PREVENTION MITIGATION PREPAREDNESS RESPONSE AND RECOVERY
TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVEN FORMED IN THE ATLANTIC AND COULD BECOME TROPICAL STORM GONZALO IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THE DMCA IS CLOSELY MONITORING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM LOCATED 1,420 MILES EAST OF THE SOUTHERN WINDWARD ISLANDS WHICH CONTINUES TO GET BETTER ORGANIZED. DMCA URGES RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO ASSESS THEIR RISK NOW AND STAY PREPARED!
Yellow Hill, Montserrat – July 21, 2020 – At 500 PM, the center of Tropical Depression Seven was located near latitude 9.8 North, longitude 40.4 West. The depression is moving toward the west-northwest near 8 mph (13 km/h).
A turn toward the west with an increase in forwarding speed is expected tonight and Wednesday, and that motion should continue through Friday.
Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph (55 km/h) with higher gusts. Strengthening is forecast during the next couple of days, and the depression is expected to become a tropical storm tonight or Wednesday.
The estimated minimum central pressure is 1009 MB (29.80 inches).
