Santo Domingo.-The Emergency Operations Center (COE) issued a weather alert this Thursday night for the provinces of San Pedro de Macorís, San Cristóbal and greater Santo Domingo that includes the National District, because starting this Friday there will be downpours, thunderstorms and gusts of wind produced by an active tropical wave.
Showers and gusts of wind will also occur in La Altagracia, La Romana, El Seibo, Monte Plata, Hato Mayor, Monseñor Nouel, La Vega and other sectors of the border area as the tropical wave moves through the national territory, according to the report of the Dominican Institute of Meteorology (Indomet).
Despite the announced rains, temperatures will remain hot due to the influence of the warm wind from the east/southeast direction.
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Indomet reported that Hurricane Helene, tonight was located west of Tampa, Florida, with maximum winds of 205 km/h and moving towards the north/northwest at 37 km/h.
There is also Tropical Storm Isaac, which is located about 2070 km west of the Azores, in the Atlantic Ocean. It has maximum sustained winds of 85 kph and is moving east at about 17 kph. At the moment, this weather system does not exist. offers no danger to the Dominican Republic.
In addition, Indomet reported that it is monitoring an area of downpours with thunderstorms associated with low pressure located hundreds of kilometers west of the Cape Verde Islands, with a 90% probability of cyclonic development in the next 48 hours and 90% in the next 7 days. Due to its distance, for the moment, this weather system does not offer danger to the Dominican Republic.
