Right then… This Fiona story is starting to catch our attention.
No idea what this hurricane is going to do at this time, so there’s no need to panic. However, one might want to think about preparing because it is a very large storm with forecasted very high winds. And, it looks like this part of the season is going to be a little hairy for us. You don’t want to get caught in the hurricane madness next week.
At 200 AM AST (0600 UTC), the centre of Tropical Storm Fiona was located near latitude 16.3 North, longitude 62.8 West. Fiona is moving toward the west near 14 mph (22 km/h). A westward to west-northwestward motion with a decrease in forward speed is expected through Sunday night. A turn toward the northwest is forecast on Monday.
On the forecast track, the centre of Fiona is expected to move near or just south of the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico today into Sunday, and approach the southern or eastern coast of the Dominican Republic Sunday afternoon. Fiona is forecast to move across the Dominican Republic Sunday night and Monday.
Maximum sustained winds are near 60 mph (95 km/h) with higher gusts. Gradual strengthening is forecast, and Fiona could be near hurricane strength when it reaches the Dominican Republic on Sunday.
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 140 miles (220 km) from the centre.