Hurricane Dean is now a Category 4 Storm and drawing a bead on Jamaica. By the time it reaches Jamaica, it could very well be a Category 5 Storm. With Dean's forecast track putting it in the Gulf of Mexico next week, NASA will be bringing the Endeavour back a day early in case there are evacuations in Houston (where Mission Control is). The Hurricane Watch net on 14.325 USB has been active over the last couple of days as Dean approached the Caribbean
Dean is also a very large storm, as seen in the IR satellite image below. Hurricane force winds extend out 70 miles from the center of the storm. Tropical Storm force winds extend out 230 miles from the center of the storm.
This is definitely a time to keep the people of Jamaica in our prayers.
Mac McCormick, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net
