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- Haze
  • From: MJ <mjstark AT coqui.net>
  • Date: Sun, 04 Apr 2004 08:05:19 -0400
Same haze over Culebra...and no one seems to have any answers here either.
It seems to have lifted this morning. 


- '03 Rainfall Data
  • From: "William Kunke" <wkunke AT verizonmail.com>
  • Date: Fri, 02 Jan 2004 05:55:12 -0400
Good Morning, Here are the stats on rainfall for Culebra, PR, 2003.  As you 
will see it was the wettest year of our records.  No major storms, but plenty 
of rain.  The trees damaged from Hugo & Marilyn are finally coming back to 
life, and filling-out.  Still, many shorelines remain barren due to those 
storms.

Best Regards,  Bill
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- amazing day
  • From: MJ <mjstark AT coqui.net>
  • Date: Tue, 09 Dec 2003 14:31:54 -0400
While records are being set for, to put it mildly, historically untimely
weather, we on Culebra are having one of the most spectacular days we've
seen in a long time. The SUN IS OUT, the SKY IS BLUE, some puffy clouds, and
a fantastic breeze like Christmas winds but not as strong making for no
mosquitos. It is one of those days you want to wrap up and send to everyone
you know anywhere in the world, and a brilliant reminder why we choose to
live in these islands. Hope the rest of you are having the same! 


- November Rainfall Data
  • From: "William Kunke" <wkunke AT verizonmail.com>
  • Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2003 18:11:20 -0400


You will see the months total of 21.8 is a record for November, with the 
previous high in '87 of 17.9 inches.  Also, with a years total of 57.6 already, 
we will be right up there with '87 in total inches.  Culebra is slowly drying 
out and not too excited about this weekends forcast for more rain.
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- Sunshine, BUT
  • From: Pepper & Spice Shack <laurie AT pepperyparrot.com>
  • Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 06:52:52 -0500
Well, we saw the sun most of yesterday and this morning looks promising.
The mosquitos have started to arrive however, and we will be in for some
very unpleasant times -- my guess is the bugs will be the worst in recent
memory.....

And then we have this most unpleasant 5 day forecast -- it's really
beginning to be very depressing.....our poor tourists!!:

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
500 AM AST WED NOV 19 2003

.DISCUSSION...
AT THIS HOUR PUERTO RICO APPEARS TO BE SHOWER FREE AND THE DOPPLER
ONLY SHOWED ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AFFECTING THE ISLAND OF ST
THOMAS AND THE COASTAL WATERS. WINDS ARE STILL FROM THE EAST BUT
THEY ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT MORE FROM NORTHEAST DURING THE DAY.
AFTERNOON ACTIVITY WILL OCCUR FIRST ACROSS THE INTERIOR SECTIONS.
UPPER LEVEL WINDS ALREADY SHOW A MORE NOTHERLY COMPONENT THEREFORE
MOST OF THIS SHOWERS WILL SPREAD OUT TO THE SOUTH PORTIONS OF PUERTO
RICO. WE SHOULD HAVE PLENTY OF SUNSHINE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS DURING
THE MORNING HOURS AND A MORE CLIMO TYPE AFTERNOON SHOWERS DURING THE
AFTERNOON.THESE SHOWERS COULD PRODUCE HEAVY DOWNPOURS AS LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE CONTINUE TO BE HIGH./EM

AS BEFORE MENTION...ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL AFFECT US SATURDAY THROUGH
SUNDAY. STRONG COLD FRONT NOW ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE PRODUCING
SEVERE WEATHER IS TO SWEEP ACROSS FLORIDA...EXITING THE MIAMI AREA
BY EARLY EVENING TOMORROW. 18Z RUN OF THE GFS SHOWS THIS FRONT
CONTINUING A SOUTHEASTWARD PROGRESSION...KNOCKING ON OUR DOORSTEPS
AS EARLY AS FRIDAY NIGHT. GFS SHOWS BOUNDARY THEN SLOWING UP AND
BECOMING ALIGNED IN A WEST TO EAST FASHION ACROSS PR/VI BY
SUNDAY...WITH GOOD MOISTURE AND AXIS OF RISING MOTION WITH FRONT
RIGHT ACROSS AREA. UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS PROGGED TO BE NE OF AREA
THIS WEEKEND...SO MAIN UPPER DYNAMICS WOULD BE TO THE
NE...THANKFULLY. HOWEVER...GFS SHOWS AN 80 KNOT JET ROUNDING THE
BASE OF THIS TROUGH SUNDAY...WITH LOCAL AREA IN RIGHT REAR QUAD OF
JET...WHICH WOULD FAVOR SOME RISING MOTION. THIS ALL SPELLS ANOTHER
POSSIBLE RETURN TO WET CONDITIONS FOR THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. WHETHER
WE GET A LOT OF RAINFALL WITH THIS UPCOMING FRONT REMAINS TO BE
SEEN. AS TO AVOID MAJOR FLIP FLOPPING OF THE FORECAST...TRENDED
FORECAST POPS DOWNWARD THU-FRI...AND UPWARD FOR THIS WEEKEND. SHOULD
MODEL RUNS BECOME CONSISTENT ON SHOWING THIS SCENARIO...THEN POPS
CAN CONTINUE TO BE INCREASED. IT IS STILL FAR AWAY...SO FORECAST
PLACEMENT AND TIMING OF FRONT WILL LIKELY CHANGE NEXT FEW DAYS. WILL
BE SOMETHING TO WATCH. /DG



- the sun
  • From: MJ <mjstark AT coqui.net>
  • Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 06:07:05 -0400
Last night a sunset and this morning a sunrise! And a radar that looks
clear. Let the clean up begin. 


- !^$# AT !
  • From: MJ <mjstark AT coqui.net>
  • Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 07:28:49 -0400
Rain, thunder, lightening and a lousy looking radar picture. Pulling the
drip buckets out again...and that's all I have to say. 


- hide & seek
  • From: MJ <mjstark AT coqui.net>
  • Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2003 08:54:35 -0400
While the sun is giving it a good shot, the rains seem not to be over yet
for this area...heavy rains during the night and a short mild one this
morning. But the wind has picked up a bit, which if we are lucky will blow
away some of the 573 zillion mosquitos starting to hatch...That next huge
black cloud you will see over the Caribbean won't be moisture! 


- magic
  • From: MJ <mjstark AT coqui.net>
  • Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 17:29:07 -0400
So in the bliss of a weak sun I'm walking around the property wondering how
high it is going to grow in the next few days and down by the water is this
very raggedy brushy plant, not quite tree, not quite anything but pretty so
I've let it be...lo and behold it has a bloom on it when it's never bloomed
before - and it's a wild orchid of some sort but absolutely orchid family
and very beautiful. And how can you not grin, even when a few more raindrops
started falling down, when you have a wild orchid come out of this drawn out
emotional miasma? Gotta love island living!
Little mousies in my house...you can go back to the fields soon! 


- big yellow ball
  • From: MJ <mjstark AT coqui.net>
  • Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 16:37:45 -0400
Big yellow ball in sky hurts eyes feels good! Saw blue, yellow thing too,
crossing fingers saying yes yes yes!!! 


- Over for Now!
  • From: Pepper & Spice Shack <laurie AT pepperyparrot.com>
  • Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 16:28:45 -0500
It seems like the worst of it is behind us -- we haven't had rain for
several hours now!!  Now we can start the drying out process as many of us
have flooded homes or businesses.  I haven't heard of any real damage here
on Culebra, but having seen in person Farjardo on the main island on
Wednesday, I know our neighbors are in trouble.

Let's keep our fingers crossed that we can squeak by with no rain for
several more hours -- it was so wonderful to have to search for my sun
glasses this afternoon as we actually saw some blue sky!!

Laurie



- Culebra Rainfall
  • From: "William Kunke" <wkunke AT verizonmail.com>
  • Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 11:55:10 -0400

Good Morning,

Last night Culebra recieved 6.5 inches of rain in 6 hours.  Since the 1st of 
November Culebra has now recieved a total of 16 inches.  It is now raining 
again, so I feel safe in saying we will break the previous record for the month 
of November, which was 17 inches in 1987.  Many roads in our section are 
unpassable due to heavy rutting by rain.  As the previous messenger stated 
however, things are worse on the big island of PR.

Enough, Enough, Enough!!!
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- permissio
  • From: MJ <mjstark AT coqui.net>
  • Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 21:03:54 -0400
Excuse me a moment *silent scream* ok...I feel better now. Just when it
seemed the rain was ending, it got worse than ever here; seriously hard rain
that is going on as I type, thunder, lightening and two news leaks in the
roof. But that is the selfish part. People on the big island of PR are
homeless, with mudslides, flooding, homes destroyed...here it is just a
tremendous annoyance to business people, tourists, and other locals who
can't get to work. That will all pass. For those who are truly in terrible
trouble, I can only hope this ends quickly. 


- outlook (or look out)
  • From: MJ <mjstark AT coqui.net>
  • Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 08:10:32 -0400
Title: outlook (or look out)



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HWOSJU
PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-AMZ710>750-122200-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
600 AM AST THURSDAY NOV 13 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PUERTO RICO.

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE AGAIN EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND MOVE
INLAND ACROSS PUERTO RICO INCLUDING THE ISLANDS OF VIEQUES AND
CULEBRA THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE WEST...AND NORTHWEST SECTIONS  
SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO WILL ALSO SEE AND INCREASE IN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AS A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES NORTH
NORTHEAST ACROSS THE ISLAND. AREAS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE
ACROSS ALL OF PUERTO RICO. PREVIOUS RAINFALL HAVE JUST ABOUT  
SATURATED ALL TERRAIN ACROSS PUERTO RICO AND THE ADJACENT ISLANDS.
LANDSLIDES AND OR ROCK SLIDES ALONG HIGHER ELEVATIONS ARE POSSIBLE
AS WELL AS DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH
WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF PUERTO RICO THROUGH 600 PM THIS
THURSDAY EVENING....WITH HIGH PROBABILITIES OF THE CONTINUED
ISSUANCE OF FLOOD WARNINGS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE ISLAND.  

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY TODAY.

.FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE CURRENT WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUES TO DRIFT NORTH
NORTHEAST ACROSS PUERTO RICO...LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY
IMPROVE BY LATE FRIDAY AND THEREAFTER. MEANWHILE...SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE LOCAL AREAS
ARE EXPECTED. THERE IS A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR URBAN AND FLASH FLOODING
ON FRIDAY.  NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.

$$

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INLAND ACROSS THESE
ISLANDS THROUGH THIS EVENING. PREVIOUS RAINFALL HAVE COMPLETELY
SATURATED SOILS ACROSS THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ISLANDS.
LANDSLIDES OR ROCK SLIDES ALONG HIGHER ELEVATIONS ARE POSSIBLE AS
WELL AS DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS
IN EFFECT THROUGH 600 PM THIS EVENING...AS A RESULT THE POTENTIAL
OF GUT AND STREAM FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TODAY.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY TODAY.

.FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...AS A BROAD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CURRENT WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUES TO DRIFT
NORTH NORTHEAST ACROSS PUERTO RICO...LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL
SLOWLY IMPROVE BY FRIDAY AND THEREAFTER. MEANWHILE...SCATTERED
TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE LOCAL
AREAS ARE EXPECTED. THERE IS A GOOD POTENTIAL FOR URBAN AND GUT
FLOODING ON FRIDAY. NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED.

$$

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEB
SITE FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AT (ALL LOWERCASE
LETTERS): HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/SJU.




- glub
  • From: MJ <mjstark AT coqui.net>
  • Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 06:56:15 -0400
It has actually stopped raining for a bit here in the last hour. The waters
are full of run off and pretty filthy, and Mr. Sun has not made an
appearance as of yet, except to make it a brighter gloom. I don't have an
official idea of how much rain we've gotten here, but I know it is a LOT.
What happens next seems to be, well...up in the air! 


- vet day
  • From: MJ <mjstark AT coqui.net>
  • Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 21:12:28 -0400
While the rain poured and the mud grew sloppier, I listened to my neighbors
party from about 6 this morning til an hour or so ago, which lifted my
spirits as I watched my gardens drowning. Culebra is wet, muddy and mold is
growing on our sandals, but the sun WILL come back out, and it will be
beautiful and green in a week. Clap your hands three times if you believe! 


- Culebra Rainfall Update
  • From: "William Kunke" <wkunke AT verizonmail.com>
  • Date: Sat, 01 Nov 2003 07:01:13 -0400
Good Morning,

Here is the latest Rainfall Data from Culebra.
Showing this years rainfall amounts alongside
the average amounts over the past years.

Regards,  Bill
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- Status Excellent
  • From: MJ <mjstark AT coqui.net>
  • Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 05:44:33 -0400
Look at that radar view! Went for a sail to our lighthouse island Culebrita
Saturday. One of those days with friends, just enough clouds to make
pictures, enough sun to have the water exactly right, and laughter enough to
recall all week.  
Remembering all work and no play makes MJ glad to have friends with boats!
Back to watch level vigilant beautiful, until the fat lady sings. 


- St. Nick
  • From: MJ <mjstark AT coqui.net>
  • Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 05:20:41 -0400
Dear St. Nicholas,

Your cookies and milk are waiting for you at 30N 50W. We've been nice,
really!!!

Love, Us 


- What is dat ting?
  • From: MJ <mjstark AT coqui.net>
  • Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2003 13:42:40 -0400
   Just when you think it's safe to look at the sat pics...and there is this
big twirly thing! 
A blue sky day on Culebra, the Sport Carnival (go little ponies!!) a loud
success and people starting to think about their Halloween costumes. We
don't need a Nicholas coming 'round. 

75_20031012.1715.goes12.ir.x.tr

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- Mini-Mindy
  • From: "William Kunke" <wkunke AT verizonmail.com>
  • Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2003 06:59:28 -0400

Good Morning,

Culebra experienced what I will call "Mini-Mindy" last night.  We received 1.3 
inches of rain, with wind gust of 43 mph.  Over the last 3 days we received a 
total of 3.6 inches of rain, so there is plenty of run-off this morning.

Regards,  Bill
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- Rain on, rain still on
  • From: MJ <mjstark AT coqui.net>
  • Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2003 05:03:44 -0400
I had a front row view for the dramatic rain storms yesterday, watching St.
Thomas go into a white out as it headed our way...only to split around the
island and go to the Big island of Puerto Rico. Of course we eventually got
lots more ourselves and the ground is now soggy without a let up in
sight...although right now I hear more roosters than rain falling. Everyone
was excited about going home from work and cooking soups and other foods we
normally leave to colder climes. Too much rain and we'll all turn roly poly! 


- Heavy weather
  • From: MJ <mjstark AT coqui.net>
  • Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 09:50:40 -0400
Last night with winds coming out of the WEST (first time I've ever had to
shut windows on that side!) we had, after a beautiful but hot day, a storm
of major proportions with hard rain, lightening and thunder and enough wind
to tear my shade tarp down. The plants are happy, and right now the water of
Ensenada Honda is like a lake - though from the looks of the sat pics, much
more of the wet stuff is on the way. 


- Mosquito season
  • From: MJ <mjstark AT coqui.net>
  • Date: Thu, 02 Oct 2003 17:45:19 -0400
While still in the midst of hurricane season, we are closer to being carried
away by the needle nosed ones. Mosquitos are occupying our thoughts even as
we keep an eye to the east; glad for the occasional heavy rains but a little
tired of wearing DEET as our eau de scent. Of course...we all agree here on
Culebra, better than having no roofs! 


- RainFall
  • From: "William Kunke" <wkunke AT verizonmail.com>
  • Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2003 08:58:28 -0400

Good Morning,  

Yesterday within a 24 hour period, Culebra received 5.4 inches of rain.  At one 
point we received 3 inches of that total in a two hour period!  A real "frog 
strangler" and the dry creek bed was roaring all night with the run-off from 
the hills.

Best Regards,  Bill
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- Rainfall
  • From: "William Kunke" <wkunke AT verizonmail.com>
  • Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2003 07:14:58 -0400
Good Morning

Culebra received a pleasant rainfall to end the month of July (9/10 last 
night).  Attached is the rainfall data for Culebra so far this year, compared 
to yearly averages.  The rain last evening was a good "soaker" and will really 
benifit the plants.      Bill
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- Ash Event
  • From: "William Kunke" <wkunke AT verizonmail.com>
  • Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 10:27:37 -0400
This is how the ash appears on parked vehicles this morning in Culebra.  It is 
continuing to fall here, not heavily, but still coming.
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- Volcanic Ash
  • From: "William Kunke" <wkunke AT verizonmail.com>
  • Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2003 11:41:42 -0400

Culebra starting recieving the "Ash Event" at 10-10:30 AM and it has continuely 
gotten worse.  Thanks for the recent postings from St Kitts and Anguilla, and 
the info and links provided.
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- Update
  • From: "William Kunke" <wkunke AT verizonmail.com>
  • Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2003 11:37:49 -0400

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- Tropical Storm Ana
  • From: "William Kunke" <wkunke AT verizonmail.com>
  • Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 11:32:58 -0400

The following was copied from Accu Weather.com

Atlantic Ocean 

Today's Discussion
April 21, 2003 08:00 a.m.

The Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico hurricane season does not 
officially begin until June 1st, but the first name on the 2003 list has 
already been assigned. The area of low pressure some 140 miles south-southwest 
of Bermuda showed enough convection, and enough organization, that the National 
Hurricane Center gave it a name -- "Subtropical Storm Ana," at 11 PM EDT 
Sunday. The upper level steering winds will take this system south of Bermuda 
today, producing some squally weather on the island. The only effect on the 
U.S. mainland will be large northeast swells along the mid Atlantic and 
southeast coastal waters. Tomorrow and Wednesday, what's left of Ana will 
continue to move eastward, through the open waters of the Atlantic. Ana is only 
the second known subtropical or tropical storm to form in the month of April. 
The other time was April 21-24, 1992. That system was subtropical in nature, 
i.e. not truly warm core, as a tropical system is, and it was not given a name. 

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