL THOSE WHOSE HOMES ARE NOT LIKELY TO WITHSTAND HEAVY WIND, RAIN AND POSSIBLE FLOOD CONDITIONS. PREGNANT MOTHERS, SEVEN MONTHS AND OVER SHOULD MAKE ARRAGEMENTS TO MOVE CLOSER TO A HOSPITAL. PLEASE DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO IDENTIFY AND ASSIST SUCH PERSONS IN YOUR COMMUNITY. THIS IS A TIME FOR OUR TRUE JAMAICAN COMMUNITY SPIRIT TO COME TO THE FOREFRONT. AS A FAMILY IN A TIME OF CRISIS, LET US PUT OUR DIFFERENCES ASIDE. FORGET ABOUT THE PARTISAN POLITICS. A HURRICANE IS LOOMING. WE ARE FACING A NATIONAL EMERGENCY. THIS IS NO TIME FOR DIVISIVENESS; NO TIME TO SCORE POLITICAL POINTS. THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF OUR PEOPLE IS AT STAKE AND MUST BE OUR ONLY FOCUS AT THIS TIME. I CALL ON ALL PEOPLE OF FAITH, ALL OUR CHURCHES AND ALL INDIVIDUALS TO KEEP OUR COUNTRY AND ALL JAMAICANS IN THEIR PRAYERS AT THIS TIME. LET US BE STRENGTHENED BY THE FACT THAT WE ARE NOT ALONE. PRAYERS AND WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT FOR JAMAICA AND JAMAICANS ARE POURING IN FROM OUR NATIONALS LIVING OVERSEAS AND FRIENDS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. I HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED ASSURANCES OF SUPPORT. THE PRIME MINISTER OF BARBADOS, THE HON. OWEN ARTHUR HAS COMMUNICATED HIS COUNTRY'S SUPPORT AND HAS ADVISED THAT THEIR DISASATER MANAGEMENT TEAM IS ON STANDBY. THE UNITED STATES AMBASSADOR, BRENDA LA GRANGE JOHNSON SAYS HER COUNTRY IS READY TO HELP JAMAICA. USAID ALREADY HAS ASSESSMENT TEAMS IN PLACE AND SUPPLIES READY FOR DISTRIBUTION IN THE AFTERMATH OF HURRICANE DEAN. I HAVE EVERY CONFIDENCE THAT IF WE REACH OUT TO EACH OTHER, HOLD ON TOGETHER, WORK TOGETHER AND PUT OUR FAITH AND TRUST IN THE ALMIGHTY, WE WILL WEATHER THIS STORM. WE WILL COME THROUGH THE DIFFICULT DAYS AHEAD. OUR NATIONAL HERO MARCUS MOSIAH GARVEY ALWAYS TAUGHT US TO HAVE FAITH AND CONFIDENCE IN OURSELVES AND THAT THIS WILL PULL US THROUGH ANY CRISIS. LET US BE INSPIRED, COMFORTED AND EMPOWERED BY THE WORDS OF PSALM 46: "GOD IS OUR REFUGE AND STRENGTH, A VERY PRESENT HELP IN TROUBLE". AGAIN TO MY JAMAICAN FAMILY LET US WORK TOGETHER AND WITH GOD'S HELP WE WILL MAKE IT THROUGH. MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU SAFE AND MAY GOD BLESS JAMAICA LAND WE LOVE.
398
posted on
08/19/2007 1:31:33 PM PDT
by
Milwaukee_Guy
(Don't hit them between the eyes. Hit them right -in- the eyes!)
To: rwfromkansas
Outer eyewall was 39 miles in diameter the last report (1 pm).
399
posted on
08/19/2007 1:32:23 PM PDT
by
steveegg
(I am John Doe, and a monthly donor)
To: Milwaukee_Guy
Wow, impressive speech by the PM of Jamaica.
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