Residents urged to heed warning over gale force winds
(CNS): The National Weather Service and Hazard Management Cayman Islands have said that as the strong cold front expected to affect the Cayman Islands tonight moves closer to our area, residents should expect near gale force winds and very rough seas. Weather conditions began deteriorating Monday and will get worse into tomorrow. Wave heights of up to fifteen feet are forecast, so HMCI is working with the Port Authority to secure the George Town Harbour, where road closures were in place Monday evening along Seafarers Way and parts of North Church Street.
A marine warning remains in effect, and the public is urged to exercise extreme caution until further updates are provided. “The community’s cooperation and adherence to these safety recommendations are crucial for ensuring the well-being of all residents during this weather event”, officials stated in a severe weather bulletin issued Monday evening.
The Cayman Islands Government recommends the following safety precautions.
- No in-water activity: Residents are urged to refrain from engaging in any in-water activities on all three Cayman Islands.
- Unpredictable and varying wave heights pose potential hazards: Stay well back from shore, particularly along the George Town Harbour and Seven Mile Beach.
- Vessel safety: All maritime vessels should remain in safe harbour and securely anchored until further notice.
- Limited activity along the western shore: Residents are advised to minimise outdoor activities along the western shore to ensure personal safety.
- Avoid driving through standing water: Motorists are cautioned against driving through standing water, as it may be deeper than anticipated.
- Awareness of debris: Exercise caution and be vigilant for debris on roads, particularly in areas prone to high winds and rough seas.
For further information, visit www.caymanprepared.ky or www.weather.gov.ky
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Hazard management could have done a better job. Had I known my property would have became a swimming pool, I would never had stayed there. Luckily only thing lost was property and not life. My only concern is how developers are allowed to build so close to the shoreline without concerns to the new owners?
I’ve produced more wind when having a dump in the mangroves.
I think that the use of Tropical Storm force winds has more effect that Gale force winds. People pay more attention to such words and are more used to what they mean.
Precisely why they called it a gale and not a Tropical Storm, as a TS starts at 39mph sustained and these may not have reached that high.
Though yes it was odd hearing ‘gale force’ used locally.
And it speaks to them needing to better describe/explain what the different categories are. But they’ve been doing an improved job lately with these ‘severe weather warnings’ outside of TS/Hurricane warnings. (I prefer ‘sever weather’ to ‘gale’ myself, if NWS are reading this.
Idiots wouldn’t know what a gale force wind was if it hit them in the face.
stay well back from the shore….except for those residential structures we allowed to be built on the shore.
Bit slow on the notifications. Fishermen and the National Hurricane Center was warning of this days ago.
All those highly paid teachers best be out on the waterfront today cleanup since they have nothing else to do.
You are a real moron. You get your A$$ out there and help with the cleanup because obviously you don’t have anything to do except bad mouth teachers. A teacher always have something to do, matter-of-fact they usually have too much to do. Another suggestion is you go get trained as a teacher, come back, get a job teaching then get on CNS and let us know how it’s working for you. I hope you won’t have to deal with persons like you.
I sincerely hope that you are not a teacher.
“A teacher always HAS something to do”….
Are you stupid?
Yes. Why?
More warning would have ben nice.
CaymanPrepared is on it….if you are still languishing in last October
I’ll check the radar. Oh, never mind.
you are going to check the radar for a wind event. interesting.
look at sat images.
you csn see the clouds forming the front. Radar will show it partially.