Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport St. Kitts Meteorological Services St. Christopher Air & Sea Port Authority P.O. Box 963 Basseterre St. Kitts Tel: 869 465 2749 Tele- fax: 869 465 9122 TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION STATEMENT WHCA31 TAPA TROPICAL DEPRESSION ELEVEN ALERT STATEMENT ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES 5:00 AM ECT WED, AUG 12, 2020 THIS IS FOR THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS TROPICAL DEPRESSION EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY… THERE IS HIGH UNCERTAINTY AT THIS TIME IN DETERMINING THE MAGNITUDE OF IMPACTS THE DEPRESSSION WILL HAVE ON THE REGION. HOWEVER, THE SYSTEM STILL POSES A THREAT WITH THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE IMPACTS FROM WINDS, STORM SURGE, SEAS AND FLOODING. AT 5:00AM ECT OR 0900Z, THE CENTRE OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION ELEVEN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.2 NORTH, LONGITUDE 42.9 WEST OR ABOUT 1367 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ST. KITTS & NEVIS AND ABOUT 1506 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 15 MPH, AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME GRADUAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS, AND THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO … Continue reading Tropical Cyclone Information Statement as at 5:00 am, 12 August 2020