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Amazingly, we woke to the sight of snow on Mt. Resaca, our highest
point here on Culebra. After a night huddled by the propane stove in
our lined coats, dug out from lives past, we weren't terribly
surprised. As the sun rises, it is melting but no doubt there will be
pictures sent in later.
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| - reality unplugged |
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I finally got my computer back after weeks of problems, usually ending
with me trying not to sob over the phone line for the return of one of
my life connections. Finally I talked to a man in Miami who made things
happen and wonderfully, he is Puerto Rican, knows Culebra and hopefully
really WILL take me up on the offer for dinner and a drink in thanks if
he ever gets here. Bless you Juan!
And now, back to the weather.After 5 days of serious heat (and the brief, welcome rain that came with it) and thick haze (that a sailor friend of mine from STT told me was Saharan dust calling early, not volcano ash as I wondered), today was glorious. Clear skies, good breeze, nice temps. A good way to end March. |
| - Good Morning |
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Good Morning, Here is the start of things this morning with the Heineken Regatta. It appears to be a great day for it and I am sure they will enjoy the trip around the island. Culebra recieved 2 showers early this week giving us almost and inch of rain. There is a slight tinge of green showing. We welcome more! Enjoy, William -- _______________________________________________ Get your free Verizonmail at www.verizonmail.com
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| - Culebra=Dry |
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Good Morning, Culebra received only 0.9 inches of rain in February, bringing the years total to less than 3 inches. Extremely dry conditions exist for the island. St. Martin, thanks for the great sailing photos, really special pics! Saba, I was fortunate to see a whale breeching on the return ferry to Culebra last week, always a thrill! Enjoy, William -- _______________________________________________ Get your free Verizonmail at www.verizonmail.com |
| - Monserrat Activity |
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Good Morning, The following comments about current activity:
ERUPTION DETAILS: ONGOING EMISSION OF ASH AND
GASES
REMARKS: A FAINT PLUME CAN BE DETECTED IN
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY EXTENDING WEST FROM THE
VOLCANO. THE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO SHIFT AND MAY
SPREAD THE ASH TO THE NORTHWEST AS THIS OCCURS
The attached photo was posted on http://www.mvo.ms/
This was taken by a remote camera on Jan. 19th.
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| - Spring? |
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Technically, it's still winter, but it seems like Spring...cool mornings bringing brilliant sunrises, warm days with postcard blue skies, perfect sleeping weather nights with the moon almost full. While visitors tell us of cold and...well, we all know why we're here instead of there!! |
| - Good Morning |
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Good Morning, I am attaching an early morning photo of "Flamengo Beach" here on Culebra. Beautiful days to be on the beach lately. I also attach a chart showing the forcast of the ash cloud emitted by Montserrat this week. The forcast is for "ongoing ash emissions". I am curious to know if this ash has affected anyone else healthwise? Breathing, allergies, headaches? Some of our neighbors seem to be able to tell when there is a new ash emission just by their symptoms. Please share your effects if any: wkunke at verizonmail.com Enjoy, William -- _______________________________________________ Get your free Verizonmail at www.verizonmail.com
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| - Morning on Culebra |
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Good Morning, Here is the sunrise this AM. You can see the cloud and rain bank blocking the sun and now we are getting wide-spread drizzle. After this passes, it looks mainly sunny for the remainder of the day. Still having pretty cool nights. Enjoy, William -- _______________________________________________ Get your free Verizonmail at www.verizonmail.com
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| - Montserrat Activity |
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Good Morning, The following report was copied from http://www.mvo.ms/ This verifies the haze and grit that started in Culebra yesterday afternoon. With the wind shift up from the South East yesterday, it brought some of the emmisions with it. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Report for the period midday 13 January to midday 20 January 2006 Activity at the Soufrière Hills Volcano remains elevated. The seismic network recorded 61 rockfall signals, 17 long period earthquakes and 15 long period ? rockfall signals. Measured sulphur dioxide fluxes have fluctuated between 350 tonnes per day (t/d) on 13th January 2006 and 1160 t/d on 15th January 2006. The weekly average was 767 t/d, which is again above the long-term average of 500 tonnes per day. Images taken by the remote camera on Perches Mountain show that the dome has continued to grow throughout the reporting period. Growth is now taking place over a broad sector extending from the southwest around to the northeast. A central spine has also appeared, and was first observed on Tuesday 17th January when cloud cleared briefly from the dome at around 1pm local time. Numerous small rockfalls have continued to fall from the southern, eastern and northeastern flanks of the dome. These are visible at night due to the high temperature and resulting incandescence of the material, and are adding to the talus in the upper reaches of the Tar River valley. -- _______________________________________________ Get your free Verizonmail at www.verizonmail.com |
| - At last! |
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We have sunshine and breezes, rather than grey on grey and worth of gale force rating winds. Another beautiful day in Paradox! The visitors are happy and we are happier. |
| - Rain and Sun |
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It's blue skies and beautiful! It's grey skies and pouring! It's breezy and cool! It's blowing like stink and freezing! Oh...that's in about 20 minutes. What strange weather we are experiencing these recent days. But the gardens are happy and once again, I'm entertaining passer by and the firemen across the street in closing the cart in three minutes. I now have an early warning system of locals who come over and say, MJ! RAIN!! Poor tourist visitors as I gently shove them along their way while closing up... The north shore swells brought in a few awesome shells (which we don't get much of here on Culebra) and a rock that I picked up this morning that made me (once again since moving to the islands) wish I knew a whole lot more about geology. It is perfectly ovoid, grey and bits of mica. It made me think of what an egg of a prehistoric bird might look like. Though a woman I know said, when I showed it to her, that it reminded her of a potato. Ah well. Here comes the rain again.... |
| - A beautiful Martin Luther King Day |
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As William said, we started the day with overcast skies (after a night of a lovely soft but steady rain with a great light show), but it soon turned sunny with lacy clouds for a beautiful day with no rain. A friend of mine was walking around with a lovely flannelish shirt jacket on in mid-day wondering just how chilly it was when she left the house, and took it off to wear her normal sleeveless top for the rest of the day. Now, around 8 p.m., my little weather radio says it is down to 77 degrees already and I am glad I have the blanky out for bedtime. Life is good! |
| - Good Morning |
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Good Morning, Culebra received 1/2 inch of good soaking rain last night, with thunder and lightning off to the North and West of us. Heavy overcast skies this AM, I think it is a good day to get some of my plants out of starter pots and into the soil. Enjoy, William -- _______________________________________________ Get your free Verizonmail at www.verizonmail.com |
| - Another beauty |
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Waking up early this morning gave the bonus of seeing the Southern Cross on the horizon, perfectly clear, perfectly beautiful. But it is COLD!!! The temp was 68 at 5:30 a.m. here. It has crept up to 70 but my fingertips are still numb. Where did I put those socks? ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using http://webmail.coqui.net |
| - 2006! Beautiful! |
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We are loving the cool nights, breezy days and even the showers that only last a few minutes (it is entertainment for the tourists - ok, and friends too - to watch me close the Island Woman cart REALLY FAST! Open Somedays, Closed Others takes on a whole new meaning when I look out over the bridge and see a white out coming up the bay)...but the garden is happy and so am I. Even with crazy Zeta out there...sheesh! Best wishes from Culebra for all of us to have a new year full of contentment and joy - and for those who were affected so tragically by the past hurricane season, I can only say, time and courage heal, go well into this new year. ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using http://webmail.coqui.net |
| - Culebra Rainfall Data |
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Good Afternoon, Attached are the data & charts of Culebra rainfall, 1987-2005. Happy New Year to All, William -- _______________________________________________ Get your free Verizonmail at www.verizonmail.com
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| - '05 Rainfall |
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Good Morning and Happy New Year to all, Culebra's December rainfall was 1.5 inches. With the Christmas winds and dry air this month, the island has dried out quickly. Culebra's total for 2005 is 50.5 inches of rain. Enjoy '06, William -- _______________________________________________ Get your free Verizonmail at www.verizonmail.com |
| - Epsilon Christmas? |
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If we end up having a hurricane party before the Christmas party,
someone is going to have to go to STT to re-supply the liquor cabinets
here!
The weather is fantastic, even with slamming waves (the surfers are ecstatic). When it is cool enough to turn fans off at night, the sound of good sleeping must sooth the critters - even the chickens seem to sleep later. I find it hard to believe Epsilon will make it all the way to our area, but then, I can't believe this season and it just happened. I guess we'll find out. |
| - brrrrrr! |
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After the heat, after the season, this incredible cool weather in the
night and early mornings is a relief in so many ways, and the cat and I
are enjoying it immensely!
December can stick around just like this for the whole winter!In the meantime, enjoy NOT checking here in every few hours for the next months. And once again, thanks, Storm Carib (Gert!) for creating this place for us to get through the H season together. I still want some of those glass crabs from Antigua though... Let the Parandas (tramps, or whatever your island calls them) begin! |
| - December Morn |
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Good Morning, December dawned clear (we could see St Croix and Saba), cool (67 deg), and calm. Culebra received 2 inches of rain in November, for a total of 49 inches for the year so far. I attach a photo of Culebra's new pier area and the cruise ship "WindSurf" coming in. Enjoy, William -- _______________________________________________ Get your free Verizonmail at www.verizonmail.com
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| - Christmas winds |
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Either the Christmas winds are early (don't we say that every year
now?) or my area of the Caribbean is in its own private wind whirlpool.
A little rain at night to top off the plants, wind whooshing in cool
air, water and leaf music...Welcome! Christmas winds!
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Thanksgiving! I personally celebrate thanks most every day, waking up
in Paradox, but it will be wonderful to spend a day enjoying it with
good friends. Mine will be on a houseboat anchored in the most
beautiful bathtub I've ever known, smells of good food wafting around
the laughter.
We've had no wind (since I've been back from STT - which was a LOT of
wind going over, I will spare you the literal three dog night), but the
skies are beautiful, the tourists are happy, and we're stocking up for
all things closed soon come. (oops, that's the VI me talking!)
We have so much to be thankful for - so many this insane season must be
struggling to find something to give thanks for, life, loved ones,
whatever can come next - I can only give over my thanks for them and
hope for their best, as we have more to be grateful for than we ever
expected this season. Yeah yeah, I say that and tomorrow it will be on
our doorstep...it's not my fault!
(And for those of you not American, and those of you American who
disdain T'day - enjoy and embrace one day marked by a lot of people
simply saying, Wow, we're so blessed!)
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| - best laid plans |
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Sailing plans scuttled, but, better the plans than me! Here at the head
of my bay, it is calm and beautiful, at the mouth of the bay it is
blowing like stink. My Vieques friend says the surf is pounding hard
over there. Last night a couple of boats got blown off the city
dock...hopefully that is the most damage we will see off of 27.
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It's looking interesting out there tonight on the radar...and we have
two invests in one evening, in lovely almost mid-November (are we
surprised? No we are not)
It's been gusty here most of the day and into the night, but no rain-
barring a few drops - so far. Will my plans for sailing away for a few
days have to wait? Oh well, as Scarlett put so succinctly, tomorrow is
another day...
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These are a few of my favorite things...<x-tad-smaller>000 It has been the stuff of postcards the last couple of days, from cool mornings to trade wind (blowing at a perfectly respectable rate) filled afternoons, with the occasional patch of rain, just enough to keep the gardens flourishing. Even our tourists have been amazingly fun and interesting. I'm not a worker for the Chamber of Commerce, but I play one on the dock some days.... |
| - Culebra Rainfall, Nov |
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Good Morning, I have attached a photo of the November 1st sunrise, showing broken, partly sunny skies. Our rainfall for October was 13.2 inches, making for a total of exactly 47 inches so far in 2005. That is our yearly average with two months to go. Enjoy, William -- _______________________________________________ Get your free Verizonmail at www.verizonmail.com
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After a lot of reading to catch up on what has really been going on
(which simply isn't told north of us) I am so sad (again) about how
much damage happened all around us.
Culebra HAS been incredibly fortunate, even with the long rains we had.
Reading the Mexico reports is very depressing, especially as I don't
seem to find much news elsewhere, despite so much destruction. May the
end of this season come soon.
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| - Nor'Easters and Wilma |
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Welcome back MJ!! I've missed keeping up on Culebra thru your posts! Glad you got to enjoy a fireplace! Thought all you Culebra folk would enjoy and see the humor in my leaving Culebra partly to avoid hurricanes -- well Wilma and Alpha have merged, and we're also having a Nor'Easter (new England form of hurricane) that came down from Canada -- all three are merging today and we are having a "Perfect Storm" case as the Weather Channel is calling it -- who ever came up with the term Perfect should be shot.....we're having seas of close to 20' with wind up to 65 mph and torrential rain here on the coast, and possibly blizzard conditions inland.... Hey, at least I seem to be a good luck charm for culebra having left, although clearly I'm a bad luck charm for Maine.... It felt like home in Culebra for the past several days as people starting preparing -- clearing stuff outside and pulling all the boats.... :))))) See you all soon I hope! I'm carving my pumpkin today....and roasting pumpkin seeds....and enjoying my fireplace.... |
| - back! |
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And how good it is to be home. Good friend Linda said God must love me
because the yard was watered without her help and it is beautiful with
no squish! Maryland was COLD!!! and I remembered what those things
called fireplaces are all about. Very pretty for a visit, though rotten
for watching our weather...ALPHA! though almost gone now, appeared,
along with watching Wilma. Alpha was sort of like trying to scoot the
weather person's bottom out of the way in my mind so I could see it
would give many of us nothing but more rain (knock knock for the end of
the season). If records must be broken, let them be broken this way.
Tonight I'm even loving the potholes, though I'm sure this feeling will
pass soon enough. "There's no place like home..." the Oz girl
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| - Good Morning: Wind & Rain |
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Good Morning, Culebra received the Northern portion of this "system" passing to our South, yesterday afternoon and through the night. We received 0.7 inches of rain and a peak wind gust of 39 mph. This morning it has dawned with patchy cloudiness, and we will probably get some more rain showers. Saba; Thanks for confirming the Monserrat emmisions. At one time last night I thought someone was on our front porch smoking an old stogie! Cancun; We are all wishing you well, hang in there, and thanks for all the updates. William -- _______________________________________________ Get your free Verizonmail at www.verizonmail.com |
| - Laurie's still watching |
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In MJ's absence (I sure do miss her posts....)....I was concerned during the Tropical Update at 7:50 this morning on my good ole Weather Channel, before even talking about Wilma, they discussed the following wave....which is shocking because as we all know, when storms are threatening Stateside, the Caribbean, and especially Culebra gets overlooked..... Here's the NWS discussion on it. I miss all you guys, and hope to get there soon...we had our first frost here last night in Maine, and the leaves are glorious... STRONG TROPICAL WAVE APPROACHING THE LESSER ANTILLES ALONG 58W/59W S OF 17N MOVING W 10-15 KT. THE WAVE IS PRODUCING AN AREA OF SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION FROM 11N-17N BETWEEN 57W-62W WHICH HAS ALREADY SPREAD ACROSS BARBADOS AND PARTS OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS BETWEEN ST. VINCENT AND MARTINIQUE. RADAR IMAGERY FROM MARTINIQUE SHOWS A SEMI-ENCLOSED CIRCULATION EMBEDDED IN THE PRECIPITATION ECHOES...MOVING WWD S OF BARBADOS TOWARDS ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES. IN ADDITION...THE WINDS AT BARBADOS AND ST. LUCIA HAVE BEEN SUSTAINED AT 29 KT AND 23 KT (WITH A GUST TO 37 KT AT ST. LUCIA) RESPECTIVELY OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS. MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE WAVE IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD NW ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE LESSER ANTILLES TOWARDS HISPANIOLA OVER THE NEXT 48 HRS...AND SHOULD LINGER OVER THE AREA SUPPORTING A THREAT FOR WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS/TSTMS AT ANY TIME OVER THE WEEKEND. |
| - October Rain |
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Good Morning, Culebra's October rainfall for the first 15 days is 10.3 inches. I took the last 3 days to cut (mow the hay is more like it) the grass and it will take another 3 to rake it all up. This morning is pretty with blue skies and "fair weather" Cumulus clouds drifting by. Enjoy, William -- _______________________________________________ Get your free Verizonmail at www.verizonmail.com |
| - end of long day(s) |
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Finally, a weak and watery sun. With the rain done for now and muddy
water squishing, it was a good afternoon to plant some trees and do
some weeding. Even sweat felt good!
I'll be away from Culebra for two weeks starting tomorrow and leave
reporting for our little island in Mr. Bill's very capable hands, with
the hope he will have nothing to report at all except how beautiful and
green everything looks in the SUNSHINE!
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<x-tad-smaller> EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 905 AM AST WED OCT 12 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A * A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR ALL MUNICIPALITIES IN PUERTO RICO INCLUDING CULEBRA AND VIEQUES * UNTIL 300 PM AST * AT 8:45 AM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN AFFECTING THE EAST HALF OF PUERTO RICO...SHIFTING SLOWLY EAST NORTHEASTWARD. LINES OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE AFFECTING EAST AND SOUTHEAST COASTAL MUNICIPALITIES. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES MAY BE SEEN ALONG THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST SECTIONS...AND SPREAD INTO CULEBRA AND VIEQUES LATER THIS MORNING. SOILS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE ISLAND ARE SATURATED...AND MANY RIVE SYSTEMS ARE NEAR OR OUT OF THEIR BANKS. ADDITIONAL RAINS ACROSS THE ISLAND LATER THIS MORNING AND INTO THIS AFTERNOON WILL INDUCE FLASH FLOODING. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...ANY ROADS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG RIVERS...STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RAPID RISES IN RIVER LEVELS ARE LIKELY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE. LAT...LON 1851 6511 1777 6536 1791 6725 1851 6741 1868 6687 1868 6636 </x-tad-smaller> |
| - Shades! |
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Big yellow ball in sky - hurt eyes! What is that thing?? We LIKE it!! |
| - the moment of now |
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| While the radar doesn't hold promise, we are, right now, in a calm time, finally! The air is cool, the wind is down, and while the stars are hidden, clouds are only racing across the moon, not completely hiding it. La bella luna!! It is easy to believe that a walk in the yard will not sound with mud slurping on each step, but instead that the plants are going to be 5 inches higher in the sun that is bound to reappear. The scientific weather report of the moment from Culebra! |
| - Did I mention rain? |
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It is still raining here, quite dark with thick cloud cover and almost
chilly. The water is standing at least 2 inches in my yard. I am going
to get out there and see if I can find any of those glass clams they
have on Antigua!
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We are having very light rain and some wind gusts here (but there must
have been more rain, in the first light I can see the water is standing
in/on my yard). The electric is out, I don't know how long that has
been. But the local radar
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/radar/latest/DS.p19r0/si.tjua.shtml has all of
the VI's and the eastern coast of PR in a flash flood watch until 8
p.m. tonight. I assume that means Culebra and Vieques as well, as we
are in the middle of both areas - maybe they can't make teeny tiny
boxes?
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Between 9 and 10 this a.m. the rain came down, along with some big time
thunder from lightening I didn't see.! Mr. Bill (who by the way, we are
holding responsible - since he mentioned how dry it had been!!), will
have to give the true figures but I'm betting 4 inches or
more?...flooding out the roads along with my entire yard. Nothing to do
with the system yet to come, but definitely showing how saturated we
already are here (the ground, not us...pretty much!) Now it is very
still and not raining. Hope the Pinta, Nina and Santa Maria had their
hatches closed, I know a few who didn't!
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I don't usually copy things like this here, but it was brought to my attention by a weather board (S2K) friend from San Juan...as the VI's aren't far away from us! Or a lot of others here...(highlight is from me) <x-tad-smaller> HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 630 AM AST SAT OCT 8 2005 VIZ001-002-AMZ710>730-091030- 630 AM AST SAT OCT 8 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A LARGE AND ENERGETIC UPPER LEVEL LOW ACROSS THE ATLANTIC WELL TO OUR NORTHEAST THIS MORNING HAS ALREADY BEGUN TO CREATE UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING...AND WILL MOVE WEST INTO A MORE FAVORABLE POSITIONS TO GENERATE STRONG THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY AND VERY HEAVY RAIN IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. A MOISTENING SOUTHEAST LOW LEVEL FLOW TODAY IS EXPECTED TO BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM THE LOCAL CARIBBEAN NORTHWARD INTO THE LOCAL ISLANDS TODAY...WITH THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THEN SHIFTING NORTH AND NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. SOME AREAS WILL SEE HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLY LEADING TO URBAN AND GUT FLOODING. INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND POSSIBLE WATERSPOUTS. MODERATE NORTHEAST SWELLS CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE REGIONAL WATERS AND ARE MAINTAINING SEAS AROUND 6 FEET ACROSS THE OFF SHORE ATLANTIC. SOME OF THIS SWELL ENERGY IS MAKING IT INTO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST COASTS AND BEACHES OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS...GENERATING RIP CURRENTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL MOVE INTO A MORE FAVORABLE POSITION SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY TO CREATE AN </x-tad-smaller><x-tad-smaller>EXPLOSIVELY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE. </x-tad-smaller><x-tad-smaller>AT THE SAME TIME...TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL BE INCREASING IN BOTH DEPTH AND QUANTITY ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA...AND VERY HEAVY...AND POSSIBLY EXTREME RAINFALL MAY BE SEEN. THE POTENTIAL FOR INTENSE OR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO PREVAIL SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THE UPPER LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHWESTWARD AND GRADUALLY EXIT THE REGION TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...BUT WITH HIGH RAINFALL CHANCES PERSISTING. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A TROPICAL OR SUBTROPICAL CYCLONE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE OFF SHORE ATLANTIC TO THE NORTH OR NORTHWEST OR OUR AREA SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...AND COULD INDIRECTLY INCREASE THE LOCAL WIND FLOW ACROSS OUR AREA...AND EVENTUALLY GENERATE MODERATE TO LARGE SWELLS THAT WOULD AFFECT THE LOCAL WATERS LATER IN THE WEEK. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED. </x-tad-smaller> |
| - Rain & More Rain |
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Good Morning, We thought the rain was over with about 7 AM, and then looked out and saw this cloud approching. It is now sitting on top of Culebra with more rain. According to radar this may be the last heavy shower for awhile. Lets hope so, we don't know how much more runoff the road can handle at this point. Since Sunday Culebra has recieved more than 6.5 inches of rain. We too saw lightning last night with no thunder; any explanation? Enjoy, William -- _______________________________________________ Get your free Verizonmail at www.verizonmail.com
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| - That was rain? |
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Sounded like bb's to me! But after awhile (okay, after about 2 1/2
hours) it put me to sleep again. It was a rather shocking wake up call
around 1 a.m. or whatever time it was, and the ground is now saturated
and on to overflowing.
The rain just stopped here about ten minutes ago, but not for long I
think. Who knows though? The sun is out!
I like the rain on the tin roof myself, especially when the roof
doesn't leak!
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Hey Vieques! If our power went out, it must have been between 1 a.m.
and early this morning when I woke up...so far so good here. Let's let
them pay the water bills instead!
Lots of rolling thunder...the air looks green. Not much wind at all,
and while it is a gentle rain again now, it looks like we've got some
heavier rain coming on.
The Island Woman cart is CLOSED for the day (I'm making hot sauce
instead!). I have a feeling that Happy Hour at Dinghy Dock bar will be
begin early...
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Finally the rain! Not the three second spits but a nice slow lovely
rain that is going on and on - cooling us off and watering cisterns and
gardens alike. The radar looks like a circus, and if there is danger
near, I'm ignoring it...for tonight.
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A day of overcast, which was welcomed with a sigh of relief that
somehow took all of the heat with it.
We got a bit of rain last night; the gardens rejoiced. But to not have
the relentless sun boring into us today...along with a decent breeze!
Everyone wanted to stay out in it, on porch or bar stool, boat or
beach, a day celebrated for its shelter from the blaring sun.
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| - September (lack of) Rainfall |
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Good Morning, Septembers' rainfall in Culebra was a record low at 1 inch, while our average is 7.4 inches. It also was an extremely hot month with many daily records set, especially when combined to show the heat index. Still, we welcome this compared to extreme weather others have experienced. I attach a photo taken last week to show the blue haze associated with Monserrats' emmisions settling into a valley on Culebra. Enjoy, William -- _______________________________________________ Get your free Verizonmail at www.verizonmail.com
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To Vieques...yes, I've noticed that too. We were having thunder and
lightening (no rain, or very little at that time) and the radar was
...basically blank. Of course, I kind of really LIKED that!! ;) Blank
is beautiful!
Technology - a beautiful thing, but not always as good as looking at
the sky and feeling the weather.
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I'm sure most of ours ARE up...or on the screen at least. It seems like
Mother Nature should have taken a seasonal vow of silence for awhile
after Katrina...but she doesn't work that way. Hoping for the best,
preparing for the worst...and make sure the liquor lockers are full!
Thinking of you all down island and wishing all well and safe in the
event 95 comes in.
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| - Sahara Dust Sunrise |
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Good Morning, Here is this morning's sunrise in the harbour showing the haze associated with Sahara Dust. Culebra is having some hot, hazy days for sure. Enjoy, William -- _______________________________________________ Get your free Verizonmail at www.verizonmail.com
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| - Culebra Rainfall |
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Good Morning, Attached is the updated rainfall chart for Culebra. As the NWS San Juan recently stated, we are exceeding average rainfall by 10 inches this year. For the last 3 days Culebra has had haze and smell from Montserrat, it appears we may have some clearing today. Enjoy, William -- _______________________________________________ Get your free Verizonmail at www.verizonmail.com
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| - Cheese on bread!!! |
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Is this wave a designated sympathy bid to us for those in the path of Katrina? We're getting poured on! Streets are running full of water and sadly, full of runoff from construction, into the bay. My yard is soggy and I'm glad I don't live on a hillside. Be careful, you guys! On the plus side...the orchids are blooming! And it will be easier to pull weeds. And the cisterns will be full. And it's not not as hades, but cool enough to think of cooking soup. Not a bad balance as things this season go. |
| - Just a wave |
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that is dumping LOTS of rain on us, a fair bit of wind and delicious cool temps. The remnents of The TD Formally Known As Ten are sticking around about as long as a bad episode of Green Acres (was there a good episode?). The gardens are going to be thrilled and this just might be the last kicker my orchids need to bloom! |
| - Rain |
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Lots of on and off rain today and in between, the air has been fairly still, with thunder in the near distance. But best of all, a wonderful coolness we haven't had in ages. Perfect weather for cooking comfort food and reading, while the cat's curled up enjoying relief from the heat. The gardens are very happy. |
| - In the watch zone |
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While we watch the sats and live our lives ready, the last Tortola post has to be a highlight of the season for anyone living in the islands. I think there must be some universal government thing going on! It's been such a sad pleasure to read the comments for Robin Cook (who died hill climbing yesterday) of the UK...integrity...honesty...intelligent...humourous...integrity...again again again (check out BBC online if you are interested)...from those who supported or totally opposed to his political stance...not words often ascribed to a political figure. May we see more of his kind in our lifetime, on our islands and throughout the world. RIP Robin Cook. Sorry this isn't about the weather...I must have spent too much time waiting and watching what is now Irene go by us... |
| - Harvey slightly Invisible!!! |
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Really happy to read the reports from Bermuda...hope it was welcome rain. A little fright potential and being ready, that is how we live. Very glad all is well. |
| - Harvey |
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Thinking of our friends in Bermuda, hoping the wind speed stays low. |
| - Culebra Rainfall |
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Good Morning, "Mucha LLuvia", "Gulley Washer", "Frog Strangler"; What terminology do you use? Culebra received exactly 2 inches of rain last evening. Making the July total 6.3 inches. Nothing compared to St. Marteens huge amount in an hour yesterday! But a big shower non-the-less. Enjoy, William -- _______________________________________________ Get your free Verizonmail at www.verizonmail.com |
| - out of nowhere |
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I hope Bill K has his weather station going because we are getting some ongoing, serious rain here! Out of, literally, the blue. I'm betting we have more now than all day yesterday. |
| - quiet at the moment |
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Right now (after a mixture of light rains, one heavy squall and some gusts) all is quiet and getting darker (that ISN'T night falling either). In fact the stillness has a bit of that eerie feeling to it, but that might be me looking at the radar too much!...but all is well on Culebra. The crew is at DD, most likely tuned into the weather channel and the next round, I'll be heading there soon if it stays dry for awhile. Keep well on Vieques! |
| - Sheesh |
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Once again in the zone of...rain? storm? *big* weather? All I know is... hope for the best, be prepared for the worst and in the meantime...enjoy the cool mornings and afternoon/evenings because in between it is hot hot hot! We have some of the nicest tourists on island this week! I'm really glad the trucker's strike was quick and is over now - gasoline and food replenished is a good thing! |
| - Around Culebra Race |
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Today is our Around Culebra (sailing) Race day, and the wind is pretty quiet right now, expected to pick up as the day goes on. Sahara dust is making it hazy. We are loaded with tourists this weekend, another big holiday weekend in the PR calendar. Hope they keep the sunscreen on! Good luck to all our local and visiting sailors from the VI's and the big island! Monday is still a holiday here as well, so if you hear the sounds of partying drifting your way, you'll know where it is coming from. |
| - Showtime |
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The light rain turned into a full fledged thunderstorm in the early hours, lots of everything, wind, rain, thunder, lightening, for quite awhile. But now the rain has momentarily stopped and the air is calm, the water glassy. The gardens are very happy. |
| - Strong Tropical Wave |
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Good Morning, A strong tropical wave passed through Culebra during the late night and early morning hours, 10pm-4am. It was preceded by a strong suphorous smell from Montserrat again. I felt this system deserved at least a TD designation, as there was some rotation associated with it. Culebra received 1.3 inches of rain with a peak wind gust of 44mph at 1:30am. It appears that the system is well North of us now, leaving heavy overcast skies this morning, posibility of showers later on. Enjoy, William -- _______________________________________________ Get your free Verizonmail at www.verizonmail.com |
| - rain,wind,light/thunder show |
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A day of 99L starting with hot, then lots of cloud cover, short rains, now a steady slow rain with lightening and thunder. It has cooled off a lot (which is nice) and looks to be a great night for sleeping with the sound of rain on the tin roof. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz |
| - sounding much better than expected! |
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I haven't heard from the more southerly areas yet, but this site is very encouraging! http://www.playa.info/playa-forum/showthread.php?p=199214 |
| - waiting |
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Hoping we hear from our reporters in Cozumel/Cancun area soon. Our prayers and thoughts are with them now. |
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While we here get, at times, almost too much information, it appears T & T (and other areas I'm not aware of) get much too little. I cannot imagine no reports from an NHC/NWS/NOAA organizations, or going back to watching weather gauges and the sky for all info. It makes me realize, to my embarrassment, how, while I am very much aware of the weather around me, I absolutely rely on technology during these storm seasons to the point of obsession at times. If there is a way, at a grassroots level, to smooth out the info playing field (which Stormcarib does with its real time wide coverage along with helps to other sources), I'm up for pitching in, though I'm certainly far from a pro. |
| - and now |
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After our bit of excitement from last night's sqall line (it seems more like the whole chain just got a giant shaking when Emily decided to take a deep breath and gear up), the rain tapered off until it became very still. The temp dropped so that for the first time since early spring I turned off the fans. They are back on now though. A little breezy, but basically very calm and no rain. For those in Tobago, it sounds like you really got the worst of it - so far :( Hopefully you can patch up soon. Our thoughts are with all affected badly by the unpredictable Emily. |
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Spot on, Mr. Bill!...felt like a lot more than 42 but for a moment there, with rain coming inside every window and the open door I thought, oops, Emily ran as fast as she could north (but you live over THERE! here on MY side of our 3 x 7 mile island, heck it could have been SO much more!) I think of our down island neighbors in respect to the little fringe we got/are getting here, and hope all is well. |
| - Emily Far Outerband |
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Good Evening, Culebra is recieving rain and wind from the split-off, far outer band of Emily. Rain, lightning, thunder and a gust of 42 mph so far at 9:02 pm. -- _______________________________________________ Get your free Verizonmail at www.verizonmail.com |
| - still, hot |
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I wouldn't mind one bit jumping in that gorgeous pool (and beautifully situated - forgive me, I'm feeling lust for a stone surrounded pool with a beautiful view) in Nevis. It is quite warm already this morning with barely a stirring of wind. Which - hear me tropical winds! - beats the alternative!! Hope Emily is as gentle as her name implies to our down island friends. |
| - Good Lord! |
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And now we have Invest 99...just after I was thinking, hooray, Emily is slowing down for the down islands, and south of bunches of us, maybe even a fizzle (ok, that was a hope). This is the season that seems to want to just bite us in the...extremities if we turn loose of concern for 10 seconds... |
| - Emily |
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Well, I finished my last *bits & pieces* prep shopping two days ago. Today we were talking about whose house we'll go to - chiefly, who has the most concrete? Too bad the new school isn't finished here, it would be a good bunker. Now it just seems a good debris field:( Thoughts and prayers for whoever gets Emily first and the rest of us in her path - that she fizzles, that she is not strong, that we all have enough beverages. |
| - td #5 |
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Well, here we go...we've been getting rain on and off (a pounding for about 10 minutes, then a beautiful rainbow, now a light rain) this morning that PR weather folk are connecting with the wave that came over and td #5 on its way. Hopefully everyone is prepared for the worst while hopin' for the best. Maybe this wasn't the best week to start the new dome....where's the concrete?? |
| - to our friends |
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Best hopes are with you from our islands to those of you in Jamaica and the Caymans. Be safe! |
| - Rainin' on our non-parade! |
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The rain moved in awhile ago, dumping what seemed to be a LOT of water (I'll let Bill do the details!), quit long enough for me to take the dog I'm dogsitting for a walk and now is back again. Hope it stops long enough to light some sparklers later on! |
| - Culebra Updated Rainfall Data |
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Good Morning, Attached is the updated rainfall data for Culebra. This AM we have haze associated with Montserrat emmisions.
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| - End of June already! |
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One month of intense heat, intense rains, and intensely beautiful days in the H word season, with five left to go. Cisterns are filled, the trades have returned, and the garden is happy. Here's to a safe July for all of us! |
| - Water Spout/Rain |
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Good Morning, Yesterday I took this photo of a squall line preceded by a water spout coming into the bay. The water spout dissipated as soon as it hit the shoreline, but we got lots of water out of that cloud. A total of .8 inches yesterday. Enjoy, William
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| - Culebra Haze |
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Good Morning, I am attaching a photo taken this morning, attempting to show the volcanic haze Culebra has had for the past 4 days. The NWS finally recognized that it was here with this statement: "ALSO...LOCAL AREA WILL PROBABLY STILL HAVE SOME SAHARAN DUST AROUND FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...AND PATCHES OF VOLCANIC ASH FROM MONTSERRAT AT TIMES THROUGH AT LEAST TONIGHT." Here the ash has not been significant, but is accompanied by a sulfurous smell that bothers some with breathing difficulties and burning eyes. Also, as you can see, it makes the Culebra hills look like the "Smokey Mountains". It certainly is different from the clear/clean trade winds we are used to. Enjoy, William
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Ann, you'll probably get lots of replies but Adrian was in the Pacific, different names of storms. Hoping Arlene is just lots of rain. I don't think anyone experiencing the heat we've had since spring is real surprised on the early start...hope for the best, prepare for the worst. If anyone needs a wake up call, this would be it. >From hazy, sunny, with barely a breeze Culebra. |
| - White out |
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Yesterday, sitting at Dinghy Dock at the top of the bay, we watched a wall of rain move straight toward us, creating a complete white out. The water went choppy and the wind came up. Some island visitors on the *wet* side of the bar (good way to know where the weather comes from - see where the locals sit when it's cloudy out!) got up and came over to squeeze amoung our barstools to stay dry. There was probably more visitor/local interaction than there has been in awhile. They were the best sort of visitors & we all just laughed and enjoyed the wildness of a sudden, hard, and fairly brief storm. Great storm, nobody melted! |
| - Culebra Rainfall Data |
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Good Morning, Attached is the rainfall data updated through May 31st. This morning we are receiving another shower or two. Plenty of green to go around and keeping up with the grass cutting is becoming a challenge. Enjoy, William
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| - Grey skies |
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Did I do the rain dance too long??! Here on Culebra we're getting gentle, on and off rains for the most part, the tourists are wondering where the sun is (we tell them, go to the beach anyway and don't forget the sun block, it's still out there somewhere) while we enjoy the greening of the island. Good chance *gentle* might not apply over the next few days, we'll see what happens. For now, I'll park on the side of the road rather than my muddy drive and watch vegetable seeds sprout. |
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