Tropical Storm Erika Predicted To Hit Central Florida As Hurricane By Mid-Afternoon Monday

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  – The 5 p.m. Wednesday National Hurricane Center update on Tropical Storm Erika shows Brevard County still in the NHC’s forecast cone and is predicted to hit Central Florida at 2 p.m. Monday as a Category 1 Hurricane. 

Max sustained winds are 45 MPH with the storm moving at 17 MPH to the West.

Erika is expected to move through the Leeward Islands overnight.

5:00 PM AST Wed Aug 26 Location: 16.6°N 58.9°W Moving: W at 17 mph Min pressure: 1005 mb Max sustained: 45 mph

 

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11:00 AM AST Wed Aug 26
Location: 16.1°N 57.6°W
Moving: W at 17 mph
Min pressure: 1005 mb
Max sustained: 45 mph

Tropical Storm Erika continues to move toward the Leeward Islands. A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Anguilla, Saba, St. Eustatius, St. Maarten, Montserrat, Antigua, Barbuda, St. Kitts, Nevis, St. Martin, St. Barthelemy, Puerto Rico, Vieques, Culebra, and the U.S. and British Virgin Islands. A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Guadeloupe. Interests in the Dominican Republic should monitor the progress of Erika. A Tropical Storm Watch may be required for a portion of the Dominican Republic later today.

Erika is centered about 285 miles east-southeast of Antigua, moving toward the west near 17 mph. A west to west-northwest motion is expected over the next 48 hours. On the forecast track, the center of Erika will move near or over portions of the Leeward Islands tonight, move near the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on Thursday, and be near or just north of north coast of the Dominican Republic on Friday.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  – The 11 a.m. Wednesday National Hurricane Center update on Tropical Storm Erika shows Brevard County in the NHC’s forecast cone and is predicted to hit South Florida at 8 a.m. Monday as a Category 1 Hurricane.

11:00 AM AST Wed Aug 26
Location: 16.1°N 57.6°W
Moving: W at 17 mph
Min pressure: 1005 mb
Max sustained: 45 mph

Tropical Storm Erika continues to move toward the Leeward Islands. A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Anguilla, Saba, St. Eustatius, St. Maarten, Montserrat, Antigua, Barbuda, St. Kitts, Nevis, St. Martin, St. Barthelemy, Puerto Rico, Vieques, Culebra, and the U.S. and British Virgin Islands. A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Guadeloupe. Interests in the Dominican Republic should monitor the progress of Erika. A Tropical Storm Watch may be required for a portion of the Dominican Republic later today.

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