TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL..... ADVISORY NUMBER 4. 2:00 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 2:00 PM. TODAY, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 11.3 DEGREES NORTH...LONGITUDE 52.8 DEGREES WEST, OR ABOUT 590 MILES OR 950 KILOMETRES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ST. LUCIA. CHANTAL IS MOVING TOWARDS THE WEST NEAR 25 MPH OR 41 KM/H AND A WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION AT ABOUT THE SAME FOWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. 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 72 KM/H, WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME INCREASE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST, DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. REPEATING THE 2:00 PM. POSITION LATITUDE 11.3 DEGREES NORTH... LONGITUDE 52.8 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. SEA BATHERS ARE ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM THE SEA. THIS IS THE THIRD PUBLIC ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE ST.LUCIA METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE ON THIS SYSTEM. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 PM TODAY. ~ Alisha Ally
Posted on: Mon, 08 Jul 2013 18:47:10 +0000
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