Situation

The University of the West Indies Seismic Research Center (UWI SRC) has reported High levels of seismicity at the Kick em’ Jenny Volcano. Since the episode began during the afternoon of September 30, 2018 quite a number of events have taken place. The largest of these events occurred on Monday morning at 03:24 a.m., 03:35 a.m. and 03:56 a.m. (local time) of magnitudes 3.5, 3.5 and 3.3 respectively.

The National Disaster Management Agency (NaDMA) wishes to inform marine interests and the general public that the threat level remains at YELLOW – which means that the exclusion zone of 1.5 kilometers must continue to be observed.

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MESSAGE: Hurricane Beryl forms over the far Eastern Atlantic and progresses west towards the Caribbean.

THE SITUATION:

Hurricane Beryl, the second (2nd) named storm of the 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season, formed over the central Atlantic Ocean on July 05, 2018. According to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida, as at 11:00 am (AST) July 06, 2018, Beryl, a category 1 hurricane, was located at 10.7N and 46.5W about 1045 miles (1685km) ESE of the Lesser Antilles with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 994 mb. The present movement of Beryl is west or 275o at 15 mph (24 km/h).

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According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, Florida, as of 2:00 PM (AST) on July 08, 2018, Beryl continues to move WNW towards the Lesser Antilles with no change in strength. Beryl or its remnants is forecast to approach the Lesser Antilles this evening, Sunday July 08, and cross the island chain tonight.

Gradual weakening is anticipated over the next 24 hours, and Beryl is forecast to degenerate into a trough or low pressure system by this evening as it moves across the Lesser Antilles and into the eastern Caribbean Sea by Monday July 09.

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Message: Kick ‘em Jenny Submarine Volcano Alert Level raised from Yellow to Orange

1. THE EVENT:

During the period 11th-12th March, The UWI Seismic Research Centre (SRC) recorded a substantial increase in earthquake activity associated with the Kick-‘em-Jenny (KeJ) submarine volcano, which is located 8km north of Grenada (12.18o N, 61.38 oW). The volcano is about 1300 m high and 300 m wide at its summit, and is currently estimated to be about 200 m below the surface of the sea. The most recent eruption of KeJ occurred in April 2017 (UWI-SRC, 2018). At 2:00 p.m. 12th March, 2018, the Grenada National Disaster Management Agency (NaDMA), with the scientific support of the SRC, raised the level of alert at the volcano from Yellow to ORANGE.

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SYNOPSIS OF TROPICAL STORM BERYL:

According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, Florida, as of 11:00 AM (AST) on July 07, 2018, Beryl, the second (2nd) named storm of the 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season, was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm. As of 8:00 PM the center of Beryl, was located at 12.9N and 53.5W about 550 miles (885km) ESE of the Lesser Antilles with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 1003 mb. The present movement of Beryl is West-North-West or 295o at 17 mph (28 km/h).

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MESSAGE: Hurricane Maria becomes an extremely dangerous category 4 hurricane as it directly impacts Dominica during the next few hours.

THE SITUATION:

Hurricane Maria, the 15th named storm of the 2017 Tropical Atlantic Hurricane Season, is now a dangerous category 4 hurricane. According to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida, as at 5:00 pm (AST), Monday September 18, 2017, Maria was located 15.1N and 60.7W, about 45 miles east-southeast of Dominica and 35 miles northeast of Martinique.

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