Gonzalo expected to bring tropical storm conditions

24 Jul 2020 / Caribbean Sea

At 500 AM AST (0900 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Gonzalo was near latitude 10.0 North, longitude 51.8 West and moving toward the west near 14 mph (22 km/h). A westward to west-northwestward motion with an increase in forward speed is expected through the weekend.

On the forecast track, the center of Gonzalo will approach the southern Windward Islands tonight and move across these islands Saturday and into the eastern Caribbean Sea Sunday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 60 mph (95 km/h) with higher gusts. Some strengthening is forecast during the next day or two, and there is still a chance that Gonzalo could become a hurricane before reaching the Windward Islands. Weakening is expected after Gonzalo moves into the Caribbean Sea, and the cyclone is expected to dissipate by the middle of next week…

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Source: Extract from National Hurricane Center, Miami FL, Tropical Storm Gonzalo Advisory No.11 issued at 500am AST on Fri Jul 24 2020

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