• Beryl Enters Caribbean

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    Hurricane Beryl Intermediate Advisory Number 12A
    NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL022024
    200 PM AST Mon Jul 01 2024

    ...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BERYL ENTERS THE SOUTHEASTERN CARIBBEAN... ...LIFE-THREATENING WINDS AND DANGEROUS STORM SURGE CONDITIONS
    CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTHERN WINDWARD ISLANDS...

    SUMMARY OF 200 PM AST...1800 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------
    LOCATION...12.8N 62.3W
    ABOUT 60 MI...100 KM WNW OF CARRIACOU ISLAND
    ABOUT 65 MI...105 KM NW OF GRENADA
    MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...150 MPH...240 KM/H
    PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 20 MPH...31 KM/H
    MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...946 MB...27.94 INCHES

    WATCHES AND WARNINGS
    --------------------
    CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:

    The government of Barbados has discontinued the Hurricane Warning
    for the island.

    The government of Trinidad and Tobago has discontinued the Hurricane
    Warning for Tobago and discontinued the Tropical Storm Warning for
    Trinidad.

    SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:

    A Hurricane Warning is in effect for...
    * St. Vincent and the Grenadine Islands
    * Grenada

    A Hurricane Watch is in effect for...
    * Jamaica

    A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
    * Martinique
    * St. Lucia

    A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for...
    * South coast of Dominican Republic from Punta Palenque westward
    to the border with Haiti
    * South coast of Haiti from the border with the Dominican
    Republic to Anse d'Hainault

    A Hurricane Warning means that hurricane conditions are expected
    somewhere within the warning area.

    A Hurricane Watch means that hurricane conditions are possible
    within the watch area. A watch is typically issued 48 hours
    before the anticipated first occurrence of tropical-storm-force
    winds, conditions that make outside preparations difficult or
    dangerous.

    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, generally within 48 hours.

    Interests elsewhere in the Lesser Antilles, the Cayman Islands, and
    the remainder of the northwestern Caribbean should closely monitor
    the progress of Beryl. Additional watches or warnings may be
    required tonight or on Tuesday.

    For storm information specific to your area, please monitor
    products issued by your national meteorological service.

    DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
    ----------------------
    At 200 PM AST (1800 UTC), the eye of Hurricane Beryl was located
    near latitude 12.8 North, longitude 62.3 West. Beryl is moving
    toward the west-northwest near 20 mph (31 km/h). The center of Beryl
    will move away from the southern Windward Islands tonight and pass
    quickly westward to west-northwestward during the next few days. On
    the forecast track, the center of Beryl will move across the
    southeastern and central Caribbean Sea tonight through Wednesday.

    Maximum sustained winds are near 150 mph (240 km/h) with higher
    gusts. Beryl is a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson
    Hurricane Wind Scale. Fluctuations in strength are likely during the
    next day or so, but Beryl is expected to remain an extremely
    dangerous major hurricane as its moves over the eastern Caribbean.
    Some weakening is expected in the central Caribbean by midweek,
    though Beryl is forecast to remain a hurricane.

    Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 40 miles (65 km) from
    the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 125
    miles (205 km). The Hewanorra International Airport on St. Lucia
    recently reported sustained winds of 43 mph (69 km/h).

    The minimum central pressure based on aircraft data is 946 mb
    (27.94 inches).

    HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
    ----------------------
    Key messages for Beryl can be found in the Tropical Cyclone
    Discussion under AWIPS header MIATCDAT2 and WMO header WTNT42 KNHC.

    WIND: Hurricane conditions are occurring in the hurricane warning
    area. Potentially catastrophic wind damage is expected where the
    core of Beryl is moving through portions of the southern Windward
    Islands, including Carriacou Island, Grenada, and the Grenadine
    Islands.

    Wind speeds atop and on the windward sides of hills and mountains
    are often up to 30 percent stronger than the near-surface winds
    indicated in this advisory, and in some elevated locations could be
    even greater.

    Hurricane conditions are possible in the watch area on Jamaica by
    Wednesday.

    Tropical storm conditions are occurring in the tropical storm
    warning area. Tropical storm conditions are possible within the
    watch area by Tuesday afternoon for parts of the southern coast of
    Hispaniola.

    STORM SURGE: A life-threatening storm surge will raise water levels
    by as much as 6 to 9 feet above normal tide levels in areas of
    onshore winds near where the eye makes landfall in the hurricane
    warning area. Near the coast, the surge will be accompanied by
    large and destructive waves.

    RAINFALL: Hurricane Beryl is expected to produce rainfall totals of
    3 to 6 inches across Barbados and the Windward Islands through this
    afternoon. Localized maxima of 10 inches are possible, especially in
    the Grenadines, Tobago, and Grenada. This rainfall may cause flash
    flooding in vulnerable areas.

    For a complete depiction of forecast rainfall and flash flooding
    associated with Hurricane Beryl, please see the National Weather
    Service Storm Total Rainfall Graphic, available at hurricanes.gov/graphics_at2.shtml?rainqpf

    SURF: Large swells generated by Beryl will continue across the
    Windward and southern Leeward Islands during the next couple of
    days. Swells are also expected to reach the southern coasts of
    Puerto Rico and Hispaniola late tonight into Tuesday. These swells
    are expected to cause life-threatening surf and rip current
    conditions. Please consult products from your local weather office.

    NEXT ADVISORY
    -------------
    Next complete advisory at 500 PM AST.

    $$
    Forecaster Reinhart
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