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Message 216c3101-837b-4cfe-9094-698551c1cf13 from ABMS_Met_Office sent at 15:55:32 on 2025-09-05
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TROPICAL CYCLONE EXPECTED TO FORM…INTERESTS IN THE CARIBBEAN SHOULD MONITOR
Effective
15:55:32 2025-09-05
Starts at
15:56:00 2025-09-05
Expires
15:56:00 2025-09-06
Description
THE ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE CONTINUES TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF TROPICAL DISTURBANCE AL91 LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION OR STORM EARLY NEXT WEEK, AS IT MOVES IN THE DIRECTION OF THE CARIBBEAN.
AT 8 AM ECT OR 1200 UTC, THE TROPICAL DISTURBANCE AL91 WAS CENTRED ABOUT 1743 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA AND THE LEEWARD ISLANDS MOVING WEST AT AROUND 9 MPH.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. FORMATION CHANCE THROUGH 48 HOURS IS MEDIUM AT 60 PERCENT, AND FORMATION CHANCE OVER SEVEN DAYS IS HIGH AT 90 PERCENT.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE ARE NO TROPICAL CYCLONE ALERTS, WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA; HOWEVER, AN ALERT WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
Instructions
INTERESTS IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN, INCLUDING LEEWARD ISLANDS AND THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, SHOULD BE AWARE OF POTENTIAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER AND CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS DISTURBANCE. TO BE SAFE, RESIDENTS ARE REMINDED TO REMAIN PREPARED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE HURRICANE SEASON.
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ABMS Met Office at 462-3017, if confirmation of this message is needed.
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Met
Health
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Antigua
Barbuda
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Urgency / Severity / Certainty
Future / Minor / Observed
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Dale Destin
Event code(s)
SAME = CEM
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