NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, July 9, 2018 – 5:00 a.m.

...REMNANTS OF BERYL NOW OVER THE NORTHEASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA...

At 10:00 p.m., the remnants of Beryl were located near latitude 15.8 North, longitude 62.4 West or 490 km southeast of Puerto Rico. The remnants are moving west-northwestward near 43 km/h, and this general motion should continue through Monday.
On the forecast track, the remnants of Beryl will move across the northeastern Caribbean Sea to the south of the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico tonight and Monday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 65 km/h with higher gusts. Wind associated with the remnants are expected to drop below gale-force later tonight or Monday morning.
The system could degenerate into an open trough by the time it reaches the central Caribbean Sea and Hispaniola Monday night.

However, environmental conditions are expected to become somewhat conducive for regeneration of a tropical cyclone in a few days when the remnants of Beryl are forecast to move across the Bahamas and the western Atlantic.

The remnants of Tropical Storm Beryl is not a threat to Jamaica.

The Meteorological Service will continue to monitor this weather system.



Meanwhile.


...CHRIS MEANDERING WELL OFF THE COAST OF THE CAROLINAS...
...EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN TODAY.


At 4:00 a.m., the center of Tropical Storm Chris was located near latitude 32.4 North, longitude 74.6 West. Chris is drifting toward the south near 2 km/h. The cyclone is expected to remain nearly stationary during the next day or so. A northeastward motion is forecast to begin late Tuesday, and Chris is forecast to accelerate northeastward on Wednesday and Thursday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 95 km/h with higher gusts. Strengthening is expected during the next couple of days, and Chris is forecast to become a hurricane late today or tonight.

Tropical Storm Chris is not a threat to Jamaica.

The Meteorological Service will continue to monitor this weather system.

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