Tropical Storm Gonzalo

[Doug G]

Having some blustery winds and numerous showers down here.


Summary of 800 am AST...1200 UTC...information----------------------------------------------
location...17.0n 61.5w
about 20 mi...35 km ESE of Antigua
about 50 mi...75 km N of Guadeloupe
maximum sustained winds...60 mph...95 km/h
present movement...W or 280 degrees at 10 mph...17 km/h minimum central pressure...993 mb...29.32 inches

Summary of watches and warnings in effect...

A Hurricane Watch is in effect for...
* Puerto Rico
* Vieques and Culebra
* U.S. Virgin Islands
* British Virgin Islands

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
* Guadeloupe...desirade...les saintes...and Marie galante
* St. Martin
* St. Barthelemy
* St. Maartin
* Saba and St. Eustatius
* Barbuda
* Antigua
* Anguilla
* St. Kitts and Nevis
* Montserrat
* Puerto Rico
* Vieques and Culebra
* U.S. Virgin Islands * British Virgin Islands


Rainfall...gonzalo is expected to produce total rainfall accumulations of 4 to 8 inches across the Leeward Islands...British and U.S. Virgin Islands...and eastern Puerto Rico...with isolated maximum totals of 12 inches possible.

[Nigel(no top)Sykes]

So are you telling us its going to be wet ? Try coming up here !

[Tim]

Good luck Doug, I hope you've lashed your Moke down firmly.

No too much risk of tropical anything around these parts!

Tim