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SITUATION OVERVIEW

According to the National Hurricane Centre, at 500 PM EDT (2100 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Ian was located near latitude 16.2 North, longitude 80.3 West. TS Ian is moving toward the west-northwest near 12 mph (19 km/h). A turn toward the northwest is expected tonight, followed by a north-northwestward motion on Monday and a northward motion on Tuesday with a slightly slower forward speed. On the forecast track, the center of TS Ian is expected to pass near or west of the Cayman Islands on Monday, and near or over western Cuba Monday night and early Tuesday.

TS Ian will then emerge over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday. Maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph (75 km/h) with higher gusts. Some strengthening is forecast tonight, followed by more rapid strengthening on Monday and Tuesday. Ian is forecast to become a hurricane on Monday and a major hurricane on Tuesday. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 35 miles (55 km) from the center. The estimated minimum central pressure is 1003 mb (29.62 inches).

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26 September 2022

SITUATION OVERVIEW

• Tropical Storm Ian is strengthening while moving westward over the central Caribbean. Hurricane conditions are expected over the Cayman Islands by early Monday.
• TS Ian will move south of Jamaica but is expected to impact western Jamaica with tropical storm force winds with a strong possibility of embedded hurricane force winds, high storm surge and high surf.
• The Cayman Islands will be impacted with heavy rainfall, strong hurricane force winds and high storm surge as TS Ian is expected to mature rapidly into a Category Two (2) hurricane as it approaches and moves over the island.

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26 September 2022

SITUATION OVERVIEW

The depression is expected to produce heavy rainfall, flash flooding and possible mudslides in areas of higher terrain in Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao. Heavy rains are also likely to spread into Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, and Cuba in the coming days.

A Tropical Storm Watch has been issued for Jamaica, with tropical storm conditions possible on the island by Sunday. A Hurricane Watch has been issued for the Cayman Islands, with hurricane conditions possible for early Monday and tropical storm conditions possible by late Sunday.

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24 September 2022

Update

The alert level for the La Soufrière volcano in St Vincent and the Grenadines has been elevated to Orange because of increased activity at the site Monitoring systems, satellite imagery and visual observations have confirmed increased seismic and fumarolic activity, strong gas emissions, emergence of a satellite dome on the SE of the existing volcanic dome and changes to the crater lake An effusive eruption within the crater, with visible gas and steam, was also observed on 29 th December 2020.

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30 December 2020

National Hurricane Centre (NHC) Update

According to the National Hurricane Center ( in Miami, Florida, As of 1100 AM EDT 1500 UTC), the center of Hurricane Delta, now a category 3 Hurricane, was located near Latitude 18 2 North an d Longitude 82 6 West Delta is moving toward the west northwest near 16 mph 26 km/h) A west northwestward to northwestward motion is expected over the next couple of days A slower northwestward to north northwest motion is forecast to begin by late Wednesday or Wednesday night On the forecast track, the center of Delta is expected to continue to pass southwest of the Cayman Islands through early this afternoon, and move over the northeastern portion of the Yucatan peninsula late tonight or early Wednesday.

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06 October 2020

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National Hurricane Centre (NHC) Update

 According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, Florida, as of 4:00 PM (AST) on 02 September 2020, the center of Tropical Storm Nana was located near Latitude 17.0 North and Longitude 85.9 West. Nana is moving toward the West near 15 mph (24 km/h). A Westward or West-Southwestward motion is expected tonight and Thursday. On the forecast track, Nana will be moving near but North of the coast of Honduras this evening, and the center should make landfall on the coast of Belize tonight or early Thursday. Maximum sustained winds are near 60 mph (95 km/h) with higher gusts. While Nana has not strengthened during the past several hours, strengthening is expected before landfall, and Nana could become a hurricane by the time the centre reaches the coast of Belize. Tropical-storm winds extend outward up to 70 mils (110 Km) from the centre. The estimated minimum central pressure is 999 mb (29.50 inches).

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03 September 2020

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National Hurricane Centre (NHC) Update

Tropical Depression Fourteen was located near latitude 17.7 North, longitude 84.3 West. The depression is moving toward the northwest near 13 mph (20 km/h). A slower northwestward motion is expected over the next couple of days, followed by an increase in speed by Sunday and Monday.

On the forecast track, the center of the system will approach the east coast of the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico on Saturday. The center will then cross the northeastern part of the Yucatan Peninsula Saturday night and move over the central Gulf of Mexico toward the northwestern Gulf on Sunday and Monday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph (55 km/h) with higher gusts. Strengthening is forecast during the next couple of days, and the depression is expected to become a tropical storm tonight.

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21 August 2020

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National Hurricane Centre (NHC) Update

According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, Florida, as of 5:00 PM (AST) on August 21, 2020, the center of Tropical Storm Laura was located near latitude 17.1 North, longitude 61.2 West. Laura is moving toward the west near 17 mph (28 km/h), and a generally west-northwestward motion at a faster forward speed is expected
over the next couple of days.

On the forecast track, the center of Laura will move near or over portions of the Leeward Islands later today, near or over Puerto Rico Saturday morning, and near the northern coast of Hispaniola late Saturday and early Sunday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph (75 km/h) with higher gusts. Some slow strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours.

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21 August 2020

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