Hurricane Warnings now in effect for the Cayman Islands

Hurricane Emily, reached Category 4 status, with winds over 130 mph effective with the 8:00PM AST advisory. It continues to move west northwest at 20 mph. It continues to follow the track outlined below.

Hurricane Warnings now in effect for Jamaica

Hurricane Watch now in effect for the Cayman Islands

Hurricane Emily makes 2005 the most active June and July period for named storms since the National Weather Service began tracking tropical storms and hurricanes. There have never been 5 named storms this early in the season before, and there are still a couple of tropical depressions moving off the African coast that may increase this record breaking year.

HURRICANE EMILY ADVISORY NUMBER 23
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
11 AM EDT SAT JUL 16 2005

...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY FOUR EMILY MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD...RAINBANDS SPREADING OVER JAMAICA...

A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR JAMAICA AND FOR ALL OF THE
CAYMAN ISLANDS.

A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION.

AT 11 AM EDT...1500 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE WATCH FOR THE EASTERN COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FROM CHETUMAL TO CABO CATOCHE INCLUDING THE ISLAS MUJERES.

A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE SOUTHWESTERN PENINSULA OF HAITI FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC/HAITI BORDER TO
PORT-AU-PRINCE. THIS WARNING WILL LIKELY BE DISCONTINUED LATER
TODAY.

AT 11 AM EDT...THE GOVERNMENT OF BELIZE HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR THE COAST OF BELIZE FROM BELIZE CITY NORTHWARD TO THE BELIZE-MEXICO BORDER.

INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN CARIBBEAN...AND THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO...SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF EMILY.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 11 AM EDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EMILY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 16.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.3 WEST OR ABOUT 130
MILES... 205 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF KINGSTON JAMAICA AND ABOUT
335 MILES... 540 KM...SOUTHEAST OF GRAND CAYMAN.

EMILY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MPH...30 KM/HR...
AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24
HOURS. THIS MOTION SHOULD BRING THE CENTER OF EMILY SOUTH OF
JAMAICA TODAY AND NEAR GRAND CAYMAN ISLAND TONIGHT.

REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE
THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 145 MPH...230 KM/HR...WITH
GUSTS. THIS MAKES EMILY A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE EXPECTED
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 150 MILES...240 KM. FOR JAMAICA...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS MAY
OCCUR IN GUSTS IN RAINBANDS ALONG THE COASTS...WITH POSSIBLE
SUSTAINED HURRICANE FORCE WINDS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS...ESPECIALLY
ABOVE 3000 FEET.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY THE HURRICANE HUNTER
IS 943 MB...27.85 INCHES.

EMILY MAY PRODUCE RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES OVER
JAMAICA WITH MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 15 INCHES OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES IS POSSIBLE OVER THE CAYMAN
ISLANDS...WITH SOME 1 TO 3 INCH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHEASTERN
CUBA. THESE RAINS COULD PRODUCE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND
MUD SLIDES. RAINS WILL BE DIMINISHING OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF
HISPANIOLA TODAY.

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Cayman Islands under Hurricane Watch for Hurricane Emily

Hurricane Emily, reached Category 4 status, with winds over 130 mph effective with the 8:00AM AST advisory. It continues to move west northwest at 20 mph. It continues to follow the track outlined below.

Hurricane Warnings now in effect for Jamaica

Hurricane Watch now in effect for the Cayman Islands

Hurricane Emily makes 2005 the most active June and July period for named storms since the National Weather Service began tracking tropical storms and hurricanes. There have never been 5 named storms this early in the season before, and there are still a couple of tropical depressions moving off the African coast that may increase this record breaking year.

For great details specific to the Cayman Islands
go to the Cayman Islands Forum

Current Advisories from the National Hurricane Center Tropical Prediction Center include

HURRICANE EMILY ADVISORY NUMBER 18
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
8 AM AST FRI JUL 15 2005
...DANGEROUS HURRICANE EMILY CONTINUES TOWARD THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA...

A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF JAMAICA. A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION. A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN COAST OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FROM PUNTA SALINAS WESTWARD TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC/HAITI BORDER...AND FOR THE ENTIRE SOUTHWESTERN PENINSULA OF HAITI FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC/HAITI BORDER TO PORT-AU-PRINCE.

AT 8 AM AST...1200 UTC...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR VENEZUELAAND FOR BONAIRE...CURACAO...AND ARUBA HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN CARIBBEAN SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF EMILY. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 8 AM AST...1200Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EMILY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.1 NORTH... LONGITUDE 70.0 WEST OR ABOUT 345 MILES... 555 KM... SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF PORT AU PRINCE HAITI AND ABOUT 525 MILES... 845 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KINGSTON JAMAICA.

EMILY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 20 MPH...32 KM/HR... AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 135 MPH...215 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS MAKES EMILY A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE.

HOWEVER...SATELLITE IMAGES SUGGEST THAT EMILY MAY HAVE WEAKENED A LITTLE DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS. A RECONNAISSANCE PLANE WILL CHECK THE INTENSITY SHORTLY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 40 MILES... 65 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UPTO 140 MILES...220 KM.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 952 MB...28.11 INCHES.

EMILY MAY PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHESACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NETHERLANDS ANTILLES...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES AREPOSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF HISPANIOLA. EMILY IS ALSO EXPECTED TOPRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES OVER JAMAICA...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 15 INCHES POSSIBLE. THESE RAINSCOULD PRODUCE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES.

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Cayman Summer Splash 2005

Cayman Summer Splash is on again for 2005. Come to Cayman this summer for great vacations and save money too. Visit the official Cayman Islands site for more details on savings available during Cayman Summer Splash.

Grand Cayman coming back strong

Now that it is nearly 9 months since Hurricane Ivan struck Grand Cayman, the Islands, and especially Grand Cayman are coming back strong. New building and remodeling is going on everywhere but most of the primary hotels, restaurants, and businesses are now back in operation. It is time to plan YOUR vacation to Grand Cayman to enjoy the outstanding World Class Scuba diving, Cayman attractions, and more. Come to the Cayman Islands this year for the time of your life.

Grand Cayman earthquake details

From the Cayman Families user group daily email digest come details of the Cayman Earthquake and it's impacts.


For more information on this earthquake, here are the links:-
http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin/neic_sadb.html

Magnitude 6.7 CAYMAN ISLANDS REGION Tuesday, December 14, 2004 at 23:20:13 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver

Magnitude 6.7

Date-Time Tuesday, December 14, 2004 at 23:20:13 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
Tuesday, December 14, 2004 at 06:20:13 PM local time at epicenter

Location 18.98N 81.31W

Depth 10.0 kilometers

Region CAYMAN ISLANDS REGION

Reference 35 km (20 miles) SSE of GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands
325 km (205 miles) ENE of Swan Island
360 km (225 miles) SSW of Cienfuegos, Cuba
760 km (470 miles) S of Miami, Florida

Location Quality Error estimate: horizontal +/- 4.5 km; depth fixed by location program

Location Quality

Parameters Nst=204, Nph=204, Dmin=1010.1 km, Rmss=1.01 sec, Erho=4.5 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=75.2 degrees Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

You can file an eyewitness report here:- http://pasadena.wr.usgs.gov/shake/ous/



AP Breaking

news:-http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2004/12/14/international2035EST0733.DTL

Pictures fell from walls, store shelves rattled and swimming pools cracked when the earthquake struck at 6:20 p.m. local time (6:20 p.m. EST/2320 GMT), residents said, but there was no early sign of major damage to buildings in the British territory. U.S. Geological Survey spokeswoman Kathleen Gohn said the service had heard some early reports of damage but gave no details.

From the Cayman Families email digest

Radio Cayman reporting:-

*zero chance of tidal wave activity at this time.

Tidal waves occur within a few minutes of an earthquake and rumors of tidal waves are just that, rumors.

* west end of Cayman Brac and north side of Cayman Brac felt it. Only report of damage from there is a picture falling off the wall.

* may experience smaller aftershocks over next few days, same thing that occurred in Trinidad a couple of weeks ago.

* Dr. Margaret Anderson (sp?), University of West Indies Seismic Dept. said it was also felt in Jamaica, and that there have been a spate of moderate to strong earthquakes along Caribbean boundaries at this time - Jamaica, Costa Rica, Guadeloupe, Trinidad, and now it's moved into the northern Caribbean.

To listen Live to Radio Cayman, click mms://209.27.53.25/RadioCayman.
Requires Real Player or go to www.radiocayman.gov.ky.
Permanent link also in the link section of this website.


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Magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits Grand Cayman

From Cayman Net News
source URL is http://www.caymannetnews.com/breaking.shtml

Tuesday, December 14, 2004
A strong earthquake was felt throughout Grand Cayman at 6:20 pm on Tuesday, December 14, 2004. According to a preliminary report from the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Earthquake Information Center in Denver, the epicenter of the magnitude 6.7 event was located some 21 miles south of Bodden Town at a depth of 6.2 miles.

Seismicity maps published by the National Earthquake Information Center indicate that this event was the closest to Grand Cayman occurring since 1990.

According to eyewitness reports, the earthquake lasted between 15 and 30 seconds and prompted the evacuation of offices, supermarkets and other buildings, including the airport control tower, where one witness reported the tower was “rocking one and a half to two feet.”
No casualties have been reported.

Cayman Net News is following this story and will be publishing full details as soon as they are available



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Sea View Diver hotel is closed

The Sea View Diver hotel has been sold and will be demolished due to the damage associated with Hurricane Ivan. No further information is available at this time.

CAYMAN ISLANDS NATIONAL RECOVERY FUND
Press Release
1 October 2004
On 23 September 2004 the Cayman Islands National Recovery Fund was formally established. It has received significant contributions already including the sum of One Million dollars from the Bank of Butterfield International (Cayman) Ltd. This trust is chaired by His Excellency the Governor and has a board of trustees also comprising The Leader of Government Business, The Leader of the Opposition, The Honourable Speaker, The Financial Secretary, Mr Huw Moses, Mr Connor O'Dea, Pastor Winston Rose, and Mr Dan Scott. Mr Andrew Jones Q.C. has been appointed the "Enforcer" of the trust.
This fund is and will be, the only official fund accepting and distributing monies to private individuals in the Cayman Islands as part of the relief effort. The beneficiaries of the fund include any persons injured, bereaved, rendered homeless, destitute or otherwise adversely affected by the Hurricane in the Cayman Islands on or after 11 September 2004. The trust has already commenced making grants to assist in the restoration of roofs of the homes of low income persons. Application forms for a grant for this purpose can be obtained from locations such as police stations, gas stations, shelters and churches throughout Grand Cayman.
The fund will be audited and considerable checks are in place to ensure proper placement and use of donations. The trustees are concerned that there may be a temptation to some to take advantage of the situation for personal profit and accordingly, any official or authorised fund raising for the Cayman Islands National Recovery Fund will bear the crest of the Cayman Islands.
Any fundraising on behalf of the fund is most welcomed and ideas should be discussed with one of the trustees. Contributions, which should be tax deductible for United States Tax purposes, should be sent to any one of the clearing banks operating in the Cayman Islands. Separate accounts have been established in CI, US, and Canadian dollars, together with Pounds Sterling.

The table below sets out the relevant accounts established to date and which are ready to receive donations.
Bank US$ Account CI$ Account Canadian$ Account Pounds Sterling Account
Bank of Butterfield 01101-036345 02101-036345 03210-036345 04210-036345

Cayman National Bank 021-77-999 011-88-999 031-00097 041-00066

Fidelity Bank 01521-114052-00 05521-114052-00 04521-114052-00 03521-114052-00

First Caribbean International Bank
1003-2530 1003-2522 1003-2994 1003-3009

Royal Bank of Canada 262-581-2 112-896-6 725-077-2 710-044-9

Scotiabank 70007-66 70007-68 70007-67 70007-69

The trustees look forward to working with all the people of these Islands to a prompt and lasting recovery from the tragic events of Hurricane Ivan and thanks the public for its efforts and donations.
The Trustees of The Cayman Islands National Recovery Fund
Contact: Huw Moses Appleby Spurling Hunter 949-4900 hmoses@applebyglobal.com


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