General Chat

Thinking of them all. My geography is not good - is Grenada in that area? Oleander is there.

Good luck Jamaica! Hope everyone keeps safe. Mau xxx

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Keep safe Jamaica!

Thoughts and prayers for all involved Jax xx

Thinking of you all. Stay safe Love Mary xx

Well... as mentioned below the passing of Dean did little to affect Grenada but after it passed.... we had thunder, lightening, rain and wind all night long. I'm on the SW of the Island and although the rain and thunder have stopped the wind is still gusting. I saw the trail of weather that was following Dean but didn't think we would feel it quite as much as we did. In fact during the day I even commented that you would never guess that a hurricane was out there so close to us. Nature is a wonderful and terrifying thing I just hope Jamaica and anyone else in it's path is ready for this one. My dogs were grateful that I slept in the chair last night, even the cat was in the house.... hope the goat took good shelter. May you God be with you.....

You cheeky little monkey Hoff...Lol...you have just copied and pasted my email.......cheeky......but it OK...Lol...Lilly

Love and prayers to all involved, Caz xxx

hope everyone is well we were in a hurricane on our honeymoon its very scary

Results for Kingston, Jamaica (17.93N, 76.78W): The eye of the storm is about 563 miles (906 km) away. If the system keeps moving at its current speed of 17 mph and directly towards you, it will take around 33.1 hours (Sunday, August 19 at 8:06PM AST) to reach you. Given the current windfield (205 miles from the center), tropical storm winds will be felt in 21.1 hours (Sunday, 8:06AM AST).

Results for Saba (17.63N, 63.22W): The eye of the storm is about 380 miles (612 km) away. If the system keeps moving at its current speed of 17 mph and directly towards you, it will take around 22.4 hours (Sunday, August 19 at 9:24AM AST) to reach you. Given the current windfield (205 miles from the center), tropical storm winds will be felt in 10.3 hours (Saturday, 9:18PM AST).

Just found this:::: and its looking very bad for Jamaica, please keep them in your thoughts, my daughter has all her husbands family over there!! As Mega Hurricane Dean churns towards Jamaica, preparations for its arrival are in high gear. Unfortunately all models seem to think that it will definately come over us. The truth is we cannot manage a category 4 or 5 hurricane... the only thing we can do now is pray and call out to our saviour for protection. passing over the causeway this morning the sea is tranquil and the birds have vanished - an ominous sign of what is to come. My eyes have been glued to the weather channel waiting to hear that it has wobbled further north our south ( which has been the norm for pass hurricanes nearing Jamaica) but so far nothing... I am really concerned about the possible storm surge that may acompany this system for many of Jamaica's populated communites e.g Greater Portmore are below sea level and are very close to the sea. If Dean is to bring a 3 storey wave ( which it triggered over the Carribean sea lastnight) onshore Jamaica i really fear a Jamaican Katrina scenario. This may be my last post prior to the storm.. and if it does hit, more than likely we wont have electricity for weeks...I'l try to post before 'D' day if possible. Your prayers are truly needed and appreciated now. God be with you all and God be with Jamaica-- in him we put all our trust.. 'thy will be done...' .....There no more I can say is there...those poor people.......my son in law is worried sick!.....Lilly

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My thoughts for all out there. Hope all is well. Germaine x

Hoff is it going to hit the east coast of south america? Hoping everyone stays safe. Sharmala.

For all the people under threat my thoughts. better than N Paul

Sharm, no one know exactly where its going to hit, as Hurricanes have a habit of changing course, so its 'tin hats' on just in case I'm afraid.....'Dean' is now a Cat 5, one of the strongest to have hit Jamaica, the winds in Jamaica are starting to build up now, as I write....I just hope that Jamaica can withstand the Cat 5..... somehow I don't think they can!!. ..Lilly

praying there all safexxxxxxxxxxx

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