Published 7 October 2025
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St. Kitts and Nevis News Source
TROPICAL CYCLONE ALERT STATEMENT
WHCA31 TAPA
TROPICAL STORM JERRY ALERT STATEMENT
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
5:00 PM ECT TUE, OCT 7, 2025
THIS IS FOR THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
TROPICAL STORM JERRY FORM OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL
ATLANTIC.
AT 5:00 PM ECT OR 2100Z THE CENTRE OF TROPICAL STORM JERRY WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.0 NORTH, LONGITUDE 46.4 WEST OR ABOUT
1119 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS.
TROPICAL STORM JERRY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST AT 23 MILES PER
HOUR. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
GRADUAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT DAY OF TWO.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND UP TO 85 MILES FROM THE
CENTRE.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1003 MB OR 29.62
INCHES.
ON ITS PRESENT TRACK, THE SYSTEM WILL BE NEAR THE LEEWARD
ISLANDS BY THURSDAY EVENING INTO FRIDAY HENCE, A TROPICAL
STORM WATCH MAY BE REQUIRED FOR SOME OF THE ISLANDS IN THE
NEXT 48 HOURS. RESIDENTS SHOULD COMPLETE THEIR HURRICANE
PLANS AND BE PREPARED TO START TO IMPLEMENT THEM.
ALL RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE MOVEMENT OF
JERRY
THE NEXT ALERT WILL BE AT 11 PM ECT.
FORECASTER,
CECIL MATTHEW
