GREAT BAY, St. Maarten (GIS) – Disaster Management Coordinator/Fire Commander Winston Salomon, said on Thursday that the Office of Disaster Management & Preparedness (ODMP) is currently closely monitoring the progress of a vigorous Tropical Wave that was located on Thursday at 5.00pm 850 miles east of the Windward Islands.

Residents are being advised to monitor the progress of this system which has the potential to become a Tropical Depression over the next 24 to 48 hours.

“We are coming up to the weekend and we have a weather system east of the Southern Windward Islands that bears watching.  Should the system develop further, the community will be informed accordingly via the appropriate media,” Disaster Coordinator Salomon told the Government Information Service (GIS) Emergency Support Function (ESF-8) on Thursday.

Disaster Coordinator Salomon added that the hurricane season is not yet over and that residents should continue to be ready and prepared to take action should that be required. 

So far for the season, 15 tropical storm systems have already formed of which three have been classified as major hurricanes (Dennis, Emily, and Katrina). 

The 2005 hurricane season concludes on November 30 which means 10 more weeks to go.

For futher information please contact:
Roddy Heyliger,
Communications Consultant for the Government Information Service (GIS),
Cell: 00-599-5529397, 556-4217
Fax: 00-599-544-4174
Email: gis@sintmaarten.net