Tropical Storm Rafael with Images

Post by **Anthony** » Sat Oct 13, 2012 4:00 am

Looks like it will make a mess in the VI for the next few days...

http://www.caribbean-on-line.com/hurric ... rm-rafael/

Infrared:

Radar:

Track: (click image for full size graphic)

Chet · Post by **Chet** » Sat Oct 13, 2012 6:51 am

Saturday, 6:45am. Image of Rafael.

P-600 · Post by **P-600** » Sat Oct 13, 2012 8:14 am

Sunny with blue skies in Fish Bay.

Pia · Post by **Pia** » Sat Oct 13, 2012 9:35 am

Sunny with no wind in Coral Bay but Rafael soon come

Pia

Chet · Post by **Chet** » Sat Oct 13, 2012 2:48 pm

Rafe injured again? No show at the St John Hurricane Open? Sunny and cloudy today. Joke may be on us.... don't know.

Pia · Post by **Pia** » Sat Oct 13, 2012 3:13 pm

Now due to arrive around 5am as he stalled and only moving at about 9 miles per hour.

Pia

Post by **Anthony** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 1:43 am

DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM RAFAEL WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 63.6 WEST. RAFAEL IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/H. A NORTHWARD
MOTION IS EXPECTED TONIGHT FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-
NORTHWEST ON SUNDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF RAFAEL
SHOULD BE MOVING AWAY FROM THE VIRGIN ISLANDS AND THE NORTHERN
LEEWARD ISLANDS DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.

Post by **Anthony** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 2:10 am

Here is page full of satellite imagery for the storm:

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/floater ... oater.html

Visible:

Chet · Post by **Chet** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:27 am

6:10 am, looking at the East End and BVI's. The rain has stopped and there's not a puff of breeze. The lower clouds are moving south. The Wunderground radar image shows a large storm area and the center of the storm is located directly over STJ.

Steph · Post by **Steph** » Wed Oct 17, 2012 12:42 pm

We are on our way home today (Wed) after Sunday flight cancellations.

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