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Tropical Storm Don Intermediate Advisory Number 4A
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL052017
200 PM AST Tue Jul 18 2017

...RAINS FROM DON BEGINNING TO SPREAD OVER THE WINDWARD ISLANDS...


SUMMARY OF 200 PM AST...1800 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...11.5N 58.7W
ABOUT 130 MI...210 KM SSE OF BARBADOS
ABOUT 205 MI...335 KM ESE OF GRENADA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 275 DEGREES AT 20 MPH...31 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1011 MB...29.86 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:

The government of Barbados has discontinued the Tropical Storm
Watch for Barbados.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
* Grenada
* St. Vincent and the Grenadines

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for...
* Bonaire

Interests in Trinidad and Tobago, Aruba, and Curacao should monitor
the progress of Don.

For storm information specific to your area, please monitor
products issued by your national meteorological service.


DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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At 200 PM AST (1800 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Don was
located near latitude 11.5 North, longitude 58.7 West.  Don is
moving toward the west near 20 mph (31 km/h).  This general motion
is expected through Wednesday.  On the forecast track, the center of
Don will move across the Windward Islands later today or tonight,
and then move westward across the southeastern Caribbean Sea on
Wednesday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher
gusts.  Little change in strength is forecast before Don moves
through the Windward Islands.  The tropical storm is forecast to
degenerate into a trough of low pressure over the southeastern
Caribbean late Wednesday or Wednesday night.

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 35 miles (55 km)
from the center.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1011 mb (29.86 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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WIND:  Tropical storm conditions are expected in the warning area
by late this afternoon and tonight.  Tropical storm conditions are
possible in the watch area beginning later today.

RAINFALL:  Don is expected to produce total rain accumulations of
3 to 6 inches, with isolated higher amounts across Barbados,
Trinidad and Tobago, and the southern Windward Islands through
Wednesday.  These rains could produce life-threatening flash floods
and mudslides, especially in mountainous areas.


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 500 PM AST.

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Forecaster Brown

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