Meteorological Service of Jamaica

09/22/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/22/2022 05:50

News Release

Thursday, September 22, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

***...FIONA NOW MOVING NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD...HURRICANE WARNING ISSUED FOR BERMUDA...***

At 4:00 a.m., the center of Hurricane Fiona was locatednear latitude 27.4 degrees North, longitude 70.6 degrees West. Fiona ismoving toward the north-northeast near 20 km/h. A north- northeastwardor northeastward motion with an increase in forward speed is expected today through Friday, followed by a somewhat slower northward motion beginning Friday night or Saturday. On the forecast track, the center of Fiona will pass just to the west of Bermuda tonight, approach Nova Scotia on Friday, and move across Nova Scotia and into the Gulf of St. Lawrence on Saturday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 215 km/h with higher
gusts. Fiona is a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson
Hurricane Wind Scale. Little change in strength is expected through
tonight. Some weakening is expected to begin on Friday, but Fiona
is forecast to still be producing hurricane-force winds Friday
night and Saturday after it has become post-tropical.

Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 110 km from
the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 335 km.
NOAA buoy 41047, about 50 miles west-northwest of
the center of Fiona, recently reported a sustained wind of 62 mph
100 km/h and a gust to 129 km/h.

Hurricane Fiona is not a threat to Jamaica.

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

Meanwhile...

***...GASTON HEADING TOWARD THE WESTERNMOST AZORES ISLANDS...TROPICAL STORM WARNING
ISSUED FOR THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ISLANDS...***
At 4:00 a.m., the center of Tropical Storm Gaston was
located near latitude 40.3 degrees North, longitude 35.4 degrees West.
Gaston is moving toward the east-northeast near 28 km/h. A turn to
the east is expected by tonight, and a slower southeastern or
southward motion is forecast by early Saturday. On the forecast
track, the center of Gaston will move near or over portions of the
Azores on Friday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 100 km/h with higher
gusts. Gradual weakening is expected over the next few days.

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 95 km
from the center.

Tropical Storm Gaston is not a threat to Jamaica.

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

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