Published 13 August 2024
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TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO
INFORMATION STATEMENT
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TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO WARNING STATEMENT
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
5:31 AM ECT TUE, AUG 13, 2024
THIS IS FOR ST KITTS AND NEVIS
..TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO IS APPROACHING THE LEEWARD ISLANDS…
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ST. KITTS AND
NEVIS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE SPECIFIED AREA WITHIN 24
HOURS. RESIDENTS SHOULD RUSH ALL DISASTER PREPARATIONS TO
COMPLETION AND SEEK SAFE SHELTER.
AT 500 AM AST (0900 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.2 NORTH, LONGITUDE 61.3 WEST OR ABOUT 119
MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ST. KITTS AND NEVIS. ERNESTO IS MOVING TOWARD
THE WEST NEAR 20 MPH (31 KM/H). A WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION WITH
SOME DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT DAY OR
SO. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, ERNESTO IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS THIS MORNING AND NEAR OR OVER THE
U.S. AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO BY THIS EVENING. AFTER
PASSING PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, ERNESTO IS FORECAST TO
TURN NORTHWARD OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH (65 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
GRADUAL STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS, AND
ERNESTO COULD REACH HURRICANE STRENGTH BY THURSDAY OVER THE
WATERS MILES (110 KM) FROM THE CENTER. ST. BARTHELEMY RECENTLY
REPORTED A WIND GUST OF 53 MPH (85 KM/H). THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE BASED ON SURFACE OBSERVATIONS IN THE LEEWARD
ISLANDS IS 1007 MB (29.74 INCHES).
BASED UPON THE LATEST ANALYSIS AND FORECAST, TROPICAL STORM
ERNESTO IS EXPECTED TO BE AT IS CLOSEST POINT TO ST. KITTS AND NEVIS IN
ABOUT SIX HOURS WITH WINDS BETWEEN 40 TO 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS
POSSIBLE DURING ITS PASSAGE.
RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH POTENTIALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE ISLANDS; HENCE FLASH FLOODING IS
POSSIBLE. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT. RESIDENTS IN LOW LYING AND
FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND AND RESIDENTS
NEAR SLOPES SHOULD GUARD AGAINST MUDSLIDES.
MARINERS SHOULD STAY IN PORT. SEAS ARE DETERIORATING RAPIDLY AND
WILL PEAK NEAR 10 FEET IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS THE STORM DRAWS NEAR.
RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE MOVEMENT OF TROPICAL STORM
ERNESTO AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION WHERE NECESSARY TO PROTECT
LIFE AND PROPERTY.
REPEATING THE 5 AM ECT POSITION, 16.2 N, 61.3 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD THE
WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 20 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH. THE
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB.
THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY WILL BE AT 1100 AM ECT.
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FORECASTER
ORVIN PAIGE
