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Two businesses damaged in late night blaze

Two businesses damaged in late night blaze

Fri, Aug 31st 2018, 06:00 AM

A FIRE at the Soldier Road Industrial Park on Wednesday night has destroyed two businesses operating out of the same building and affected at least eight jobs.An investigation has been launched into the cause of of the fire, which destroyed BumperTec

Potential Tropical Cyclone Six Forecast Advisory Number 4

Potential Tropical Cyclone Six Forecast Advisory Number 4

Fri, Aug 31st 2018, 04:36 AM

Issued at 0900 UTC FRI AUG 31 2018

794
WTNT21 KNHC 310835
TCMAT1

POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE SIX FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER

4
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

AL062018
0900 UTC FRI AUG 31 2018

CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...

NONE.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* CABO VERDE ISLANDS OF SANTIAGO... FOGO... AND BRAVA

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA... IN THIS CASE WITHIN
THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.

POTENTIAL TROP CYCLONE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 13.6N 21.4W AT 31/0900Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 30 NM

PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST OR 285 DEGREES AT 10 KT

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1006 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT.
WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT. RADII IN NAUTICAL
MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT.

REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 13.6N 21.4W AT 31/0900Z
AT 31/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 13.4N 21.0W

FORECAST VALID 31/1800Z 14.2N 23.1W...TROPICAL STORM
MAX WIND 35 KT...GUSTS 45 KT.
34 KT... 30NE 30SE

0SW 30NW.

FORECAST VALID 01/0600Z 14.8N 25.6W
MAX WIND 40 KT...GUSTS 50 KT.
34 KT... 40NE 30SE

0SW 40NW.

FORECAST VALID 01/1800Z 15.5N 28.3W
MAX WIND 45 KT...GUSTS 55 KT.
34 KT... 60NE 30SE 30SW 60NW.

FORECAST VALID 02/0600Z 16.2N 30.9W
MAX WIND 50 KT...GUSTS 60 KT.
50 KT... 30NE

0SE

0SW 30NW.
34 KT... 80NE 40SE 40SW 70NW.

FORECAST VALID 03/0600Z 17.4N 36.2W
MAX WIND 55 KT...GUSTS 65 KT.
50 KT... 30NE 30SE

0SW 30NW.
34 KT... 90NE 60SE 50SW 80NW.

EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 150 NM
ON DAY 4 AND 175 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 15 KT EACH DAY

OUTLOOK VALID 04/0600Z 19.0N 41.0W
MAX WIND 60 KT...GUSTS 75 KT.

OUTLOOK VALID 05/0600Z 21.5N 45.0W
MAX WIND 65 KT...GUSTS 80 KT.

REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 13.6N 21.4W

NEXT ADVISORY AT 31/1500Z

$$
FORECASTER BERG

Two businesses damaged in late night blaze

Two businesses damaged in late night blaze

Fri, Aug 31st 2018, 12:00 AM

A FIRE at the Soldier Road Industrial Park on Wednesday night has destroyed two businesses operating out of the same building and affected at least eight jobs.An investigation has been launched into the cause of of the fire, which destroyed BumperTec

Summary for Potential Tropical Cyclone Six (AT1/AL062018)

Summary for Potential Tropical Cyclone Six (AT1/AL062018)

Thu, Aug 30th 2018, 10:39 PM

...DISTURBANCE GRADUALLY BECOMING BETTER ORGANIZED... ...HEAVY RAINS AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED IN THE SOUTHERN CABO VERDE ISLANDS ON FRIDAY...
As of 11:00 PM AST Thu Aug 30
the center of Six was located near 13.2, -20.9
with movement W at 13 mph.
The minimum central pressure was 1007 mb
with maximum sustained winds of about 35 mph.