This is most unusual. TS Bonnie will be closer to Aruba and the ABC islands

[malaise]

Than any Storm since the 1800s
The government of Trinidad and Tobago has issued a Tropical Storm
Warning for Trinidad, Tobago, and Grenada and its dependencies.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
* Trinidad and Tobago
* Grenada and its dependencies

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT02/refresh/AL022022_5day_cone_no_line_and_wind+png/204710_5day_cone_no_line_and_wind.png

Tropical Storms affecting T&T are rare.

[jimfields33]

1. Lucky them. Two in 300 years. We should be so lucky.

And they won’t even get hurricane weather but a bad storm. I do they stay safe.

[malaise]

2. Those islands are flatter than pancakes

Even a TS will be scary

[jimfields33]

3. I hope it skips them somehow

[localroger]

5. Um no, T&T are mountainous

I've been birdwatching there. They have a rich mix of microclimates, including some flat beaches and swamps, but also mountains several thousand feet high. While T&T are culturally "Caribbean," they are geologically part of South America -- which is also why they have oil and a much more self-sufficient economy than other Caribbean islands.

[malaise]

6. The ABC islands

I know T&T well

[localroger]

7. Sorry, misunderstood who you were talking about

Yeah ABC are like a foot above sea level if that.

[malaise]

9. No problem

Trinidad is lovely for bird-watching

[Hortensis]

13. Well, misunderstanding made an interesting exchange. Thanks.

Hope this doesn't portend anything more than an interesting storm.

[localroger]

16. Yes, it was a lovely trip.

Too bad the whole island felt like a revolution waiting to happen, something none of the other people on our nature tour seemed to get.

[malaise]

8. Maybe

But I’ve been noticing intense storms in Parts of South America as well

[MuseRider]

11. I have never been in Aruba

but have spent a bit of time in Bonaire and Curacao diving. IIRC Bonaire is very flat. Where I was in Curacao I cannot remember, we never had time to travel around the island, we spent it all underwater except for a day in Willemstad.

I always hate seeing big storms in the beautiful places that make up most of my happiest trips ever.

[malaise]

12. Lovely islands for holidays

The good news this should remain a TS and may be a weak hurricane in the Caribbean Sea before it reaches Central America,
Hope it doesn’t affect the Concacaf U20 qualifiers in Honduras.

[MuseRider]

14. Oh dear

Honduras. The island we always stayed on was Guanaja but there is nothing left of what we loved there after their big hurricane. Totally gone and apparently the reefs that we were so happy to dabble around in are gone as well. It breaks my heart. I imagine there was nothing left of Bonacca Town.

[malaise]

15. It's hard to watch the destruction

But manyof our governments’ policies haven’t helped.

[Ms. Toad]

17. I'll never be able to look at one of those maps again -

without seeing the sharpie Alabama extension.

[malaise]

18. That was a moment of clarity for me

I had long suspected that he was stark raving mad - that did it.
Just remove any inconvenience and to hell with science or details. Then attack the experts.

[MichaelSoE]

19. I lived in Aruba for 5 years

The leeward side of the island has average wave height of about 1 foot. On occasion there would be a day when the winds would shift and the lee side would get battered. This photo was from one of those day My neighbor's dog decided it was a good day to sit on the beach and get wet. The buildings in the back ground are some of the hotels about 5 miles south.

[malaise]

20. Beautiful and scary

Thanks