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CAYMAN WEATHERS STORM ETA
Damage is being assessed and services restored after Cayman’s second brush with storm Eta in a week.
Damage is being assessed and services restored after Cayman’s second brush with storm Eta in a week.
The Deputy Governor and the National Emergency Management Council have issued the All Clear for Grand Cayman for Tropical Storm.
As of the 10 a.m. advisory from the National Hurricane Center, Tropical Storm Eta had 40 mph maximum sustained winds — a bump up of 5 mph from the 7 a.m. advisory when it was a depression — and Eta was headed northeast a bit faster at 17 mph. Eta was about 45 miles west northwest of Grand Cayman.
Eta is expected to continue to move northeast and strengthen to a possible Tropical Storm and track about 60 miles to the NW of Grand Cayman early this evening, 99 miles NW of Cayman Brac by late Saturday night and over central Cuba by Sunday morning.
The Cayman Islands National Weather Service is advising that Tropical Depression Eta is currently over the waters of the Gulf of Honduras and is expected to move northeast across the Caribbean Sea today, and strengthen to a possible Tropical Storm
Today, we can expect cloudy to overcast skies with an 80% chance of showers and possible thunder. Seas will be rough with wave heights of 5 to 7 feet with higher swells especially along the east and south coasts.
On its current forecast path, Eta is expected to briefly support tropical storm force winds over the Cayman Islands by Saturday afternoon.
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