The airport authorities have decided to close Aimé Césaire airport from 12 pm until further notice.Ī new update will be made by the State services at 5 pm. It will remain active all day and overnight from Thursday to Friday. The departmental operational centre was activated by the Prefect at 12 noon. The phenomenon seems to pass relatively quickly and the gradual improvement is expected from tomorrow morning, Friday.
Over the duration of the event, total rainfall can reach 120 to 150 mm, locally 200 mm. The first heavy rains are expected at the end of the afternoon. Gusts can reach 100 to 120 km/h and locally 150 km/h in the most exposed areas. At the height of the event, the average wind blows between 60 and 70 km/h on the northern half of our island, and between 70 and 90 km/h on average on the southern half. The wind starts to strengthen this afternoon. At the peak of the event, the average troughs can locally reach 6 m on the Atlantic coast and in the Dominica channel, and up to about 7 m in the Sainte-Lucie channel. In this configuration, the island is located in the strong wind zone.Īs a result, the state of the sea begins to deteriorate. At this stage, the most probable zone of passage from the centre of BRET is located south of Martinique. The Meteorological update states BRET maintains its movement towards the west. This decision took effect from 12 pm today.Īnother situation update occurred at 12:30 pm. Given the evolution of the situation, the Prefect placed Martinique on RED hurricane alert. The strengthening of tropical storm BRET during the night of June 21 to 22 led the Prefect to bring together the State services and Météo-France for a situation update this morning. Martinique, which is under a tropical storm warning is now under red alert according to the Prefect of Martinique. The French Caribbean islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe are bracing for the effects of Tropical Storm Bret.
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