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TROPICAL STORM BERYL ALERT STATEMENT
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
11:15 AM ECT SATURDAY JUL 7, 2018
THIS IS FOR THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
…BERYL WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORM…
AT 1100 AM AST (1500 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BERYL
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.1 NORTH, LONGITUDE 51.1 WEST OR
740 NORTICAL MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ST. KITTS AND NEVIS, 788
MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA AND 998 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS.

BERYL IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH (22
KM/H). A WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION WITH SOME INCREASE IN
FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. ON THE
FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF BERYL WILL CROSS THE ISLAND
CHAIN LATE SUNDAY OR MONDAY AND MOVE SOUTH OF THE VIRGIN
ISLANDS ON MONDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 65 MPH (100
KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST
DURING THE NEXT 48 HRS, ESPECIALLY ONCE BERYL REACHES THE
EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA ON MONDAY. THIS SYSTEM COULD
DEGENERATE INTO AN OPEN TROUGH BY THE TIME IT REACHES THE
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA AND HISPANIOLA ON TUESDAY.
ST. KITTS AND NEVIS IS NOT UNDER ANY WATCHES OR WARNING AT
THIS MOMENT

BERYL IS A TROPICAL STORM WITH TROPICAL STORM-FORCE WINDS
EXTENDING OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES (55 KM) FROM THE CENTER.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 999 MB (29.50
INCHES).

BASED ON THE LATEST TRACK, BERYL IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN A
WEST TO WEST-NORTHWESTERLY TRACK WHICH COULD RESULT IN
THE STORM PASSING SOUTH OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS. HOWEVER,
GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY IN THE FORECAST TRACK, THERE IS STILL A
POSSIBILITY THAT BERYL COULD TRACK CLOSER TO THE LEEWARD
ISLANDS AND IN THAT CASE WATCHES OR WARNINGS MAY BE
REQUIRED WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS FOR PORTIONS OF THE
LEEWARD ISLANDS.

RESIDENTS OF THE LEEWARDS AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS SHOULD
CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF BERYL AND
FUTURE UPDATES FROM THE MET OFFICE FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT
CHANGES.

REPEAT….. ST. KITTS AND NEVIS IS NOT UNDER ANY WATCHES OR1
WARNING AT THIS MOMENT
THE NEXT SCHEDULED ADVISORY WILL BE AROUND 5:00 PM (ECT)

FORECASTER

LETITIA HUMPHREYS

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
5:15 AM ECT SAT, JUL 7, 2018

THIS IS FOR THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
AT 500 AM AST (0900 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BERYL WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 11.1 NORTH, LONGITUDE 49.8 WEST.
BERYL IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH (22 KM/H). A
WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS
EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE
CENTER OF BERYL WILL APPROACH THE LESSER ANTILLES OVER THE WEEKEND
AND CROSS THE ISLAND CHAIN LATE SUNDAY OR MONDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH (120 KM/H) WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. DUE TO THE SMALL SIZE OF THE HURRICANE, SHORT-TERM CHANGES IN
INTENSITY, UP OR DOWN, COULD OCCUR OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO, BUT
BERYL IS FORECAST TO BE NEAR HURRICANE STRENGTH AS IT NEARS THE
LESSER ANTILLES. WEAKENING IS EXPECTED ONCE BERYL REACHES THE
EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA ON MONDAY, BUT THE SYSTEM MAY NOT
DEGENERATE INTO AN OPEN TROUGH UNTIL IT REACHES THE VICINITY OF
HISPANIOLA AND THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA ON TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY.

BERYL IS A SMALL HURRICANE. HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD
UP TO 10 MILES (20 KM) FROM THE CENTER AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS
EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES (55 KM).

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 995 MB (29.39 INCHES).
BASED ON THE LATEST TRACK, BERYL IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN A WEST TO
WEST NORTHWESTERLY TRACK WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE STORM PASSING
SOUTH OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS. HOWEVER, GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY IN THE
FORECAST TRACK, THERE IS STILL A POSSIBILITY THAT BERYL COULD TRACK
CLOSER TO THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND IN THAT CASE WATCHES OR
WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS FOR PORTIONS OF

THE LEEWARD ISLANDS.

RESIDENCE OF THE LEEWARDS AND BVI SHOULD THEREFORE, REMAIN
STRONGLY VIGILANT AND CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF BERYL FOR
ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES. WE AT THE ST.KITTS MET SERVICES WILL CLOSELY
MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF HURRICANE BERYL UNTIL IT EXTSIS OUR AND
PROVIDE TIMELY ACCURATE UPDATES.

FORECASTER
CECIL MATTHEW

5th July, 2018

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts (KYSS FM) – The St. Kitts/Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) has announced its intention to pursue legal action against the government and other parties they allege are directly involved in a slew of illegal activities at the Electoral Office.

Deputy Leader of the party Hon. Marcella Liburd has said that the SKNLP has reached the end of the line in allowing the government to manipulate the electoral system for their own gain.

To remedy this this, Hon. Liburd announced on Wednesday that her organisation intends to utilize every possible option, including legal and protest action, to seek redress.

She continued that the alleged illegal and immoral acts taking place at the Electoral Office are designed to manipulate the voters lists to deliver an easy win to the Team Unity coalition as a pre-emptive strike against coming boundary changes.

6th July, 2018

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts (KYSS FM) – What started on Thursday as a caution to monitor tropical depression number 2 has, over night, become a call to keep close eyes on a system which has now become the first named hurricane of the 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season.

Hurricane Beryl is described as a tiny storm which at 5am today had hurricane force winds extending just ten miles from its centre and tropical storm force winds extending outward up to thirty-five miles.

The centre of hurricane Beryl was located near latitude 10.6 north, longitude 45.1 west or about 1029 miles east-southeast of the Leeward Islands.

Hurricane Beryl is moving toward the west at 14 miles per hour. The estimated minimum central pressure is 995mb or 29.39 inches.

The forecast continued that its present west-north westward motion is expected through the weekend.

Maximum sustained winds are near 75 mph with higher gusts and some additional strengthening is forecast today, however beryl is expected to quickly weaken by late Saturday and become a tropical storm or degenerate into a strong open trough near the Lesser Antilles late Sunday or Monday.

The Florida based National Hurricane Center has said that that there is uncertainty in how much Beryl will strengthen, or otherwise, before reaching the islands but it remains quite likely that locally heavy rains and strong gusty winds associated with the system will impact portions of the Leeward Islands on Sunday and Monday.

Residents across the Leeward Islands are being advised to closely monitor Beryl’s progress.

Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport
St. Kitts Meteorological Services
St. Christopher Air & Sea Port Authorities

P.O. Box 963
Basseterre
St. Kitts

Tel: 869 465 2749 Tele- fax: 869 465 9122

Weather Bulletin

….Tiny Beryl becomes the first hurricane of the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season.
At 5 am or 0900z the centre of hurricane Beryl was located near latitude 10.6 north,
longitude 45.1 west or about 1029 miles east-southeast of the Leeward Islands.

Hurricane Beryl is moving toward the west at 14 miles per hour. A faster west-
northwestward motion is expected through the weekend.

Maximum sustained winds are near 75 mph with higher gusts. Some additional
strengthening is forecast today. Beryl is forecast to quickly weaken by late Saturday and
become a tropical storm or degenerate into a strong open trough near the Lesser Antilles
late Sunday or Monday.
Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 10 miles from the centre and tropical storm
force winds extend outward up to 35 miles.
The estimated minimum central pressure is 995mb or 29.39 inches.
There continues to be much uncertainty in how much Beryl will strengthen, or
otherwise, before reaching the islands. However, it remains quite likely that locally
heavy rains and strong gusty winds associated with the system will impact portions of
the Leeward Islands on Sunday and Monday.
Residents of the Leewards are advised to closely monitor its progress.
The next advisory will be at 11 am
Forecaster
Lorne Salmon

5th July, 2018

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts (KYSS FM) – The meteorological service is urging vigilance as the 2018 hurricane season’s second tropical depression makes its way across the Atlantic Ocean.

Earlier today, the Antigua and Barbuda met office issued an alert for the Leeward Islands and British Virgin Islands stating that the system had entered the monitored area.

At 11am, Tropical Depression Number 2 was located near latitude 10.2 north, longitude 41.4 west or about 1440 miles east-southeast of the Leeward Islands or about 1635 miles east- southeast of the British Virgin Islands.

This depression is moving towards the west at near 16 mph (26 km/h). A fast westward to west- northwestward motion is expected through the weekend.

Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph (55 km/h) with higher gusts. Some strengthening is possible today or on Friday.

Based on the latest information however, authorities say the depression could degenerate into a trough or low pressure system before it reaches the Eastern Caribbean.

If this does not happen however, watches and warnings will be required within the next 48 hours.

Residents are being asked to monitor this system closely, as quick action may be required to protect life and property.

Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport
St. Kitts Meteorological Services
St. Christopher Air & Sea Port Authorities

P.O. Box 963
Basseterre
St. Kitts

Tel: 869 465 2749 Tele- fax: 869 465 9122

Weather Bulletin

TROPICAL DEPRESSION NUMBER 2 ALERT STATEMENT

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
11:00 AM ECT THU, JUL 5, 2018
THIS IS FOR THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
…TROPICAL DEPRESSION NUMBER 2 HAS ENTERED THE MONITORED AREA…
AT …11AM/ ECT OR 1500Z TROPICAL DEPRESSION NUMBER 2 WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 10.2 NORTH, LONGITUDE 41.4 WEST OR ABOUT 1440 MILES

EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS OR ABOUT 1635 MILES EAST-
SOUTHEAST OF THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS.

THIS DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARDS THE WEST AT NEAR 16 MPH (26
KM/H). A FAST WESTWARD TO WEST- NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS
EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH (55 KM/H) WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE LATER TODAY OR ON FRIDAY
BASED ON THE LATEST INFORMATION, THE DEPRESSION COULD
DEGENERATE INTO A TROUGH OR LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM BEFORE IT
REACHES THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN.
HOWEVER, IF THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN, WATCHES AND WARNINGS WILL BE
REQUIRED WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
RESIDENTS ARE ASKED TO MONITOR THIS SYSTEM CLOSELY, AS QUICK
ACTION MAY BE REQUIRED TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.
THE NEXT BULLETIN WILL BE ISSUED AT AROUND 5:30 PM.
FORECASTER
PATRICE EDWARDS/DALE DESTIN

28th June, 2018

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS (KYSSFM) – A clarion call for children to be kept away from the upcoming music festival has come from one of the federation’s most prominent paediatricians.

In his latest commentary, ‘Music Festival: Not For Children’, former Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Patrick Martin, pointed to the possible dangers of children attending the three day festival as well as other events intended for adults.

He also called on authorities to be mobilised and on the lookout for minors who attend these largely adult-only events.

“Children must be kept out of the party! Therefore, as a matter of duty, the Police and the Probation and Child Protection Service must be mobilised to intercept unaccompanied minors and put their parents ‘on the bench’. The same treatment must be meted out to parents who actually present at the Music Festival gate (as well as “White Sands”, “The Strip” and cinema) with ticket and child in hand plus milk bag and stroller”.

Dr. Martin said it is high time the hazardous practice of exposing the country’s youngest, most vulnerable citizens to adult entertainment be interdicted.

Expressing kudos to the Music Festival Committee for daring to be different and issuing wise advice to parents to keep their children out of the party, Dr. Martin pointed out that the perils of children attending adult-entertainment events are well-known.

“They include high energy, ear splitting music and exploitative lyrics. There is also the likelihood of children being ensnared by paedophiles bearing drinks or other gifts. We are a country where child molesters abound,” wrote Martin.

Mindful of the fact that the St. Kitts Music Festival is a GDP-stimulating brand built on the anvil toil and tax, he continued that, “Nothing is more brand-destroying than a stampede or similar “crush event”. Children will be the first to perish under foot and from hypoxia. No artiste and no committee member would want their good name linked to such a preventable tragedy.”

Additionally, the his commentary stated that research and experience have established a direct link between unsupervised children of negligent parents and the Federation’s ongoing struggles with youth anti-social behaviour.

“Nine year olds are in gangs whose gunshots are “popping” despite the unprecedented and much-touted millions spent on citizen security,” said Dr. Martin.

He went on that desperation has seemingly led to clutching at overseas consultant straws.

“One way chosen to assuage individual and communal anguish is to parade Grade 6 and other students as proof of existing behaviour-massaging programs. However, the wholesale importation and unfiltered implementation of social interventions that reportedly worked in a different culture is spitting in the wind,” said Dr. Martin.

He added: “What the Music Festival Committee has hopefully ignited is a defined, local approach that has teeth. There are laws on the books that prohibit adults from endangering the lives and welfare of children dating back to the 1970s (perhaps before). However, interventions like curfews were called “Communism.” Fear of criticism is perhaps the biggest factor in government indecision in the face of mushrooming threats to life, limb, property and the economy.”

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