On Aug 18, 7:19 am, dxAce wrote:
dxAce wrote:
Net Activation Plans 14325 USB

2200 UTC on Saturday, August 18, until the band closes.
1200 UTC on Sunday, August 19.

Monitor the nets active throughout the day on 14300 for current updates on the
active storm.

http://www.hwn.org/

One might also monitor 13927 to see if any 'TEAL' callsign aircraft make any
phone patches through the MARS system as these are the Hurricane Hunter
Aircraft.

At present it looks as though Hurricane Dean will make a direct hit on Jamaica
sometime on Sunday.

FLASH: Could be unprecedented event for Jamaica; direct hit with 150 MPH sustained
winds [topping Hurricane Gilbert's 135 MPH winds [Sept. 1988] and Charlie's 100
MPH winds in 1951]... Population of Jamaica is nearly 3 million people; and is
49th most densely-populated country in world...
(Via Drudge)

dxAce
Michigan
USA


This is close to the ultimate hurricane nightmare scenario. We've
already had New Orleans wiped out. Jamaican buildings are flimsy and
are poorly suited to withstand a 150 mph storm. Some Jamaicans live in
shanties. In my mind the ultimate worst case would be a Cat 5 on top
of Havana, where all the buildings are rickety and crumbling away as
it is. The Cubans wouldn't get everybody out in time, and the city
would likely be completely wiped off the face of the earth. Something
similar may happen to Montego Bay, Jamaica. Dean is headed for Cancun
and Northern Mexico, two other places where buildings are weak.