Hurricane Takes Aim at Caribbean Islands
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Hurricane Takes Aim at Caribbean Islands
Washington Post – Aug 17, 2007
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International Herald Tribune – Aug 17, 2007
EDT (1800 GMT) Dean was centered about 505 miles (813 kilometers) east-southeast of Kingston Jamaica and about 175 miles (282 kilometers) south of Santo Domingo Dominican Republic the National Hurricane Center said. It was moving west-northwest at 17 mph (27 kph). Hurricane warnings were in effect for parts of the Dominican Republic Haiti and Jamaica a hurricane watch was posted for the Cayman Islands and Cuba issued a tropical storm warning. Although forecasters said it was too early to tell whether the storm would eventually strike the U. coast somewhere state officials were preparing for the worst.
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CNN International – Aug 17, 2007
At about 18 miles to 20 miles per hour that’s the perfect speed for a growing hurricane not a dying one. CPER: So really Monday is the day we should look for in terms of knowing with far greater actually where that cone is going to hit in terms of — in the United States or further south in Mexico? MYERS: Without getting political on this because it is not a political event it’s a forecasting event the Hurricane Center will decide to drive and fly the Gulf Stream out and fly through the storm. I know you hear about the hurricane hunters and they fly through it and it’s all right through the storm. The big Gulf Stream flies back and forth and back and forth dropping these little drop sounds out of the belly of the plane. They put that information — almost like little weather balloons but going the wrong way. They put all of that information into the computer models. And let me tell you that makes a much better forecast.
Hurricane Fears Bring ut Crude il Bulls
thestreet.com – Aug 17, 2007
While the recent stock market meltdown has the crude oil bulls spooked the “smart money” in the energy futures markets did not want to be on the short side heading into a weekend during which time a hurricane is churning in the Gulf of Mexico. n Friday morning the National Hurricane Center said it’s too soon to determine if or where Dean presently a category two hurricane will strike the U. The NHC said the eye was near St. Lucia and Martinique early Friday and expected it to pass over the Lesser Antilles and then intensify as it enters the warmer waters of the Caribbean Sea… Lucia and Martinique early Friday and expected it to pass over the Lesser Antilles and then intensify as it enters the warmer waters of the Caribbean Sea. Dean is projected to hit the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico before entering the Gulf of Mexico. Just the chance Hurricane Dean could score a direct hit on the concentration of oil and natural gas installations off the coast of Louisiana has crude oil traders nervous. By Monday morning traders will have a much better idea of where Dean will end up. Look for bigger crude oil futures price moves — up or down — on Monday. Also bullish for crude Friday was a fire at Chevron’s 300000-plus-barrel-a-day refinery in Pascagoula Miss. Worries about worldwide demand for crude oil in the face of shuddering stock and financial markets have muted the bullish reaction of major storms brewing in the Atlantic and Caribbean and the Chevron refinery fire.