Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport
St. Kitts Meteorological Services
St. Christopher Air & Sea Port Authorities
P.O. Box 963
Basseterre
St. Kitts
Tel: 869 465 2749 Tele- fax: 869 465 9122
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TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION STATEMENT
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE
10:40 AM ECT FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 05, 2025
…TROPICAL CYCLONE EXPECTED TO FORM…INTERESTS IN THE CARIBBEAN SHOULD MONITOR…
THE ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE CONTINUES TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF TROPICAL DISTURBANCE AL91 LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION OR STORM EARLY NEXT WEEK, AS IT MOVES IN THE DIRECTION OF THE CARIBBEAN.
IT IS STILL UNCLEAR WHEN AL91 WILL FORM OR WHETHER IT WILL IMPACT THE REGION. THE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE, APPEARING WEAKER IN SATELLITE IMAGES THAN YESTERDAY, WITH SOME OF THE MORE RELIABLE MODELS PULLING BACK ON ITS POTENTIAL FORMATION. NOTWITHSTANDING, ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS APPEAR FAVOURABLE FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT. THE RISK OF HAZARDS FROM THIS DISTURBANCE IS LOW, AT THIS TIME. INTERESTS IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN, INCLUDING LEEWARD ISLANDS AND THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, SHOULD BE AWARE OF POTENTIAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER AND CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS DISTURBANCE. TO BE SAFE, RESIDENTS ARE REMINDED TO REMAIN PREPARED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE HURRICANE SEASON.
AT 8 AM ECT OR 1200 UTC, THE TROPICAL DISTURBANCE AL91 WAS CENTRED ABOUT 1743 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA AND THE LEEWARD ISLANDS MOVING WEST AT AROUND 9 MPH.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. FORMATION CHANCE THROUGH 48 HOURS IS MEDIUM AT 60 PERCENT, AND FORMATION CHANCE OVER SEVEN DAYS IS HIGH AT 90 PERCENT. THIS MEANS DEVELOPMENT IN THE NEXT 48 HOURS IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT AND IS EXPECTED IN SEVEN DAYS.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE ARE NO TROPICAL CYCLONE ALERTS, WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA; HOWEVER, AN ALERT WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE AROUND 2 PM TOMORROW, OR SOONER IF REQUIRED.
FORECASTER DALE DESTIN