Tropical Storm heading to areas of Central Cuba

NEWSLETTER
TROPICAL STORM ERIKA WARNING INTERMEDIATE NUMBER 15A
NATIONAL CENTER OF HURRICANES MIAMI FL AL052015
TRANSLATED BY THE SERVICE NATIONAL DE METEOROLOGY SAN JUAN PR
200 PM AST FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2015

... ERIKA SPREADING STRONG RAINS AND WIND GUSTS OVER THE
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC...

SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION OF THE 200 PM AST... 1800 UTC
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LOCATION... 17.7 NORTH 70.2 WEST
ABOUT 60 MI... 95 KM SOUTHWEST OF SANTO DOMINGO REPUBLICA
DOMINICAN...
ABOUT 305 MI... 490 KM SOUTHEAST OF GREAT INAGUA ISLAND
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 50 MPH... 85 KM / H
PRESENT MOVEMENT... WEST OR 280 DEGREES TO 18 MPH... 30 KM / H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 1009 MILLIBARS... 29.80 INCHES

WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS WARNING:

THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR PUERTO
RICO... VIEQUES... AND CULEBRA.

SUMMARY OF WARNINGS AND WATCHES IN EFFECT:

TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR

* THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
* HAITI
* THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS ISLANDS
* THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
* THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS ISLANDS

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR
* THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS ISLANDS
* THE PROVINCES OF CIEGO DE AVILA... CAMAGUEY... THE
TUNAS... HOLGUIN... AND GUANTÁNAMO

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT STORM CONDITIONS
TROPICAL ARE ANTICIPATED AT SOME POINT WITHIN THE AREA OF THE NOTICE.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT YOU CONDITIONS OF
TROPICAL STORM ARE WITHIN THE SURVEILLANCE AREA
USUALLY WITHIN 48 HOURS.

YOU INTERESTS IN EASTERN AND CENTRAL CUBA... AS WELL AS SOUTH OF THE
FLORIDA PENINSULA AND THE FLORIDA KEYS... THEY SHOULD MONITOR THE
PROGRESS OF ERIKA.

FOR MORE INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA WITHIN THE STATES
UNITED... INCLUDING POSSIBLE WATCHES AND WARNINGS... PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL SERVICE OF
LOCAL METEOROLOGY. FOR MORE INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA OUTSIDE
OF THE UNITED STATES... PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

DISCUSSION AND FORECAST 48 HOURS
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AT 200 PM AST... 1800 UTC... THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ERIKA
IT WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.7 NORTH... LENGTH 70.2
WEST. ERIKA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 18 MPH... 30 KM BY
HOUR. A WEST NORTHWEST MOTION IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY OR
TONIGHT AND CONTINUE UNTIL SUNDAY. IN THE PATH
FORECASTED... THE CENTER OF ERIKA WILL MOVE OVER THE REPUBLIC
DOMINICAN AND HAITI DURING THE NEXT HOURS... WILL MOVE ABOUT
THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS TONIGHT... AND THEY MOVE CLOSE TO THE ISLANDS
CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST BAHAMAS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.

THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED ARE ABOUT 50 MPH WINDS... 85 KM BY
TIME... WITH BURSTS MORE STRONG. IT ANTICIPATES SOME WEAKENING
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS THAT ERIKA IS MOVE EARTH
INSIDE... FOLLOWED BY LITTLE CHANGE IN INTENSITY UNTIL SATURDAY
IN THE NIGHT.

WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WERE EXTENDING UP TO 150
MILES... 240 KM FROM THE CENTER TO THE EAST. GUSTS OF 40 MPH... 64 KM
PER HOUR... THEY HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN PUNTA CANA TO THE EAST OF THE REPUBLIC
DOMINICAN.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE BASED ON THE DATA OF THE AIRCRAFT
CAZAHURACANES IS OF 1009 MILLIBARS... 29.80 INCHES.

HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND IN
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WIND: CONDITIONS ARE SPREADING A TROPICAL STORM
THROUGH PORTIONS OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. CONDITIONS OF
TROPICAL STORM IS ESPARCIRAN ON HAITI THIS AFTERNOON... THE ISLANDS
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS BAHAMAS SOUTHEAST LATER TODAY AND THIS
NIGHT... AND THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS ISLANDS ON SATURDAY. CONDITIONS OF
TROPICAL STORM ARE POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS TO
SATURDAY NIGHT.

RAIN: ARE ERIKA EXPECTED PRODUCE ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO RAIN
6 INCHES AND 10 INCHES POSSIBLE MAXIMUM AMOUNTS ON
PORTIONS OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND HAITI... THE ISLANDS OF TURKS AND
CAICOS... AND THE BAHAMAS OF THE SOUTHEAST AND CENTRAL UNTIL SATURDAY. 1-2
ADDITIONAL INCHES OF RAIN ARE ANTICIPATED FOR PUERTO RICO.
THESE RAINS COULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODS AND
MUDSLIDES THAT THREATEN LIVES.