The Forecast Center of the Institute of Meteorology reported that Tropical Storm Melissa slowed its forward movement starting Wednesday. Began to shift northwestward over the waters of the central Caribbean Sea.
Ailyn Justiz Águila, head of the Forecast Center, and specialist Laura Leiva Pit told Granma newspaper that the system would maintain a slow movement in the coming days. With favorable oceanic and atmospheric conditions for its gradual intensification.
According to data recorded at six o’clock Tuesday evening, Melissa’s center was located at 14.2 degrees north latitude and 73.2 degrees west longitude. Approximately 500 kilometers southwest of Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
The cyclone had maximum sustained winds of 85 kilometers per hour. With higher gusts, and a central pressure of 1,003 hectopascals.
The Hurricane Forecast Center reiterated that, due to Melissa’s current position, slow movement, and the time of year, close monitoring of the development and future path is ongoing. Melissa is considered a potential threat to the Caribbean.
With information from CNA
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