The National Hurricane Center reported this morning, Wednesday, July 3, 2024, that Hurricane Beryl is “expected to bring hurricane conditions to Jamaica by midday today,” July 3, 2024. After Jamaica, Beryl is forecasted to approach the Cayman Islands late tonight or Thursday.
The eye of Beryl is currently located near latitude 16.9 North, longitude 75.3 West.
Beryl is about 125 miles (200 km) southeast of Kingston, Jamaica and 430 miles (690 km) east-south-east of Grand Cayman.
Beryl has maximum sustained winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and is moving west-north-west.
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 45 miles (75 km) from the centre, and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward to 185 miles (295 km).
The minimum central pressure is 952 MB.
Beryl is forecasted to continue its movement and turn west tonight or Thursday.
According to the National Hurricane Center, the following warnings and watches were in effect this morning:
- A Hurricane Warning is in effect for Jamaica, Grand Cayman, Little Cayman and Cayman Brac.
- A Hurricane Watch is in effect for:
- The south coast of Haiti from the border with the Dominican Republic to Anse d’Hainault
- The east coast of the Yucatan Peninsula from Chetumal to Cabo Catoche
- A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for:
- The south coast of the Dominican Republic from Punta Palenque westward to the border with Haiti
- The south coast of Haiti from the border with the Dominican Republic to Anse d’Hainault
- A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for the coast of Belize from south of Chetumal to Belize City.
According to the National Hurricane Center, Beryl is expected to produce four to eight inches of rainfall across Jamaica and two to four inches, with a localized maximum of six inches over the Cayman Islands tonight into Thursday.
In addition, a storm surge of six to nine feet above normal tide is expected along the coast of Jamaica and two to four feet above normal tide levels for the Cayman Islands.
Residents of the Cayman Islands and Jamaica are asked to stay as safe and secure as possible and monitor announcements from local government and other media stations as Beryl approaches.
