800 AM EDT Thu Jul 04 2024

 

...CENTER OF BERYL PASSING SOUTHWEST OF GRAND CAYMAN ISLAND......STRONG WINDS, DANGEROUS STORM SURGE, AND DAMAGING WAVES EXPECTED IN THE CAYMAN ISLANDS THIS MORNING...

 

SUMMARY OF 800 AM EDT...1200 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...18.7N 81.8W

ABOUT 50 MI...80 KM SW OF GRAND CAYMAN

ABOUT 385 MI...620 KM ESE OF TULUM MEXICO

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...120 MPH...195 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 20 MPH...31 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...968 MB...28.59 INCHES

 

WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:

 

None.

 

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:

 

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for...

* Grand Cayman

* Little Cayman and Cayman Brac

* The coast of the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico from Puerto Costa Maya to Cancun, including Cozumel

 

A Hurricane Watch is in effect for...

* The coast of the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico south of Puerto Costa Maya to Chetumal

* The coast of the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico north of Cancun to Cabo Catoche

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1. Eastern Caribbean Sea (AL96):
A fast-moving tropical wave located over the eastern Caribbean Sea is producing some disorganized shower and thunderstorm activity. Development, if any, of this system should be slow to occur while it moves quickly westward to west-northwestward at 20 to 25 mph across the Caribbean Sea through this weekend. The system is forecast to cross the Yucatan Peninsula and enter the southwestern Gulf of Mexico by early next week where some development could occur. Gusty winds and locally heavy rainfall are possible across portions of the Greater Antilles over the next few days.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...20 percent.