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 STORM JERRY WATCH STATEMENT
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE
5:24 AM ECT WED, OCT 8, 2025
THIS IS FOR ST KITTS AND NEVIS
TROPICAL STORM JERRY CONTINUES MOVING QUICKLY WESTNORTHWESTWARD.
TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ST.KITTS AND NEVIS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM OR DEVELOPING TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSE A POSSIBLE THREAT TO THE SPECIFIED AREA WITHIN 48 HOURS. RESIDENTS SHOULD START TO IMPLEMENT THEIR HURRICANE DISASTER PLANS.
AT 5 AM OR 0900Z THE CENTRE OF TROPICAL STORM JERRY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.3 NORTH, LONGITUDE 50.7 WEST OR ABOUT 845 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ST.KITTS AND NEVIS.
JERRY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 23 MPH (37 KM/H). THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST AND NORTH BEGINNING ON FRIDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH (85 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS.STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS, AND JERRY IS FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE ON THURSDAY.
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 125 MILES (205 KM) FROM THE CENTER.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1003 MB (29.62 INCHES).
BASED UPON THE LATEST OBSERVATION AND ANALYSIS, THE CORE OF THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR OR TO THE NORTH OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS LATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
JERRY WILL BE MONITORED CLOSELY AND INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL IMPACTS WILL BE COMMUNICATED AS THE SYSTEM MOVES CLOSER TO THE ISLANDS OVER THE COMING DAYS.
ALL RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE MOVEMENT OF JERRY CLOSELY AND TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS LIKELY IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
REPEATING THE 5:00 AM POSITION, 13.3 N, 50.7 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 23 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 50 MPH. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1003MB.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE AT 11 AM
FORECASTER
PATRICE EDWARDS