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HEAVY RAINS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ABC ISLANDS AND PORTIONS OF NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA THROUGH FRIDAY

Fri, Oct 7th 2022, 10:51 AM
Weather

AT 5 PM EDT, THE DISTURBANCE WAS CENTERED NEAR LATITUDE 11.6° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 68.7°W, OR ABOUT 50 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CURACAO.

THE SYSTEM IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 17 MPH AMD THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY.  ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NEAR THE ABC ISLANDS, THE COAST OF NORTHWESTERN VENEZUELA AND THE GUAJIRA PENINSULA OF COLUMBIA THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.


MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND THE SYSTEM COULD BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION OR TROPICAL STORM BY TONIGHT.  THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE BY SATURDAY NIGHT AS IT APPROACHES THE COAST OF NICARAGUA.

THIS SYSTEM DOES NOT POSE ANY THREAT TO THE BAHAMAS.

AT 5 PM EDT, THE DISTURBANCE WAS CENTERED NEAR LATITUDE 11.6° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 68.7°W, OR ABOUT 50 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CURACAO.
THE SYSTEM IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 17 MPH AMD THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY.  ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NEAR THE ABC ISLANDS, THE COAST OF NORTHWESTERN VENEZUELA AND THE GUAJIRA PENINSULA OF COLUMBIA THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND THE SYSTEM COULD BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION OR TROPICAL STORM BY TONIGHT.  THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE BY SATURDAY NIGHT AS IT APPROACHES THE COAST OF NICARAGUA.
 
THIS SYSTEM DOES NOT POSE ANY THREAT TO THE BAHAMAS.
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