Tropical Depression 5 has gained strength and is now Tropical Storm Elsa.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for:
Barbados
Martinique
St. Lucia
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area within 36 hours.
A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Guadeloupe.
This means that tropical storm conditions are possible within the watch area, in this case within 36 hours.
The National Hurricane Centre has advised that interests elsewhere in the Windward Islands, Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti should monitor the progress of this system. Additional watches and warnings will likely be required later today.
At 5am, the centre of Tropical Storm Elsa was located near latitude 9.4 north, longitude 48.8 west.
Elsa is now moving westward, and according to the NHC, an even faster motion to the west-northwest is expected over the next 24 to 36 hours.
On the forecast track, the system will pass near or over portions of the Windward Islands or the southern Leeward Islands on Friday, move into the eastern Caribbean Sea late Friday and Friday night, and move near the southern coast of Hispaniola on Saturday.
Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts. Some additional strengthening is forecast during the next couple of days.
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 105 miles (165 km) from the centre.
The estimated minimum central pressure is 1006 Mb (29.71 inches).
Hazards Affecting Land:
WIND: Tropical storm conditions are expected in portions of the Windward and the southern Leeward Islands within the warning areas on Friday. Tropical storm conditions are possible in the watch areas on Friday.
RAINFALL: Elsa is expected to produce rainfall totals of 3 to 6 inches with maximum totals of 8 inches on Friday across the Windward and the southern Leeward Islands, including Barbados. This rain may lead to isolated flash flooding and mudslides.
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