A TROPICAL CYCLONE ALERT (TCA) IS IN EFFECT FOR MONTSERRAT, BUT, NOT A TROPICAL STORM WATCH AS PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED. TCA MEANS, IN THIS CASE, THAT TROPICAL DEPRESSION 13 IS IN OUR MONITORED AREA; HOWEVER, A WATCH OR WARNING IS NOT REQUIRED, AT THIS TIME, BUT COULD BECOME NECESSARY IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

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HOWEVER, RESIDENTS ON MONTSERRAT SHOULD REMAIN VIGILANT AND CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM AS IT APPROACHES THE AREA BY FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY AND HAVE THEIR STORM PLANS PREPARED.THAT’S

ACCORDING TO DALE DESTIN, METEOROLOGIST AT THE ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES

Yellow Hill, Montserrat – August 20, 2020 – At 8 PM, the center of poorly organized Tropical Depression Thirteen was located near latitude 17.0 North, longitude 55.5 West. The depression is moving toward the west-northwest near 21 mph (33 km/h), and this motion is expected to continue for the next few days. On the forecast track, the depression is expected to move near or north of the northern Leeward Islands by late Friday, near or north of the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on Saturday, and near or north of Hispaniola Saturday night.

No photo description available.

Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph (55 km/h) with higher gusts. Gradual strengthening is forecast, and the depression is forecast to become a tropical storm on Friday.

The estimated minimum central pressure based on NOAA Hurricane Hunter data is 1009 MB (29.80 inches).

RAINFALL: The depression is expected to produce 1 to 3 inches of rain with isolated maximum totals of 5 inches over the northern Leeward Islands, and maximum totals of 3 to 6 inches over Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands through Sunday.

WIND: Tropical storm conditions are possible within the watch area late Friday and Saturday.

SOURCE: NHC NOAA

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