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Message BMS_20240701121626 from Barbados_Meteorological_Services sent at 08:16:26 on 2024-07-01
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ADVISORY #17A ON MAJOR HURRICANE BERYL - A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BARBADOS
Effective
08:16:26 2024-07-01
Expires
18:00:00 2024-07-01
Description
**Hurricane Beryl's Eye Now Passing South-southwest of Barbados**
Feederbands of Hurricane Beryl will continue to bring storm-force winds of 40 to 60 mph and intermittent moderate to heavy showers across the island into the late morning. In the early morning, the highest windspeed of 60 knots (69.6 mp/h) was recorded.
Hazard Info:-
**** Hazard Info ****
Beryl remains a strong category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 120 MPH (195 Km/h). At 8 am Monday 1st July, 2024 the eye was located near 12.0N 60.5W or about 199 km (124 miles) south-southwest of Barbados. The system continues to move west-northwestward at 20 MPH (31 km/h) with a minimum central pressure is 959mb. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 56 km (35 miles) from the center and tropical storm-force winds extend outward up to 205 km (125 miles).
A Hurricane Warning is issued when sustained winds of 64 knots (74 mph/119kmh) or greater associated with a hurricane are forecast to affect Barbados within 36 hours.
The next update will be at 11 am, Monday 1st July or sooner if conditions warrant.
The public is encouraged to monitor the BMS, DEM and GIS websites, their respective social media pages, and the local media networks for further information on Beryl. For more information specific to your area, please visit https://www.barbadosweather.org/windBarResp.php, our social media pages or call our hotline at 976-2376 or the office at 535-0022.
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Semelka Jackman
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