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Storm Bonnie takes birth over HaitiHaiti Action.net - By tonight, locally heavy rains are expected to hit the beleaguered earthquake camps of Haiti. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) of Miami gives the high potential disturbance — currently designated as 97L Invest — a "High" chance of developing into a tropical depression. Currently the "vigorous" weather system does not have a complete closed circulation, if it strengthens past 39mph sustained winds that mark a tropical storm it will become the second named storm — BONNIE — of the 2010 Atlantic Hurricane Season. Heavy rain throughout Haiti will begin overnight and increase through this Friday. Total rainfall for this period could exceed 6 inches in the northern mountains. Dangerous flash floods and mudslides are possible. The earthquake camps are not ready for severe weather conditions. Even the ShelterBox tents of the lucrative — for Haiti business elites — Colony Corail-Cesselesse were no match for a smaller storm last week. Colony Corail is where the chain-smoking Hollywood activist-cum-humanitarian, Sean Penn, encouraged many displaced Haitians — that were in upscale Petionville — to move into. About 344 tents were totally ripped apart in mere "windy conditions" even though they were the subject of intensive publicity by USAID as being "storm resistant." A few of the Colony Corail inmates were "overheard" saying that they would gladly swap their luxurious digs with Sean Penn's. It is possible that this storm could strengthen into a tropical storm over Haiti as the conditions are favorable for quick development on its current forecast track. The NOAA's National Climatic Data Center calculated that June's average temperature was the warmest June on record — 1.22°F (0.68°C) above the 20th century average of 59.9°F (15.5°C). While the 2010 Hurricane season has been relatively quiet, from tropical cyclones, there has been a steady stream of tropical waves marching across Hurricane Alley into the Caribbean. RAW Share this story with your networks BOOKMARK the Haiti Action.net Tropical Cyclone Page for latest updates during this hurricane season. HaitiAction.net will host this page with many Tropical Cyclone resources so you can find the latest information when you are searching for current updates. Contact us: info@haitiaction.org BOOKMARK the Haiti Action.net Tropical Cyclone Page for latest updates during this hurricane season.000 THE TROPICAL WAVE/DISTURBANCE THAT NHC HAS BEEN TRACKING FOR THE BECAUSE THE CENTER JUST FORMED...THE INITIAL MOTION IS UNCERTAIN. AN AIR FORCE PLANE WILL BE IN THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL HELP FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS INITIAL 22/1500Z 21.9N 75.0W 30 KT $$ see alsoPursued by France for Haiti Hoax, group holds press conference in Montreal Jul 21 Thousands in Haiti march on Aristide's birthday Jul 16 "We want our voices to be heard": Haiti: Mobile schools in the Earthquake Zone Apr 3 Protesters clash with police following rain in Haiti Feb 11 If Obama can do it then why can't Haiti's Preval? Feb 9 Haiti: hell and hope Jan 28 On the ground in Port au Prince Jan 28 Haiti News Watch Two-faced Democracy in Haiti Perverted Priorities: Corpses, sham elections, and sweatshops in Haiti Apr 10 Clinton's 'silence' challenged in Haiti Jul 7U.N. denials in Haiti Jun 30Lavalas closed the doors again, elections in Haiti a disaster for Lespwa government Jun 27
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