St Vincent and the Grenadines Meteorological office continues to monitor Storm Kirk and advises Vincentians accordingly.
At 5 am, Tropical Storm Kirk was centred near latitude 9.1 North; longitude 28.0 West, or 2280 miles east of the Lesser Antilles. “Kirk ” is moving towards the west near 18 mph, with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph and higher gust.
Some strengthening is possible during the next 48 hours. Weakening is likely during the middle to latter part of the week.
On the present forecast track, the centre of this system is forecast to approach SVG by late Thursday.
All residents are advised to keep informed on the progress of Tropical Storm Kirk and pay close attention to the information being issued by Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Meteorological Services.