HURRICANE JOSE ALERT STATEMENT
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
5:00 PM ECT SAT, SEP 9, 2017
THIS IS FOR THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
THE GOVERNMENT OF ANTIGUA HAS DISCONTINUED THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR BARBUDA AND ANGUILLA.
AT 500 PM AST (2100 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JOSE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.2 NORTH, LONGITUDE 62.4 WEST OR:
157 MILES NORTH OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
166 MILES NORTH OF MONTSERRAT
133 MILES NORTH OF ST. KITTS AND NEVIS
79 MILES NORTHEAST OF ANGUILLA
148 NORTHEAST OF THE BVI
JOSE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH (22 KM/H) AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CORE OF JOSE WILL MOVE AWAY FROM THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS TONIGHT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 145 MPH (230 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. JOSE IS A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. LITTLE CHANGE IN INTENSITY IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT, BUT GRADUAL WEAKENING SHOULD BEGIN ON SUNDAY.
HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES (55 KM) FROM THE CENTER AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 150 MILES (240 KM).
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 945 MB (27.91 INCHES).
BASED ON THE LASTEST FORECAST TRACK AND ANALYSIS, HURRICANE JOSE CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA. HOWEVER, LINGERING MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY LEFT FROM THE PASSAGE OF JOSE WILL TRIGGER HIGH CHANCES FOR CLOUDINESS, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS GUSTS OF 25 KT/ 46KM/H ARE POSSIBLE IN SHOWERS. SEAS WILL REMAIN ROUGH WITH HEIGHTS 2.4M/8FT. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT.
REPEATING THE LATEST ON HURRICANE JOSE…
LOCATION…19.2N 62.4W
ABOUT 85 MI…135 KM NNE OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…145 MPH…230 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT…NW OR 310 DEGREES AT 14 MPH…22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…945 MB…27.91 INCHES
THE NEXT ADVISORY ON JOSE WILL BE ISSUED AT 11PM ECT TODAY SATURDAY