HEWANORRA METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE HOTLINE # 454 3452 FAX # 454 9705 WEBSITE slumet.gov.lc/ TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL..... ADVISORY NUMBER 6. 5:00 PM 08 JULY 2013. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SAINT LUCIA. TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA, IN THIS CASE WITHIN 24 TO 36 HOURS AT 5:00 PM. TODAY, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 11.8 DEGREES NORTH...LONGITUDE 53.9 DEGREES WEST, OR ABOUT 490 MILES OR 790 KILOMETRES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST. LUCIA. CHANTAL IS MOVING TOWARDS THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 26 MPH OR 43 KM/H. ON THIS FORECAST TRACK THE CENTER OF CHANTAL SHOULD PASS IN THE VICINITY OF ST. LUCIA EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH OR 75 KM/H, WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME INCREASE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST, DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. REPEATING THE 5:00 PM. POSITION LATITUDE 11.8 DEGREES NORTH... LONGITUDE 53.9 DEGREES WEST, OR ABOUT 590 MILES OR 950 KILOMETRES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST. LUCIA. RESIDENTS OF ST. LUCIA AND THE REST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES ARE ASKED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM AND THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES SHOULD TAKE ALL NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS AGAINST THESE HAZARDS. LOCAL FISHERMEN SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND SECURE ALL EQUIPMENT. SEABATHERS ARE ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM THE SEA. THIS IS THE SIXTH PUBLIC ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE ST.LUCIA METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE ON THIS SYSTEM. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED AT 8:00 PM TODAY.
Posted on: Mon, 08 Jul 2013 21:03:47 +0000
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