Tropical storm warning remain in effect for SVG

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for…

• Trinidad and Tobago
• Grenada and its dependencies
• St. Vincent and the Grenadines

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for…

• U.S. Virgin Islands
• Puerto Rico, including Vieques and Culebra
• British Virgin Islands

At 1100 AM AST (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Karen was located near latitude 12.5 North, longitude 61.7 West. Karen is moving toward the west-northwest near 13 mph (20 km/h) and this general motion is expected to continue today. A turn toward the northwest is forecast to occur on Monday, followed by a turn toward the north on Tuesday. On the forecast track, the center of Karen will move away from the Windward Islands later today, and then across the eastern Caribbean Sea tonight and Monday. On Tuesday, Karen is expected to approach Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts.
Little change in strength is forecast during the next 48 hours. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 105 miles (165 km),
primarily in squalls to the east of the center. The estimated minimum central pressure is 1006 mb (29.71 inches).