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Sahara Dust headed our way......
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 8:02 am
by Pia
Oh my what a large "blob" shown on the Saharan Air Layer chart headed our way (scroll down to the SAL chart)
http://stormcarib.com/goes.htm
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 8:42 am
by waterguy
Good to keep the H's away
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 8:43 am
by Connie
That's pretty ugly Pia.
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 8:45 am
by augie
Then we'll just have to settle for some colorful sunrises and sunsets!
Sahara dust doesn't choke out the mosquitoes by any chance, does it? (fingers crossed!)
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 9:34 am
by pjayer
How is the skeeter situation now? I'm hoping and praying the little blood suckers will be gone in a week or two. I hate the little varmits.
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 9:37 am
by liamsaunt
WOW that is huge. I am glad you posted this, I am calling in a refill for my inhaler now!
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 4:49 pm
by toni
So how will This affect things? I've seen it mentioned before but I don't understand the implications. We're down in a little more than a week. Thank you!
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 1:33 pm
by mrscaptainjay
The Sahara dust just makes it really hazy so your landscape and water pics don't look as pretty. But, you still get the sunshine!
It comes and goes, it may be hazy for a couple days and then it will be super clear for a couple days. So this time of year you just never know.
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 9:25 pm
by lovethebeach
I arrived here on St. John on Tuesday. It was very hazy on Tuesday, but it seems to be clearing a little bit each day. The mosquitoes are really bad. I feel like I'm on an OFF commercial every time I step outside. You MUST spray before stepping outside. We even saw signs on the island that said activities were cancelled due to mosquisto infestation. If you spray every few minutes or keep submerged under water, you will be fine.
Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2010 8:05 am
by Pia
Yes this one is quite large (great for keeping the "H" away ) you can see on the map how close it now is so it probably should be here Monday or even late tomorrow is my guess (scroll down to the SAL heading on the link) There was a small amount of dust over us on Tues/Wed and that did indeed clear so we have had a few days without haze.
Pia
Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2010 8:16 am
by Agent99
It's looking very clear on the Spice Cam as of this moment. I have heard that the Sahara dust makes for beautiful sunsets. It would be tough to make STJ look anything but purty. It's probably been just as hot and humid on the east coast this past week. And we got skeeters, too.