Katia to become hurricane later today

Position and projected path of Katia. Photo credit: caribbean360.com

Tropical storm Katia is gradually strengthening as it moves quickly west northwestwards.

At 5 am the center of Tropical Storm Katia was located near latitude 13.9 north longitude 39.1 west or approximately 1300 miles east of the Lesser Antilles.  Katia is moving toward the west north west near 21 mph.

This general motion is expected to continue with a gradual decrease in forward speed during the next 48 hours.

On this track Katia is expected to pass northeast of the island chain by Saturday/Sunday.  Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 65 mph with higher gusts, additional strengthening is forecast and Katia could become a hurricane later today.

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14 Comments

  1. JAMARAH2002
    September 1, 2011

    Darroux, the level of ignorance you show as regards Jesus Christ who is an Envoy of God and elevate Mohammed a mere prophet. You see that we have all misconstrued and misunderstood the words of Christ so gravely. We do not know who the Holy Spirit is too. Questions we need to ask ourselves. Islam which is taught now is a grave departure from what Mohammed taught, he, Mohammed knew with absolute conviction that Jesus Christ was the Son of God!!!

    Facts, the first enslavers of Africans were Arabs/Muslims who stole slaves from Egypt, Nubia and to the East Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. See Chancellor Williams Destruction of Black Civilization and John Henrik Clarke African Civilization, finally Cheikh Anta Diop.

    Let us not be fooled that the wrath of God through His exalted Will has enveloped this earth, this planet. Remember the words He who denies me, so shall I deny him.

    The Trinity of God exist with or without humanity: God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.

    Lastly, I will not argue with a chauvinistic all arrogant male concept of their interpretation of the Almighty, as they continue to ignorantly demean abuse, suppress and oppress the flower that is a reflection of the Almighty’s Will ‘Woman’. Who, when swinging purely reflects His Will much more and better than men!!!

  2. Jim
    September 1, 2011

    Check it out. Barenakedislam.com. All dominicac. Cheek it out

  3. Jim
    September 1, 2011

    Get to know more about Muslim www. Bearbackmuslim.com. You know wht they are. No good

  4. Dawoud A Darroux
    August 31, 2011

    In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

    Allah is giving Dominica many chances. You see there was an earthquake recently close to DA, one in Washington DC?

    O people of Dominica repent from European Christianity! Give up the tradition of your slave masters for they had no guidance. Why do you believe in the very people whose ancestors enslaved you for 400 years? The Christianity you believe in today is not the original message of the Messiah peace be upon him.

    Only Islam teaches pure monotheism – the worship of One Creator purely and solely without any idolatry, paganism or mediators. This was the message of the prophets peace be upon them. Blood sacrifice cannot save your sins, when you denounce all false gods then worship Allah alone and accept the prophet Muhammad as the last messenger and prophet for mankind and follow Allah’s injunctions this is the only way for true inner peace, contentment and ultimately paradise.

    O people of Dominica, Islam is not a “terrorist” way of life. It is a sublime path filled with mercy, forgiveness and justice.

    May Allah guide the sincere ones reading this comment. Ameen.

    Every eye that reads this is responsible for learning the truth about Islam from authentic sources. Allah will judge you on the day of judgement regarding what you are reading right now. Come to Islam right now!

    • Anonymous
      September 1, 2011

      Considering you are a darroux, I would imagine that you were not born Muslim. First thing, you sound a little misinformed when you say that christianity is a European religion, secondly you mention the messiah but give no credence to the fact that he was and is the son of God, thirdly while I am not one of these narrow minded people who think Islam is a terrorist religion, try to make that argument to the young ladies who lose their lives every day for things as simple as not wearing their hurlers,. I believe theat there is one God, a holy trinity of father son and holy spirit. Having been brought up around men of Muslim faith, and worked and continue to work with and around them, I am of the true conviction that there are Muslim hypocrites just like there are Christian hypocrites, so when it comes down to it it is about the human dedication to a God who is their sole provider and protector.I am not sure at what point your conversion occurred, I am also not sure what caused you to give up on the Christ that sacrificed his own life to redeem you from the clutches of sin, but please understand this, I am in no way condemning your belief system, I am merely pointing out to you that your belief that Islam holds the answer when all Muslim countries have the same problems as Christian countries and in some cases, if you are to look at all the people who have lost their lives because of Shira laws nested out by old men who claim to be working in God,s stead. The purity is knowing God for yourself, and acceptingbthe sacrifice that Jesus had made for the redemption of your sins

      • Dawoud A Darroux
        September 1, 2011

        In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

        Firstly, Anonymous the Messiah peace be upon him cannot be the son of God and God at the same time or part of God. If this is so it means that God is not independent thus He needs 2 other parts to function for him. This makes no sense. The idea of the trinity added into Christianity is a European concept, unfortunately, you hold a European interpretation of Christianity. The Messiah (p) worshiped Allah alone in his lifetime. If you really believe in Jesus (p) then worship who he worshiped alone without a mediator if you are truthful.

        Secondly, yes I agree there are hypocrites in every religion but Allah has mentioned in the Holy Quran that the hypocrites are in the lowest of the hell fire as well as everyone who rejects the existence of Allah or worship Him with mediators. Thus people who do evil do not represent the teachings of truth. Since in Christianity Judas betrayed the Messiah peace be upon him and Peter denied him according to the bible for e.g, does that mean there is something wrong with the message of Jesus (p)? Of course not! The individuals will be judged according to their deeds. We do not say the bible is the word of Allah, was merely stating an example so that you understand.

        What is going on in Muslim lands confirmed the prophesy of the prophet Muhammad peace be upon him. This confirms the truth of his message. However, there are many practicing Muslims who are monotheists and they can be emulated. I can testify to this fact.

        There is no need for blood for sacrifice of sins. Allah’s grace is what forgives sins. All you need to do is be sincere and willing to repent and Allah will forgive you. Allah alone knows the depth of your heart. You need a mediator between you and Allah because you do not truly believe in Him. You have wrong thoughts about Allah such as ‘you are too sinful to approach Him directly.’ This is a wrong teaching for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful, all you need to do is ask Him.

        You mentioned about sharia but in reality when sharia is implemented we would not have this moral degeneracy as in the west. We would have a stronger spiritual base, stronger families, men more responsible and crimes significantly curbed. The reality is no country in the world has complete sharia, Some Muslim leaders have blended sharia with European laws as a result of colonization and their installation of tyrannical regimes. Muslims who speak out against these disbelieving leaders are placed in prisons. The Americans and Europeans need to keep Muslims oppressed by these leaders because once we have a Caliph (Islamic ruler) who implements sharia the Western Empire is finished as Allah has blessed us with oil.

        Thank you for your response to this comment, once again you now are responsible as my duty was to convey the message.

        Dawoud Abdur-rahman Darroux.

    • Humanist
      September 1, 2011

      Darroux: While Christianity was indeed the religion of the colonists, Islam is the religion that Muslims are told to spread across the world, turning the population into its own form of slaves. Moreover, Muhammed simply had a vision by himself, which later became the foundation, along with centuries of commentaries, half-remembered sayings, corrections and misprints, etc., of modern Islam. Muhammed gave no evidence for anything he saw, except that he told the other Arabs that if they followed Allah, they would win military battles with Allah’s power, and it so happened that they won their battles, so he deceived the people into believing Allah was real while the gods they had believed in before were not. Muhammed was simply another delusional tyrant trying to be master of slaves. Seriously, why would anyone in their right mind believe in the ravings of people in the desert who knew nothing about the natural phenomena they ascribed to godly miracles? It’s embarrasssing, and yet Dominica is filled with such persons.

    • Humanist
      September 1, 2011

      And there is also no monotheism in Islam. All those jin, ifrits, angels, etc–those are simply “lesser” gods. Islam and Christianity are as polytheistic as any other religions; they just don’t wish to admit it.

      • Dawoud A Darroux
        September 1, 2011

        Humanist Ifrit, jinns, angels are lesser gods? You speak all this about science thus this is your conclusions about Islam? Could you kindly bring one verse from the Holy Quran that states that any one of these spirits are lesser gods.

        I’ve read many statements of yours on science and I simple shake my head at this pseudo-intellectualism.

        In response to your other statement; I advise you read The Sealed Nectar a pdf file.

  5. camillo
    August 31, 2011

    we will get something from it

  6. rebss
    August 31, 2011

    That one might hit us Lord we need your protection, we really need to look at this one closely

    • Humanist
      August 31, 2011

      Honestly: why do you think you are so special that a deity will guide away a hurricane from the island? Why can’t a natural disaster simply be, well, a natural disaster, hitting where it hits and missing where it misses? Why unnecesarily complicate things by bringing in religious language?

  7. papa
    August 31, 2011

    Them computer model there am not trusting it at all all now i stoking up

    • simple mind
      August 31, 2011

      …but anyway hope you dont overspend,while I,m glued to my computer until the power lines go down.

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