Published 13 August 2020
Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source
Weather Bulletin
Issued at: 7am Thursday 13th August 2020
Present Weather: Fair skies with slight haze
Winds: A moderate breeze of 13mph from the East.
Temperature: 28°C / 82°F Humidity: 76%
Sea Level Pressure: 1014.9mbs or 29.97’’
Sunrise: Tom 5:53am Sunset: Today 6:37pm
Weather Forecast Valid until 8am Tomorrow
Winds: East-northeast with speeds ranging between 12 to 20mph with gusts to as high as 31mph.
Seas: 0.9 to 1.8 metres or 3 to 6 feet.
Weather Forecast for St. Kitts & Nevis:
Weather today: Partly Sunny and slightly hazy with a 30 percent or a low
chance of showers.
Weather tonight: Partly cloudy skies with a 20 percent or a slight chance of
showers.
Eastern Caribbean Forecast: Generally settled conditions will persist
across the Eastern Caribbean as high pressure is the dominant weather feature. Sinking air coupled with low moisture levels will restrict significant shower activity and, at most, a moderate chance of showers is anticipated.
TROPICAL CYCLONE ALERT STATEMENT
WHCA31 TAPA
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 11 ALERT STATEMENT
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
5:10 AM ECT THU, AUG 13, 2020
THIS IS FOR THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND BRITISH VIRGIN
ISLANDS
…DEPRESSION IS DISORGANIZED AT THIS TIME BUT STILL EXPECTED
TO STRENGTHEN INTO A TROPICAL STORM…
AT 500 AM AST (0900 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION
ELEVEN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.9 NORTH, LONGITUDE 47.9
WEST OR ABOUT 1032 MILES EAST-SOUUTHEAST OF ST. KITTS AND
NEVIS AND 1173 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE BRITISH VIRGIN
ISLANDS.
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR
15 MPH AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR
THE NEXT FEW DAYS FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE
NORTHWEST LATE THIS WEEKEND OR EARLY NEXT WEEK.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO,
AND THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM
LATER TODAY.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB (29.74
INCHES).
ON ITS PRESENT TRACK, THE SYSTEM WILL PASS NORTH OF THE
LEEWARD ISLANDS SATURDAY MORNING INTO SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.
RESIDENTS IN THE LEEWARD AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS SHOULD
REMAIN VIGILANT AND CONTINUE TO MONITOR CLOSELY THE
PROGRESS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 11 FOR ANY CHANGE IN THE
FORECAST CONDITIONS AS ANY SOUTHWARDS SHIFTING OF THE
PROJECTED TRACK COULD BRING THE DEPRESSION CLOSER TO THE
ISLANDS AND A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MAY BE REQUIRED FOR
SOME OF THE ISLANDS IN THE NEXT 48 HOURS. THERE STILL REMAINS
SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE EVENTUAL WIND IMPACTS FROM THE
SYSTEM HOWEVER, AT THIS TIME UP 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS
FORECAST FOR THE AREA.
RESIDENTS SHOULD HAVE THEIR HURRICANE PLANS COMPLETED
AND BE PREPARED TO ACT.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE LATER TODAY.
ANTIGUA MET SERVICES
FORECASTER
LETITIA HUMPHREYS
