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  <sender>Barbados_Meteorological_Services</sender>
  <sent>2021-09-16T10:51:36-04:00</sent>
  <status>Actual</status>
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    <category>Met</category>
    <event>WEATHER INFORMATION STATEMENT #1 ON AREA OF INTEREST IN THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC</event>
    <urgency>Future</urgency>
    <severity>Minor</severity>
    <certainty>Observed</certainty>
    <effective>2021-09-16T10:51:36-04:00</effective>
    <expires>2021-09-17T11:00:00-04:00</expires>
    <senderName>Barbados Meteorological Services</senderName>
    <headline>WEATHER INFORMATION STATEMENT #1 ON AREA OF INTEREST IN THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC</headline>
    <description>***********************THIS STATEMENT IS NOT A WATCH OR WARNING******************

The Barbados Meteorological Service is closely monitoring a tropical wave and an associated area of low pressure located near 37W south of 17N.  This is about 2460 km (1530 miles) east of Barbados at 11 am.

Current Situation:  Activity associated with this feature has become less organized over the past 6 hours.  However, conditions are expected to become more favorable for development during the next few days as the system moves westward to west-northwestward.

Track and Intensity Forecast: Current model guidance indicates that the system will pass well north of Barbados sometime early next week.  Therefore, this system does not pose any direct threat to the island.

Recommendations to the public: Continue to monitor updates issued by the BMS on this feature.

The next update will be at 11 am, Friday 17th September or sooner if conditions warrant.

For more information please visit www.barbadosweather.org OR
Download the BMS Andriod App (BMS Insight) from the Google Play Store.</description>
    <instruction>For more information and authentication of this message kindly use the direct web link provided in this message, or visit our social media pages http://www.barbadosweather.org | Facebook@BarbadosMeteorologicalServices | Instagram@BarbadosMetServices | Twitter@BarbadosMet</instruction>
    <web>http://www.barbadosweather.org</web>
    <contact>Andre Brathwaite</contact>
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