BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – New watches and warnings have been issued for sections of the Leeward Islands as a result of presence of Tropical Storm Tammy.
In line with the Miami-based Nationwide Hurricane Middle, Tropical Storm situations and heavy rain are attainable beginning Friday.
To this point, Tropical Storm watches have been issued for Anguilla and St. Barthelemy, St. Maarten, St. Martin and Guadeloupe, Barbados< Dominica, Martinique, Antigua, Barbuda, Montserrat, St. Kitts, Nevis, Saba, and St. Eustatius, nevertheless, further watches and warnings will probably be required by the tip of the day on Thursday.
The Nationwide Hurricane Centre on Thursday afternoon mentioned the middle of Tropical Storm Tammy was positioned close to latitude 13.6 North, longitude 55.7 West.
Tammy is transferring towards the west-northwest close to 15 mph (24 km/h). A slower west-northwest movement is predicted by Thursday evening, and a flip towards the northwest is forecast on Friday. And this movement ought to proceed into the weekend.
On the forecast observe, the middle of Tammy will transfer close to or over the Leeward Islands on Friday and Saturday.
Most sustained winds are close to 60 mph (95 km/h) with increased gusts. On the similar time, gradual strengthening is predicted throughout the subsequent few days, and Tammy is forecast to be at or close to hurricane depth when it strikes close to the Leeward Islands.
Tropical-storm-force winds prolong outward as much as 125 miles (205 km) from the middle. The estimated minimal central stress is 1003 mb (29.62 inches).
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