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Haiti - Weather : Irene is coming
21/08/2011 08:48:23

To 7am, this Sunday, the center of the Tropical Storm Irene was located to 16.5 degrees north and 62.0 degrees West, either 55km (35 miles) from Guadeloupe and 1121 km (697 miles) southeast of Port au Prince with sustained winds (maximum) of 85 km/h (50 mi/h) with higher gusts.

Irene is currently moving at 33 km/h (21 mph) along a trajectory West, and a motion toward the west or west-northwest at a slower rate of speed is expected
during the next 48 hours.

Irene will pass near puerto rico tonight or early monday and could hit the Dominican Republic and Haiti Monday or Tuesday. The area of influence of this system is of 240km (150 miles) of center, mainly to the north of the center. Most forecast models provide the passage of Irene on Haiti.

HL/ HaitiLibre