NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL11 AM AST MON OCT 18 1999 ...JOSE GAINING STRENGTH EAST OF THE WINDWARD ANTILLES... A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BARBADOS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH WAS ISSUED FOR TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO BY THE GOVERNMENT OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO EFFECTIVE AT 8 AM...1200Z THIS MORNING. A HURRICANE WATCH WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS LATER TODAY. ALL INTERESTS IN THE LESSER ANTILLES SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS DEVELOPING SYSTEM. |
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL5 PM AST MON OCT 18 1999 ...JOSE APPROACHING THE LESSER ANTILLES... AT 5 PM...2100Z...THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED BY THE APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES/WEATHER OFFICES... ...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR BARBADOS. A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BARBADOS. ...A HURRICANE WATCH FOR THE GRENADINES...ST VINCENT...ST LUCIA... AND DOMINICA. ...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR GRENADA. ...AT 8 PM...0000Z...A HURRICANE WATCH FOR MARTINIQUE...GUADELOUPE AND SURROUNDING ISLANDS. ANTIGUA...BARBUDA...MONTSERRAT...ST KITTS... NEVIS...AND ANGUILLA. |
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 5 AM AST TUE OCT 19 1999 ...STRENGTHENING JOSE CONTINUING WEST-NORTHWEST...HURRICANE WARNINGS ISSUED... AT 5 AM AST...0900 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE WARNING FOR DOMINICA. THE GOVERNMENT OF FRANCE HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE WARNING FOR MARTINIQUE AND GUADELOUPE. AT 5 AM AST...0900 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF TRINIDAD HAS DISCONTINUED THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR GRENADA AND ITS DEPENDENCIES. A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE LEEWARD ISLANDS FROM ANGUILLA TO MONTSERRAT...AND FOR ST. LUCIA IN THE WINDWARD ISLANDS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BARBADOS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES. INTERESTS IN THE U.S. AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS...AND PUERTO RICO...SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF JOSE. WATCHES MAY BE REQUIRED FOR THESE ISLANDS LATER TODAY. |
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 8 AM AST TUE OCT 19 1999 ...JOSE HEADING FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES... A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR DOMINICA...MARTINIQUE AND GUADELOUPE. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BARBADOS. A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE LEEWARD ISLANDS FROM ANGUILLA TO MONTSERRAT...AND FOR ST. LUCIA IN THE WINDWARD ISLANDS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES. INTERESTS IN THE U.S. AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS...AND PUERTO RICO...SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF JOSE. WATCHES MAY BE REQUIRED FOR THESE ISLANDS LATER TODAY. |
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL ...JOSE GRADUALLY APPROACHING THE LESSER ANTILLES... A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR DOMINICA...MONTSERRAT ... ANTIGUA...BARBUDA...NEVIS...ST. KITTS...ST EUSTATIUS... SABA...DUTCH ST MAARTEN...AND ANGUILLA. THE GOVERNMENT OF FRANCE...ISSUED A HURRICANE WATCH INSTEAD OF A HURRICANE WARNING FOR MARTINIQUE...GUADELOUPE AND SURROUNDING ISLANDS...FRENCH ST. MARTIN AND ST. BARTHELEMY. THE GOVERNMENT OF FRANCE ISSUES A HURRICANE WARNING SIX TO NINE HOURS IN ADVANCE. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR ST. LUCIA AND REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BARBADOS. A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ST. LUCIA. A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BRITISH AND U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...AND FOR PUERTO RICO. INTERESTS IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF JOSE. |
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 5 PM AST TUE OCT 19 1999 ...HURRICANE JOSE NEARING THE LESSER ANTILLES...WEATHER SHOULD BEGIN TO DETERIORATE TONIGHT...ALL PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION... AT 5 PM AST...2100 UTC...A HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE BRITISH AND U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...AND FOR PUERTO RICO. A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR DOMINICA...MONTSERRAT ...ANTIGUA...BARBUDA...NEVIS...ST. KITTS...ST EUSTATIUS... SABA...DUTCH ST MAARTEN...AND ANGUILLA. THE GOVERNMENT OF FRANCE...ISSUED A HURRICANE WATCH INSTEAD OF A HURRICANE WARNING FOR MARTINIQUE...GUADELOUPE AND SURROUNDING ISLANDS...FRENCH ST. MARTIN AND ST. BARTHELEMY. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ST. LUCIA AND BARBADOS. |
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 11 PM AST TUE OCT 19 1999 ...JOSE NEARING THE LEEWARD ISLANDS...WEATHER SHOULD BEGIN TO WORSEN SOON...ALL PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION... AT 11 PM AST...0300Z...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE DISCONTINUED FOR ST. LUCIA AND BARBADOS. EARLIER...THE GOVERNMENT OF FRANCE ISSUED A HURRICANE WARNING FOR GUADELOUPE AND THE SURROUNDING ISLANDS. A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...DOMINICA...GUADELOUPE AND THE SURROUNDING ISLANDS...MONTSERRAT...ANTIGUA...BARBUDA... NEVIS...ST. KITTS...ST EUSTATIUS...SABA...DUTCH ST MAARTEN... ANGUILLA...THE BRITISH AND U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...AND PUERTO RICO. A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MARTINIQUE...FRENCH ST. MARTIN AND ST. BARTHELEMY. INTERESTS IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF JOSE. |
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 11 AM AST WED OCT 20 1999 ...INTENSE CORE OF HURRICANE JOSE PASSING NEAR OR OVER OF ANTIGUA... A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR...MONTSERRAT...ANTIGUA... BARBUDA... NEVIS...ST. KITTS...ST EUSTATIUS...SABA...DUTCH ST MAARTEN...ANGUILLA... THE BRITISH AND U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...AND PUERTO RICO. A HURRICANE WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR...FRENCH ST. MARTIN...ST. BARTHELEMY AND DESIRADE. AT 11 AM AST...1500 UTC...THE HURRICANE WARNING FOR DOMINICA HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JOSE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 61.5 WEST VERY CLOSE TO ANTIGUA IN THE LEEWARD ISLANDS. |
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 2 PM AST WED OCT 20 1999 ...EYE OF HURRICANE JOSE MOVED OVER ANTIGUA WITH 100 MPH WIND GUSTS... A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR...MONTSERRAT...ANTIGUA... BARBUDA... NEVIS...ST. KITTS...ST EUSTATIUS...SABA...DUTCH ST MAARTEN...ANGUILLA... THE BRITISH AND U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...AND PUERTO RICO. A HURRICANE WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR...FRENCH ST. MARTIN...ST. BARTHELEMY AND DESIRADE. THE HURRICANE WARNING FOR DESIRADE WILL LIKELY BE DISCONTINUED SOON. |
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 5 PM AST WED OCT 20 1999 ...JOSE MOVING THROUGH THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS WITH 100 MPH WINDS... A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MONTSERRAT...BARBUDA... NEVIS...ST. KITTS...ST EUSTATIUS...SABA...DUTCH ST MAARTEN... ANGUILLA... THE BRITISH AND U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...AND PUERTO RICO. A HURRICANE WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR...FRENCH ST. MARTIN...ST. BARTHELEMY. JOSE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS MOTION WILL CONTINUE TO BRING THE CORE OF JOSE OVER THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. THE CORE OF THE HURRICANE IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR OR OVER THE BRITISH AND U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS ON THURSDAY. WEATHER SHOULD BEGIN TO DETERIORATE AS THE HURRICANE APPROACHES. |
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 8 PM AST WED OCT 20 1999 ...JOSE MOVING THROUGH THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS WITH 100 MPH WINDS... A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MONTSERRAT...BARBUDA... NEVIS...ST. KITTS...ST. EUSTATIUS...SABA...DUTCH ST. MAARTEN... ANGUILLA...THE BRITISH AND U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...AND PUERTO RICO. A HURRICANE WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR FRENCH ST. MARTIN AND ST. BARTHELEMY. JOSE IS MOVING BETWEEN WEST-NORTHWEST AND NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS MOTION WILL CONTINUE TO BRING THE CORE OF JOSE OVER THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. THE CORE OF THE HURRICANE IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR OR OVER THE BRITISH AND U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS ON THURSDAY. WEATHER SHOULD BEGIN TO DETERIORATE AS THE HURRICANE APPROACHES. |
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 2 PM AST THU OCT 21 1999 ...CENTER OF JOSE EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER WATER JUST NORTH OF PUERTO RICO...HEAVIEST WEATHER OFFSHORE... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE BRITISH AND U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO. |
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 5 PM AST THU OCT 21 1999 AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE DISCONTINUED FOR THE BRITISH AND U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO. ALL INTERESTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST AND JOSE COULD AGAIN BECOME A HURRICANE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. A HURRICANE WATCH MAY BE REQUIRED FOR BERMUDA LATER TONIGHT OR EARLY FRIDAY. RAINFALL CONTINUES OVER PORTIONS OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER MOUNTAINOUS AREAS AND A THREAT OF FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES CONTINUES. |
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 5 AM AST FRI OCT 22 1999 ...JOSE NOW MOVING SLOWLY NORTH-NORTHWEST... A HURRICANE OR TROPICAL STORM WATCH MAY BE REQUIRED FOR BERMUDA LATER TODAY. |
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 5 PM AST FRI OCT 22 1999 ...JOSE MOVING NORTHWARD... INTERESTS IN BERMUDA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF JOSE. |
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 5 PM AST SAT OCT 23 1999 ...JOSE ACCELERATING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST... ON THE PROJECTED TRACK JOSE SHOULD PASS WELL TO THE EAST OF BERMUDA ON SUNDAY. HOWEVER...INTERESTS IN BERMUDA SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF JOSE. |
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 11 AM AST SUN OCT 24 1999 ...JOSE BECOMES A HURRICANE AGAIN...NO THREAT TO LAND... |