The first tropical storm of the 2009 Atlantic Hurricane Season could hit several islands in the north-east Caribbean by early next week.The National Hurricane Centre says a tropical storm watch may be required for parts of the Leeward Islands on Saturday noting that on its current course, Tropical Storm Ana is forecast to pass close to or make landfall on Anguilla, Tortola and Grand Turk in the Turks and Caicos Islands early next week.
The centre of the storm is expected to pass 33 miles east of Antigua and six miles east of Anguilla on Monday morning. On Monday night the track takes it 10 miles east of Tortola in the British Virgin Islands and within 24 hours, 6 miles east of Grand Turk in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
The margin of error for a two-day forecast is 164 miles while for for 24 hours it is 89 miles.
Ana is travelling at 16mph towards the west with sustained winds of 40mph. Tropical storm force winds extend outward from the centre up to 70 miles.
Track Ana at the National Hurricane Center
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