TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING STATEMENT

WHCA31 TAPA
HURRICANE TAMMY WARNING STATEMENT
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
5:44 AM ECT SUN, OCT 22, 2023

THIS IS FOR ANGUILLA

...TINY CORE OF TAMMY TREKKING NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD...

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR A FEW MORE HOURS FOR THE NORTHERNMOST LEEWARD ISLANDS...

A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ANGUILLA. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA, IN THIS CASE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS.

AT 5 AM ECT OR 0900Z THE CENTRE OF HURRICANE TAMMY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.5 NORTH, LONGITUDE 62.3 WEST OR ABOUT 55 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF ANGUILLA.

TAMMY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH (17 KM/H), AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY, FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH OR NORTH-NORTHWEST ON MONDAY,

ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF TAMMY WILL MOVE FURTHER AWAY FROM THE NORTHERN MOST LEEWARD ISLANDS LATER TODAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 MPH (140 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE TODAY.

HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES (35 KM) FROM THE CENTER AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 992 MB (29.30 INCHES).

BASED UPON THE LATEST OBSERVATION AND ANALYSIS, TAMMY IS EAST-NORTHEAST OF THE ISLAND AND IS MOVING TOWARDS THE NORTH-NORTHWEST AND SOON WILL BE AWAY FROM THE NORTHERN MOST LEEWARD ISLANDS WITH WINDS BETWEEN 75 TO 90 MPH. RAINFALL ACCUMULATION IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES ARE STILL POSSIBLE ALONG THE PATH OF TAMMY; THEREFORE RESIDENTS IN LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND AND RESIDENTS NEAR SLOPES SHOULD GUARD AGAINST MUDSLIDES.

MARINERS SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED SAFE ANCHORAGE. SEAS HAVE DETERIORATED AND WILL PEAK NEAR 12 FEET OR HIGHER IN THE NEXT 36 HOURS AS THE STORM MOVES FURTHER AWAY. MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO CONTINUE TO REMAIN IN PORT.

ALL RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE MOVEMENT OF TAMMY CLOSELY AND ACT TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 11 AM OR SOONER IF REQUIRED.

FORECASTER
JALEEL JACOBS