Yellow Hill – Friday, 16 September 2022 – Tropical Storm Conditions and Heavy Rains are Expected to begin affecting Montserrat later this Evening. Therefore, the Disaster Management Coordination Agency, DMCA joins the Antigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services strongly advising residents and visitors here to monitor Tropical Storm Fiona closely, check their Emergency Preparedness Kit, implement their Hurricane Disaster Plans in preparation for hazardous weather and be prepared.

At 8 AM, The National Hurricane says that the center of Tropical Storm Fiona was located by an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft near latitude 15.8 North, longitude 58.8 West. Fiona is moving toward the west near 15 mph (24 km/h). A westward motion with a gradual decrease in forwarding speed is expected through Saturday night or early Sunday, followed by a turn toward the west-northwest later on Sunday. On the forecast track, the center of Fiona is expected to move across the Leeward Islands tonight and early Saturday, and move near or just south of the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico late Saturday into Sunday.

Data from a NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate that maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph (85 km/h) with higher gusts. Some slight strengthening is forecast during the next few days.

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 125 miles (205 km) from the center.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1004 mb (29.65 inches).

The Disaster Management Coordination Agency, DMCA is urging residents and visitors to continue to monitor the DMCA and be prepared.