{"id":8145,"date":"2023-06-21T10:32:04","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T10:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/?p=8145"},"modified":"2023-06-21T10:37:35","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T10:37:35","slug":"5-am-update-a-tropical-cyclone-alert-remains-in-effect-for-montserrat-on-its-present-track-tropical-storm-bret-is-forecast-to-pass-well-south-of-the-island-and-at-a-safe-distance-from-montserat-o","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/?p=8145","title":{"rendered":"5 AM UPDATE: A TROPICAL CYCLONE ALERT REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MONTSERRAT &#8211; ON ITS PRESENT TRACK, TROPICAL STORM BRET IS FORECAST TO PASS WELL SOUTH OF THE ISLAND, AND AT A SAFE DISTANCE FROM MONTSERRAT OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS; HOWEVER, RESIDENTS SHOULD KEEP MONITORING THE PROGRESS OF THE SYSTEM!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>ACCORDING TO THE 5 AM TROPICAL ALERT STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES ON WEDNESDAY, 21 JUNE 2023, TROPICAL STORM BRET REMAINS IN THE MONITORED AREA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AT 5 AM, THE CENTRE OF TROPICAL STORM BRET WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.8 NORTH, LONGITUDE 51.4 WEST OR ABOUT 656 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING MONTSERRAT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>TROPICAL STORM BRET IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST AT 16 MILES PER HOUR. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL INCREASE IN STRENGTH IS POSSIBLE BEFORE BRET REACHES THE CARIBBEAN SEA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Untitled-16.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"840\" src=\"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Untitled-16-1024x840.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8146\" srcset=\"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Untitled-16-1024x840.png 1024w, http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Untitled-16-300x246.png 300w, http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Untitled-16-768x630.png 768w, http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Untitled-16-1536x1260.png 1536w, http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Untitled-16-2048x1680.png 2048w, http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Untitled-16-366x300.png 366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND UP TO 60 MILES FROM THE CENTRE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1001 MB OR 29.56 INCHES.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE AT 11 AM TODAY.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FORECASTER LORNE SALMON<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ACCORDING TO THE 5 AM TROPICAL ALERT STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES ON WEDNESDAY, 21 JUNE 2023, TROPICAL STORM BRET REMAINS IN THE MONITORED AREA. AT 5 AM, THE CENTRE OF TROPICAL STORM BRET WAS LOCATED &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/?p=8145\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1001002,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8145"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1001002"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8145"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8145\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8150,"href":"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8145\/revisions\/8150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}