*For Monday, 17 October 2005.

Places to watch.

Good luck to all.

For Monday, 17 October 2005.
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Peru (This was my right knee all morning slight annoyance - Strong)
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2005/10/17 19:22:59.0 17.72 S 69.38 W 95 M 5.6 PERU-BOLIVIA BORDER REGION
2005/10/17 19:22:52.8 17.23 S 69.37 W 33 mb5.9 PERU-BOLIVIA BORDER REGION
2005/10/17 19:22:50.6 17.86 S 69.50 W 33 mb6.0 PERU-BOLIVIA BORDER REGION
(This may be a day early - most symptoms were for the 18th.)

Iceland/Reykjanes area
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(Nothing found)

Mongolia area (Strong)
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2005/10/17 00:05:55.0 49.78 N 91.82 E ML3.4 MONGOLIA

Sumatra (Strong)
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(Nothing found)

Kurils to Aleutians (Medium)
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map 2.5 2005/10/16 18:41:15 51.896 -178.028 5.0 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
map 2.6 2005/10/16 15:38:10 51.098 -178.363 1.0 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP 5.1 2005/10/16 14:44:29 51.415 -178.530 57.1 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
map 3.0 2005/10/16 07:21:15 51.375 -176.596 30.0 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
map 2.9 2005/10/17 11:10:40 52.926 -169.518 1.0 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
map 2.7 2005/10/17 17:03:20 52.934 -168.127 35.0 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA

Turkey
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2005/10/17 01:42:00.0 38.96 N 27.01 E ML3.0 TURKEY
2005/10/17 11:48:48.0 38.16 N 27.06 E ML3.3 TURKEY

Mt. St. Helen's (Strong)
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map 1.6 2005/10/17 23:00:13 46.197N 122.191W 0.5 0 km ( 0 mi) SSE of Mount St. Helens
map 1.7 2005/10/17 17:33:00 46.199N 122.194W 0.5 0 km ( 0 mi) WNW of Mount St. Helens
map 1.6 2005/10/17 14:45:47 46.197N 122.192W 0.5 0 km ( 0 mi) S of Mount St. Helens
map 1.2 2005/10/17 12:43:46 46.199N 122.195W 0.7 0 km ( 0 mi) WNW of Mount St. Helens
map 1.2 2005/10/17 11:18:06 46.198N 122.192W 0.5 0 km ( 0 mi) SSE of Mount St. Helens
map 1.4 2005/10/17 09:27:35 46.197N 122.192W 0.0 0 km ( 0 mi) S of Mount St. Helens
map 1.4 2005/10/17 07:59:05 46.197N 122.192W 0.6 0 km ( 0 mi) S of Mount St. Helens
map 1.4 2005/10/17 06:27:27 46.197N 122.192W 0.6 0 km ( 0 mi) S of Mount St. Helens
map 1.5 2005/10/17 02:43:42 46.198N 122.192W 0.2 0 km ( 0 mi) S of Mount St. Helens
map 1.6 2005/10/17 01:08:07 46.197N 122.191W 0.5 0 km ( 0 mi) SSE of Mount St. Helens

Turkmenistan area (Medium)
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2005/10/17 07:54:26.0 53.27 N 69.97 E ML3.6 CENTRAL KAZAKHSTAN

Southern Alaska (STRONG)
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map 2.6 2005/10/17 12:40:47 61.850 -150.000 20.0 SOUTHERN ALASKA
map 2.7 2005/10/17 16:20:37 60.724 -152.604 100.0 SOUTHERN ALASKA

Germany (STRONG)
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2005/10/17 11:00:02.0 50.22 N 12.67 E 8 ML2.0 GERMANY

Possibly Willow Creek (North of Petrolia)
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map 2.8 2005/10/17 04:55:15 40.715 -123.467 27.3 28 km ( 17 mi) SE of Willow Creek, CA
map 1.8 2005/10/17 07:49:25 40.383 -123.579 23.9 36 km ( 22 mi) NE of Redway, CA
map 1.9 2005/10/17 15:29:21 40.027 -122.961 10.4 35 km ( 22 mi) NE of Covelo, CA

Madeira/Canary Islands area
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(Still nothing there - must have the symptom wrong. Although I found a story that might have something to do with my symptoms. Something could have happened in the area and later affected Trinidad.)

URL: http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article_news?id=109157300


3 weather systems blamed for big waves
Anna-Lisa Paul apaul@trinidadexpress.com

Tuesday, October 18th 2005

The Meteorological Office at Piarco has said that the unusually big waves which flooded Maracas Bay and surrounding environs on Sunday were caused by three separate weather systems in the region.

In an official release, the Met Office said Sunday´s huge waves were due mainly to swells generated by tropical depression #22, which formed nine days ago north of Puerto Rico.

It was stated that the swells generated from this system would have travelled to the south-southeast of the centre, and reach the west coast of Tobago and portions of the north and west coasts of Trinidad Sunday morning.

In addition, waves from Tropical Storm Wilma, which was in its embryo stages southeast of Jamaica last week, have also contributed to the huge waves on Sunday. A weather system, although upper level in origin but eventually reaching the surface, has generated and continues to generate rough seas to the northeast of Trinidad.

The Met Office has admitted that it was "unusual for energy emanating from these three systems, the latter two in particular, to sustain itself for that distance to T&T".

Speaking with the Daily Express yesterday, Assistant Director, Met Office, Emmanuel Moolchan explained that the conditions were also enhanced by local storm conditions experienced on Sunday, and could have been the cause of the gigantic waves which sent hundreds scampering for safety.

A rough seas bulletin was issued late yesterday by the Met Office, as waves in excess of three metres will continue to affect coastal areas of T&T. Small craft operators and sea bathers were advised to exercise extreme caution.

The Seismic Research Unit at UWI has ruled out under-water earthquakes, landslides, and volcanic eruptions as possible causes.

Education officer at the Unit, Stacey Edwards, said that records at the Seismic Research Unit showed absolutely no evidence of any hydro-geologic phenomena, and as a result, the huge waves could not be classified as tsunamis.

Maracas Beach remained open to the public yesterday and the cautionary red flags were put out by lifeguards on duty at around 10 a.m.

However, the shoreline was littered with vultures feasting on dead fish, and debris brought in by the waves. The roadway and parking lot were also covered with mud and slush.

Lifeguard Wayne Drysdale told the Daily Express that although the beach remained open, once weather conditions worsened as they were expected to, members of the public would be ordered to leave the area as it would be unsafe.

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) said affected coastal areas included Matelot, Sans Souci, King´s Wharf at San Fernando, Fullerton, Icacos, Los Gallos and parts of Chaguaramas.

The Tourism and Industrial Development Company (TIDCO) has assured that a damage assessment would be done to the facilities at Maracas Beach, and that a clean-up campaign is underway.


Puerto Rico area
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map 2.9 2005/10/17 13:32:11 18.902N -65.705W 15.7 55 km (34 mi) NNE of Suárez, PR

Peace to all.