Tropical Storm Irene formed from a tropical wave low pressure area near the Windward and Leeward Islands on the afternoon of August 20. This storm is entering an area of very warm surface water south of Hispaniola and may reach Hurricane status by late Sunday, August 21 into early Monday, August 22. The track of this storm is projected to cross parts of The Dominican Republic and Haiti and well as eastern Cuba. The mountains in these areas will tend to weaken this storm on Tuesday and Wednesday, but persons in the southern half of Florida should be monitoring this storm carefully. We will post updates as needed or if a significant southerly shift in the projected track takes this storm over water for a longer time and the storm intensifies.
For up to the minute official advisories and information, please visit the NHC website in Miami:
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“THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL ADVISORY. These updates and advisories are based upon information from our own computer models, NOAA, Local Weather Data Centers, deep water Buoy Data, and other publicly available sources. FOR THE SAFETY OF YOUR PROPERTY AND PERSON, please refer to your Local, State, and Federal Authority updates for Official Advisories and Orders. For up to the minute advisories and official updates, it is essential that you monitor your local Emergency Government, NOAA and Local Media Broadcasts. Please do not make personal safety decisions based upon information presented here in this Unofficial Advisory.”
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