TROPICAL STORM WARNING A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA WITHIN 36 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM GONZALO Public Advisory No. 2 5 pm Sunday 12th October 2014 Department of Disaster Management Anguilla TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ANGUILLA ...GONZALO STRENGTHENING EAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS... ...HURRICANE WATCH AND TROPICAL STORM WARNING ISSUED… AT 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GONZALO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 59.5 WEST ABOUT 265 MI…427 KM ESE OF ANGUILLA. GONZALO IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY...FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST MONDAY NIGHT. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...GONZALO IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL LEEWARD ISLANDS BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING...AND APPROACH PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND GONZALO IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES...95 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE RECENTLY MEASURED BY RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- WIND... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE WARNING AREA IN THE LEEWARD ISLANDS BY MONDAY MORNING...MAKING OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS DIFFICULT OR DANGEROUS. RAINFALL... GONZALO IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS THE LEEWARD ISLANDS...BRITISH AND U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS... WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM TOTALS OF 12 INCHES POSSIBLE. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MONDAY 12 NOON. THIS WATCH WILL LIKELY BE UPGRADED TO A WARNING EARLY TOMORROW. antiguamet SURF... SWELLS GENERATED BY GONZALO WILL AFFECT THE LEEWARD ISLANDS TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING FROM DOMINICA NORTHWARD...AND REACH THE U.S. AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. THESE SWELLS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS. Source: noaa.gov/ REPEATING ANGUILLA IS UNDER A TROPICAL STORM WARNING. THE 5 PM POSITION OF THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GONZALO WAS...16.4N 59.5W ABOUT 160 MI...255 KM ESE OF ANTIGUA ABOUT 265 MI…427 KM ESE OF ANGUILLA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 INCHES THE HONOURABLE DEPUTY GOVERNOR IS ADVISING THAT PUBLIC OFFICERS MUST TAKE ALL REASONABLE STEPS TO SECURE THEIR WORK SPACES FROM POTENTIAL WATER AND ELECTRICAL DAMAGE. THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR EXPRESSES THANKS TO THE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES IN ANTICIPATION OF THEIR USUAL COOPERATION. ALL RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE MOVEMENT OF TROPICAL STORM GONZALO CLOSELY AND TO TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. PERSONS LIVING IN LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD GUARD AGAINST EXPECTED RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS AND MOVE TO A SAFE LOCATION. CONTINUE LISTENING TO RADIO ANGUILLA, LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS AS UPDATES WILL BE PROVIDED IF CONDITIONS CHANGE SIGNIFICANTLY. IF YOU REQUIRE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE CALL THE DEPARTMENT OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT ON 476-3622. NEXT ADVISORY…8pm. _______________________________ Department of Disaster Management Anguilla
Posted on: Sun, 12 Oct 2014 21:20:24 +0000
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