TWC is now reporting that Kingston just reported a sustained wind of 114 mph with a gust to 138. The dangerous right-front quadrant is scraping the coastline, with hurricane-force winds likely to be extending over the entire island nation, especially over the south and east-facing beaches and hills. Some of the higher terrain may easily experience winds that are a full category above what is being experienced closer to sea level. Rainfall totals along the south and east facing slopes stand to exceed 5-10 inches, resulting in deadly flash flooding runoffs.
I'm probably not the only one to detect a wobble ever so slightly to the north as Dean is scraping by, generally on a westward course. This untimely wobble looks to lengthen the stretch of the island affected directly by the deadly eyewall, and probably the duration that the most intense portions of the hurricane rake it.
As an aside, please everyone keep the one-liners and chat room style discussion off the board during active weather.
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