This morning has been a textbook case for being in the outer bands of a hurricane. Bursts of heavy rain and strong winds lasting just 10 minutes or so, followed by perfectly calm skies. About 15 minutes later the next burst hits.
It seems that unless Ian grows at an amazing rate, all of Jamaica should be out of the outer bands later today.
The last phase of Ian has started. As Ukranian's pictures from this morning show, the sea is just beginning to get rough. This will continue until well after the entire width/length of Ian moves north past the island.
