18 August 2024 - bulletin 490

Issued at 2050 GMT
Latest warnings for 05L and 07E
Disturbance update

EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Tropical storm Gilma / 07E
Warning 02 from NHC at 2100 GMT
Position 14.7N 112.3W
Location 585 miles SSW of the southern tip of Baja California
Movement 280° (W) at 10 knots
Maximum sustained winds 35 knots gusting to 45 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 45 miles of the centre
Threatened landmasses NONE
Minimum central pressure 1005 mbar
Next warning from NHC at 0300 GMT

NORTHERN ATLANTIC OCEAN
HURRICANE Ernesto / 05L
Warning 29 from NHC at 2100 GMT
Position 37.1N 62.3W
Location 520 miles S of Halifax, Nova Scotia
Movement 025° (NNE) at 15 knots
Maximum sustained winds 65 knots gusting to 80 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 205 miles of the centre
Winds of 64 knots or higher occur within 35 miles of the centre
Threatened landmasses Nova Scotia, Newfoundland
Minimum central pressure 977 mbar
Next warning from NHC at 0300 GMT

TROPICAL DISTURBANCE UPDATE
SOUTHERN INDIAN OCEAN
Update from JTWC at 1800 GMT
System 90S
Position 6.8S 68.3E
Location 276 miles W of Diego Garcia
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 24 hours is LOW

NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN

Update from JTWC at 1530 GMT
System 98W
Position 24.7N 125.5E
Location 158 miles SW of Kadena AB, Okinawa
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 24 hours is now HIGH

EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Update from NHC at 1500 GMT
System No Invest Assigned
Position 13N 128W
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 48 hours is LOW (10%)
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 7 days is MEDIUM (50%)

System No Invest Assigned
Position 11N 138W
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 48 hours is LOW (30%)
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 7 days is MEDIUM (40%)

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