Tropical Storm Dean is right now about 1490 miles east of the Lesser Antilles, headed west at 23 mph. Maximum sustained winds are 40 mph, but are expected to strengthen as Dean heads west. Predictions now are Dean will develop into a Category 2 hurricane with winds of 96-110 mph by Sunday. Puerto Rico is well within the cone of Dean's projected path. At least one predicted path aims Dean directly at the southeast corner of the island.
That's the bad news. The good news (for us anyway) is that that is as far away from us as you can get. We have the whole island and the mountains between us and the projected path. Also, the "mountain," the cliff, we're tucked against also provides some protection. So we're respecting the storm, we're taking precautions for us and the animals, but we not scared of it. We'll see. It's another chapter in the adventure.
You can follow the storm by clicking on the "weather" link on the Ola Lola web site.
Stay tuned. We are.
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