Article first revealed: Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, 5 a.m. ET
Article final up to date: Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, 8 a.m. ET
In keeping with the Nationwide Hurricane Heart’s 8 am Monday advisory, the potential tropical cyclone is 525 miles east-southeast of Antigua and 830 miles east-southeast of San Juan Puerto Rico, with most sustained wind of 30 mph. It’s shifting 26 mph to the west. Parts of the leeward islands underneath a tropical storm warning, forecasters report.
YESTERDAY (Sunday):
Yesterday (Sunday) at 5 pm, the Nationwide Hurricane Heart revealed the primary advisory for a possible tropical cyclone. Forecasters issued a tropical storm look ahead to parts of the leeward islands.
CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
The federal government of Antigua has upgraded the Tropical Storm Watch to a Tropical Storm Warning for Antigua, Barbuda, Montserrat, St. Kitts, Nevis, and Anguilla.
The federal government of the Netherlands has upgraded the Tropical Storm Watch to a Tropical Storm Warning for Saba and St. Eustatius.
The federal government of France has upgraded the Tropical Storm Watch to a Tropical Storm Warning for Guadeloupe, St. Martin, and St. Barthelemy.
The federal government of Sint Maarten has upgraded the Tropical Storm Watch to a Tropical Storm Warning for Sint Maarten.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
A Tropical Storm Warning is in impact for:
– St. Kitts, Nevis, Montserrat, Antigua, Barbuda, and Anguilla
– Guadeloupe
– St. Martin and St. Barthelemy
– Sint Maarten
A Tropical Storm Watch is in impact for:
– British Virgin Islands
– U.S. Virgin Islands
– Puerto Rico
– Vieques
– Culebra
A Tropical Storm Warning implies that tropical storm situations are anticipated someplace throughout the warning space inside 36 hours.
A Tropical Storm Watch implies that tropical storm situations are attainable throughout the watch space, usually inside 48 hours.
Pursuits in elsewhere within the northeastern Caribbean ought to monitor the progress of Potential Tropical Cyclone 5. Extra watches or warnings may very well be required later at this time.
For storm info particular to your space in the USA,
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND:
RAINFALL: Potential Tropical Cyclone 5 is predicted to provide complete rain accumulations of 4 to six inches over parts of the Leeward Islands. For Puerto Rico, 3 to six inches of rainfall, with most quantities of 10 inches, is predicted.
Elsewhere within the Caribbean, Potential Tropical Cyclone 5 is predicted to provide the next rain accumulations by means of Friday morning: Windward Islands…1 to 4 inches Jap Hispaniola…2 to 4 inches
For an entire depiction of forecast rainfall related to Potential Tropical Cyclone 5, please see the Nationwide Climate Service Storm Whole Rainfall Graphic, out there at hurricanes.gov/graphics_at5.shtml? Rainqpf
WIND: Tropical storm situations are anticipated within the warning space starting late tonight or Tuesday. Tropical storm situations are attainable throughout the watch space starting on Tuesday.
STORM SURGE: A storm surge will elevate water ranges by as a lot as 1 to three toes above floor stage for the japanese coast of Puerto Rico from San Juan to Guayama, together with the islands of Culebra and Vieques and within the U.S. Virgin Islands, together with St. Thomas, St. John, and St. Croix.
A storm surge will elevate water ranges by as a lot as 1 to three toes above regular tide ranges within the British Virgin Islands. Close to the coast, the surge will likely be accompanied by giant and damaging waves.
SURF: Swells generated by the system will probably start to have an effect on parts of the Leeward Islands starting tonight. These swells are more likely to trigger life-threatening surf and rip present situations.
Supply: Nationwide Hurricane Heart
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