…GERT BECOMES A POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW… | THE DAILY HERALD

…THIS IS THE FINAL ADVISORY…

Post-Tropical Cyclone Gert Advisory Number 13

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL062023

1100 AM AST Tue Aug 22 2023

SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST…1500 UTC…INFORMATION

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LOCATION…17.4N 59.7W

ABOUT 230 MI…370 KM ESE OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…30 MPH…45 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT…WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 5 MPH…7 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…1008 MB…29.77 INCHES

WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.

DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK

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At 1100 AM AST (1500 UTC), the center of Post-Tropical Cyclone Gert was located near latitude 17.4 North, longitude 59.7 West. The post-tropical cyclone is moving toward the west-northwest near 5 mph (7 km/h). The post-tropical remnants of Gert should drift slowly until it dissipates.

Maximum sustained winds are near 30 mph (45 km/h) with higher gusts. Gert should continue to gradually weaken until the circulation opens up into a trough in a couple of days.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1008 mb (29.77 inches).

This is the last public advisory issued by the National Hurricane Center on Gert.

Forecaster Papin/R. Zelinsky

Source: The Daily Herald https://www.thedailyherald.sx/islands/gert-becomes-a-post-tropical-remnant-low

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