• Beryl Now Dangerous Cat 3

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    BULLETIN
    Hurricane Beryl Intermediate Advisory Number 7A...Corrected
    NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL022024
    800 AM AST Sun Jun 30 2024

    Corrected maximum sustained winds in Summary

    ...BERYL IS NOW A VERY DANGEROUS CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE...
    ...LIFE-THREATENING WINDS AND STORM SURGE EXPECTED IN THE
    WINDWARD ISLANDS BEGINNING EARLY MONDAY...


    SUMMARY OF 800 AM AST...1200 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------
    LOCATION...10.6N 53.9W
    ABOUT 420 MI...675 KM ESE OF BARBADOS
    MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH...185 KM/H
    PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 21 MPH...33 KM/H
    MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...968 MB...28.58 INCHES


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

    The government of Trinidad has upgraded the Tropical Storm Warning
    to a Hurricane Warning for Tobago.

    SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:

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

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

    A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for...
    * Dominica

    A Hurricane Warning means that hurricane conditions are expected
    somewhere within the warning area. Preparations to protect life
    and property should be rushed to completion.

    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 should closely monitor
    the progress of Beryl. Additional watches and warnings may be
    required later today.

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


    DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
    ----------------------
    At 800 AM AST (1200 UTC), the eye of Hurricane Beryl was located
    near latitude 10.6 North, longitude 53.9 West. Beryl is moving
    toward the west near 21 mph (33 km/h). A continued quick westward
    to west-northwestward motion is expected during the next few days.
    On the forecast track, the center of Beryl is expected to move
    across the Windward Islands early on Monday and across the
    southeastern Caribbean Sea Monday night and Tuesday.

    Aircraft data indicate that the maximum sustained winds have
    increased to near 115 mph (185 km/h) with higher gusts, making
    Beryl a very dangerous category 3 hurricane. Continued rapid
    strengthening is forecast over the next day or so, and Beryl is
    expected to become an extremely dangerous category 4 hurricane
    before it reaches the Windward Islands.

    Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 15 miles (30 km) from
    the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 80
    miles (130 km).

    The minimum central pressure based on data from the Air Force
    Hurricane Hunters is 968 mb (28.58 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 expected in the hurricane warning
    area beginning early on Monday. Devastating wind damage is expected
    where the eyewall of Beryl moves through portions of the Windward
    Islands.

    Tropical storm conditions are expected in the tropical storm warning
    area starting late tonight, making outside preparations difficult or
    dangerous.

    Tropical storm conditions are possible within the watch area
    starting late tonight.

    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.

    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 flow near where Beryl 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 tonight
    and Monday. 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 are expected across
    Windward and southern Leeward Islands during the next couple of
    days. 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 1100 AM AST.

    $$
    Forecaster Cangialosi
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