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Sunday, September 17, 2017 |
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HURRICANE MARIA - ADVISORY # 13
By NEMO Saint Lucia @ 7:22 PM :: 768 Views :: 
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11:00 PM 17TH SEPTEMBER 2017
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SAINT LUCIA.
...MARIA CONTINUING TO STRENGTHEN AS IT APPROACHES THE LESSER ANTILLES
AT 11:00 P.M. TODAY, THE CENTRE OF HURRICANE MARIA WAS NEAR LATITUDE 14.2 NORTH, LONGITUDE 58.4 WEST, OR 175 MILES OR 281 KM EAST OF SAINT LUCIA. MARIA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH OR 20 KM/H. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTRE OF MARIA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE LEEWARD ISLANDS LATE ON MONDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 85 MPH OR 140 KM/H WITH HIGHER GUSTS. RAPID STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS, AND MARIA COULD BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE LEEWARD ISLANDS ON MONDAY NIGHT.
HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 15 MILES OR 30 KM FROM THE CENTRE AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES OR 165 KM.
OUTERBANDS OF MARIA ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWERS, PERIODS OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER SAINT LUCIA FROM TONIGHT.
SWELLS GENERATED BY HURRICANE MARIA ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFFECTING THE LESSER ANTILLES BY TONIGHT. SEAS ARE FORECAST TO BE ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH AND SMALL CRAFT AND LOCAL FISHERMEN ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN IN PORT AND TO TAKE ALL MEASURES TO SECURE GEAR.
PERSONS LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES SHOULD TAKE ALL NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS AGAINST THESE HAZARDS.
RESIDENTS OF SAINT LUCIA AND THE REST OF THE WINDWARD AND LEEWARD ISLANDS ARE ASKED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM.
REPEATING THE 11:00 PM. POSITION OF HURRICANE MARIA, LATITUDE 14.2 NORTH, LONGITUDE 58.4 WEST OR 175 MILES OR 281 KM EAST OF SAINT LUCIA.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED AT 2:00 AM TOMORROW.
E. FRANCIS
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