Isaac Passes without Major Incident

 
 
 
Overnight, some heavy rainfall was experienced around 2:30am with higher winds only being felt three hours after at about 5:30am. 
 
Generally there was no loss of key utilities, such as water, electricity, and telephone services.
 
 
Meteorological officials have reported that Isaac continues to move away from the St. Kitts and Nevis. The flash flood watch for the islands is discontinued and all tropical storm warnings were also discontinued at 8:00 am this morning. 
 
Skies today will be cloudy with scattered showers, as rain bands associated with Isaac could still affect the Islands. Some of the showers could be moderate to heavy at times and accompanied by isolated thunderstorms. Tonight, skies will be variably cloudy with widely scattered showers. 
 
The winds are SSE – S at 21 – 28 mph with gusts to 35 mph. 
 
Seas are rough with swells 2.8m/9ft. The small craft warning remains place for mariners and sea bathers.
 
At 8:00am, this morning, the center of Tropical Storm Isaac had reformed near latitude 15.4 north, longitude 64.8 west (approximately 190 miles southwest of St. Kitts). 
 
Isaac is moving toward the west near 13 mph (21 km/h). Some erratic motion toward the west-northwest to northwest could occur this morning but a steady motion toward the west-northwest is expected to begin by this afternoon or tonight and continue into Friday. 
 
On the forecast track, the center of Isaac should pass to the south of the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico today and approach the Dominican Republic tonight and Friday.
 
 
 
Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts. Strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours and Isaac could become a hurricane on Friday before it reaches Hispaniola. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 140 miles (220 km) from the center. The minimum central pressure reported by an air force reserve hurricane hunter aircraft is 1003mb (29.62 inches).


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