Information Notes

SITUATION OVERVIEW

  • Tropical Storm Ian is strengthening while moving westward over the central Caribbean. Hurricane conditions are expected over the Cayman Islands by early Monday.
  • TS Ian will move south of Jamaica but is expected to impact western Jamaica with tropical storm force winds with a strong possibility of embedded hurricane force winds, high storm surge and high surf.
  • The Cayman Islands will be impacted with heavy rainfall, strong hurricane force winds and high storm surge as TS Ian is expected to mature rapidly into a Category Two (2) hurricane as it approaches and moves over the island.

SITUATION OVERVIEW

The depression is expected to produce heavy rainfall, flash flooding and possible mudslides in areas of higher terrain in Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao. Heavy rains are also likely to spread into Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, and Cuba in the coming days.

A Tropical Storm Watch has been issued for Jamaica, with tropical storm conditions possible on the island by Sunday. A Hurricane Watch has been issued for the Cayman Islands, with hurricane conditions possible for early Monday and tropical storm conditions possible by late Sunday.

National Hurricane Center Updates

At 800 PM AST (0000 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Fiona was located near latitude 16.5 North, longitude 61.5 West. Fiona is moving toward the west near 15 mph (24 km/h). A westward to west-northwestward motion with a decrease in forward speed is expected through early Monday.
A turn toward the northwest is forecast later on Monday. On the forecast track, the center of Fiona is expected to move near or just south of the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Saturday into Sunday, and approach the southern or eastern coast of the Dominican Republic Sunday afternoon. Fiona is forecast to move across the Dominican Republic Sunday night and Monday.

National Hurricane Center Updates

  • According to the National Hurricane Centre, Tropical Storm (TS) conditions are possible in portions of the northern Leeward Islands by Friday night.
  • However, heavy rain from TS Fiona will reach the northern Leeward Islands on Friday afternoon and this may produce flash and urban flooding along with isolated mudslides in areas of higher terrain.
  • TS Fiona is expected to move near the Virgin Islands on the weekend and early next week and Tropical Storm Watches will likely be issued for some of these areas today.

SUTUATION OVERVIEW

Tropical storm conditions are expected in portions of the Cayman Islands tonight Life threatening heavy rains, flash flooding and mudslides are expected across Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, and western Cuba, including the Isle of Youth.
On the forecast track, the center of Ida will pass near or over the Cayman Islands during the next few hours, the Isle of Youth and western Cuba Friday, and over the southeastern and central Gulf of Mexico Friday night and Saturday The system is forecast to approach the U S northern Gulf coast on Sunday.

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Subcategories

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