TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING STATEMENT

TROPICAL STORM FIONA WARNING STATEMENT
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
5:00 PM ECT FRI, SEP 16, 2022

THIS IS FOR ST. KITTS AND NEVIS

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ST. KITTS AND NEVIS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE SPECIFIED AREA, IN THIS CASE, TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW.

BASED ON THE LATEST INFORMATION, TROPICAL STORM FIONA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TROPICAL CYCLONE IMPACTS OVER ST. KITTS AND NEVIS. HENCE, RESIDENTS SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTION.

AT 5:00 PM AST (2100 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FIONA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.4 NORTH, LONGITUDE 61.1 WEST OR ABOUT 123 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ST. KITTS AND NEVIS.

FIONA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 15 MPH (24 KM/H). A WEST TO WEST-NORTHWEST MOTION WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY MONDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR TO 50 MPH (85 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GRADUAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES (220 KM) FROM THE CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB (29.65 INCHES).

BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK INFORMATION, TROPICAL STORM FIONA IS EXPECTED TO PASS WITHIN 50 TO THE SOUTH OF ST. KITTS AND NEVIS AT ITS CLOSEST POINT THIS EVENING. THIS MEANS THAT ST. KITTS AND NEVIS WILL CONTINUE TO BE EXPOSED TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. THESE ARE WINDS OF THE ORDER OF AT LEAST 39 MPH. MORE SPECIFIC IMPACTS INCLUDE:

WINDS: 30 TO 40 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS WITH POSSIBLE HIGHER GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE LIKELY. THESE WINDY CONDITIONS COULD PRODUCE FLYING DEBRIS FROM SMALL OBJECTS.

RAINFALL: RAINFALL ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS AS WELL AS MUDSLIDES. FLOOD WATCHES OR WARNINGS MAY BECOME NECESSARY.

SEAS: SEAS REACHING BETWEEN 9 TO 15 FEET MAINLY IN STORM SURGE, COULD PRODUCE BATTERING WAVES AND RIP CURRENTS. AS A RESULT MARINERS AND BEACHGOERS SHOULD STAY IN PORT AND AVOID THE BEACHES.

RESIDENTS IN ST. KITTS AND NEVIS SHOULD CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF FIONA.

THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY WILL BE AT 8 PM AST.

FORECASTER
ORVIN PAIGE