De hele dag was al code geel van kracht maar dit is zojuist opgeschaald door de Meteo naar code oranje.
Meteorological Department Curacao
TROPICAL CYCLONE BULLETIN NO. 3
WATCH MESSAGE NO. 1
Date: September 28, 2016 Time: 8:00 P.M.
CODE ORANGE: TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR CURAÇAO.
EXPECTED TO PASS NORTH OF CURAÇAO AS A HURRICANE ON THURSDAY EVENING
WATCHES/WARNINGS: A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Curaçao.
A Small Craft Advisory may go into effect on Thursday afternoon..
Discussion: According to the latest available model guidance, the center of Tropical Storm Matthew is now expected to pass at a greater distance form our island. The cyclone is expected to pass at a distance of about 250 kilometers north of Curaçao during late Thursday or early on Friday.
POSSIBLE EFFECT ON LOCAL CONDITIONS: .
Period Wind Direction Wind Speed
Early Thursday morning:
Shifting gradually from northeast to northwest.
Light to moderate (7 to 30 km/h).
Thursday morning through evening:
Shifting gradually from northwest to southwest.
Gentle to moderate (11 to 30 km/h).
From Thursday evening to Friday morning:
Shifting gradually from southwest to southeast.
Moderate to strong (11 to 50 km/h) with possible gusts to gale
(up to 74 km/h), mainly in thundershowers.
Later on Friday into Saturday
East to southeast.
Moderate to strong (11 to 50 km/h) with possible gusts to gale
(up to 74 km/h) in showers.
Seas: Waves will start to build gradually later on Thursday afternoon and reach maximum heights of 2 to 3 meters (rough) in a period between Thursday evening and Friday afternoon. Depending on the wind direction all coasts can expect high wave action when the wind is blowing onshore. Northeasterly swells will start to build on Thursday evening. A Small Craft Advisory may be required on Thursday afternoon.
Rainfall: Occasional thundershower activity is expected, starting on Thursday evening with periods of rain between Friday and Saturday morning. Total expected rainfall amounts will be between 50 and 150 mm. Higher amounts are possible in some locations. With those expected amounts some flooding in the usual areas is likely to occur.
Authorities and residents are advised to continue monitoring the further progress of this weather system and to continue to take all necessary measures to safeguard life and property.
Date/Time Location Category Distance from:
Wednesday, September 28, 8:00 PM. 13.9N 62.8W Severe tropical storm 700 km east-northeast of Curaçao.
Thursday, September 29, 2:00 PM.: 14.6N 67.1W Severe tropical storm 340 km north of Curaçao.
Definitions:
TROPICAL STORM WATCH: An announcement for a specific area that a tropical storm or incipient tropical storm conditions poses a possible threat within 48 hours.
A Small Craft Advisory announces that the sea will likely become somewhat rough or that this phenomenon is already occurring.
NEXT BULLETIN: Thursday, 8:30 A.M.
Bron: ParadiseFM
Uhhhh????
Misschien is hij gewoon weggewaaid?
@Henk
Hij is leuk -:)
En wil je vanwege Matthew de status van je Insel Air vlucht van vandaag volgen via hun website, dan lees je dit:
This site can’t be reached
http://www.fly-inselair.co’s server DNS address could not be found.
In een normaal bedrijf was directeur Heerenveen al lang naar huis gestuurd. Waar is die man mee bezig? MFK campagne aan het voeren voor zijn wijf, het hypocriete sprekende mantelpak Stella van Rijn?