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BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM BERYL LOCAL ADVISORY NUMBER 1 
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA MET SERVICES
12:08 AM GMT FRI JUL 6 2018
THIS IS FOR THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

...TINY BERYL STRENGTHENING OVER THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC...

AT 500 PM AST (2100 UTC), THE CENTRE OF TROPICAL STORM BERYL
WASLOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 10.3 NORTH, LONGITUDE 42.8 WEST OR ABOUT
1400 MILES(2300 KM) EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ANTIGUA. BERYL IS MOVING TOWARD
THE WEST NEAR 16 MPH (26 KM/H). A FAST WESTWARD TO WEST-NORTHWESTWARD
MOTION IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE
CENTRE OF BERYL WILL REMAIN EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES THROUGH
SUNDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH (85 KM/H) WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST, AND BERYL COULD
BECOME A HURRICANE BY FRIDAY OR SATURDAY. BERYL IS FORECAST TO
DEGENERATE INTO AN OPEN TROUGH JUST EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES OVER
THE WEEKEND.

BERYL IS A TINY TROPICAL STORM. TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS
EXTENDOUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES (55 KM) FROM THE CENTRE.

BASED ON THE LATEST ADVISORY, THERE REMAINS CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY
WITH THE FUTURE MOVEMENT AND INTENSITY OF BERYL. ON ITS PRESENT PATH,
BERYL IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST-NORTHWEST INTO AN AREA
THAT WILL CAUSE IT TO WEAKEN BEFORE REACHING THE LESSER ANTILLES. NOT
WITHSTANDING, RESIDENTS OF THE LEEWARD AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS ARE
ADVISED TO CLOSELY MONITOR ITS PROGRESS FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE AT 11 PM ECT

FORECASTER
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