ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit is returning to Dominica on Thursday as a strengthening Tropical Storm Tammy might turn out to be a hurricane by the tip of the weekend.
Skerrit, the chairman of the 15-member regional integration grouping CARICOM, had been co-chairing the first-ever summit of Canada and CARICOM leaders that started in Ottawa on Wednesday.
A authorities assertion mentioned Skerrit is to “reduce quick his keep in Canada and return to Dominica on Thursday…as Tropical Storm Tammy approaches the Lesser Antilles”.
A Tropical Storm warning is in impact for Dominica, Barbados, and the French islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe, and the Miami-based Nationwide Hurricane Middle NHC) mentioned that the storm is strengthening because it approaches the Lesser Antilles.
It mentioned that Tammy is about 460 miles east of the Windward Islands with most sustained winds of 40 miles per hour (mph) and that further watches and warnings will probably be required later Thursday.
Tammy is transferring towards the west close to 17 mph, and the NHC mentioned {that a} flip towards the
West-northwest is forecast by tonight, adopted by a flip in direction of the northwest Friday evening or Saturday.
“ On the forecast observe, the middle of Tammy will transfer close to or over the Leeward Islands Friday and Saturday,” it mentioned, including that further strengthening is forecast through the subsequent couple of days, and Tammy might be close to hurricane depth by the tip of the weekend.
By way of Saturday evening, Tammy is predicted to provide storm whole rainfall of three to 6 inches, with most quantities of 10 inches, throughout parts of the northern Windward into the Leeward Islands.
“ Swells generated by Tammy will start affecting parts of the Lesser Antilles later right this moment. These swells are more likely to trigger life-threatening surf and rip present situations,” the NHC added.
The federal government assertion quoted the Met workplace right here as saying that Dominica might start to really feel the storm’s affect by Friday “with a rise in showers and thunderstorm exercise which might lead to widespread flooding.”
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