ANNOUNCEMENT: SPECIAL PUBLIC NOTICE Re: The Tropical Storm

The island of Dominica remains on a TROPICAL STORM WATCH. This WATCH was issued at 5pm yesterday afternoon.

A Tropical Storm Watch means that Tropical Storm conditions are POSSIBLE within the watch area, usually within 48 hours.

At 5am this morning, the depression was located 565 miles east south east of Dominica moving west near 21 mph. On the current forecast track, the depression/wave is expected in our area late tonight into early Friday.

Maximum sustained winds were about 35 mph. No significant change in intensity is expected today.

The system appears to be weakening. There is a possibility that the depression could degenerate into a remnant low or tropical wave later today if the current weakening trend continues. Adjustments to the Tropical Storm Watch may be necessary.

A hurricane hunter aircraft is scheduled to investigate the system later today so as to provide detailed information for better understanding of the system with regards to its intensity and track.

Increasing cloudiness, showers, thunderstorms and gusty winds are expected here in Dominica late tonight into Friday due to the approach and passage of this depression/wave.