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WTNT32 KNHC 262032
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BULLETIN
Tropical Storm Kirk Advisory Number 12
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL122018
500 PM AST Wed Sep 26 2018
…KIRK EXPECTED TO BE NEAR THE LESSER ANTILLES TOMORROW
AFTERNOON…
SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST…2100 UTC…INFORMATION
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LOCATION…12.7N 55.7W
ABOUT 260 MI…415 KM E OF BARBADOS
ABOUT 380 MI…615 KM ESE OF MARTINIQUE
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…60 MPH…95 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT…WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 18 MPH…30 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…998 MB…29.47 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
None.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for…
* Barbados
* St. Lucia
* Dominica
* Martinique
* Guadeloupe
A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for…
* St. Vincent and the Grenadines
A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are
expected somewhere within the warning area within 36 hours.
A Tropical Storm Watch means that tropical storm conditions are
possible within the watch area, in this case within 36 hours.
Interests elsewhere in the central and northern Lesser Antilles
should monitor the progress of Kirk as additional warnings or
watches could be issued tonight.
For storm information specific to your area, please monitor
products issued by your national meteorological service.
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 500 PM AST (2100 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Kirk was
located near latitude 12.7 North, longitude 55.7 West. Kirk is
moving toward the west-northwest near 18 mph (30 km/h), and this
motion is expected to continue over the next few days. On the
forecast track, the center of Kirk will move over the Lesser
Antilles within the Tropical Storm Warning area Thursday afternoon.
Maximum sustained winds are near 60 mph (95 km/h) with higher gusts.
Little change in strength is forecast until Kirk crosses the Lesser
Antilles, followed by weakening over the eastern Caribbean Sea.
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 115 miles (185 km)
from the center.
The estimated minimum central pressure is 998 mb (29.47 inches).
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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WIND: Tropical storm conditions are expected to first reach the
warning area by Thursday afternoon, making outside preparations
difficult or dangerous. Tropical storm conditions are possible
within the watch area by Thursday afternoon.
RAINFALL: Kirk is expected to produce total rainfall of 4 to 6
inches across the northern Windward and southern Leeward Islands
with isolated maximum totals up to 10 inches across Martinique and
Dominica. These rains may produce life-threatening flash floods and
mudslides.
NEXT ADVISORY
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Next intermediate advisory at 800 PM AST.
Next complete advisory at 1100 PM AST.
$$
Forecaster Pasch
