Nicaragua On Alert For
Caribbean Tropical Wave
MANAGUA - Nicaragua is
closely watching a
dangerous low pressure
system in the Caribbean
Sea, the national
weather authorities said
Wednesday.
Tropical wave No. 38,
which could possibly hit
the country, has a 50
percent chance of
upgrading to a
depression, an organized
area of tropical low
pressure with sustained
winds at about 69 km per
hour, the Nicaraguan
institute of Territorial
Studies said.
The tropical wave is
approaching at 20
kilometers per hour to
Nicaragua, according to
the official forecast.
Tropical waves, also
known as easterly waves,
are low air pressure
systems yielding
widespread showers and
thunderstorms, sometimes
severe ones.
Nicaragua is located in
the affected zone of
inter-tropical
convergence and the
imminent arrival of wave
No. 38.
Heavy rains in country
over the last few days
have killed at least 13
people, leaving
thousands of people
homeless and highways
damaged.
Civil Defense Chief
Mario Perezcassar said
"green alerts" have been
issued, which means
winds of Beaufort Force
6-7 are already blowing
or winds may reach
Beaufort Force 6 in 24
hours. |
