TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING STATEMENT

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

THIS IS FOR BARBUDA

...HURRICANE WARNING DISCONTINUED FOR THE ISLAND...

THE HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR BARBUDA.

AT 5 AM ECT OR 0900Z THE CENTRE OF HURRICANE TAMMY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.5 NORTH, LONGITUDE 62.3 WEST OR ABOUT 70 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF BARBUDA.

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).

RAINFALL ACCUMULATION IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH BANDS EXTENDING FROM HURRICANE TAMMY. THEREFORE, RESIDENTS IN LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND AND RESIDENTS NEAR SLOPES SHOULD GUARD AGAINST MUDSLIDES. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN PLACE AND COULD BE UPGRADED IF NECESSARY.

FORECASTER
JALEEL JACOBS