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Message a89ef552-0558-4476-ab62-c1879d0e0688 from ABMS_Met_Office sent at 22:12:12 on 2024-08-10
Status / Scope / Type Actual / Public / Alert
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Alert summary
A Tropical Cyclone Alert is in Effect for Antigua and Barbuda
Effective
22:12:12 2024-08-10
Starts at
22:13:00 2024-08-10
Expires
22:13:00 2024-08-13
Description
AT 2 PM ECT OR 1800 Z THE CENTRE OF TROPICAL DISTURBANCE AL98 WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.0 NORTH, LONGITUDE 40.0 WEST OR ABOUT 1498 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ANTIGUA AND 1696 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS APPEAR CONDUCIVE FOR THE GRADUAL DEVELOPMENT OF AL98 DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WHILE IT MOVES WESTWARD TO WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 15 TO 20 MPH ACROSS THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC. A TROPICAL DEPRESSION IS LIKELY TO FORM BY THE EARLY TO MIDDLE PART OF NEXT WEEK WHILE THE SYSTEM APPROACHES AND THEN MOVES NEAR OR OVER THE LESSER ANTILLES.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
ON ITS PRESENT TRACK, THE SYSTEM WILL BE NEAR THE LEEWARD ISLANDS IN TWO TO THREE DAYS. HENCE, WATCHES MAY BE REQUIRED FOR SOME OF THE ISLANDS WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
Instructions
RESIDENTS SHOULD COMPLETE THEIR HURRICANE PLANS AND BE PREPARED TO START TO IMPLEMENT THEM. ALSO, ALL RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE MOVEMENT OF TROPICAL DISTURBANCE AL98 CLOSELY AND BE PREPARED TO ACT.
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ABMS Met Office at 462-3017, if confirmation of this message is needed.
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Met
Transport
Safety
Rescue
Affected areas
Antigua
Barbuda
Urgency / Severity / Certainty
Future / Moderate / Possible
Sent by
Dale Destin for Letitia Humphreys and Charissa Humphreys
Event code(s)
SAME = CEM
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