Storm Arlene dissipates Author: rebellious youth
Tropical depression Arlene lost its organization and intensity during the day today and turned into a zone of low pressure. Its maximum sustained wind speed is currently 45 kilometers per hour with stronger gusts, its central pressure has increased to 1,001 hectopascals, and it is slowly moving south-southeast at 11 kilometers per hour.
At 18:00 this Saturday, its central region was estimated at 23.5 degrees north latitude and 84.6 degrees west longitude, which places it in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, 185 km north of Cape San Antonio. Rio.
For the next 12-24 hours, the remnants of Arlene will continue to move southeast, gradually turning east, passing very close to and over the western area, with little change in speed.
Areas of showers, showers and thunderstorms associated with the remnant of Arlene will increase starting from noon in the western region and spread to the central region during the night tonight and into early Sunday morning. Precipitation can be heavy and intense in some places.
The wind will begin to turn from the southwest to the west during the day, and at night to the northwest at a speed of 15 to 30 kilometers per hour with increased gusts.
In Pinar del Río, waves from 1.5 to 2.5 meters high are expected from today on the north coast, and waves from 1.0 to 1.5 meters high on the south coast. There will be a sea level rise of up to 0.2 meters in Guanaacabibes Bay and some damage to the settlement of La Fe, Pinar del Río.
There will be waves on the north coast of Artemis and Havana. However, the sea level is expected to rise to 0.9 meters, which will lead to the accumulation of water in the low-lying areas of the coast of Havana, in particular, in the lower part of the municipality of Santa Ana, Playa.
This will be the last tropical cyclone warning for this system, according to the Institute of Meteorology.
(Taken from Innsmet)
Source: Juventud Rebelde