NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 11/13/99 ...TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN MOVING TOWARD THE EAST... INTERESTS IN JAMAICA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM. |
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 4 PM EST SUN NOV 14 1999 AT 4 PM EST...2100Z...THE GOVERNMENT OF JAMAICA IS ISSUING A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH FOR JAMAICA. TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO AFFECT THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF HAITI IN ABOUT 36 HOURS...OR EARLY TUESDAY. |
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 2 PM AST TUE NOV 16 1999 ...RAINBANDS SPREADING OVER PUERTO RICO...WEATHER SHOULD CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING ISLANDS BY THEIR RESPECTIVE GOVERNMENTS...DUTCH ST. MAARTEN...ST. EUSTATIUS...SABA...AND FOR ANGUILLA...NEVIS...ST. KITTS...MONTSERRAT...BARBUDA AND ANTIGUA. HURRICANE WARNINGS FOR THESE ISLANDS MAY BE REQUIRED LATER TODAY. THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT MAY ISSUE A HURRICANE WATCH LATER TODAY FOR THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS UNDER THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PUERTO RICO...THE U.S. AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH COAST OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FROM CABO BEATA TO CABO ENGANO. |
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 9 AM AST WED NOV 17 1999 ...LENNY BECOMES A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR/SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE...THE FIFTH OF THE SEASON...NEARING THE NORTHEASTERN CARIBBEAN ISLANDS... A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS. A HURRICANE WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR DUTCH ST. MAARTEN...FRENCH ST. MARTIN...ST. BARTHELEMEY... ANGUILLA...SABA...ST. EUSTATIUS...ST. KITTS...NEVIS...MONTSERRAT... ANTIGUA...AND BARBUDA. AT 9 AM AST...1300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE LENNY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 65.4 WEST OR ABOUT 115 MILES...185 KM...SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO. THIS IS ALSO ABOUT 70 MILES...110 KM...SOUTHWEST OF ST. CROIX. LENNY IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 13 MPH...21 KM/HR A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED TODAY. ON THIS TRACK... THE CORE OF POWERFUL HURRICANE LENNY WILL BE CROSSING THE WARNING AREA LATER TODAY. WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO WORSEN OVER THE WARNING AREA THIS MORNING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 135 MPH...215 KM/HR ...WITH HIGHER GUSTS ESPECIALLY OVER UNPROTECTED SOUTH AND WEST FACING HARBORS. LENNY HAS BECOME A DANGEROUS CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR/SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE...THE FIFTH OF THE 1999 SEASON. STRONGER WINDS COULD BE EXPERIENCED IN MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. SOME FURTHER STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE TODAY. |
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1 PM AST WED NOV 17 1999 ...LENNY REACHES 140 MPH WINDS AND STRENGTHENING...ALL PREPARATIONS AGAINST THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE SHOULD BE COMPLETED.... A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS. A HURRICANE WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR DUTCH ST. MAARTEN...FRENCH ST. MARTIN...ST. BARTHELEMEY... ANGUILLA...SABA...ST. EUSTATIUS...ST. KITTS...NEVIS...MONTSERRAT... ANTIGUA...AND BARBUDA. THE HURRICANE WARNING FOR MAINLAND PUERTO RICO...NOT INCLUDING VIEQUES AND CULEBRA...MAY BE DOWNGRADED LATER TODAY IF THE HURRICANE CONTINUES ON A NORTHEAST TRACK. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 140 MPH...225 KM/HR ...WITH HIGHER GUSTS ESPECIALLY OVER UNPROTECTED SOUTH AND WEST FACING HARBORS. LENNY IS A DANGEROUS CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR/SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE. STRONGER WINDS COULD BE EXPERIENCED IN MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY ARE EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. |
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL ...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE LENNY LASHING THE NORTHEASTERN CARIBBEAN... AT 11 PM AST...0300 UTC...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR PUERTO RICO WEST OF A PONCE-MANATI LINE HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT EAST OF A PONCE-MANATI LINE INCLUDING SAN JUAN. A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CULEBRA...VIEQUES...THE U.S. AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS. A HURRICANE ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR DUTCH ST. MAARTEN...FRENCH ST. MARTIN...ST. BARTHELEMEY... ANGUILLA...SABA...ST. EUSTATIUS...ST.KITTS...NEVIS...MONTSERRAT ...ANTIGUA...AND BARBUDA. ALL INTERESTS ALONG COASTAL SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO WEST OF A PONCE- MANATI LINE SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE. AT 11 PM AST...0300Z...THE EYE OF HURRICANE LENNY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 64.1 WEST OR ABOUT 70 MILES... 115 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF ST. MAARTEN IN THE NORTHEAST CARIBBEAN. LENNY HAS MOVED LITTLE THIS EVENING HOWEVER...A GENERAL NORTHEAST MOTION IS EXPECTED TO RESUME THURSDAY. THIS TRACK WILL BRING THE CORE OF EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE LENNY ACROSS THE WARNING AREA TONIGHT. WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE THROUGH THE EVENING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NOW NEAR 145 MPH...230 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS ESPECIALLY OVER UNPROTECTED SOUTH AND WEST FACING HARBORS. STRONGER SUSTAINED WINDS COULD BE EXPERIENCED IN MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. LENNY IS STILL A DANGEROUS CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR/SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE. SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY ARE EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ... REPORTS RELAYED TO THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER FROM AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS ON VIRGIN GORDA IN THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS RECENTLY OBSERVED A GUST TO 98 MPH...158 KPH. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE. THESE RAINS CAN PRODUCE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES. SAN JUAN DOPPLER RADAR SHOWS HEAVY RAINS CONTINUING TO SPREAD OVER PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO...THE VIRGIN ISLANDS...AND THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS. STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 5 TO 8 FT ABOVE NORMAL...ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...IS EXPECTED NEAR THE CENTER IN THE WARNED AREA. |
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 9 AM AST THU NOV 18 1999 ...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS 135MPH LENNY BARELY MOVING... A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CULEBRA...VIEQUES...THE U.S. AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS. A HURRICANE WARNING ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR DUTCH ST. MAARTEN...FRENCH ST. MARTIN...ST. BARTHELEMEY...ANGUILLA...SABA...ST. EUSTATIUS...ST. KITTS...NEVIS... MONTSERRAT...ANTIGUA...AND BARBUDA. TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT EAST OF A PONCE-MANATI LINE...INCLUDING SAN JUAN. |
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 11 AM AST THU NOV 18 1999 ...LENNY STILL NEARLY STATIONARY...NOT AS STRONG AS YESTERDAY. AT 11 AM AST...1500 UTC...THE HURRICANE WARNING FOR CULEBRA AND VIEQUES HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS AND THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR MAINLAND PUERTO RICO HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE U.S. AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS AND FOR DUTCH ST. MAARTEN...FRENCH ST. MARTIN...ST. BARTHELEMEY ...ANGUILLA...SABA...ST. EUSTATIUS ...ST.KITTS... NEVIS...MONTSERRAT ...ANTIGUA...AND BARBUDA. |
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 5 PM AST THU NOV 18 1999 ...LENNY WREAKING HAVOC ON ST. MAARTEN AND ADJACENT ISLANDS... AT 5 PM AST...2100 UTC...THE HURRICANE WARNING FOR THE U.S. AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS...AND THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR CULEBRA AND VIEQUES...HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED. A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR DUTCH ST. MAARTEN... FRENCH ST. MARTIN...ST.BARTHELEMEY ...ANGUILLA...SABA...ST. EUSTATIUS ...ST.KITTS...NEVIS...MONTSERRAT ...ANTIGUA...AND BARBUDA. |
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 2 PM AST FRI NOV 19 1999 ...LENNY WEAKENING FAST...BARELY A HURRICANE...PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINS.... A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR DUTCH ST. MAARTEN... FRENCH ST. MARTIN...ST.BARTHELEMEY...ANGUILLA...SABA...ST. EUSTATIUS...ST. KITTS...NEVIS...MONTSERRAT...ANTIGUA...AND BARBUDA. |
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 5 PM AST FRI NOV 19 1999 ...CAPRICIOUS LENNY RAPIDLY LOSING STRENGTH...MOVING EASTWARD...WEATHER SHOULD GRADUALLY IMPROVE... |