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- SAILING!

From: "MARTHA WATKINS GILKES" <gilkesm AT candw.ag>
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 09:27:11 -0400

Antigua is warming up HEAT WISE and ACTIVITY wise..This weekend (14th - 19th) is The Classic SAILING Regatta http://www.antiguaclassics.com/

Spectacular, with yawls, ketches, schooners and square-masted vessels -

will certainly be in the middle of it... then our SAILING WEEK races begin

www.sailingweek.com ...

- cool nights and calm waters

From: "MARTHA WATKINS GILKES" <gilkesm AT candw.ag>
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 13:20:21 -0400

Antigua is COLD.. people are complaining! . last night's low was 69 degrees - chilly for us islanders! and the sea is FLAT CALM.... beautiful for the boaters.

We continue to get the odd rain shower which keeps the island green, when we are often much drier this time of year.

- DREARY DAYS

From: "MARTHA WATKINS GILKES" <gilkesm AT candw.ag>
Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2005 08:42:20 -0400

ANTIGUA has been under cloud cover and with rain for so many days now! We are all fed up.... but at least it is not COLD and snowing! (although the cloud cover makes it cool enough for us to bundle up a bit!) Looks like we still have some days of this weather with what is hanging over viewing the sat photo! Sorry for the holiday makers

- I HAVE MISSED YOU

From: "MARTHA WATKINS GILKES" <gilkesm AT candw.ag>
Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 20:48:18 -0400

WISHING YOU ALL A VERY MERRY Christmas and HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Martha is still alive and thriving... and missing STORM CARIB but life has been "involved". You all know about the captive dolphins in Antigua and the battle on that from my previous postings... the latest that has consumed my life (thus no STORM CARIB for me.. sorry... for the saga check out...

http://www.onevoice-ear.org/english/index.html

For more information on the background and on the work and achievement of ABITPC, click here:

http://freedolphins.caribbean-marketing.net/page2.html

- FW: first foto late

From: "John Fuller" <fullerj AT candw.ag>
Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2004 09:16:24 -0500

Title: Message

-----Original Message-----
From: John Fuller [mailto:fullerj@candw.ag]
Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 7:08 PM
Subject: first foto late

this goes with previous posting

- first foto late

From: "John Fuller" <fullerj AT candw.ag>
Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 19:08:05 -0500

Title: Message

this goes with previous posting

- RAIN HAS BROUGHT US LIFE

From: "John Fuller" <fullerj AT candw.ag>
Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 18:49:00 -0500

  
THE PHOTOS ARE OF A FLOCK OF WEST INDIAN TREE DUCKS (DENDROCYGNA
ARBOREA) AND A PAIR OF WHITE CHEEK PINTAILS (ANAENSIS BAHAMENSIS
MENORES)---BOTH SPECIES ARE INDIGINOUS HERE--THE FORMER CONSIDERED
ENDANGERED AND THE LATTER THREATENED---BOTH ARE SUFFERING LOSS OF
HABITAT--VIZ, WETLANDS AND MANGROVE.THE TREE DUCK IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE
WHISTLING DUCK.

pups and ducks 057.jpg

- nice weather

From: "Alan Scholl" <scholla AT candw.ag>
Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 11:41:45 -0400

Hey all,

Other than a few clouds floating by, it looks like it will be beautiful weather this weekend.

Yesterday brought some sporadic showers after a beautiful blue sky holiday morning.

Alan B. Scholl

http://www.digitalphoto.ag/scholla

Amateur Radio: V21BF

Antigua, West Indies - "Where Land & Sea Make Beauty..."

- EARTHQUAKE

From: "MARTHA WATKINS GILKES" <gilkesm AT candw.ag>
Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 08:10:40 -0400

The earth just moved .... a few minutes before 8 a.m.. AS Antigua just had an earthquake... the radio station broadcaster reported it as it was happening. We don't know the details yet and it is not on the offical earthquake site http://wwwneic.cr.usgs.gov/ .. What a "wake up" on this Sunday morning...

meanwhile, during the night we had MORE HEAVY RAINS...but the sun is out now!

- BIG TIME FLOODING

From: "MARTHA WATKINS GILKES" <gilkesm AT candw.ag>
Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2004 21:09:44 -0400

Antigua has been drowned! the rain was major... even the poor sheep had to move up on the roads as the ground was too soft...see photo 768 attached... and some roads were underwater as shown in attached photo... we EVEN HAVE A ROAD HOTLINE NUMBER to get details on roads unpassable! This is RECORD RAIN... hope it will pass soon.

Attachments:
Photo 2.JPG
DSCN9768.JPG

- WETTEST

From: "John Fuller" <fullerj AT candw.ag>
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 19:17:45 -0500

Title: Message

4 YEARS AGO TODAY WE HAD 25 INCHES OF RAIN IN 40 HOURS.

WE ARE TRYING HARD TO BREAK THAT RECORD WHILE I TYPE.

LIVING MEMORY HOLDS NO RECORD OF THE RAIN WE'VE HAD THIS MONTH.

- back to "paradise" weather

From: "MARTHA WATKINS GILKES" <gilkesm AT candw.ag>
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 06:59:04 -0400

Seems the stormy rainy weather we have had for some time is GONE now... It is a beautiful sunny Tuesday morning in Antigua... but we have RECORD RAIN recorded for both October and November!

- FLOODING!

From: "MARTHA WATKINS GILKES" <gilkesm AT candw.ag>
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 17:28:52 -0400

Antigua is having major rain... our roads are flooding to the point it is dangerous trying to drive through some of the low areas.... There is a heavy patch of clouds through the islands and we are told to expect rain for the next 3 days. Just hope some stops long enough to allow run off.

- Beautiful day ...

From: "Alan Scholl" <scholla AT candw.ag>
Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2004 07:32:01 -0400

Phew… seems like that lot of rain is gone for now, the morning is shaping up to be a lovely blue sky day. Could be a scorcher though…

Alan B. Scholl http://www.digitalphoto.ag/scholla

Amateur Radio: V21BF

Antigua, West Indies - "Where Land & Sea Make Beauty..."

- ANTIGUAS INDEPENDENCE DAY

From: "MARTHA WATKINS GILKES" <gilkesm AT candw.ag>
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 11:05:32 -0400

Today is the 23rd Anniversary of the Independence of ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA ....

There was a big parade and official cermony at 8 am (under the rain) which is ending now. The skies are dark all around us and it will most likely be a "rainy day in paradise", not ideal timing but we always welcome rain.

- Blood moon..

From: "Alan Scholl" <scholla AT candw.ag>
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 07:41:42 -0400

In between streaks of clouds, we were treated to a total eclipse of the moon last night.

There was lots of moisture still in the air so it was not as clear as I have seen it in the past but it was worth going outside to see.

Alan B. Scholl http://www.digitalphoto.ag/scholla

Amateur Radio: V21BF

Antigua, West Indies - "Where Land & Sea Make Beauty..."

- Stormy all week

From: "Alan Scholl" <scholla AT candw.ag>
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 08:52:03 -0400

For the past week, we have had too much rain. The ground is totally saturated.

Saturday, nature gave us a lightning display that rivals anything I can remember in a long time. At one point the lightning flash and the thunder occurred at the same time, so I can only assume the strike was pretty near! There was more rain and thunder again early this morning 3-5AM but it has all cleared up and the sun and blue skies are out once again.

Alan B. Scholl http://www.digitalphoto.ag/scholla

Amateur Radio: V21BF

Antigua, West Indies - "Where Land & Sea Make Beauty..."

- RAIN RAIN RAIN

From: "Alan Scholl" <scholla AT candw.ag>
Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 14:54:10 -0400

Of course, whenever I wash my truck, it rains. We had such good weather for a few days I tested it and oh well, torrential rainfall all of last night and the whole of today. It is completely gray and visibility is pretty poor due to heavy rainfall at the moment. Tourists may be grumbling but the farmers and animals are happy.

Alan B. Scholl http://www.digitalphoto.ag/scholla

Amateur Radio: V21BF

Antigua, West Indies - "Where Land & Sea Make Beauty..."

- Beautiful day

From: "MARTHA WATKINS GILKES" <gilkesm AT candw.ag>
Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2004 08:22:45 -0400

It is a beautiful day today in Antigua and THE SEA IS FLAT CALM.. going to sea now to see if I can photograph some of the beautiful coast line and caves along the way which I have shown you in the past... these kinds of FLAT CALM DAYS only happen a few times a year. Looking at the sat. pic it looks like we should have WEATHER but not today..maybe in the next few days...

- ANTIGUA HEAT

From: "MARTHA WATKINS GILKES" <gilkesm AT candw.ag>
Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2004 19:54:47 -0400

BEEN OUT OF TOUCH..

IT IS HOT HOT HOT... if I did not know better I would think there is a hurricane on our doorstep with the heat we are having just now! (RATHER THAT THAN SNOW). WE in Antigua continue to be thankful for not hurricane action on top of us.. but not over till the fat lady sings... hope that is soon!

- Thundserstorm activity

From: "Alan Scholl" <scholla AT candw.ag>
Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 07:51:43 -0400

Over the past 18 hours, we have been experiencing thunderstorm activity with lots of rain. It is completely overcast except for a small patch where the sun is trying to peek out over the ocean. Other than that, there are regular lightning flashes followed closely by the roar of thunder. As I write this, visibility of the Shekerly mountains to the south just went to zero.

Alan B. Scholl http://www.digitalphoto.ag/scholla

Amateur Radio: V21BF

Antigua, West Indies - "Where Land & Sea Make Beauty..."

- Thunder Storm

From: Rosalie Allen <sugarlips_2020 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 05:07:32 -0700 (PDT)

Good Morning Everyone!

It's another beautiful day here in Antigua after an early morning of rain, lightning & thunder. Actually it was a heavy thunder clap that woke me up from my sleep & my daughter's little feet running from her bedroom to ours.lol

The sun is now shining brightly and the air is still rather crisp. That's what happening in paradise right now.

Rosie

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- FROM ANTIGUA

From: "MARTHA WATKINS GILKES" <gilkesm AT candw.ag>
Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2004 12:55:34 -0400

Beautiful sunny day in Antigua and sea has calmed down from the passing of KARL AND LISA out in the Atlantic... and for now we are spared anything.. but thoughts going out to Bahamas as Jeanne just passed them and to all in Florida who are enduring YET ANother HURRICANE...

this is one summer i will be glad to see the END OF.....

- LISA and beyond

From: "MARTHA WATKINS GILKES" <gilkesm AT candw.ag>
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 09:18:27 -0400

Today is a beautiful day in Antigua and good news for all of the islands is it looks like LISA WILL TURN NORTH as the tracks are showing. We are still watching the patch behind her however, and looking forward to the end of this hurricane season and the terrible wrath of nature this year has brought.

thoughts and concern go out to all so devestated -- Iantiguans from all walks or life are pulling together to make donations to Grenada as they slowly clean up and rebuild.

- PHOTO DID NOT ATTACH

From: "MARTHA WATKINS GILKES" <gilkesm AT candw.ag>
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 15:38:30 -0400

ON MY LAST POST THE PHOTO DID NOT ATTACH FOR

SOME REASON..(COMPUTERS!!) TRYING AGAIN..THIS GOES WITH THE

COMMENTS ON THE LAST POST

DSCN8468.JPG

- Emailing: DSCN8468

From: "MARTHA WATKINS GILKES" <gilkesm AT candw.ag>
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 15:08:05 -0400

ROUGH SEAS ALREADY on the EAST COAST..

goodness.. these storms are FAR Away.. HURRICANE KARL...LOCATED ABOUT 1005 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS (thats us!!)

andTS LISA LOCATED ABOUT 1055 MILES WEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. (the Cape Verdes are 2679 miles from Antigua so that puts LISA 1624 miles away from us..

yet already LITTLE COVE below my house is getting rough

SEE AUGUST 30th posting where i posted a FRANCES PHOTO with Little Cove getting rough.. and what it is like on a nice calm summer day!

- Matthew??? I Hope Not!

From: Rosalie Allen <sugarlips_2020 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 08:56:54 -0700 (PDT)

After this hurricane season ends I think that i'm going to take a very long vacation to calm my nerves. This season has been my most nerve racking yet

Rosie

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- MATTHEW????

From: "MARTHA WATKINS GILKES" <gilkesm AT candw.ag>
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 11:01:24 -0400

THIS IS UNREAL.. a third system is about to be born. it is a low now ..just south of LISA..and will be named MATTHEW in the near future

this is enough to make a sane man/woman crazy with these weather systems this year.. no wonder those back room boys are drinking cheap rum.... while i sure don't want to be

hit here in Antigua i just pray those poor islands already so devastated are spared ....

- MORE ENCOURAGING VIEW of LISA

From: "MARTHA WATKINS GILKES" <gilkesm AT candw.ag>
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 09:38:33 -0400

Beautiful sunshine day in Antigua..just spoke to someone in Barbados and they say the sea is like a lake there.. maybe from Lisa being out there...

LATEST NOAA TRACK AS OF 5 am today looks much better for our little paradise.. showing this north turn on SUNDAY.. don't usually like to wish away even one second of this wonderful life.. BUT ROLL ON

with a north turn and BYE BYE LISA we hope - still double checking my batteries / emerg. lights/ things stashed about in the garden that could go "flying like a kite"... we in Antigua are pretty hurricane savvy and hopefully that will keep us from being blown to bits like the 1995 LUIS did! or if we do ...getting back on our feet more quickly as that is the hardest part of a hurricane.. the rebuilding...

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ftp/graphics/AT13/refresh/AL1304W5+GIF/210853W5.gif

- THE BOYS

From: "John Fuller" <fullerj AT candw.ag>
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 07:48:35 -0400

THE BOYS IN THE BACK ROOM ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT DOUBLE, TRIPLE, AND EVEN QUADRUPLE VISION.

THEY HAVE VOWED NEVER TO BUY THAT CHEAP RUM FROM BUSHY’S RUM SHOP AGAIN.

I HAD GREAT DIFFICULTY EXPLAINING THAT IT WASN’T THE RUM BUT THAT THERE WERE INDEED 3 OR 4

STORMS WANDERING AROUND OUT THERE.

- Watching Lisa

From: Rosalie Allen <sugarlips_2020 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 05:42:13 -0700 (PDT)

I just saw a projected path for Lisa and i'm not at all amused. Why did'nt she just follow Karl out into the atlantic?

Rosie

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- LISA

From: "MARTHA WATKINS GILKES" <gilkesm AT candw.ag>
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 17:02:22 -0400

we hope she is does a NORTH TURN dont like this plot!

- LISA formed!

From: "Alan Scholl" <scholla AT candw.ag>
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 08:00:35 -0400

The 13^th depression has been upgraded to LISA. Its winds are near 50mph. The 5 day forecast track has it in the vicinity of the northern Leewards. I guess we will have to keep any eye on this one.

Alan B. Scholl http://www.digitalphoto.ag/scholla

Amateur Radio: V21BF

Antigua, West Indies - "Where Land & Sea Make Beauty..."

- LISA

From: "MARTHA WATKINS GILKES" <gilkesm AT candw.ag>
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 13:06:15 -0400

Was hoping KARL would pull what is now LISA into him.. but no such luck.. this one may be "our time around"...as the track puts it due east of ANTIGUA! but still early days so we have to watch and wait! Today is a beautiful day in antigua... sunny and calm seas.. going to sea right now .... need some "salt spray" on the skin!

- watching the low

From: "MARTHA WATKINS GILKES" <gilkesm AT candw.ag>
Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 16:29:45 -0300

Another low has developed off the Cape Verde islands which is worth watching .. not much being mentioned on it ; hope it turns north like KARL is doing.. today is beautiful sunshine in Antigua.. but some odd south west winds… looks like we will have some days of “paradise weather” however for the next week.

- KARL to soon be major hurricane!

From: "MARTHA WATKINS GILKES" <gilkesm AT candw.ag>
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 08:00:38 -0400

Title: Message

IF we must have another hurricane developing on our doorstep this is a good one to have as all models show a NORTH TURN.. as of 5 am this morning/ Friday the discussion below by Nat. Hurricane Center makes me feel very HAPPY AND THANKFUL that a NORTH TURN SHOULD OCCUR...( it is still coming due west now...towards the islands and that always makes me nervous...but they do predict a NORTH TURN - check out the posting below - still this is nature and we have seen some weird things.. like HURRICANE "LEFTY" LENNY which hit in late Nov. 1999 (you read about this bizarre hurricane at http://www.stormcarib.com/hurr99c.htm#td16 ( it turned around in the Gulf and CAME THE WRONG WAY as it danced down the island chain ending up in ANTIGUA in that NOVEMBER!! --

good site to see Karl's projected path

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCDAT2+shtml/170830.shtml?

AND today in Antigua the skies are blue again... slightly overcast the the very end of JEANNE... and we did have some final wind bands yesterday as John posted... but think we are getting back to our "paradise" weather!

so all of you tourists coming to enjoy -- come on down!

- TD #12

From: Rosalie Allen <sugarlips_2020 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 14:45:53 -0700 (PDT)

I like the projected path for TD #12..... out to sea. Now if all the other depressions with take the same route we'll be happy campers.

Rosie

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- NO.12

From: "John Fuller" <fullerj AT candw.ag>
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 17:33:19 -0400

Title: Message

LOOKS AS IF IT WILL GO NO

[Image of storm location, predicted track, and coastal areas under a warning or a watch]

RTH

- OR IS IT 12?

From: "John Fuller" <fullerj AT candw.ag>
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 16:48:01 -0400

OF COURSE NOT TD11—MAYBE 12. DON’T LIKE IT’S ITINERARY.

- SCORPION

From: "John Fuller" <fullerj AT candw.ag>
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 16:46:18 -0400

JEANNE’S EASTERN TAIL IS PASSING UP FROM THE SOUTHEAST NOW THROUGH US NOW.

IT IS QUITE STORMY,WINDY,WET WITH THUNDER.BITE IN THE TAIL.

TD 11 (?) LOOKS GOOD.

- A Hurricane Season To Remember

From: Rosalie Allen <sugarlips_2020 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 05:28:20 -0700 (PDT)

My first experience of a hurricane is Hugo in 1989 then the subsequent parade of Luis, Georges, Jose & Lenny. However, even though we did not get a direct hit this season (let us pray that it stays that way) I will never forget the 2004 Hurricane Season.

I have never seen such a parade of storms in one year. I have always respected storms but after this year I think that I may have a newfound respect for them.lol

I used to tell my friends in USA that after Luis I can manage anything but after seeing what Ivan did I may have to do some serious thinking.lol

Jeanne have not even cleared the area now i'm hearing about another disturbance. All these disturbances can give a girl heart trouble.

Rosie

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- to BECOME KARL ???

From: "MARTHA WATKINS GILKES" <gilkesm AT candw.ag>
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 08:30:17 -0400

Title: Message

GOOD MORNING FROM SUNNY ANTIGUA...

YES.. THE SUN IS SHINING HERE AGAIN (SOME CLOUD MASSES AROUND BUT SUNSHINE AFTER SEVERAL RAINY DAYS..

Sadly...the US Gulf coast is in a big mess with what Ivan has and is doing.. so many people without power already and too early to say what the real damage is.. just spoke to my mother in Mississippi and they are getting heavy rains but wind has not picked up yet (they are somewhat north...)

BUT CONCERNING NEWS for the islands IS THAT THE BLOB WE ARE WATCHING OFF THE AFRICAN COAST IS DEVELOPING...possibly to be KARL.. THE SITE BELOW IS A GOOD SITE TO SEE IT ..

IT IS NOW MARKED AS A LOW

DON'T KNOW HOW THE ISLANDS ALREADY HIT CAN TAKE MORE..OR FLORIDA...ALREADY WATCHING JEANNE... SO LET'S HOPE THIS BLOB TURNS NORTH (guess that is not likely given the path of most of these this season)

http://www.intellicast.com/Local/USNationalWide.asp?loc=usa&seg=StormCenter&prodgrp=Tropical&product=AtlanticAnalysis&prodnav=none

- IVAN THE TERRIBLE

From: "MARTHA WATKINS GILKES" <gilkesm AT candw.ag>
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 21:32:45 -0400

Title: Message

VERY IRONIC that this terrible IVAN did havoc thru the islands.. stranded me in London..and now is hitting the Mississippi gulf coast -- home of HURRICANE HUNTERS and near MY 80 year old mothers home... just spoke with her and many who had to flee the GULF COAST are in our small town motel rooms and those in the town are trying to offer "southern hospitality" to those who have had to flee their own homes.. Could it be that hurricanes have another plus to them... to bring the human race closer together in the battle of mother nature?

and meanwhile.. WE WATCH THE PATCH OFF AFRICA... (thanks john for reminding us of another one !!

could that be KARL!! we must keep chin up !!

- Time to Prepare!!

From: "E. Ann Henry" <eah AT candw.ag>
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 18:10:30 -0400

I think that those of us who have survived relatively unscathed for this season while we are yet "giving thanks", we need to start preparations "just in case".

Now is the time to buy those extra bottles of water and tins of canned food, so that we are not caught off-guard and unready.

This season is unbelievable.

E. Ann Henry

- ?????????

From: "John Fuller" <fullerj AT candw.ag>
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 15:13:06 -0400

Title: Message

I AM GOING TO TRY TO POST THIS---IT MAY NOT WORK AS MY LAST FEW NEVER APPEARED.

\TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE FAR E ATLC NEAR THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS
ALONG 25W MOVING 15-20 KT. THE WAVE IS ACCOMPANIED BY A 1010 MB
LOW NEAR 10N/11N. LATEST METSAT-8 SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES
THAT THE WAVE HAS BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED WITH INCREASING DEEP
CONVECTION. THE WAVE/LOW IS LOCATED ON THE S SIDE OF A LARGE
MID-LEVEL RIDGE AND CONDITIONS APPEAR FAVORABLE FOR THIS SYSTEM
TO BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO.
SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION FROM 10N-13N BETWEEN 23W-30W.
WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN THE ITCZ FROM 6N-10N
BETWEEN 20W-35W.

- calm sky and seas

From: "MARTHA WATKINS GILKES" <gilkesm AT candw.ag>
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 21:29:31 -0400

Title: Message

The tree frogs are full of song.. a sure sign of a dreamy

tropical night -- romance is in the air!

I just photographed a mama and a baby frog in one of my

orchids attached.. about the size of my thumb nail

(THEIR SONG IS LIKE CRICKETS BUT EVEN

MORE SO... FOR some tourists it drives them crazy until you

learn to love the song of the tree frogs... ( I record it and take

it with me to replay in a London apartment!

The tree frog song is confirming all is well in paradise and that the

wild wind

of JEANNE has moved north... we know she is getting stronger...

thoughts of all in her path.. but very very thankful that Antigua and

Barbuda not facing natures wrath again as we have so many

times... unlike last night ...tonight I will slumber in a dream world...

Attachment: DSCN8890.JPG

- STORMY DAY

From: "MARTHA WATKINS GILKES" <gilkesm AT candw.ag>
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 14:34:24 -0400

Title: Message

TD 11 NOW TROPICAL STORM JEANNE as we thought it would become...

has brought a lot of rain and stormy weather to Antigua during the day.
A number of our schools were closed due to heavy rain and

fishermen were called in due to heavy seas....

but we were lucky that we did not get serious wind... - as mentioned in earlier posting 39 mph was max I measured. At 11 a.m. Jeanne was about 100 miles to our south west and continues to move away. Our met office says by tomorrow we should out of the heavy cloud cover.

- tropical depression 11

From: "MARTHA WATKINS GILKES" <gilkesm AT candw.ag>
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 06:43:29 -0400

Title: Message

GUYS - GREAT TO BE HOME - even with STORMS brewing all around our paradise!!!! after having been "stranded" in London for 5 extra days due to Hurricane IVAN the TERRIBLE -- believe it or not..(amazing how this hurricane has affected people far and wide..) Ivan closed the TRINIDAD AIRPORT when it pasted the southern Caribbean , home base for BWIA AIRLINE (which I was flying..) so no planes were coming into London Heathrow..and none out! Finally was able to jump on flight into Barbados and make my way north home!

Late yesterday afternoon we were advised a depression was forming on our doorstep JUST TO THE EAST OF GUADELOUPE ...our neighbor to the south..Am sure this will soon be NAMED JEANNE - . the sites below show what is on top of us (the first two sites are real time sat so as it moves on it will not be over Antigua - Antigua is the island just above the "butterfly island" - Guadeloupe.. Last night and now early am we have had gusty winds (max I measured was 39 mph) and some rain fall. We are still getting some of this but are now on the edge so once again ANTIGUA IS SO LUCKY in missing these terrible hurricanes... Hearts go out to those in Grenada and Caymans and Jamaica ... and other islands badly hit by IVAN...and those in the path now

http://www.intellicast.com/Local/USNationalWide.asp?loc=usa&seg=StormCenter&prodgrp=FloaterImagery&product=Float2Loop&prodnav=none&pid=none

http://wwwghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/get-goes?satellite=GOES-8%20HURRICANE&info=ir&lat=16&lon=-40&width=1000&height=300&type=Animation&palette=spect.pal&mapcolor=red&zoom=4

http://www.goes.noaa.gov/pr3.html

5 AM AST TUE SEP 14 2004
..TROPICAL DEPRESSION ELEVEN NEARING TROPICAL STORM STATUS...

TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD ALSO AFFECT THE REMAINDER OF THENORTHEN LESSER ANTILLES TO THE NORTH OF GUADELOUPE.

P.S. (Antigua is the first island to the north! )

BUT WE Still HAVE TO WATCH TO THE EAST AS THERE IS ACTIVITY OFF AFRICA ..

CHECK THE SITE BELOW - MIDDLE IMAGE

Below the most recent Meteosat-7 imag