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TROPICAL ALERT STATEMENT

TROPICAL ALERT STATEMENT

September 28, 2023314Views

TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE (POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE ) ALERT STATEMENT
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
5:00 PM ECT THU, SEP 28, 2023

THIS IS FOR THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

…PHILIPPE’S FATE IS UNCERTAIN…

AT 5 PM ECT OR 2100Z THE CENTRE OF TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.9 NORTH, LONGITUDE 55.1 WEST OR APPROXIMATED 525 MILES EAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS.

PHILIPPE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT 2 MILES PER HOUR. A SLOW WESTWARD OR SOUTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN INTENSITY IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. BUT PHILIPPE COULD DISSIPATE DURING THAT TIME.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND UP TO 140 MILES FROM THE CENTRE.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1003 MB OR 29.62 INCHES.

BASED UPON THE LATEST POSITION AND ANALYSES, TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE IS FORECAST TO MOVE A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS BEFORE TAKING A SHARP TURN TO THE NORTH ON SUNDAY BEFORE REACHING THESE ISLANDS. GIVEN ITS DISORGANIZED NATURE AND OTHER UNCERTAINTIES, IT IS STILL EARLY TO KNOW DEFINITIVELY WHAT SPECIFIC IMPACTS WITH RESPECT TO WINDS AND RAINFALL TOTALS WILL AFFECT THE ISLANDS. ABOVE NORMAL SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN COASTLINES AND A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT.

NO SPECIFIC WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE REQUIRED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER RESIDENTS IN THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE.

REPEATING THE 5 PM ECT POSITION, 18.9 N, 55.1 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 2 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1003 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE AT 11 PM ECT

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FORECASTER
ORVIN PAIGE

For more weather information, you can visit the Department of Disaster Management WeatherStem Station on the link provided. http://bvi.weatherstem.com/tortola

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