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CDEMA Information Note #1 - Tropical Storm Karen as of 2:00PM (AST) on September 22nd, 2019

CDEMA Information Note #1 - Tropical Storm Karen as of 2:00PM (AST) on September 22nd, 2019

National Hurricane Center (NHC) Update

According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, Florida, as at 2:00 PM AST, the center of Tropical Storm Karen was located near latitude 12.7 North, longitude 62.3 West. Karen is moving toward the west-northwest near 13 mph (20 km/h) and this general motion is expected to continue today. A turn toward the northwest is forecast to occur on Monday, followed by a turn toward the north on Tuesday. On the forecast track, the center of Karen will move away from the Windward Islands later today, and then across the eastern Caribbean Sea tonight and Monday. On Tuesday, Karen is expected to approach.

CDEMA Information Note #1 - Epidemiology Update Novel Coronavirus as of 6:00PM (AST) on January 24th, 2020

CDEMA Information Note #1 - Epidemiology Update Novel Coronavirus as of 6:00PM (AST) on January 24th, 2020

KEY HIGHLIGHTS:

  • On 21 January 2020, The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus. Currently WHO IHR Emergency Committee is meeting to discuss possibility of declaring the outbreak A Public Health Emergency of International Concern
  • A PHEIC is declared if an extraordinary event poses a public health threat to other nations through the spread of disease and requires a more robust coordinated international response.
  • The risk of transmission to the Caribbean is LOW
  • WHO, CDC have assessed the risk level low but this may change in coming days based on international spread. 

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CDEMA Information Note #1 - Tropical Cyclone Gonzalo as of 5:00PM (AST) on July 23rd, 2020

CDEMA Information Note #1 - Tropical Cyclone Gonzalo as of 5:00PM (AST) on July 23rd, 2020

NHC Update

According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, Florida, as of 5:00 PM (AST) on July 23, 2020, the center of Tropical Storm Gonzalo was located near latitude 9.8 degrees North, longitude 49.4 degrees West. Gonzalo is moving toward the west near 13 mph (20 km/h). A westward to west-northwestward motion with an increase in forward speed is expected through the weekend. On the forecast track, the center of Gonzalo will approach the southern Windward Islands Friday night and
move across the islands Saturday and Saturday evening. Maximum sustained winds are near 60 mph (95 km/h) with higher gusts. Some strengthening is forecast during the next day or two, and there is still a chance that Gonzalo could become a hurricane. Weakening is expected after Gonzalo moves into the Caribbean Sea.Gonzalo is a tiny tropical storm, and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 25 miles (35 km) from the center.The estimated minimum central pressure is 1000 mb (29.53 inches).

CDEMA Information Note #2 - Tropical Cyclone Gonzalo as of 8:00PM (AST) on July 24th, 2020

CDEMA Information Note #2 - Tropical Cyclone Gonzalo as of 8:00PM (AST) on July 24th, 2020

NHC UPDATE

According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, Florida, as of 8:00 PM (AST) on July 24, 2020, the center of Tropical Storm Gonzalo was located near latitude 10 degrees North, longitude 56.3 degrees West. Gonzalo is moving toward the west near 18 mph (30 km/h). A general westward to west-northwestward motion is expected over the next two days. On the forecast track, Gonzalo will move across the southern Windward Islands Saturday afternoon or evening and over the eastern Caribbean Sea on Sunday.

  1. CDEMA Information Note #3 - Tropical Cyclone Gonzalo as of 11:00AM (AST) on July 25th, 2020
  2. CDEMA Information Note #1 - Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine as of 5:00PM (AST) on July 28th, 2020
  3. CDEMA Information Note #2 - Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine as of 8:00PM (AST) on July 29th, 2020
  4. CDEMA Information Note #3 - Tropical Storm Isaias as of 5:00 pm (AST) on July 30th, 2020

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