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Tropical Storm Dorian... Advisory Number 2

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR SAINT LUCIA.

   

At 5:00 pm today the center of Tropical Storm Dorian was located near latitude 11.5 degrees north, longitude 54.2 degrees west or about 485 miles or 780 kilometers east-southeast of Saint Lucia.

 

Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 50 mph or 85 km/h, with higher gusts.  Additional strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours, and Dorian could be near hurricane strength by Tuesday over the Eastern Caribbean Sea.  Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 35 miles or 55 kilometers from the center.

Tropical Storm Dorian - Advisory Number 1

Tropical Storm Dorian continues on a westward track toward the southern windward islands.

 

At 2:00 pm today the center of Tropical Storm Dorian was located near latitude 11.3 degrees north, longitude 53.4 degrees west or about 457 miles or 847 kilometers east southeast of Saint Lucia

12:00 NOON WEATHER REPORT

TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR BARBADOS.  TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SAINT LUCIA AND SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES.

 

AT 11:00 AM TODAY, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DORIAN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 11.2 NORTH, LONGITUDE 52.9 WEST, ABOUT 487 MILES OR 902 KM SOUTHEAST OF ST. LUCIA. DORIAN IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 14 MPH OR 22 KM/H. A TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY, WITH THIS MOTION CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.  ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF DORIAN IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR THE WINDWARD ISLANDS LATE MONDAY OR EARLY TUESDAY.

Earthquake Near Saint Lucia

The National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) has received information from the UWI Seismic Research Centre, Trinidad, indicating that that there was a 3.7 magnitude earthquake about 112km NE of Castries at 9:32 p.m., January 22, 2018.