This evening the Cayman Islands are officially on a Hurricane Watch. the radio has hourly updates and we are all checking the various websites with increasing frequency. The current projected path of the hurricane takes it above Jamaica and south of Cuba. The sister islands of Cayman Brac and Little Cayman are just below the path and as you can see on the track to the left, Grand Cayman (the largest of the three small islands west of Jamaica and furthest south of the three) is further south of the storms projected path. The best place to be is south of the storm and 
right now it is a small storm only about 30 miles in diameter. Its closest point on Friday is projected at about 72 miles so if it doesn't grow too much when it hits open water we shouldn't get hit too bad. The problem is it will grow when it hits open water and is projected to be a Cat 3 hurricane by Friday. At 70 miles we will get a lot of wind and rain but if it stays north and over 70 miles away hopefully not much if any flooding. We have our hurricane kit completely stocked and tomorrow morning we will put up the shutters. We learned our lesson last year with overreacting in terms of our furniture and personal items and will be more judicious this year with what we move upstairs. The college will be open tomorrow so we will still be working and we expect to have a long day getting the college ready for the storm. We will be updating the blog as events warrant to let everyone know what is going on. Keep a good thought that the storm stays north and doesn't grow. After Dean last year it isn't as scary getting ready this time but still it isn't much fun either, the price of living in the Caribbean in August and September.
right now it is a small storm only about 30 miles in diameter. Its closest point on Friday is projected at about 72 miles so if it doesn't grow too much when it hits open water we shouldn't get hit too bad. The problem is it will grow when it hits open water and is projected to be a Cat 3 hurricane by Friday. At 70 miles we will get a lot of wind and rain but if it stays north and over 70 miles away hopefully not much if any flooding. We have our hurricane kit completely stocked and tomorrow morning we will put up the shutters. We learned our lesson last year with overreacting in terms of our furniture and personal items and will be more judicious this year with what we move upstairs. The college will be open tomorrow so we will still be working and we expect to have a long day getting the college ready for the storm. We will be updating the blog as events warrant to let everyone know what is going on. Keep a good thought that the storm stays north and doesn't grow. After Dean last year it isn't as scary getting ready this time but still it isn't much fun either, the price of living in the Caribbean in August and September.
