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Tropical Storm Elsa: Saint Lucia expected to begin experiencing tropical storm conditions within the next 12 hours

TROPICAL STORM ELSA

ADVISORY NUMBER 5 (01st July, 2021)

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SAINT LUCIA

Saint Lucia expected to begin experiencing tropical storm conditions within the next 12 hours.

At 2:00 pm today the center of Tropical Storm Elsa was located near latitude 10.6 degrees northlongitude 52.6 degrees west or about 600 miles or 987 kilometers east-southeast of Saint Lucia.

Maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph or 75 km/h, with higher gusts.  Some strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 90 miles or 150 kilometers from the center.

Tropical Storm Elsa is moving towards the west northwest near 28 mph or 44 km/h. An increase in forward speed is expected over the next 24 to 36 hours. On the forecast track, the system will pass near Saint Lucia or over the Windward Islands on Friday and move into the Caribbean Sea late Friday.

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Elsa is expected to produce rainfall totals of 3 to 6 inches or 76 to 152 mm with maximum totals of 10 inches or 254 mm across the Windward Islands on Friday.

Tropical Storm warnings remains in effect for Martinique, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Barbados.  Tropical storm watches are in effect for Grenada and its dependencies.

The Saint Lucia Meteorological Services will continue to closely monitor the progress of this system and the next advisory will be issued at 5:00 pm.

Avlon Charlery

Forecaster

Saint Lucia Meteorological Services

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