I know we can't predict the path of the storm yet, just wondering if anyone on the island can tell me what is being said or if anyone is preparing for impact? I pray it moves north and misses all the islands in the Caribbean. We are scheduled to arrive next week Wednesday, and hope we still get to.
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Being the summer season, Jamaica gets prepared in May and June for anything the weather will throw at us. That being said, nothing is being "prepared" out of the ordinary for Irma. There are absolutely no projections yet that has Irma getting anywhere near the island. And the projections for Harvey were incredibly accurate.
It would be about 5 days if anything extraordinary is done. And the people would be notified. It would be a waste of time, money and resources to implement measures now for a situation that doesn't exist and only requires monitoring.
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Here in So. Florida everyone is going through a bunch of angst worrying about devastation like Harvey in Texas but still not doing anything to prepare for a possible Cat 4 Irma approaching. Yesterday is looked a little iffy and today it is looking better and the storm is still over a week away if it did hit.Originally Posted by Rob
I was in Negril for the Matthew fizzle and that storm was a lot closer. It seems to me that Jamaicans (like So. Floridians) do very little preparation until the last minute.
Just my opinion
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Still too early to tell but this is one of So. Florida's best predictors of hurricane paths. Check back as it updates regularly.
http://cbs12.com/weather/hurricane-center
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We live in St. Augustine FL.. If it weren't for our dog we'd be going home to Zion Hill on Thursday.
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The projections have been getting much better over the years. Getting all worked up over nothing is futile. By Monday we will have a much better idea of what is going to happen. That will still leave days to get prepared.
Putting up boards on the windows is costly and time consuming, as well as hot. If nothing is going to happen, why do that?
Maybe there is a reason people wait...
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Calm down folks.
For what it's worth both the EPS (Ensemble Prediction Systems ) and GEFS (Global Ensemble Forecast System) as well as the ECMWF (European international ensemble) show a recurve and none show it entering the Caribbean.
At any rate the models are out to 240 hours. Just keep a "weather eye" out.
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I appreciate the responses. It's hard not to get worried. Being from the Midwest we don't need to worry about hurricanes directly affecting us. That makes sense to me that you would wait until you have more reliable info on where it will actually hit to start getting the structures protected.
We're still looking forward to being there next week
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Some of most memorable times in Jamaica have been during a tropical storms. Sit back, relax, listen to the rain hit the tin roof and make babies if the storm comes!!!
No more babies! But I get what you're saying, and if it's just some rain I can definitely relax and enjoy that 😄
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