Yesterday, I reported about a “High Potential Disturbance”, which had a 70% chance of becoming a “Tropical Cyclone.” Well now this “area of low pressure”, has indeed become a Tropical Cyclone – a Tropical Storm, named Ophelia.
Fortunately, Tropical Storm Ophelia isn’t due to even come near the Dominican Republic until AFTER the weekend – so at least it looks like we can enjoy a nice sunny weekend. And you never know, with Tropical Storm Ophelia sooo far away, by the time she reaches the Caribbean she may do what all good storms do – go North!
Tropical Storm Ophelia – The Facts
Tropical Storm Ophelia is located in the central tropical Atlantic ocean, 2032 miles East of Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic
Tropical Storm Ophelia has maximum sustained winds of 40mph
Tropical Storm Ophelia is ‘predicted’ to head west towards the Leeward islands and then North-West across Puerto Rico and above the Dominican Republic
What does this mean for the Dominican Republic?
Not much – yet!
As soon as a Tropical Storm or even a Tropical Wave forms out in the Atlantic ocean, we (understandably) start to fret and worry about what this could mean for us in the Dominican Republic – but with Tropical Storm Ophelia nearly a week away, we really don’t know what Tropical Storm Ophelia has in store for the Dominican Republic!
We suggest that you follow the movements of Tropical Storm Ophelia closely so that you can be fully prepared, the below links are fantastic sources for keeping up-to-date:
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