Santo Domingo.-The cloud fields of an almost stationary frontal system to the north of the island, a trough in the upper levels, and the local orographic effects will be generating cloudy weather in the next few hours. downpours moderate to strong, thunderstorms and gusts of wind over provinces on the Atlantic coast, the Cibao valley, the east, as well as the Central mountain range and the border area, the Dominican Institute of Meteorology (Indomet) reported this Friday.
Given the rains announced by Indomet and in prevention of urban flooding caused by rivers, streams and ravines, the Emergency Operation Center (COE) issued a yellow alert for the provinces of Santiago and Montecristi and a green alert for Espaillat, Puerto Plata, Dajabón, La Vega, Valverde and Santiago Rodríguez.
The Indomet reported that for this Saturday, the weakened frontal system will be favoring a fresh wind from the northeast, which together with the passage of a weak tropical wave, will stimulate cloud increases from morning hours followed by moderate to strong downpours with thunderstorms and occasional gusts of wind. on localities on the northwest, north, northeast, southeast slopes, the Central Mountain Range and the border area.
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He indicated that the rainfall will be concentrated especially towards the provinces of Hato Mayor, Samaná, Monte Plata, María Trinidad Sánchez, Espaillat, Duarte, Sánchez Ramírez, La Vega, Santiago, Monte Cristi, Dajabón, Elías Piña, Puerto Plata, San Pedro de Macorís and El Gran Santo Domingo.
He explained that this Sunday, the incidence of a moderate flow of fresh northeasterly winds over the country, in combination with local effects, will induce cloudy weather from early morning accompanied by intermittent moderate to strong downpours, thunderstorms and occasional gusts of wind, over localities on the Atlantic coastline, Cibao valley, northeast, the Central mountain range and the eastern plain such as Hato Mayor, Samaná, Monte Plata, María Trinidad Sánchez, Espaillat, Duarte, Sánchez Ramírez, La Vega, Santiago, Monte Cristi, Dajabón , Puerto Plata, San Pedro de Macorís and El Gran Santo Domingo.
