THE PEAK PERIOD OF THE HURRICANE SEASON IS HERE; RESIDENTS, VISITORS AND BUSINESS OWNERS ARE ASKED TO ASSESS THEIR RISK NOW, ADJUST THEIR EMERGENCY PLANS AND SUPPLIES TO FACTOR IN THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND BE PREPARED; IT ONLY TAKES ONE!
THE PEAK PERIOD OF THE HURRICANE SEASON IS UPON US; RESIDENTS, VISITORS AND BUSINESS OWNERS ARE ASKED TO ASSESS THEIR RISK NOW, ADJUST THEIR EMERGENCY PLANS AND SUPPLIES TO FACTOR IN THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND BE PREPARED.
THIS IS FOR THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
TROPICAL DEPRESSION EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY…THERE IS HIGH UNCERTAINTY AT THIS TIME IN DETERMINING THE MAGNITUDE OF IMPACTS THE DEPRESSION WILL HAVE ON THE REGION. HOWEVER, THE SYSTEM STILL POSES A THREAT WITH THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE IMPACTS FROM WINDS, STORM SURGE, SEAS AND FLOODING AT 5:00 AM, THE CENTRE OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION ELEVEN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.2 NORTH, LONGITUDE 42.9 WEST OR ABOUT 1306 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ABOUT 1506 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS.
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 15 MPH, AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME GRADUAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS, AND THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM BY LATER TODAY.
ON ITS FORECAST TRACK, TROPICAL DEPRESSION ELEVEN COULD NEAR THE ISLANDS LATE FRIDAY/EARLY SATURDAY AS A TROPICAL STORM. HOWEVER, IT IS STILL A BIT EARLY TO SAY WITH CERTAINTY THE EVENTUAL PATH OF THE SYSTEM, THE WIND INTENSITY ON ARRIVAL AND POSSIBLE RAINFALL TOTALS. TROPICAL DEPRESSION ELEVEN COULD STILL PASS OVER 120 MILES AWAY FROM THE ISLANDS AND SPARE US ANY SERIOUS IMPACT.
RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO MONITOR TROPICAL DEPRESSION ELEVEN AND BE PREPARED TO IMPLEMENT THEIR HURRICANE PLAN SHOULD THIS SYSTEM BECOME A GREATER THREAT TO THE ISLANDS.
THIS IS FOR THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS…
TROPICAL DEPRESSION ELEVEN FORMS OVER THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC OCEAN AND HAS ENTERED THE MONITORED AREA…
AT 500 PM, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION ELEVEN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 11.7 NORTH, LONGITUDE 40.0 WEST OR ABOUT 1451 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND 1722 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH (55 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS, AND THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 16 MPH (26 KM/H), AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION AT A SIMILAR FORWARD SPEED IS FORECAST TO BEGIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK BRINGING THE CENTER OF THE CYCLONE NEAR OR JUST TO THE NORTH OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS IN 4-5 DAYS.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB (29.74 INCHES).
RESIDENTS SHOULD MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING SYSTEM CLOSELY AND HAVE THEIR HURRICANE PLANS COMPLETED, ESPECIALLY AS WE ARE IN THE PEAK MONTHS OF THE HURRICANE SEASON.
There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect, but residents should monitor this system closely as it has the potential to affect the island Saturday.
DMCA URGES RESIDENTS TO HAVE THEIR HURRICANE PLANS READY AND MONITOR THIS SYSTEM CLOSELY.
Yellow Hill, Montserrat – February 11, 2020 – At 500 PM, the center of Tropical Depression Eleven was located near latitude 11.7 North, longitude 40.0 West. The depression is moving toward the west near 16 mph (26 km/h), and this general motion is expected to continue through Wednesday. A west-northwestward motion at a similar forward speed is forecast to begin Wednesday night and continue through the rest of the week.
Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph (55 km/h) with higher gusts.
Some strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours and the depression is expected to become a tropical storm by Wednesday night.
The estimated minimum central pressure is 1007 MB (29.74 inches).
Yellow Hill, Montserrat – August 10, 2020 – Showers and thunderstorms associated with a tropical wave and broad area of low pressure located about 600 miles west-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands have changed little in organization since yesterday. Environmental conditions are expected to be somewhat conducive for development to occur, and a tropical depression could form during the next day or two while the disturbance moves generally westward to west-northwestward at 10 to 15 mph across the tropical Atlantic. Conditions are forecast to become less conducive for development by the end of the week.
* Formation chance through 48 hours…medium…60 percent.* Formation chance through 5 days…medium…60 percent.
AS THE PEAK PERIOD OF THE HURRICANE SEASON APPROACHES; RESIDENTS, VISITORS AND BUSINESS OWNERS ARE ASKED TO ASSESS THEIR RISK NOW, ADJUST THEIR EMERGENCY PLANS AND SUPPLIES TO FACTOR IN THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND BE PREPARED; IT ONLY TAKES ONE!
AS THE PEAK PERIOD OF THE HURRICANE SEASON APPROACHES; RESIDENTS, VISITORS AND BUSINESS OWNERS ARE ASKED TO ASSESS THEIR RISK NOW, ADJUST THEIR EMERGENCY PLANS AND SUPPLIES TO FACTOR IN THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND BE PREPARED.
Yellow Hill, Montserrat – July 9, 2020 – Showers and thunderstorms associated with a tropical wave located a few hundred miles south-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands continue to show signs of organization. However, recent satellite-derived wind data indicate that the circulation remains elongated. Environmental conditions appear conducive enough to support additional development of this system, and a tropical depression could form during the next few days while it moves generally westward at 15 mph across the tropical Atlantic. Conditions are likely to become less conducive for development late this week. * Formation chance through 48 hours…medium…40 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days…medium…50 percent.
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In today’s programme we’ll here from Jerome Meade, Chief Physical Planner within the Physical Planning Unit at the Ministry of Agriculture, Trade, Housing, Lands and Environment (MATHLE) in Brades
