6PM WEATHER UPDATE

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Let's get you up to speed on the latest alerts. A Hurricane Warning is in place for Tobago this has been upgraded to a RED LEVEL. Additionally, the TTMS advised that a Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Trinidad, currently at the ORANGE LEVEL

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00:00Hello there, I'm Sigourney

00:02Mohammed with this

00:03special weather update.

00:04Let's get you caught

00:06up on the latest alerts

00:07for Trinidad and Tobago.

00:08A hurricane warning

00:10is now in place for Tobago,

00:11which has been upgraded

00:13to a red level.

00:13Additionally, the

00:14MetService advised

00:15that a tropical storm

00:17watch, which has taken

00:17effect for Trinidad, is now

00:21currently at the orange level.

00:21Now, we've been hearing

00:23that Tobago is bracing

00:23for a direct hit

00:25from social media.

00:25Take what you see and hear

00:29online with a pinch of salt.

00:30The truth is that we

00:32are unable to predict

00:32with precision the

00:35exact track that Beryl will take.

00:36That is to say, if it's likely

00:39to make a landfall or not

00:40across Tobago, what we do know

00:42from looking at the satellite

00:43imagery, is that we can see

00:46this system passing somewhere

00:46between Tobago and

00:49Barbados at this time.

00:49Hurricane Beryl, this

00:52category four major hurricane

00:52and a potentially devastating

00:55threat to the islands,

00:55has actually slowed

00:58a little bit and is now

00:59moving west-northwest at

01:0130 kilometers per hour,

01:02and is approximately

01:04450 kilometers

01:05east-southeast of Tobago,

01:06according to the MetService's

01:09most latest update.

01:09Beryl's hurricane-force winds

01:12are expected to bring with it

01:13heavy rains, with one to

01:15three-inch accumulations

01:15that could result

01:17in flash flooding

01:17and possibly intense

01:19thunderstorm activity

01:21that could affect the island.

01:21In addition, tonight's

01:23sea conditions are predicted

01:25to worsen drastically.

01:26Large open-water swells

01:27can pose a risk to vessels

01:30because of the system's nature,

01:30and frequent overtopping of

01:33waves onto nearby properties

01:33and roads are to be

01:36expected.

01:36Now, these higher-than-normal

01:39swells also inevitably

01:40cause some beach erosion,

01:41so if you are in Tobago,

01:43take prompt action

01:44to safeguard your

01:45property, life,

01:46and means of livelihood.

01:47If your home is unsafe

01:49or at risk of flooding

01:49or wind damage, take

01:51cover inside or flee

01:53to a secure place.

01:53Have your grab-and-go

01:56water and medication,

01:57which should be kept

01:58in waterproof containers

02:00for at least seven days.

02:01And we're seeing this

02:02system coming into view,

02:03much clearer now on

02:05satellite imagery,

02:06so by now, loose

02:08items should be fastened

02:08and outdoor drains

02:10should be cleared.

02:10Place your sandbags,

02:12if you've collected them,

02:12by each doorway leading

02:14outside your house,

02:15and for absolutely no

02:18reason should you be

02:19outside sightseeing.

02:20Now, that's the most

02:21recent information

02:21we have on Hurricane

02:22Beryl.

02:23The newscast will have

02:25another update at seven o'clock.

02:26I'll see you then.

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