RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES ARE ADVISED TO BE VIGILANT AND EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION.
SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN IN PORT. RESIDENTS IN COASTAL AREAS AND MARINE INTEREST ARE ADVISED TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SAINT LUCIA, BARBADOS AND SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES. HOWEVER, WITH DORIAN STRENGTHENING HURRICANE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS SAINT LUCIA AS WELL. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH
IS IN EFFECT FOR DOMINICA, MARTINIQUE AND GRENADA AND ITS DEPENDENCIES.
11:00 am 26th August 2019
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SAINT LUCIA BUT WITH DORIAN STRENGTHENING HURRICANE CONDITIONS MAY BE EXPECTED AS WELL
At 11:00 am today the center of Tropical Storm Dorian was located near latitude 12.3 degrees north, longitude 57.7 degrees west or about 245 miles or 395 kilometers east-southeast of Saint Lucia.
Maximum sustained winds are near 60 mph or 95 km/h, with higher gusts. Slow strengthening is forecast during the next few days, and Dorian could be near hurricane strength by Tuesday. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 45 miles or 75 kilometers from the center.
Tropical Storm Dorian is moving towards the west or 280 degrees at 14 mph or 22 km/h. A turn toward the west-northwest is expected later today, with this motion continuing through Tuesday night. On the forecast track, the center of Dorian is expected to pass near Saint Lucia late today into tonight, and move into the eastern Caribbean Sea by on Tuesday
8:00 am 26th August 2019
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SAINT LUCIA.
TROPICAL STORM DORIAN IS GETTING BETTER ORGANIZED
At 8:00 am today the center of Tropical Storm Dorian was located near latitude 12.0 degrees north, longitude 57.0 degrees west or about 315 miles or 505 kilometers east-southeast of Saint Lucia.
Maximum sustained winds are near 60 mph or 95 km/h, with higher gusts. Slow strengthening is forecast during the next few days, and Dorian could be near hurricane strength by Tuesday. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 45 miles or 75 kilometers from the center.
Tropical Storm Dorian is moving towards the west or 280 degrees at 14 mph or 22 km/h. A turn toward the west-northwest is expected later today, with this motion continuing through Tuesday night. On the forecast track, the center of Dorian is expected to pass near Saint Lucia late today into tonight, and move into the eastern Caribbean Sea by on Tuesday.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SAINT LUCIA
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
WINDS WILL BE BLOWING FROM THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 25 MPH OR 41 KM/H WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS. THE WIND SPEED WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE AS TROPICAL STORM DORIAN MOVES CLOSER TO THE ISLAND. WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS AT FIRST, BECOMING INCREASINGLY CLOUDY, WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
RESIDENTS AND MOTORIST IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES ARE ADVISED TO BE VIGILANT AND EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN IN PORT. RESIDENTS IN COASTAL AREAS AND MARINE INTEREST ARE ADVISED TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION.
TROPICAL STORM DORIAN STRENGTHENS A LITTLE
At 5:00 am today the center of Tropical Storm Dorian was located near latitude 11.9 degrees north, longitude 56.4 degrees west or about 335 miles or 540 kilometers east-southeast of Saint Lucia. Maximum sustained winds are near 60 mph or 95 km/h, with higher gusts. Slow strengthening is forecast during the next few days, and Dorian could be near hurricane strength by Tuesday. On the forecast track, the center of Dorian is expected to pass near Saint Lucia late today into tonight, and move into the eastern Caribbean Sea by on Tuesday.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SAINT LUCIA
At 2:00 am today the center of Tropical Storm Dorian was located near latitude 11.8 degrees north, longitude 55.8 degrees west or about 375 miles or 605 kilometers east-southeast of Saint Lucia.
Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph or 85 km/h, with higher gusts. Additional strengthening is forecast during the next few days, and Dorian could be near hurricane strength by Tuesday. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 45 miles or 75 kilometers from the center. Tropical Storm Dorian is moving towards the west or 280 degrees at 14 mph or 22 km/h. A turn toward the west-northwest is expected later today, with this motion continuing through Tuesday night. On the forecast track, the center of Dorian is expected to pass near Saint Lucia late today and move into the eastern Caribbean Sea by on Tuesday
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SAINT LUCIA.
At 11:00 pm today the center of Tropical Storm Dorian was located near latitude 11.7 degrees north, longitude 55.3 degrees west or about 410 miles or 660 kilometers east-southeast of Saint Lucia.
Maximum sustained winds are 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. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 35 miles or 55 kilometers from the center.
Tropical Storm Dorian is moving towards the west or 280 degrees at 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 pass near Saint Lucia late Monday or early Tuesday and move into the eastern Caribbean Sea later on Tuesday.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SAINT LUCIA.
At 8:00 pm today the center of Tropical Storm Dorian was located near latitude 11.6 degrees north, longitude 54.8 degrees west or about 445 miles or 715 kilometers east-southeast of Saint Lucia. Maximum sustained winds are 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. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 35 miles or 55 kilometers from the center.
Tropical Storm Dorian is moving towards the west or 280 degrees at 14 mph or 22 km/h, and this motion should continue through tonight. 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 pass near Saint Lucia late Monday or early Tuesday and move into the eastern Caribbean Sea later on Tuesday.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A relatively dry and stable atmosphere ahead of Tropical Storm Dorian will maintain fair to partly cloudy and hazy conditions over the Eastern Caribbean region tonight into tomorrow morning.
A Tropical Storm warning is in effect for Saint Lucia, Barbados and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. A Tropical storm watch is in effect for Martinique and Grenada and its dependencies.
At 5:00 pm today, the center of Tropical Storm Dorian was located near latitude 11.5 north, longitude 54.2 west, about 485 miles or 780 kilometers east-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.
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.