NEWS RELEASE

Monday, August 14, 2017 at 5:00 a.m.

*** ..GERT MOVING NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WELL AWAY FROM LAND ... ***

At 4:00 a.m. the centre of Tropical Storm Gert was located near latitude 29.7 degrees North, longitude 72.2 degrees west, or about 760 km west southwest of Bermuda.

Tropical Storm Gert is moving toward the north northwest near 15 km/h. A turn toward the north is forecast to occur later this morning, followed by a turn toward the north-northeast by tonight. On the forecast track, Gert is expected to pass about midway between the United States east coast and Bermuda on Tuesday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 75 km/h with higher gusts.Some strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours, and Gert could become a hurricane by Wednesday.


Tropical Storm Gert is not a threat to Jamaica.

The Meteorological Service will continue to monitor this system.

JCS