{"id":188632,"date":"2023-10-19T17:47:07","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T21:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=188632"},"modified":"2023-10-19T17:49:42","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T21:49:42","slug":"tropical-storm-conditions-are-expected-on-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/tropical-storm-conditions-are-expected-on-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"Tropical storm conditions are expected on Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tropical storm conditions are expected to begin in portions of the Lesser Antilles
\nbeginning Friday, where a tropical storm warning is in effect.<\/p>

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Tropical storm and hurricane conditions are possible elsewhere in the Leeward Islands where hurricane and tropical storm watches are currently in effect.<\/p>\n

Additional watches and warnings will likely be required tonight.<\/p>

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Heavy rains from Tammy will begin to affect the Leeward and northern Windward
\nIslands on Friday, spreading into the.<\/p>

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British and U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto
\nRico over the weekend.<\/p>\n

This rainfall may produce isolated flash and urban flooding, along with isolated mudslides in areas of higher terrain.<\/p>

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MORE ON TAMMY:<\/p>\n

Hurricane Watches and Tropical Storm Warnings have been issued in the northern Leeward Islands Thursday as Tropical Storm Tammy heads its way.<\/p>

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The storm reached official tropical storm status Wednesday, and forecasts indicate the\u00a0tropical storm<\/a>\u00a0could threaten the northern Leeward Islands with gusty winds and tropical downpours starting Friday and lasting into the weekend.<\/p>

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Where is Tropical Storm Tammy?<\/h2>\n
The current tropical weather outlook
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Tropical Storm Tammy is about 200 miles east of Barbados and 300 miles east-southeast of Martinique.<\/p>\n

The cyclone is moving west-northwest at 13 mph and a slower west to west-northwest motion is expected to continue through Thursday night. A turn to the northwest is then forecast on Friday, and that motion should continue into the weekend.<\/p>\n

Maximum sustained winds are around 60 mph with higher gusts, and the National Hurricane Center (NHC) says Tammy will gradually strengthen as it approaches the Leeward Islands.<\/p>\n

What are the tropical alerts for Tammy?<\/h2>\n

Here are the alerts that have been issued across the Caribbean and western Atlantic:<\/p>\n

Hurricane Watch:<\/strong><\/p>\n