The Latest Update On Tropical Cyclone Nine

From the Village of Palmetto Bay:

July 29, 2020

At 5 p.m. AST, Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine was located over the eastern Caribbean Sea about 105 miles (170 km) south-southwest of St. Croix and about 320 miles (510 km) east-southeast of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

The system is moving toward the west-northwest near 23 mph (37 km/h), and this general motion with a reduction in forward speed is expected during the next few days. On the forecast track, the system will pass south of Puerto Rico later tonight, near or over Hispaniola on Thursday, near eastern Cuba and the southeastern Bahamas on Friday, and approach the northwestern Bahamas and southern Florida Friday night.

Maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph (75 km/h) with higher gusts. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 275 miles (445 km) primarily to the north of the center. A wind gust of 52 mph (83 km/h) was recently reported at St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Some increase in strength is forecast to occur through tonight, with weakening likely on Thursday due to land interaction. Some re-strengthening is possible by this weekend.

The disturbance is expected to produce the following rain accumulations:- Across the northern Leeward Islands, British and U.S. Virgin Islands: 3 to 6 inches.- Across Puerto Rico: 3 to 6 inches, with isolated maximum totals of 10 inches.- Across the Dominican Republic, northern Haiti, and Turks and Caicos: 3 to 6 inches, with isolated maximum totals of 8 inches.- Across the Inagua Islands and southeastern Bahamas: 4 to 8 inches. These rainfall amounts may lead to life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides, as well as potential riverine flooding beginning today. Urban and small stream flooding is expected for the U.S. Virgin Islands and eastern Puerto Rico.

The next complete advisory will be issued by NHC at 11 p.m. AST with an intermediate advisory at 8 p.m. AST - www.hurricanes.gov

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This press release was produced by the Village of Palmetto Bay. The views expressed here are the author’s own.