WHCA31 TAPA
HURRICANE SAM ALERT STATEMENT
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
5:10 AM ECT SAT, SEP 25, 2021
๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฌ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ. ๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ, ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฌ๐, ๐ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐. ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ง๐๐ฑ๐ญ ๐๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ.
Based on current information and analysis, the forecast track of Hurricane Sam places the system sufficiently north of the area to spare the islands tropical cyclone wind impacts; as a result, the system poses a very low threat to the islands at this time. Notwithstanding, it is also necessary to mention that given the dynamic nature of tropical cyclones, shifts in the forecast track are possible which could bring the system closer to the area resulting in an increased threat of tropical cyclone impacts to the islands. For this reason, residents and interests in the Leewards and British Virgin Islands are urged to continue to closely monitor the progress of this potentially dangerous system.
At 500 am AST (0900 UTC), the eye of hurricane Sam was located near latitude 12.8 north, longitude 46.7 west or 1050 miles east-southeast of the Leewards and ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก V๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง I๐ฌ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ.
Sam continues to move towards the west-northwest near 13 mph (20 km/h).ย A slower motion to the west-northwest is expected over the weekend, followed by a turn to the northwest on Monday.
Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 110 mph (155 km/h) with higher gusts. Rapid intensification is forecast as Sam is in a favourable environment and Sam is expected to become a major hurricane later today.
No watches or warnings area required at this time; however residents should guard against complacency and be prepared to activate their hurricane preparedness plans in the event they become necessary.
FORECASTER
LETITIA HUMPHREYS
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