Yellow Hill – Monday, 5 September 2022 – At this time, Disturbance 1 is currently no threat to Montserrat, and there are no watches or warnings issued for the island.

In today’s Tropical Outlook, the National Hurricane Center says Tropical Disturbance 1 located southeast of the Cabo Verde Islands is forecast to form in the next next day or so, and environmental conditions appear marginally favourable for additional development. A tropical depression could form by the latter part of this week as his system moves generally west northwestward or northwestward over the eastern and central tropical Atlantic.

The Disturbance has a 10% chance of formation in the next two days and, a 40% chance of development in the next five days.

The Disaster Management Coordination Agency, DMCA is encouraging residents and visitors to continue to monitor the DMCA, review their hurricane plans, complete their hurricane preparations, and be prepared.

The Disaster Management Coordination Agency, DMCA will continue to monitor Tropical Disturbance 1, and provide regular updates as information is released from the NHC.