By Marshall Heaster on Thursday, August 16, 2001 - 5:25 pm: |
Northern exposure and Mary and I are starting our trip tonight/tomorrow to arrive on Bonaire Sat/Sun. I just heard about tropical storm
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By Ann Phelan on Thursday, August 16, 2001 - 5:29 pm: |
Well the hurricane hunters could not find a circular rotation so it is really a tropical wave. It is heading towards Barbados and according to past models, BON and the other ABC's usually don't see much action. Now if you flights go into San Juan or M Bay, they could be impacted but there is time to tell. So, right now, Chantal is not well defined.
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By Glen Reem on Thursday, August 16, 2001 - 6:03 pm: |
Annie,
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By thomas brossard on Thursday, August 16, 2001 - 6:07 pm: |
Well, it's (Chantal) still technically a tropical storm, though it hasn't grown today and it is still projected to become a hurricane. Further, the most recent forecast track has it skirting the ABC's rather too close for comfort, IMO. Perhaps it was a good thing the Green Parrot wasn't rebuilt for most certainly Bonaire will see some wave action again, lets hope that is no where near the scale Lenny brought.
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By Ann Phelan on Thursday, August 16, 2001 - 6:18 pm: |
Oh my gosh..I hope everyone gets to BON this weekend safely. I arrive the 25th.
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By Glen Reem on Thursday, August 16, 2001 - 6:38 pm: |
Exactly why the coral-supported concrete platforms have been forbidden! We will see how the driven pile-supported piers hold up. Maybe only the decking will go away.
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By Marshall Heaster on Thursday, August 16, 2001 - 9:05 pm: |
thanks for keeping me updated. I don't want to be a downer, but I would like to mentally prepare myself. Should we expect 2 weeks of terrible diving? I don't have any experience with tropical storms and their direct/lingering effects
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By Ann Phelan on Thursday, August 16, 2001 - 9:11 pm: |
Marshall, I have yet to travel to BON but have been to Aruba several times and have lived in Antigua. In my personal experience, when there was a tropical system in the Caribbean it usually impacted Antigua with some winds and rains but these storms pass very quickly. As you know, the ABC's get little rain and the only prob. that seems to be a possibility is if there is a system, the ABC's will lose their nice trades...that will STINK for me..next week but I am hoping Chantal fizzles and just gives the islands some lovely rain. You ar going to one arid island, buddy..it will be fine. Hugs..Annie
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By Glen Reem on Thursday, August 16, 2001 - 9:58 pm: |
Maybe Annie will take up diving/snorkelling if the east wind fails. Bonaire divers drool for a wind from the west so they dive the east side. 'Virgin' territory. Almost worth a special trip for a few days diving there!!!
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By Barry Gassert on Thursday, August 16, 2001 - 9:59 pm: |
I believe most of you are overreacting. In the 7 years of my experience I saw only 2 effects from hurricanes. Brett in early '93 season - Captain Don had written an excellent short story on this hurricane. If you are pretty and ask him to tell it at his slide show, then you're in for a treat. It was coming right at Bonaire and nothing happened....a little rain and very little wind.
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By Barry Gassert on Thursday, August 16, 2001 - 10:06 pm: |
Well Annie, it's good you got A/C....and as Glen says, you might discover other activities...think positive and maybe you will get to do BOTH - windsurf and discover, best of both worlds, yeah?
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By Brigitte Kley on Thursday, August 16, 2001 - 11:42 pm: |
I can only agree with Barry - there is a little overreaction going on. The winds of the tropical wave (no Chantal any longer) are just 30 -40 mph. Quite normal for March to June - thats why windsurfers love Bonaire. And as it looks the wind will come more or less from the normal direction - Lenny (who stayed hundreds of miles away from Bonaire) moved "wrong" - came from Mexico first in our direction and than went north and we got enormes surge on a wonderful sunny day.
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By Marshall Heaster on Friday, August 17, 2001 - 12:59 am: |
Well, all of your words are comforting... thank you for calming an overreactor
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By Glen Reem on Friday, August 17, 2001 - 4:06 am: |
Bridgette, Barry,
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By Glen Reem on Friday, August 17, 2001 - 4:35 am: |
Just for the record, the hurricanesite.com history back to 1886 shows at least two Cat 2 hurricane tracks passing within a few kilometers of Bonaire, '#6' in 1886 and '#7' in 1892, both with 100 mph wind passing Bonaire. Otherwise 6 TS category at Bonaire. So it did happen once upon a time. Someday perhaps.... As Bridgette says, bow now before the rain gods!
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By Ann Phelan on Friday, August 17, 2001 - 5:50 am: |
I am a weather addict everyone after being a windsurf addict. If there was a 12 step program, my friends and family would have an intervention for sure. I know BON is prob. safe from harm, thank God for all of you and yes, rain would be LOVELY..but I think Marshall and I are selfishly worried about our Air Jamaica connections..right, Marshall. Anyway, cannot control this one, Annie so breathe..
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By Barry Gassert on Friday, August 17, 2001 - 5:54 am: |
Thanks for that bit about the hurricane hits, Glen.
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By Ann Phelan on Friday, August 17, 2001 - 6:00 am: |
YAHHH, so long as I am already there and NOT sitting in Montego Bay..
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By Paul Dorsette on Friday, August 17, 2001 - 8:42 am: |
Have you checked the satellite image on Ann's website this morning? Looks like Bonaire is going to get slammed with a lot of rain. I'm on a JA flight tomorrow AM from BWI via MB. This could get REEEEEAAALLL interesting!!!
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By Ann Phelan on Friday, August 17, 2001 - 8:51 am: |
I see the same thing but the cam looks nice and sunny..I can see the shadow of Jake's tree and nice puffy clouds..HECK, if I were there, I would go surfing today..betcha the swell is amazing..Hope you get out tomorrow ok...let us know..HUGS
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By Linda Richter - NetTech on Friday, August 17, 2001 - 9:17 am: |
The Harbourmaster has advised everyone to keep on an eye on Chantel starting today. We might have south and southeasterly winds and swells Saturday and Sunday. We might see some westerly swells after the storm has passed. Don't you love how precise weather is "maybe", "might", "if", etc.
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By thomas brossard on Friday, August 17, 2001 - 12:35 pm: |
Thanks Linda, I was wondering when the Harbormaster would speak...Doesn't sound like overaction to me...
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By Vicki Murt on Friday, August 17, 2001 - 12:51 pm: |
Another interesting web site that shows the acutal movement in satellite loop is www.nhc.noaa.gov. Plus they have the surge/wave predictions. Looks like the more intense rain will hit a little north of Bonaire.
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By Jason on Friday, August 17, 2001 - 2:36 pm: |
Barry,.. you know there is always a possibility of a Tsumani..
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By Kelly on Friday, August 17, 2001 - 2:44 pm: |
Especially if Venezula slides into the sea!!!
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By Jason on Friday, August 17, 2001 - 2:56 pm: |
Let's not forget volcano's ....
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By Glen Reem on Friday, August 17, 2001 - 5:20 pm: |
That' right!! Bonaire et al are of volcanic origin. Now...
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By Linnea Wimberly on Friday, August 17, 2001 - 6:59 pm: |
Don't forget E~A~R~T~H~Q~U~A~K~E~S
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By Barry Gassert on Friday, August 17, 2001 - 9:05 pm: |
Tsumani? Earthquake? Volcanos? What about mud slides? Nahhhh, no dirt ?
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By Carlin Boyll on Sunday, August 19, 2001 - 11:35 pm: |
Barry- Thanks, I just woke my family up laughing so hard.
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