Weather St. Maarten August 31, 2008
August 31, 2008
TS Hanna is moving further away from St. Maarten however outer rain bands may still reach us today with a shower and a thunderstorm possible.
August 31, 2008 - Today: Mostly sunny and some clouds with some scattered showers and a rumble possible in the afternoon. High 87F. Winds ENE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30%.
Weather St. Maarten August 30, 2008
August 30, 2008
TS Hanna is moving away from St. Maarten and left about 2 inches of rain. We still may see a shower here and there but mostly the sun will dry-up the Island. Hurricane Gustav is strengthening and battering the Cayman Islands before moving into the Gulf.
August 30, 2008 - Today: Mostly sunny with scattered clouds and scattered showers possible. High 86F. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30%.
A small craft advisory and flash flood warning
August 29, 2008
Tropical Storm Hanna is developing a long tail that may influence the weather for most part of the day today. A small marine craft advisory is in effect as well as flash flood warnings since Hanna may dump some 2-4 inches of rain.
TS Hanna is forecasted to become a hurricane in the next 24 hrs while moving away to the Northwest at 7 mph, however it’s tail may still cause heavy thunderstorms and gusty winds.
Over the weekend we still may occasionally see scattered thunderstorms and a wind gust here and there, while Hanna (as a hurricane) will eventually turn more northward and is expected to stay over open waters. Still monitor the progress of this system since nothing is more unpredictable than weather!!!
Weather St. Maarten august 29, 2008
August 29, 2008
We are in for a rocky weather ride today. TS Hanna’s tail is going to smack us right in the face over the next 12-15 hrs (unless it retracts its “tail”). Hanna is forecasted to become a hurricane over the next day or so while it is moving away to the northwest at 7 miles. TS Gustav is battering Jamaica and is expected to move back over open waters and also intensify again to hurricane status today.
August 29, 2008 - Today: Thunderstorms following each in high frequency most of the day and part of the night. High 85F. Winds W at 15-25mph. Chance of rain 90%.
Weather St. Maarten August 28, 2008
August 28, 2008
TS Gustav, has some strange moves and has “reformed” to the southeast of Haiti and is likely to brush Jamaica to the south in a southeasterly motion. Winds are at 50 mph and is likely to strengthen today. The thunderstorm cluster to the northeast of the leeward Island has become tropical depression #8 and is likely to strengthen to a tropical storm today. Forecasted is that this depression will move to the north of the Leeward Islands in the next coming days. Don’t count on it and monitor.
August 28, 2008 - Today: Rain showers early with scattered thunderstorms arriving by the afternoon. High 86F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 50%.
Weather St. Maarten August 27, 2008
August 27, 2008
TS Gustav, was hurricane and will be hurricane again once over open waters, is stalling over Haiti dumping massive amounts of rain over mostly de-forested terrain. Life threatening mudslides are the greatest serious risk. Gustav will take a more westerly course bringing it between Cuba and Jamaica later today or tomorrow morning.
August 27, 2008 - Today: Rain showers and blazing sun will take turns in the morning then thundershowers in the afternoon. High around 85F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 60%.
Tropical storm headed for Haiti and D.R.
August 26, 2008
August 26, 2008 — Tropical Storm Gustav, packing wind gusts of 60 mph, formed in the central Caribbean today and was heading for the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Read more
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After two decades, the United States of America has begun the process to repeal its ban on allowing HIV-infected people to enter the country. However, seven other countries, including South Korea, still refuse entry to all HIV-positive people, and 65 other nations place some travel restrictions on the estimated 33 million people worldwide living with the virus. Read more
Raspberry, Mint & Hazelnut Daiquiri
August 26, 2008
The name Daiquirí is also the name of a beach near Santiago, Cuba, and an iron mine in that area, and it is a word of Taíno origin.The cocktail was invented about 1905 in a bar named Venus in Santiago, about 23 miles east of the mine, by a group of American mining engineers. Although stories persist that that Cox, one of the engineers present, invented the drink when he ran out of gin while entertaining American guests the drink evolved naturally due to the prevalence of lime and sugar. Read more
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August 26, 2008
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