Jamaica - Hurricane Dean Post

**f0rTyLeGz** · 08-15-2007, 09:28 PM

Hurricane Dean!

**f0rTyLeGz** · 08-16-2007, 02:00 PM

Re: Hurricane Dean!

**sistacaf** · 08-16-2007, 02:06 PM

Re: Hurricane Dean!

Tracking Map - Miami Herald.com

**esp** · 08-16-2007, 02:54 PM

Re: Jamaica Tropical Storm and Hurricanes Post

MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Dean strengthened into the 2007 Atlantic storm season's first hurricane on Thursday as it careened toward the Caribbean and looked set to become "extremely dangerous," the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

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The hurricane, with top sustained winds near 90 miles per hour (45 kph) at 11 a.m EDT (1500 GMT), was expected to strengthen further in the next few days and could pass to the south of Jamaica on its way toward Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula as a powerful Category 4 storm.

"Dean is likely to become a major hurricane in the eastern Caribbean Sea," the Miami-based hurricane center said. Official forecasts "develop this system into an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane by the time it reaches the northwestern Caribbean Sea."

Category 3 to 5 hurricanes on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale, such as Katrina, Rita and Wilma in the devastating 2005 Atlantic storm season, are generally the most destructive storms.

Dean was expected to pass the French islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe as it entered the Caribbean, the Miami-based hurricane center said.

The storm is mostly likely to pass over Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula in about five days, but the hurricane center said one, less likely, forecast showed it moving more to the northwest into the central Gulf of Mexico.

With a large amount of U.S. oil and gas production centered off the Texas Gulf Coast, energy markets have been on edge since powerful hurricanes, including Ivan, Katrina and Rita, ravaged the region in the 2004 and 2005 hurricane seasons.

Roughly one-third of U.S. domestic oil and gas production comes from the Gulf of Mexico.

Hurricane warnings were posted for the islands of Dominica and St. Lucia and hurricane watches were in effect for Martinique and Guadeloupe. A hurricane watch means hurricane conditions can be expected within 36 hours and a warning means hurricane conditions are possible in 24 hours.

HURRICANE HUNTER

The hurricane center said tropical storm warnings were also issued for Montserrat, Antigua, St. Kitts and Nevis, Barbuda, St. Vincent and St. Maarten.

At 11 a.m. EDT (1500 GMT), Dean's center was about 350 miles east of Barbados and about 455 miles east of Martinique. The hurricane was moving west at about 23 mph (37 kph).

The hurricane center said a U.S. Air Force Reserve "hurricane hunter" aircraft was due to fly into Dean to get a bird's eye view later on Thursday.

Meanwhile, another weather system, Tropical Storm Erin, weakened into a depression as it washed ashore in Texas about 25 miles northeast of Corpus Christi, spooking oil markets. It promised to bring more rain than wind.

The hurricane center lifted a tropical storm warning along the Texas coast.

Erin's top sustained winds had slipped to 35 mph (55 kph), but it could still bring 3 to 6 inches of rain across much of southern and central Texas, which has already been soaked by rain this summer, forecasters said.

Forecasters have predicted that the six-month hurricane season, which officially begins June 1, would be more active than average with up to 16 named storms. An average year historically has between 10 to 11 storms, of which six strengthen into hurricanes.

None of the storms that had formed this year -- Andrea, Barry or Chantal -- posed a serious threat.

Atlantic hurricanes shot into the public consciousness after the devastation of 2004 when four storms in a row crossed Florida and again in 2005, when Katrina swamped New Orleans.

In 2005, Hurricane Rita also slammed into the Texas coast near New Orleans and Wilma became for a while the most powerful hurricane ever recorded.

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**Xavier** · 08-16-2007, 05:33 PM

Re: Jamaica Tropical Storm and Hurricanes Post

Here is a list of organizations that will provide aid and/or drop off points for anyone seeking to help Jamaica if Storm/Hurricane causes major damage.

ARIZONA/NEW MEXICO/TEXAS
Jamaica Foundation of Houston - Andy Adams
[email protected]
E-Mail: [email protected]
Telephone: 713-772-4456
Fax: 713-785-4095

ARKANSAS/OKLAHOMA/TENNESSEE
Jamaican Diaspora Tennessee - Janet Brown
6150595-1454
[email protected]

ATLANTA
Organization Name: United For Jamaica
Website: http://www.unitedforjamaica.org
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 404 533 1248

Atlanta Jamaican Association - Allan Alberga
407-523-6300
[email protected]

LONDON
Voicing For Jamaica
Address: 43 Lancaster Gate, LONDON W14 0NL
Website: http://www.voicingforjamaica.com
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07904 299 472

MIAMI/FT LAUDERDALE
Jamaican Diaspora Southern United Status - Marlon Hill
305-244-4456
[email protected]
[email protected]

NEW YORK
Jamaica Impact, Inc
Website: http://www.jampact.org
Email: [email protected] (President Elect) or [email protected]
Phone: (212) 459-4390 or (917) 365-8839
At this time, we are only taking monetary donations. Donations may be made to the JAMPACT Hurricane Dean Relief Fund. Donations will be accepted through our online payment system, PayPal, at http://www.jampact.org/ and checks should be made payable to "JAMPACT Hurricane Dean Fund" and mailed to the following address:
JAMPACT
P.O. Box 3794
Grand Central Station
New York, N.Y. 10163
*All such donations will be tax deductible.

NORTH CAROLINA
Ms. Jennifer Edwards 336-643-5813
Jamaica National Assoc.
8003 Goldenrod Drive
Greensboro, NC 27455

ORLANDO
Organization Name: Break Away Moments - Sandy Isaacs
Website: http://www.breakawaymoments.com
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (321) 439-5572

Jamaica American Association of Central Fla. - Herbert Dawkins
Generalinfo&jamaicanamericanassoc.com
Website: http://www.jamaicanamericanassoc.com
Phone: (407) 697-4654 or (407) 292-3719

Collection points in Orlando

Quick Ship Caribbean Services
2153 W. Colonial Dr. (In the Magic Mall)
Orlando, Fl. 32804
Tel: (407) 999-9501
Owner: Roy Rattray

FiWe Caribbean Cuisine,
6601 Old Winter Garden Rd.
(corner of Hiawassee Rd. & Old Winter Garden Rd (by Walgreens)
Tel: (407) 293-6393
Owners are Sean & Shari Bedasse.

Mark's Caribbean Cuisine
10034 University Blvd
(corner of Dean Rd. & Univer. Blvd
Tel: (407) 699-8800
Mark Jathan (owner)

Jam Rock Caribbean Cafe
5770 Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway,
Kissimmee
(located in Old Town)
Tel: (407) 397-7625
Leroy & Marlene Smithson (owners)

Dollar City Plus
1752 Silver Star Rd.
@ Silver Star & Clark Rd. in Ocoee
Tel: (407) 563-9152
Monica Gray (owner)

**Magician** · 08-16-2007, 05:34 PM

Re: Hurricane Dean!

Fiyah bun pon Dean! [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/mad2.gif[/img]

**julie*mango** · 08-16-2007, 05:37 PM

Re: Hurricane Dean!

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**Magician** · 08-16-2007, 05:58 PM

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Skells</div><div class="ubbcode-body">cho [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70400-talktohand.gif[/img] </div></div>

A who yuh a trace hoff? Dean ar me? [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70402-thinking.gif[/img]
Nuh matta. Yuh still ago link mi unda di howtoeatee tree layta when you miss me. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif[/img]

**julie*mango** · 08-16-2007, 05:59 PM

Re: Hurricane Dean!

Mi did a trace di fiyah bunning and yes mi will link yu awnda di tree but mi fraid hurricane might come blow it down. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/704555_dwl.gif[/img]

**Magician** · 08-16-2007, 06:03 PM

Re: Hurricane Dean!

Nuh man. Horrican nuh go come.

When mi neva nuh have hurrican shutters 5 horrican come every season. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/nahtalktoyuh.gif[/img]

Fi mi shutters installed last week. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/bannana_purple.gif[/img] So nuh horrican nuh go come to spite me. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/rolleyes.gif[/img]

**julie*mango** · 08-16-2007, 06:12 PM

Re: Hurricane Dean!

Den mi di deh pon mi teet! [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70377-loveeyes.gif[/img]

**Magician** · 08-16-2007, 06:14 PM

Re: Hurricane Dean!

Cool. Weh yuh reach a mi yard an mi nuh dehdeh is caw mi a jrink a rum round di carna. Come look fi mi. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif[/img]

**Q3210** · 08-16-2007, 07:20 PM

Re: Hurricane Dean!

Thank you 40 LegZ for the tracking map of our most unwanted guest, Dean.

We could do without any hurricane worst a Category 4 as is predicted Dean will be by Sunday.

**Magician** · 08-16-2007, 07:31 PM

Re: Hurricane Dean!

HURRICANE DEAN ADVISORY NUMBER 14
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL042007
500 PM AST THU AUG 16 2007

...HURRICANE DEAN RAPIDLY APPROACHING THE LESSER ANTILLES WITH 100
MPH WINDS...

AT 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF FRANCE HAS ISSUED A
HURRICANE WARNING FOR MARTINIQUE...GUADELOUPE AND ITS DEPENDENCIES
A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLANDS OF DOMINICA
AND ST. LUCIA. A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO
COMPLETION.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING ISLANDS
OF THE LESSER ANTILLES... GRENADA AND ITS DEPENDENCIES...ST.
VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES...BARBADOS...SABA...ST. EUSTATIUS...
MONSERRAT...ANTIGUA...NEVIS...ST KITTS...BARBUDA AND ST. MAARTEN.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

AT 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED
FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH
MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH
AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.

INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN THE LESSER ANTILLES...HISPANIOLA...<span style="color: #FF0000">JAMAICA</span>
AND EASTERN CUBA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF DEAN.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 500 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DEAN WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 14.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 56.5 WEST OR ABOUT 210 MILES...
335 KM...EAST-NORTHEAST OF BARBADOS AND ABOUT 305 MILES...490 KM...
EAST OF MARTINIQUE.

DEAN IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 23 MPH...37 KM/HR...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. ON THIS
TRACK...THE CENTER OF DEAN WILL BE CROSSING THE LESSER ANTILLES
EARLY FRIDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 100 MPH...160
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. DEAN IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE. STRONGER WINDS...ESPECIALLY IN
GUSTS...ARE LIKELY OVER ELEVATED TERRAIN. SOME STRENGTHENING IS
FORECAST BEFORE THE HURRICANE REACHES THE LESSER ANTILLES.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 15 MILES...30 KM...FROM
THE CENTER. DATA FROM NOAA BUOY 41040...THE FRENCH BUOY 41101 AND A
NEW STEPPED-FREQUENCY MICROWAVE RADIOMETER INSTRUMENT ON THE AIR
FORCE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 150 MILES...240 KM...FROM THE CENTER.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED FROM AN AIR FORCE
RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE PLANE WAS 979 MB...28.91 INCHES.
STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...
ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...IS POSSIBLE
NEAR THE CENTER OF DEAN.

STORM TOTAL RAINFALLS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM
AMOUNTS OF 7 INCHES IN MOUNTAINOUS AREAS...ARE POSSIBLE IN
ASSOCIATION WITH DEAN. THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING
FLASH FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES.

REPEATING THE 500 PM AST POSITION...14.0 N...56.5 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 23 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...979 MB.

AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 800 PM AST FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 1100
PM AST.

Jamaica - Hurricane Dean Post

Jamaica - Hurricane Dean Post

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