started new thread, I think we are all going to be here for some time today.
The sea is showing some white waves...never seen that there before

keep those positive thoughts coming!

Torsten, same time started!
great minds....

which one are we using. Can't delete it.

We have to ask the admin I think! Can't delete my thread...

We can keep this as part III, I think we might have some postings about Ivan later on...

HiYa Guys
As a frequent visitor to Bonaire (Sorobon) over the past 3 years (usually 3 times a year) I find part of me still remains there when I leave. I left Bonaire a week ago. I notice the barometric pressures are dropping - indicating that Eric is nearing. My thoughts & best wishes go out to the people of Bonaire. I am watching EVERY cam change.

Space cam on the web cam....doesn't look very pretty

I AM GETTING NOTHING DONE TODAY..am glued to the webcams and scouring the internet for weather info..ugh..

Wally, that is a BEAUTIFUL IMAGE..wow..I can see the eye so well defined. Thank GOD it is further away. When Ivan hit Grenada it was dead on so it flattened the island. The prison crumbled and prisoners escaped. Some of the people incacerated are the men who attempted a failed coupe 20 years ago..egads..

I am at my parents home right now, I have been could check some of the happenings but the internet connection is soooo slooow that it would take forever to load up everything. I hope everyone is safe. I hope the eye stays out in the ocean. My thoughts are with you all.

Has Diana checked in?

Hi Folks,

From WebCam Operations, we've got a few announcements and a request.

As you can imagine, the servers handling the webcam web site is rather overloaded today. To help with this load, the auto-refresh has been changed from 2 minutes to 10 minutes. This means if you're not at your desk, your computer will make less-frequent requests of the server.

We are pushing about 3x to 4x normal traffic out of the server. It's having some trouble keeping up.

PLEASE PLEASE do not sit pounding the refresh on your browser. This will just overload the server more.

We understand you all want to know what's happening, so do we (Jake's stateside, and I'm home near Boston).

Depending on the storm surge and damage, the cameras may be offline for a while after the storm. We will provide details as we know more.

Dan

Eileen, no news from Diana yet.

Eileen, she was at the cams yesterday, so we know she is on island

dan, thanks for the message.
I am receiving many mails (wannadive website) with people (non-BT-ers) who are watching the cam also; perhaps anounce that on the website itself, is does that give too much trouble technically for you?

One more comment to Dan's - the 10 minute refresh applies only to the public WebCams site (at http://www.bonairewebcams.com) - folks who have paid memberships and thus login and are able to access the member site at http://my.bonairewebcams.com will still see the normal 2 minute refresh as a thank you for their on-going support of the WebCams.

Jake

daredevil: still at sea???

I just got word via e-mail from Linda that Belnem has lost power. She's running on UPS battery power now for the next few hours.

I'd guess that this means that the WebCams are on battery power now, or will be soon.

Jake

Dan , thnks for clearing that up , I was almost thinking it had to travel upwind to get to my screen

Good luck on it all .

Ivan ???, Chill, have a wodka and calm down !

sjoske

good luck Jake, Linda and others!
power out use to, but this time i think it's different.

be safe!

Jake , good luck to you too ( and Linda and the kids ofcourse)

I know you would rather be home with them now . At least I would.

best of luck to you all.

sjosss

I would much rather be with them - being this far away is driving me nuts with worry. I've changed my return flight to tomorrow - hopefully I'll have airports (Curacao then Bonaire) to fly into...

Jake

I hope the power loss will be gone soon... Linda, kids, everyone on island who is still able to read this: HANG IN THERE!!! We are thinking about you all!

Jake, I hope Linda won't loose the internet connection, now you still can "talk" to one another...

We're all wishing our friends on Bonaire the BEST!

If we all suck in air at once..maybe we can collectively pull Ivan even further up north....1...2....3....in with the good air ....(turn around) and out with the bad !!!

And chant ...no damage...no damage...no damage...

I heard that the eye of the storm is now farther North and East. Maybe not so bad... Will still be a rough time......Hold on to your hats, everybody!!m

Linda hang in there!! Jake I know you must be going crazy!!!

hope the power returns to all soon!!!

These guys are taking pics of the storm!!

Jake:
Don't know if Linda is on the net cause of the power issue. But Bubbles and I want to let Linda and the kids know that we are thinking about them and about you also and hope all goes well. If you need anything just let us know.

Aquaman

Barry and Sherry Baker

Thanks all for the updates.

Jake, I hope that you can travel tomorrow.

I saw 20 MPH, now it is zero.

Linda, Bas, Yana, and everyone else on island, our thoughts are with you! Jake, I'm sure Linda and the kids would rather have you there with them too! Please be safe getting home tomorrow, I'm sure the ride will be bumpy

again, these fish have no idea what is happening...doh dee doh doh...

Best of luck to Jake, Linda, the kids and all others on Bonaire as well. You're in our thoughts, as we hope and pray this storm stays away!

more fish...

Is the water rising???

Yesterday:

Today:

Martin:

Could be storm surge.

Hurricane Greetings from Florida....


Hello Bonaire and BTer's,

We are picking up from Hurricane Francis and actually regained power today (obviously). Palm Beach Co. and north got slammed pretty good, but surprisingly few injuries. Schools are closed until Monday.

Now, we too, are watching Ivan for you folks on island, plus for us this coming weekend. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

Bud

Latest view from Intellicast...

Probably is storm surge, Sally & Martin.

Linda just e-mailed that power came back on in Belnem a short while ago. Theory from a friend passing by the house was that it was just a test of the system by the utility company...

Jake

Hi Bud, 2 of our editors live in Jacksonville...they have been without power since Saturday. I just got a call from them, and their neighbors house caught on fire from a generator that they had left on while unattended (the neighbors)...so that was it, they said "We're going to a hotel!!" They haven't been able to use thier "facilities" either because they are on a pump sump, and weren't sure how full the holding tank was!

Vis seems to be holding, that's a good thing...


Waves are crashing a bit...

AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE EYE OF HURRICANE IVAN WAS LOCATED BY A
RECONNAISSANCE PLANE NEAR LATITUDE 13.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 67.7
WEST OR ABOUT 95 MILES...150 KM...NORTH-NORTHEAST OF BONAIRE AND
685 MILES...1100 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KINGSTON JAMAICA.

IVAN IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH ...28 KM/HR. ON
THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF IVAN SHOULD MOVE NORTH OF ARUBA...
BONAIRE...AND CURACAO DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS AND THEN WILL
CONTINUE ON ROUTE TOWARD THE AREA NEAR JAMAICA.

IVAN IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF NEAR
140 MPH...220 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

Jake, glad to hear Linda has power again...

More fish...


Looks like the wind has picked up...

Ann, that does NOT sound good!




Oh, got an email from Dan, and the BT talk board is on a different server, so we can post post post pics away with no worries It's just www.bonairewebcams.com that is bogged down (with the world watching no doubt)...

some images.....
water on the beach..

holy smamony...the boats gone!!!!

the water is rising at Eden..I am going to go cuckoo once the sky darkens and I cannot see the beach..sigh..

Wow!

try again...

A few more people braving the storm.


Fish finding their way in the dark.

http://www.goes.noaa.gov/HURRLOOPS/huvsloop.html
I was still on the former thread...
I think, according to NOAA last updating, that Ivan will avoid ABC. Thanks God. They for sure will have rain and winds but not hurricane...
Hang on there, we are all close to you folks.

My guess as to what's happening with the UW cam is that a combination of high sedimentation from the surge and low light are resulting in not being able to see much underwater any more.

Another possibility is that the mooring the ReefCam is on has slipped down the slope a bit, but I don't think that's the case right now - looking at a large version of the ReefCam image shows a bit more shadow where the wreck is. Should be interesting to find out what's happened...

Jake

Yep - in looking through the archives the ReefCam is just suffering from low light conditions - an hour and a half earlier than usual. It must be really dark there now because of cloud cover (and sedimentation).

Jake

Jake, good to know (whew)...but the water IS rising...yikes!

Wow, such big surf... Too impressive.
Folks, I would like to stay with you but it is quite late and I have to be at work tomorrow.
Linda and kids, Diana and all other, hang on. The night should be long but the worst seems to be some 300 miles northward.
I'll be there tomorrow early morning.
Good night, my thought is close to you.

Weather channel just said the core hurricane force winds will miss the ABC's. Expect winds, rain, and heavy gusts from the west. Lots of surf and storm surge from the west.

Do you all think the wind reading is right (at the bottom of the all cams page)? Looking at the weather channel winds should be much, much higher than 15mph - and it looks it. And I can't believe the boats out there.

Hang in there Bonaire!!
Called with my mother there and I believe I ca go to bed more or less relieved. (Holland)

Will check later again.....

Henk
The netherlands

Looks like Ivan should get by in the next few hours.

I don't know if this will work or not....started a new (Part III) thread and I HOPE this is the link to get to it! LOL. Never tried this before. Keep moving, Ivan!! Carole

http://www.oldbonairetalk.com/newsgroup/messages/626/180364.html?1094681839

The time to worry however is when the eye passes to the west. That will give the winds a direct path to the beaches. Anyone on living at lighthouse point? I'm kind of concerned for my place there...

I just spoke to someone in Curacao. He reports heavy winds and rain. Nothing bad but he says CUR TV says houses along Playa Leche are breaking up and Karels Beach Bar?? I DO NOT want to start rumors..Linda what is up down there..??

Anyone hear anything?

NEW THREAD LINK.....SEE YOU OVER THERE.....
http://www.oldbonairetalk.com/newsgroup/messages/626/180364.html?1094684636