Wednesday, July 4, 2007

Tropical Depression Watch

A low-pressure system is centered about 1250 miles east of Barbados, and the National Hurricane Centre in Miami says that it could become a tropical depression within the next 24 hours. The system is moving west-northwest at 10 mph to 15 mph, and forecasat models predict it could make landfall somewhere in the central Caribbean early next week. Current wind speeds are near 30 mph. If the winds increase to 39 mph, the system will be upgraded to a tropical storm named Chantal. If you're traveling to St Maarten next week, keep your eye on this. The forecast is revised every 12 hours. Get the latest forecast and watch the movement via a live satellite image.

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