Santo Domingo.-The weather conditions will be dominated this weekend by an increase in humidity and instability due to the intensification of a trough and by the northeast wind, the National Institute of Meteorology (Indomet) reported this Friday.
Given these conditions, the Emergency Operations Center (COE), issued a green alert for the provinces of San Juan, Bahoruco, Independencia and Pedernales, due to possible flooding of rivers, streams and ravines, as well as possible landslides and urban flooding.
The Indomet indicated that the humidity and the trough will be stimulating cloudiness from the morning hours of this Saturday with the occurrence of very strong downpours at times, electrical storms and strong gusts of wind locally, congregating over localities in the northern, southwestern regions, and the coastal coast. Caribbean, the Central mountain range and the border area.
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These conditions will be especially present in the provinces of El Seibo, Hato Mayor, San Pedro de Macorís, Greater Santo Domingo (which includes the National District), San Cristóbal, Monte Plata, Monseñor Nouel, La Vega, Barahona, San Juan, Azua, Peravia and San José de Ocoa.
On Sunday, the effects of the trough at various levels of the troposphere, and the northeasterly wind, will cause cloudiness with locally strong downpours, thunderstorms and gusts of wind, over communities on the southern coastal coast, the border area and the Central mountain range. Such as San Pedro de Macorís, Gran Santo Domingo, Peravia, San Cristóbal, Monseñor Nouel, La Vega, Barahona, Santiago, San Juan, Azua, Peravia, San José de Ocoa and Monte Plata.
Cyclonic news
Hurricane Kirk is located 1,545 kilometers east/northeast of the Lesser Antilles. It is moving northwest at 19 km/h. maximum wind of 215 km/h. This weather system does not represent danger to the country.
Tropical Storm Leslie is located 1,115 km west/southwest of the Cape Verde Islands, with maximum sustained winds of 110 km/h. It is moving west/northwest at about 11 km/h. The evolution and development of this system is monitored.
