(Trinidad Guardian) The Tropical Storm Warning for Tobago has been discontinued as Tropical Storm Gonzalo has been downgraded to a Tropical Depression.
Confirmation came yesterday afternoon from the National Hurricane Centre in Miami, and the Trinidad and Tobago Meteorological Service (TTMS).
The Met Service says most activity associated with the depression has already passed Tobago and tropical storm conditions are no longer expected. However, lingering moisture and instability may still produce a few showers and the odd thunderstorm, which could lead to street/flash flooding in areas so prone.
NHC OUTLOOK FOR GONZALO
At 200 PM AST (1800 UTC), the center of Tropical Depression Gonzalo was estimated to be near latitude 10.8 North, longitude 61.9 West.
Gonzalo is moving toward the west near 20 mph (32 km/h). A general westward to west-northwestward motion is expected today and tonight.
On the forecast track, Gonzalo or its remnants will move across the south-eastern Caribbean Sea today.
Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 35 mph (55 km/h) with higher gusts. The system is forecast to dissipate by Sunday night, if not sooner.
The estimated minimum central pressure is 1010 mb (29.82 inches).
Gusty conditions associated with squalls will be possible across the southern Windward Islands for the rest of the afternoon. These squalls will spread westward across the south-eastern Caribbean Sea through Sunday.
Gonzalo is expected to produce total rain accumulations of 2 to 4 inches over Trinidad and Tobago and far north-eastern Venezuela. Gonzalo is also expected to produce 1 to 3 inches over the southern Windward Islands, the Leeward Antilles, and the remainder of far northern Venezuela. This includes Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao.
Isolated maximum amounts of 6 inches are possible in the mountainous terrain of Trinidad and Tobago and far north-eastern Venezuela, which may lead to flash flooding.
