Santo Domingo. – He Emergency Operations Center (COE) He reported on Friday night he maintains Four provinces and the National District on Red Alert14 in yellow and 11 in green, due to rains of variable intensity with Winding electric and burst stormscaused by the humid and unstable environment generated by a trough and a tropical wave.
The director of the COE, retired general Juan Manuel Méndezhe informed that the red alert level For the province of Santo Domingo, the National District, San Cristóbal, San José de Ocoa and Azua.
In yellow alert se encuentran varias provincias, incluyendo María Trinidad Sánchez, San Pedro de Macorís, El Seibo, San Juan, Monte Plata, Pedernales, Monseñor Nouel, La Altagracia, La Romana, Samaná, Hato Mayor, Barahona, Peravia, La Vega, Elías Piña, Puerto Plata, Montecristi, Dajabón, Santiago Rodríguez, Independencia, Sánchez Ramírez, Santiago, Bahoruco, Espaillat y Valverde.
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“We call on the population to stay informed and follow the recommendations of the authorities, especially in areas with red and yellow alert,” said Méndez.
In the Atlantic coastfrom Punta Cabarete to Punta Rucia, fragile and small vessel operators are recommended navigate with caution near the coastal perimeter and avoid venturing sea in wind and abnormal waves.
Although in the Caribbean coast The conditions are normal, the COE urges to maintain caution by Reduced visibility due to rainy activity.
For its part, the Dominican Institute of Meteorology (INDOMET) It forecasts a weekend with rains of variable intensity, especially in the interior of the country. During the morning of Saturday, rainfall is expected with thunderstorms and wind bursts, including Santo Domingo, being more intense towards the southwest. At noon, the rains will be extended with greater intensity to the provinces of the Southeast, Northeast, Southwest and Northwest, gradually reducing during the night.
Indomet also reported Hurricane Humbertothat has quickly intensified to Hurricane Mayor. It is found 690 km northeast of the Sotavento Islands, Minorswith Maximum sustained winds of 185 km/h and upper bursts, moving towards the nor/northwest at 7 km/h. The phenomenon It does not represent a danger to the Dominican Republic.
Likewise, the Activate tropical wavecurrently considered Tropical cyclone potential number 9 of the season. This system is located 90 km north/northwest of the easternmost portion of Cubahe owns maximum sustained winds of 55 km/h and moves northwest at 15 km/h. Due to its position, the indomet Continuous monitoring of this meteorological system.
