1. The remnants of Beryl are producing strong gusty winds and areas of
heavy rain over Puerto Rico, portions of Hispaniola, and the
adjacent Atlantic and Caribbean waters. This system is expected to
move west-northwestward across Hispaniola this morning and over the
southeastern Bahamas later today. Little development is expected
during the next day or so due to land interaction and unfavorable
upper-level winds. The disturbance is forecast to turn northward
over the western Atlantic on Wednesday where upper-level winds could
become a little more conducive for the regeneration of a tropical
cyclone later this week. Regardless of development, locally heavy
rains and gusty winds are likely over portions of Hispaniola and the
Bahamas as the remnants of Beryl move through those areas.
Additional information on this system can be found in High Seas
Forecasts issued by the National Weather Service.
* Formation chance through 48 hours…low…10 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days…medium…50 percent.
At 500 AM EDT (0900 UTC), the centre of Tropical Storm Chris was
located near latitude 32.6 North, longitude 73.9 West. Chris is
moving toward the northeast near 2 mph (4 km/h), and a faster
northeastward motion is expected today and tonight. Chris is
forecast to further accelerate toward the northeast on Wednesday
and Thursday.
Maximum sustained winds are near 70 mph (110 km/h) with higher
gusts. Chris is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane later
today and some additional strengthening is expected through
Wednesday night. Chris is forecast to become a strong
post-tropical cyclone by Thursday night or early Friday.
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 70 miles (110 km)
from the centre.