WHCA31 TAPA
POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE 91L ALERT STATEMENT
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
10:30 PM ECT THU, AUG 17, 2017
THIS IS FOR THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
…POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE 91L HAS ENTERED THE MONITORED AREA AND NOW HAS A HIGH CHANCE OF DEVELOPING INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE.
AT 8AM ECT OR 1200Z THE CENTRE OF POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE 91L WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.0 NORTH, LONGITUDE 52.0 WEST OR ABOUT 475 MILES EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES.
POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE 91L IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST AT 15 MILES PER HOUR. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
ON ITS PRESENT TRACK, THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO PASS THROUGH THE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND BARBADOS ON FRIDAY. THIS PATH IS WELL SOUTH OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS. AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER WILL LIKELY INVESTIGATE THE SYSTEM TODAY FOR SIGNS OF DEVELOPMENT.
SHOULD THE SYSTEM SHIFT FURTHER NORTH THAN CURRENTLY PROJECTED, A TROPICAL STORM WATCH OR WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED FOR SOME OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS IN THE NEXT 24-48 HOURS.
ALL RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE MOVEMENT OF POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE 91L CLOSELY AND BE PREPARED TO ACT.
REPEATING THE 8 AM ECT POSITION, 13.0 N, 52.0 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 15 MPH.
THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE GIVEN AT 2 PM ECT TODAY.
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