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Tropical Storm Don Public Advisory Number 5
2017-07-18 22:36:43| National Hurricane Center (Atlantic)
Issued at 500 PM AST Tue Jul 18 2017 000 WTNT35 KNHC 182036 TCPAT5 BULLETIN Tropical Storm Don Advisory Number 5 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL052017 500 PM AST Tue Jul 18 2017 ...BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS SPREADING ACROSS THE WINDWARD ISLANDS... SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...11.7N 60.0W ABOUT 120 MI...190 KM ESE OF GRENADA ABOUT 135 MI...220 KM SE OF ST. VINCENT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 275 DEGREES AT 22 MPH...35 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1010 MB...29.83 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY: None SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT: A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for... * Grenada * St. Vincent and the Grenadines A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for... * Bonaire Interests in Trinidad and Tobago, Aruba, and Curacao should monitor the progress of Don. For storm information specific to your area, please monitor products issued by your national meteorological service. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ At 500 PM AST (2100 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Don was located near latitude 11.7 North, longitude 60.0 West. Don is moving toward the west near 22 mph (35 km/h). This general motion is expected through Wednesday. On the forecast track, the center of Don will move across the Windward Islands this evening, and then move westward across the southeastern Caribbean Sea late tonight and Wednesday. Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts. Little change in strength is forecast during the next 24 hours. The system is forecast to degenerate into a trough of low pressure tonight or Wednesday. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 35 miles (55 km) from the center. The estimated minimum central pressure is 1010 mb (29.83 inches). HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- WIND: Tropical storm conditions are expected to spread across the Windward Islands within the warning area tonight. Tropical storm conditions are possible in the watch area by early Wednesday. RAINFALL: Don is expected to produce total rain accumulations of 3 to 6 inches, with isolated higher amounts across Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, and the southern Windward Islands through Wednesday. These rains could produce life-threatening flash floods and mudslides, especially in mountainous areas. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- Next intermediate advisory at 800 PM AST. Next complete advisory at 1100 PM AST. $$ Forecaster Brown
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