Meteorological Service of Jamaica

07/02/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/02/2022 04:46

NEWS RELEASE

Saturday, July 02, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

***...BONNIE NOW OVER LAKE NICARAGUA......FLASH FLOODING AND MUD SLIDES EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF NICARAGUA AND COSTA RICA THROUGH THE DAY...***

At 4:00 a.m., the centre of Tropical Storm Bonnie was located near latitude 11.3 North, longitude 85.1 degrees West. Bonnie is moving toward the west near 22 km/h and a continued westward motion with a gradual decrease in forward speed is expected later today. A west-northwestward motion is expected to begin tonight or on Sunday and continue into Tuesday. On the forecast track, Bonnie will move across Lake Nicaragua during the next several hours and emerge over the eastern Pacific Ocean later this morning. Bonnie will then move offshore of but parallel to the coasts of El Salvador, Guatemala, and southern Mexico today through Tuesday.

Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 65 km/h with higher gusts. Gradual strengthening is forecast after Bonnie emerges over the eastern Pacific later today and should continue through Tuesday.

Tropical Storm Bonnie is not a threat to Jamaica.

The Meteorological Service will continue to monitor the progress of this system.

Meanwhile,

***...TROPICAL STORM COLIN FORMS NEAR THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH CAROLINA COASTS....***

At 4:00 a.m., the centre of Tropical Storm Colin was located near latitude 33.2 North, longitude 79.5 degrees West. Colin is moving toward the northeast near 13 km/h, and this general motion is expected to continue through Sunday. A turn toward the east-northeast with an increase in forward speed is expected late Sunday and Sunday night. On the forecast track, the centre of Colin is expected to move northeastward along or just inland of the South Carolina and North Carolina coasts through Sunday, and then emerge over the western Atlantic Ocean late Sunday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 65 km/h with higher gusts. Little change in strength is forecast during the next couple of days. Colin is expected to dissipate over the western Atlantic on Monday.

Tropical Storm Bonnie is not a threat to Jamaica.

The Meteorological Service will continue to monitor the progress of this system.

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