By Carl Pflanzer (BonaireTalker - Post #26) on Monday, February 23, 2004 - 3:00 pm: |
Quick question - in which direction do the
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By Glen Reem (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1679) on Monday, February 23, 2004 - 3:28 pm: |
From E to SE, to W or NW. Bonaire lies in the SE Trade Winds modified a little by the South American continent. Try the Weather Underground page for Bonaire http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/78990.html or InfoBonaire.com weather for now and histories.
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By Carl Pflanzer (BonaireTalker - Post #27) on Monday, February 23, 2004 - 6:17 pm: |
Thanks for the link - that site is great, should have been a meteorologist! It shows easterly winds today. Now, we are looking into purchasing a lot in Santa Barbara, on the hill, facing Klein Bonaire. Worried about the houses next to us blocking the wind from the South or the North, but if the winds blow in from Klein that's one less worry....
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By gregg brewer (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #476) on Monday, February 23, 2004 - 7:25 pm: |
Carl,
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By Dara Walter (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #580) on Tuesday, February 24, 2004 - 9:56 pm: |
the wind always blows from the direction you are riding your bicycle into :-)
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By Barton Brown (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #9) on Tuesday, February 24, 2004 - 10:45 pm: |
Dara,
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By Glen Reem (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1683) on Wednesday, February 25, 2004 - 11:31 am: |
Another consideration is that as the constant wind crosses the island, it picks up find coral sand which then blows into any ground floor opening on the east side of a building, even cracks around windows, etc. You don't see clouds of dust, just a steady accumulation. An open window or door is also an open invitation. This is more pronounced if there is open ground upwind, of course, but a lot of the dust is picked up over on the windward side.. Thus a seemingly obvious source of cross ventilation can be a problem and east side rooms harder to ventilate. Don't know how this is on a second floor level; my daughter''s first floor house is my example.
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By T-Shirt Divers John and Sue (BonaireTalker - Post #85) on Wednesday, February 25, 2004 - 4:52 pm: |
We found cross breezes important in our house in Republiek.
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By Barton Brown (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #10) on Wednesday, February 25, 2004 - 5:49 pm: |
Glen,
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By Brian (bcj.) (BonaireTalker - Post #24) on Wednesday, February 25, 2004 - 5:55 pm: |
Belnem was quite windy, especially where my family lived at the time. The wind whipped across the mondi and through our house. I don't recall the dust being a major problem other than the weekly routine/chore/hard manual labor (I was a kid, of course it was terrible) of dusting, but I don't recall this being anything more than the average house-cleaning one would do in a house surrounded by grass.
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By Glen Reem (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1686) on Wednesday, February 25, 2004 - 6:30 pm: |
Her house is on Kaya Neerlandia almost at the intersection with Kaya Gob. Nicolaas Debrot/Kaya Grandi. Somewhat behind Voz di Bonaire, i.e., north of K center.
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By Barton Brown (BonaireTalker - Post #11) on Wednesday, February 25, 2004 - 11:14 pm: |
Glen, thank you for the update on the location of your daughter's house.
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By Glen Reem (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1687) on Thursday, February 26, 2004 - 12:43 am: |
Re wind speed differences registered at Jake's and the airport, be advised that Jake's station is, or certainly was, relatively protected and low compared to the airport station. That accounts for a good bit of the consistently lower readings there, as Jake has agreed.
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By Barton Brown (BonaireTalker - Post #12) on Thursday, February 26, 2004 - 1:31 am: |
Yes, we have talked with people living near our lot (we purchased a lot in Sabadeco back in December of 1998) and until your posting, no one had mentioned the dust issue, which is why I was curious where your daughter's house was located.
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By Glen Reem (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1688) on Thursday, February 26, 2004 - 9:31 am: |
The airport (thankfully!) and G's house are both on the flat part of the island and get the full benefit of the trades. Sabadeco is on the backside of the hills so would seem likely to be less windy. Enjoy.
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By Glen Reem (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1689) on Thursday, February 26, 2004 - 3:35 pm: |
In fact, Jake's house is in the 'shadow' of the hill, in Hato, so that accounts for some of the reduced wind speed there.
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