BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Tropical Storm Ernesto is anticipated to carry tropical storm pressure winds and heavy rains to parts of the Leeward Islands late on Monday night time as a number of Caribbean international locations issued tropical storm warnings to take care of the consequences of the fifth named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane.
The Miami-based Nationwide Hurricane Heart(NHC), in its 5.00 pm bulletin, stated that the storm was now situated 295 miles east southeast of Antigua and had most sustained winds of 40 miles per hour (mph).
A tropical storm warning is in impact for St. Kitts-Nevis, Montserrat, Antigua and Barbuda, and Anguilla, in addition to Guadeloupe, St. Martin and St. Barthelemy, Sint Maarten, the British Virgin Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico.
It stated pursuits elsewhere within the northeastern Caribbean ought to monitor Ernesto’s progress, which is shifting towards the west-northwest close to 28 mph.
“A westward to west-northwestward movement with some lower in ahead pace is anticipated through the subsequent couple of days. On the forecast observe, Ernesto is anticipated to maneuver throughout parts of the Leeward Islands late tonight or Tuesday and close to or over the U.S. and British Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico by Tuesday night,” the NHC stated.
It stated gradual strengthening is anticipated through the subsequent few days and that Tropical Storm Ernesto will produce whole rain accumulations of 4 to 6 inches over parts of the Leeward.
Elsewhere within the Caribbean, Tropical Storm Ernesto is anticipated to supply rain accumulations of 1 to 4 inches within the Windward Islands by way of Friday morning.
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