Special Tropical Disturbance Statement 945 am Mon Aug 9

[TVMet]

SPECIAL TROPICAL DISTURBANCE STATEMENT

NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

945 AM EDT MON AUG 9 2004

 

A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED JUST EAST OF TOBAGO IN THE WINDWARD

ISLANDS IS MOVING WESTWARD AT 20 TO 25 MPH. SHOWERS AND

THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BECOME MUCH BETTER ORGANIZED OVERALL THIS

MORNING...AND SURFACE PRESSURES HAVE FALLEN SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE

WINDWARD ISLANDS. BARBADOS REPORTED A WIND GUST TO 53 MPH DURING

THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS.

 

THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO SIGNS OF A WELL-DEFINED SURFACE CENTER.

HOWEVER...IF THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG THE WAVE

AXIS...THEN A CLOSED CIRCULATION COULD FORM AND THE SYSTEM COULD

BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION OR A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY OR

TUESDAY. WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE MAY OCCUR OVER MUCH OF

THE WINDWARD ISLANDS TODAY...ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN.

INTERESTS IN THE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL

CARIBBEAN SEA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM

OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

 

FORECASTER STEWART

 

 

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[Sage]

Thanks for the update. It seems that things are beginning to heat up in the tropics.

[spcl4cs_gal]

Thanks for the update. It seems that things are beginning to heat up in the tropics.

 

 

Ugh! Unfortunately yes.... :(

[elmorejj]

Trinidad and Tobago aren`t usual paths for Hurricanes but I guess they can pop up anywhere.....jean