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Thanks and Praises To Almighty God For Taking Jamaica, Safely Thru Olga!

Beaches of Jamaica Bonita Jamaica
Originally uploaded by Bonita Jamaica

Well friends, the Lord has done it again!

He certainly minized the effect that Tropical Storm Olga had on Jamaica,  by keeping her to the north of the island! (We only had heavy showers and manageable wind gusts.)

Girl With a Purpose Blog, wants to take the opportunity to really give our Almighty God a big, Hail Up and Big Up! (Jamaican, meaning thanks and praises!).

We thank Him for continuing to perform weather miracles for Jamaica and for His continued protection of our island!

We also pray that those in our sister island of Hispaniola (consisting of the countries of Dominican Republic and Haiti), who lost relatives and loved ones, and who suffered from property loss/damage, will find Him to be a source of comfort, during this time of grief and bereavement.

(We want to thank Bonita Jamaica for providing the lovely inset above.)

Gillian

Tropical Storm Olga Weakens to a Tropical Depression, No Longer a Threat to Jamaica!

Tropical Storm Olga has weakened and is now a Tropical Depression.

This means that Jamaica will experience wind gusts [of 45 miles/hour (72.4 km/hr) ] and lots of rain, (especially to the North of the island), but nothing like the stormy weather we had expected.

At 4:00 p.m. today, Tropical Depression Olga was located to the North of Jamaica, at Latitude 18.9 degrees North and Longitude 76.9 West.

Maximum sustained winds are at 35 miles/hr (56.3 km/hr).

It is still moving along a Westerly path at  23 miles/hr (37 km/hr), but is not a threat to Jamaica.

It will, however,pass over the Cayman Islands by tomorrow evening.

Olga is expected to bring lots of rain to Jamaica until tomorrow evening.

It is expected to move into the Yucatan Penninsula by Friday of this week.

Gillian

Sources Include:

1) Power 106 FM 5:00 p.m. News

2)Television Jamaica Nightly Weather at 7:53 p.m., December 12,2007

3) 5-Day Forecast Map of Tropical Depression Olga (showing Olga's position at 4:00 p.m. EST), Weather Underground website, December 12, 2007.

Tropical Storm Olga Weakens, Expected to Pass North of Jamaica Later This Afternoon

Tropical Storm Olga, is expected to pass north of Jamaica,later this afternoon. This is a strange phenomenon,seeing that the Hurricane Season officially ended on November 30, 2007.

But what seemed "strange" a few years ago, will become the norm, due to the effects of global warming.

At 1:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST), the centre of Olga was located to the west of Hispaniola, at latitude 19 degrees North and longitude 76 degrees West.

At 12:00 p.m. EST, Olga's centre was located  102.5 miles (165 km) NorthEast of Port Antonio.

Olga will continue along a westerly track.

Although her movement has weakened to 23 miles/hour (37 km/hour), Olga will bring strong gusty winds and torrential rains to the island.

The island will be experiencing heavy rainfall up until Friday of this week.

But Jamaicans are praying that Olga's effect on the island will be minimal.

The US National Weather Centre, Miami, has stated that "Olga lacks the convection required of a tropical cyclone...and based on visible satellite imagery probably also lacks a closed surface circulation.  however...we will hang on to Olga for a few more hours just in case deep convection returns or west winds become evident."

Please click here for their full report and forecast re this storm.

[Girl With a Purpose (GWAP) Blog will keep you informed of the progress of Olga and her efffect on the island, as long as we're able to :)]

Gillian

Sources Include:

1) Nationwide Radio,8:00 a.m. News, December 12, 2007

2) Radio Jamaica 12:00 p.m. News, December 12, 2007

3) National Metereological Service website, December 12,2007

4) Report, "Tropical Storm Olga Expected to Weaken-Subtropical Storm Olga Expected to Affect Caribbean Cruises", Cruise Critic (Cruise News & Reviews) Website, December 12, 2007

5) Picture of Olga's 3-day Forecasted Track (Tropical Storm OLGA Public Advisory Number 7a), US National Weather Centre,Miami website,10:00 a.m, Wednesday, December 12, 2007

6) Picture of Olga's 5-day Forecasted Track, Weather Underground Website, 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 12, 2007

7) Weather Underground Alert: Tropical Storm Olga(Picture of Olga's Current Position), Weather Underground Website, 1:00 p.m. EST,  December 12,2007

8) Tropical Storm Olga Forecast Discussion, US National Weather Centre, Miami, website,10:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 12, 2007