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Hurricane Lee weather update
September 8, 2023. 5 PM
Turks and Caicos Islands
The Weather Channel and NOAA graphics and information contributed to this report.
Powerful, dangerous Hurricane Lee trekking through the Atlantic and expected to pass close to the Turks and Caicos Islands next week.
At 500 PM AST (2100 UTC), the center of Hurricane Lee was located near latitude 18.9 North, longitude 55.5 West. Lee is moving toward the west-northwest near 13 mph (20 km/h), and this motion is expected to continue through early next week with a significant decrease in forward speed. On the forecast track, Lee is expected to pass well to the north of the northern Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico over the weekend and into early next week.
Maximum sustained winds are near 150 mph (240 km/h) with higher gusts. Lee is a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Some fluctuations in intensity are likely over the next few days, however Lee is expected to remain a powerful major hurricane through early next week.
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 35 miles (55 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 150 miles (240 km).
The estimated minimum central pressure is 942 mb (27.82 inches).
Dangerous surf and life-threatening rip currents are affecting portions of the northern Leeward Islands. These conditions will spread westward and northward, affecting Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, the Turks and Caicos, the Bahamas, and Bermuda through the weekend.
TROPICS WATCH
September 1, 2023. 9:30 PM
Turks and Caicos Islands
The Tropics continue to be very busy, and we are watching this new disturbance coming off the west coast of Africa.
We will keep you updated to any progress development of this disturbance.
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August 23, 2023
Tropical Storm Franklin 5 PM UPDATE
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Tropical Storm Franklin exiting Hispaniola, heading for a brush with the Turks and Caicos Islands tonight. Grand Turk and South Caicos may get the worst of this system in heavy rains and strong winds.
Stay alert and be safe.
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August 22, 2023
Atlantic Basin weather 2 PM UPDATE
NOAA information contributed to this update
Tropical Storm Franklin picks up forward momentum - by 4 mph, heads north, sets sights on Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
Expected to impact the Turks and Caicos Islands Wednesday.
Current location is near latitude 15.5 degrees North, and longitude 71.4 degrees west, or about 230 miles south southwest of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
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August 22, 2023
Atlantic Basin weather 8 AM UPDATE
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Tropical Storm Franklin nearly stationary just south of Hispaniola. An expected turn towards the north should happen today and see the storm pass over the island nation and then just east of the Turks and Caicos Islands.
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August 21, 2023
Atlantic Basin weather 8 PM UPDATE
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There are now 4 developing weather systems in the Atlantic Basin. Tropical Storm Emily has dissipated and it’s remnants headed out to open waters, Tropical Storm Gert is now Tropical Depression Gert and expected to weaken further over the coming hours. Disturbance number 1 is expected to head out to sea and Tropical depression 9 is in the Gulf of Mexico – away from the Turks and Caicos Islands.
And then there is Tropical Storm Franklin.
The forward motion of Tropical Storm Franklin has slowed to near stationary.
As of 8 PM tonight, August 21, 2023, the center of Tropical Storm Franklin was located near latitude 14.3 North, longitude 70.1 West. Franklin has been meandering in the eastern Caribbean tonight, becoming nearly stationary. Franklin should turn northward on Tuesday with this general motion continuing into Wednesday. On the forecast track, the center of Franklin is forecast to reach the southern coast of Hispaniola by early on Wednesday.
Maximum sustained winds remain near 50 mph (85 km/h) with higher gusts. Some strengthening is forecast before Franklin reaches Hispaniola.
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 70 miles (110 km)
from the center.
The estimated minimum central pressure is 1002 mb (29.59 inches).
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
* Dominican Republic entire south coast from Haiti border eastward
to Isla Saona
* Haiti entire south coast from Anse d'Hainault eastward to the
Dominican Republic border
A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for...
* Dominican Republic entire north and east coast from the Haiti
border eastward and southward to Isla Saona
* Turks and Caicos Islands
Please go to the DDME website and download their mobile app for potentially life saving information. Please go to gov.tc/ddme/
Keep listening to 93.9 Island FM for regular weather updates on Tropical Storm Franklin
August 21, 2023, 7:00 PM
Tropical Storm Franklin storm shelter update
If your home is not safe to withstand tropical storm force winds, please consider going to a designated storm shelter on any inhabited island in the Turks and Caicos.
Please also download the Department of Disaster Management and Emergencies (DDME) mobile app for potentially life-saving information: http://onelink.to/qe7vn2
Here are the DDME designated storm shelters.
August 21, 2023
Atlantic Basin weather 8 AM UPDATE
Tropical Storm Franklin expected to affect the Turks and Caicos Islands by Wednesday.
Tropical storm watch issued to the Turks and Caicos Islands by the Government of the Bahamas. Tropical Storm Franklin's maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph with higher gusts. Minimum central pressure is 999 mb.
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August 20, 2023
Atlantic Basin weather 6:30 PM UPDATE
Disturbance 1 is now Tropical Storm Franklin and is forecasted to impact the southern coast of Hispaniola by Tuesday afternoon, August 22, 2023 and then pass over the island nation.
Thereafter, potentially impacting the Turks and Caicos Islands by Wednesday evening into Thursday.
For Turks and Caicos Islands residents, you should begin gathering storm survival supplies in preparation for a possible arrival of Tropical Storm Franklin.
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August 20, 2023
Atlantic Basin weather 2:00 PM UPDATE
High activity continues with Emily now formed and direction adjustment with Disturbance 1 that is forecasted to impact Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
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August 20, 2023
Atlantic Basin weather 11:00 AM UPDATE
Tropical Storm Emily has now formed
August 20, 2023
Atlantic Basin weather 8:00 AM UPDATE
We’re in the peak of the Atlantic Basin’s hurricane season…. and it shows.
There are now 5 active weather systems in the Atlantic Basin. As of 8 AM today, August 20, 2023, one of those systems is forecast to pass over the Turks and Caicos Islands and another has formed into a tropical depression.
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August 19, 2023
10:53 AM EDT
Article from the Weather Channel
Atlantic Basin current atmospheric conditions
The most likely system to develop into a tropical depression is the one closest to Africa on the map below. The system has been tagged Invest 98L and it could form this weekend amid generally favorable conditions.
To that system's west, the central Atlantic system, tagged Invest 99L, is producing showers and storms and it could slowly form into a tropical depression over the next several days.
Some slow development is also possible near the Lesser Antilles this weekend into next week. Regardless of development, showery weather is likely from Puerto Rico to Barbados, especially on Sunday.
Possible NHC Development
(The possible area(s) of tropical development according to the latest National Hurricane Center outlook are shown by polygons, color-coded by the chance of development over the next seven days. An "X" indicates the location of a current disturbance.). Atlantic waters are very warm, but dry air is abundant. Sea-surface temperatures in much of the tropical Atlantic continue to run well above average, which is a favorable factor for the formation of tropical storms.
But a factor that's counteracting the warm water for now is widespread dry air. This dry air is one of the reasons why the Atlantic has been mostly quiet since the final advisory was written for Tropical Storm Don over three weeks ago.
Dry, sinking air disrupts tropical systems by suppressing thunderstorms and strengthening downdrafts of storms that are able to form. That prevents thunderstorms from persisting long enough near a surface low-pressure center in order to keep the storm healthy.
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It's typical to have one or more locations of possible development this time of year. These areas being watched for development are a reminder that we are heading into the heart of the hurricane season. Much of the season's tropical storm and hurricane activity occurs between mid-August and early October, as the graph below shows.
This uptick in tropical activity is a reminder to stay alert and check back frequently for the latest updates on the tropics in the coming weeks and months. We'll have many more disturbances like these to track from the Atlantic to the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico.
Emily will be the name given to the next Atlantic storm.
The Turks and Caicos Islands may escape the worst of these multiple systems. We're monitoring.....
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Situation update at 2 PM today, August 18, 2023.
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This could be a problem.......
The Atlantic Basin is approaching the peak of the hurricane season and there are 4 active systems on this side of our hurricane alley.
We're going to watch these systems closely over the coming hours to see how they may impact the Turks and Caicos Islands and update you accordingly via Facebook, WhatsApp and online radio.
Stay safe!
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