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Tropical Storm CHANTAL
| Tropical Storm CHANTAL | 500 PM EDT WED JUL 10 2013 ...CHANTAL DEGENERATED INTO A WAVE... ...COULD STILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINS AND GUSTY WINDS... |
| WIND: | NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. |
| WATCHES/ WARNINGS: | THE GOVERNMENT OF JAMAICA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS HAVE DISCONTINUED ALL THE REMAINING TROPICAL STORM WATCHES AND WARNINGS. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT... THERE ARE NO COASTAL TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS OR WATCHES IN EFFECT. INTERESTS IN EASTERN CUBA...JAMIACA AND THE BAHAMAS SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THE REMNANTS OF CHANTAL. |
| SHIP IMPACT: | Carnival Liberty (6 July, 7-night sailing) altered port order; replaced St. Thomas with Nassau Carnival Victory (8 July, 5-night sailing) diverting to Half Moon Cay, Nassau, Freeport CARNIVAL: Tropical Storm Chantal UPDATE ROYAL CARIBBEAN: Important Updates |
The third Tropical storm of the 2013 Atlantic Hurricane Season
formed over the central tropical Atlantic and is racing towards the Lesser Antilles. Watches and Warnings have now been posted for several islands as well as Puerto Rico.
SUMMARY OF 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...16.5N 73.7W ABOUT 230 MI...370 KM ESE OF KINGSTON JAMAICA ABOUT 260 MI...415 KM S OF THE EASTERN TIP OF CUBA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 23 MPH...37 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1012 MB...29.88 INCHES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE WAVE ARE NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS COVER A LARGE AREA OVER THE WATERS MAINLY SOUTH OF HISPANIOLA. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- WIND...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS COULD STILL AFFECT HAITI AND EASTERN CUBA DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. STORM SURGE...LOCALIZED COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF ONSHORE FLOW ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH COAST OF HISPANIOLA. RAINFALL...THE REMNANTS OF CHANTAL ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES OVER HISPANIOLA...JAMAICA... CENTRAL AND EASTERN CUBA...AND THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS. ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF HISPANIOLA.
Source: NHC Public Advisory
Historical Data:
1100 PM EDT SUN JUL 07 2013 ...TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL FORMS OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC... ...RACING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD THE LESSER ANTILLES...
800 AM AST MON JUL 08 2013 ...CHANTAL MOVING QUICKLY TOWARD THE LESSER ANTILLES...
1100 PM AST MON JUL 08 2013
...CHANTAL RACING TOWARD THE LESSER ANTILLES...
800 AM AST TUE JUL 09 2013 ...CHANTAL OBSERVED BY BARBADOS AND MARTINIQUE RADARS...
800 AM EDT WED JUL 10 2013 ...CHANTAL MOST LIKELY A TROPICAL WAVE... ...RECONNAISSANCE PLANE EN ROUTE TO VERIFY..
...CHANTAL HAS NOT DEGENERATED INTO A TROPICAL WAVE...
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