Tropical depression forms in Atlantic

Expected path of TD 12

The Dominica Met Office is warning Dominicans to closely monitor a tropical depression which has formed in the Atlantic Ocean.

Satellite images indicate that the area of low pressure over the Central Atlantic Ocean has developed enough organization to be considered a Tropical Depression.

The Met Office said at 11 am, the center of Tropical Depression 12 was located about 1,185 miles east of the Windward Islands. It is moving west near 20 mph and a motion toward the west northwest is expected.

Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph and the Depression is expected to become a Tropical Storm later today and could become a hurricane over the weekend.

Model guidance suggests that the Depression is expected to turn toward the west northwest soon and keeps the cyclone to the northeast of the Lesser Antilles.

Dominica News Online will monitor this weather system and will publish information as it becomes available.

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16 Comments

  1. ED
    August 31, 2012

    All I can say is God protect us. I am travelling from Puerto Rico on Sunday and I hope I can land in Dominica.

  2. PD
    August 31, 2012

    just alittle rain an hoping it don’t shift like david.

  3. August 31, 2012

    that wont touch us

  4. budman
    August 31, 2012

    waiting for the choir and pastors to show up in this post.

  5. love
    August 31, 2012

    this will not pass close.

  6. Hurricane coming
    August 30, 2012

    Armed and dangerous. It is going to become a huricane over the weekend? but the weekend starts tomorrow. Therefore, no work on Monday. Start making preparations. Where is the nation’s voice?

    • MUDD
      August 31, 2012

      SORT, get something to do with your ideal self or better yet get you hands off the keyboard and put it in your pants. lol

  7. D S I
    August 30, 2012

    Papa met !duh fraid man we safe covered under the blood of jesus christ !

  8. D S I
    August 30, 2012

    Papa met !

  9. DominicaFirst
    August 30, 2012

    Goodness! thought the scientist said that this yr was to be a quiet one.

    • Unique
      August 30, 2012

      Scientists don’t know anything..all they can do is predict. They can’t see the future.

      • Hurricane coming
        August 30, 2012

        It is not an exact science.

    • Anonymous
      August 31, 2012

      i know right but to me i hearing more this year than last year and year before last

    • hmmmm
      August 31, 2012

      @Doninicafirst…I know right

    • kim
      August 31, 2012

      me too but I guess no man can predict

  10. hmmmmm
    August 30, 2012

    another one again god guide us

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