THIS IS FOR ST KITTS AND NEVIS A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ST. KITTS AND NEVIS… A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS. HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS PLANS SHOULD BE READY, AWAITING ACTIVATION.
AT 5 PM ECT OR 2100Z THE CENTRE OF TROPICALSTORM TAMMYWAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.7 NORTH, LONGITUDE 56.6 WESTOR ABOUT475 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ST. KITTS AND NEVIS. TAMMY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MILES PER HOUR.
ASLOWER WESTWARD TO WESTNORTHWEST MOTION IS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. ATURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS FORECAST ON FRIDAY,AND THIS MOTION SHOULD CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTRE OF TAMMY WILL MOVE NEAR OR OVER THE LEEWARD ISLANDS FRIDAYAND SATURDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. A LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED TONIGHT, BUT GRADUAL STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXTFEW DAYS, AND TAMMY IS FORECASTTO BE AT OR NEAR HURRICANE INTENSITY WHEN IT MOVES NEAR THE LEEWARD ISLANDS.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND UPTO 125 MILES MAINLY TOTHE EAST OF THE CENTRE. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1001 MB OR 29.56 INCHES. BASED UPON THE LATEST OBSERVATION AND ANALYSIS, TROPICAL STORM TAMMY IS LIKELY TO STRENGTHEN AND BE NEAR HURRICANE STRENGTH AS IT APPROACHES THE LEEWARD ISLANDS.
THE HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT WE ARE EFFECTIVELYPREPARING FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS TO BE ACROSS ST. KITTS AND NEVIS LATE FRIDAYAND ON SATURDAY.THIS WATCH COULD BE FURTHER UPGRADED TO A HURRICANE WARNING. MORE SPECIFIC IMPACTS INCLUDE SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 70 MILES PER HOUR GUSTING TO 85 MILES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE PASSAGE OF TAMMY.
RAINFALLTOTAL IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY. SUCH RAINS COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS. RESIDENTS IN LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUNDS.
MARINERS SHOULD STAY IN PORTAND SEEK SAFE ANCHORAGE. SEAS BATHERS SHOULD AVOID THE BEACHES AS DANGEROUS SURFS AND RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELYWITH THE PASSAGE OF TAMMY. ALLRESIDENTS ARE URGED TOCONTINUE TO MONITOR THE MOVEMENTOF TAMMYCLOSELYAND TAKE ACTION TOPROTECTLIFE AND PROPERTY.
REPEATING THE 5 PM POSITION 13.7 N, 56.6 W. MOVEMENTTOWARD THE WESTNORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1001 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORYWILL BE AT 12 MIDNIGHT. FORECASTER ORVIN PAIGE
