WHCA31 TAPA
HURRICANE ERIN ALERT STATEMENT 6
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
5 PM ECT FRI, AUG 15, 2025
THIS IS FOR THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
A TROPICAL CYCLONE ALERT REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ANTIGUA, MONTSERRAT, ST. KITTS, NEVIS AND THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS. A TROPICAL CYCLONE ALERT MEANS IN THIS CASE, THAT HURRICANE ERIN IS WITHIN OUR MOINITORED AREA BUT NOT CLOSE ENOUGH FOR A WATCH OR WARNING TO BE ISSUED.
THE BEST FORECAST REMAINS FOR THE CENTRE OF ERIN TO PASS NORTHEAST THEN NORTH OF ALL THE ISLANDS. THE CHANCE OF STORM-FORCE WINDS REACHING THE MENTIONED ISLANDS IS LOW. HOWEVER, ANY SHIFT TOWARDS THE ISLANDS COULD BRING THE CORE OF THE SYSTEM UNCOMFORTABLY CLOSE TO THE ISLANDS LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THE RISK FROM SWELLS WILL RISE; HENCE, THOSE NEAR COASTAL AREAS SHOULD BE AWARE. OTHER HAZARDS SUCH AS HEAVY RAINFALL ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITHIIN OUTER RAIN-BANDS.
INTERESTS IN THE MENTIONED ISLANDS SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS CYCLONE AND, TO BE SAFE, BE PREPARED FOR THE REST OF THE HURRICANE SEASON.
AT 5:00 PM AST (2100 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ERIN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.9 NORTH, LONGITUDE 57.6 WEST OR 365 MI EAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS, 445 EAST OF THE BVI AND 352 MI EAST-NORTHEAST OF ST.KITTS.
ERIN IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH. THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND WITH SOME DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF ERIN IS LIKELY TO PASS JUST NORTH OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARDS AND BVI DURING THE WEEKEND.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. STEADY TO RAPID STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND ERIN IS FORECAST TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE DURING THIS WEEKEND.
HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES (35 KM) FROM THE CENTER AND TROPICAL-STORMFORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES (185 KM) MAINLY TO THE NORTH OF THE CENTER.
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 993 MB 29.33 INCHES.
SWELLS FROM ERIN WOULD CAUSE MARINE CONDITION TO DETERIORATE AND MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN IN PORT AND ENSURE THAT YOUR VESSELS ARE SAFELY MOORED.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2-4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WHICH COULD CAUSE FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS; HENCE RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE TO A SAFER LOCATION.
FORECASTER
BERNELL
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