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Winds in Havana are currently NE at >15 MPH.  Nothing expected tonight.

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Brrrrr! The cold front has swept across Cuba. Winds in Havana are north at 15-18 MPH. These conditions should stop all migration. I may not even get up in the middle of the night to check the radar!

Current weather models indicate conditions adverse to migration through the middle of the next week.

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At this time (c. 03:00 UTC) there are no radar detectable migrants outbound from Cuba. There a numerous showers/thunderstorms over the Cuban coast and Straits. Also, after several nights of good migration, the supply of migration ready birds might have been exhausted.

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There were scattered showers and thunderstorms along the Cuban coast during the take-off time that may have reduced tonight’s flight. Even so, some birds were on the move. An image from c. 04:00 UTC shows birds approaching the Keys. This image will roll off he archive in four days.

http://tinyurl.com/2rde2u

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A major breakout tonight.  A loop  can be viewed…

http://home.comcast.net/~badbirdz/031407.gif

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http://tinyurl.com/2lwrzk

Another good migration tonight (linked image is from c. 03:00 UTC).  The image shows the bulk of the migrating birds just north of Cuba.  The image will roll-off the archive in four days.

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Further review has shown the largest flight so far for this season. It even warranted an animation…

http://home.comcast.net/~badbirdz/031207.gif

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http://tinyurl.com/38xtjt

There is a pretty good flight tonight (see above link of image from c. 02:00 UTC). Also several chaff trails running west to east, over and south of the Keys. As usual, the linked image will roll-off in four days.

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Winds over Cuba have shifted back to northerly. There is no detectable migration tonight.

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Just a few birds coming across tonight, but a few is better than none.

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