TROPICAL STORM EMILY - THIS MORNING

It was a quiet night here in Port-au-Prince last night. The temperature is cooler and comfortable. We had a little bit of rain at around 4:30pm yesterday afternoon but no storms through the evening. It is breezy this morning with comfortable temperatures. We are praying there won't be much rain here in Port-au-Prince and also that people are cautious in the regions that get heavy rainfall.
Karen




SITUATION IN HAITI THIS MORNING
(Haiti Libre) -

This Thursday at 7:00 am, the center of Tropical Storm Emily was located to 17.1 degrees north and 78.8 degrees West. It is 169 km South East of Port au Prince (105 miles) with sustained winds (maximum) of 85 km/h (50 mph). Emily is currently stationary. The centre of Emily is near the southern coast of Haiti. Last night, Emily was nearly stationary with a movement of 7km/h to 11km/h. It was following a west northwest trajectory.

The National Meteorological Center (CNM) informs that Emily is able to produce between 150 to 250 millimeters of rain on the plains of the Dominican Republic and Haiti with excessive rainfall.

Following the current trajectory, Emily is located at:

169 km (105 mi) of Port-au-Prince
148 km (92 mi) of Jacmel
233 km (145 mi) of the Island of the Gonâve
240 km (149 mi) of Les Cayes
299 km (186 mi) of Jérémie

In the Miragoane region, residents of several vulnerable neighborhoods chose to evacuate to home of friends or family members. About 3-4am this morning, heavy rain and small gusts of wind were felt in Jacmel and other communes of the South East.

Currently there is moderate rainfall and light winds in Jacmel. The Electricity of Haiti has decided to cut electricity to Jacmel. About 5 am the first gusts were recorded in Les Cayes. More than 1,200 were evacuated from the downtown of Jérémie. More information to follow during the day.

This morning the SPGRD in conjunction with the National Meteorological Centre and the National Civil Aviation, banned until further notice, all internal flights across the country. Cabotage operations are prohibited on the south coast of Haiti and also in the Gulf of Gonave until further notice.

The Maritime and Navigation Service of Haiti (SEMANAH) reports that sailors and fishermen have complied with the orders of prohibition to take to the sea in the Southeast.