Marine Forecast for Montserrat – Tuesday, April 13, 2021

Seas, large wavelets, crests begin to break, waves measuring up to 3.6 feet or 1.1 metres!

Winds, light to fresh, easterly, 2 to 16 knots!

Remember, Think about boat safety and plan your trip before you go. Knowledge and planning reduce the risks and increase the fun. Always tell someone where you’ll be going, when you expect to be back, and what your boat looks like. Keep in mind that there might not be cell phone coverage where you are heading!

Important Notice for Residents and Visitors on Montserrat

The DMCA sirens will be sounded on Saturday, April 17, 2021, at 10 am to signal the start and end of a minute’s silence as a mark of respect and sympathy for the Duke of Edinburgh. The national minute’s silence will be held before the start of the funeral service for the Duke of Edinburgh.

Residents and visitors are asked not to be alarmed by the sounding of the sirens on Saturday, April 17, 2021, at 10 am.

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La Soufrière Volcano Update from the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) in St Vincent and the Grenadines:

According to NEMO, the La Soufriere volcano continues to erupt explosively and has now begun to generate pyroclastic density currents. Explosions and accompanying ashfall, of similar or larger magnitude, are likely to continue to occur over the next few days.

NEMO also stated that according to scientists at the UWI Seismic Research Centre “the domes have already been destroyed and ejected. The eruption cloud went into the atmosphere and then collapsed causing pyroclastic density currents (PDCs).” So, what we had is an eruption column collapse.”

Marine Forecast for Montserrat – Monday, April 12, 2021

Seas, small waves with breaking crests, waves measuring up to 4.6 feet or 1.4 metres!

Winds, moderate to fresh, easterly, 11 to 18 knots!

Remember, Think about boat safety and plan your trip before you go. Knowledge and planning reduce the risks and increase the fun. Always tell someone where you’ll be going, when you expect to be back, and what your boat looks like. Keep in mind that there might not be cell phone coverage where you are heading!

Bulletin No. 48 on La Soufriere Volcano in St Vincent & the Grenadines issued by the National Emergency Management Organisation, NEMO on Wednesday, April 7, 2021, at 6 PM.

The Volcano Monitoring Network continued to record small earthquakes associated with the growth of the lava dome. There were also several small Volcano-Tectonic (VT) earthquakes located beneath the volcano.

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The alert level remains at Orange. The National Emergency Management Organisation is reminding the public that no evacuation order or notice has been issued.