Hurricane warnings have been issued for Barbados, St Vincent and the Grenadines, St Lucia and Martinique as Tropical Storm Tomas continues to affect the region.
Following is the full text of the 5 a.m. advisory issued by the National Hurricane Centre in Miami:
TOMAS NEAR HURRICANE STRENGTH AS IT PASSES NEAR BARBADOS AND
HEADS TOWARD THE NORTHERN WINDWARD ISLANDS…
SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST…0900 UTC…INFORMATION
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LOCATION…12.9N 59.5W
ABOUT 20 MI…35 KM S OF BARBADOS
ABOUT 120 MI…190 KM ESE OF ST. VINCENT
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…70 MPH…110 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT…WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 15 MPH…24 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…994 MB…29.35 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY…
NONE.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT…
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR…
* BARBADOS
* ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
* ST. LUCIA
* MARTINIQUE
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR…
* TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
* GRENADA
* DOMINICA
A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA…IN THIS CASE WITHIN 12 HOURS.
PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETE.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA…IN THIS CASE WITHIN
THE NEXT 12 HOURS.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA…PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
