{"id":478823,"date":"2025-08-17T08:02:37","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T12:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/indomet-forecasts-waves-of-more-than-10-feet-and-heavy-showers-due-to-hurricane-erins-passage\/"},"modified":"2025-08-17T08:02:37","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T12:02:37","slug":"indomet-forecasts-waves-of-more-than-10-feet-and-heavy-showers-due-to-hurricane-erins-passage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/the-weather\/indomet-forecasts-waves-of-more-than-10-feet-and-heavy-showers-due-to-hurricane-erins-passage\/","title":{"rendered":"INDOMET forecasts waves of more than 10 feet and heavy showers due to Hurricane Erin&#8217;s passage"},"content":{"rendered":"<strong>SANTO DOMINGO, RD.<\/strong> \u2013 The <strong>Dominican Institute of Meteorology (INDOMET<\/strong>) reported this Sunday that the cloud bands of hurricane <strong><em>Erin<\/em><\/strong> are producing showers, thunderstorms and wind gusts in several provinces of the country, in addition to dangerous waves with rip currents, groundswell and waves that exceed 10 feet in height.\n\nThe powerful hurricane <em>Erin<\/em>, currently category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, is located about 245 kilometers north of <strong>San Juan, Puerto Rico and about 290 kilometers northeast of Punta Cana, <\/strong>moving west\/northwest at a speed of 22 km\/h, with maximum sustained winds of 205 km\/h.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You may be interested in:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/Grave acumulaci\u00f3n de sargazo afecta Playa Rinc\u00f3n y golpea la econom\u00eda tur\u00edstica de Las Galeras\">http:\/\/Grave acumulaci\u00f3n de sargazo afecta Playa Rinc\u00f3n y golpea la econom\u00eda tur\u00edstica de Las Galeras<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nINDOMET highlighted that, although the center of the phenomenon will not directly impact Dominican territory, the associated cloud bands already generate significant effects in provinces of the north and east coast, such as La Altagracia, La Romana, San Pedro de Macor\u00eds, El Seibo, Hato Mayor, Saman\u00e1, Mar\u00eda Trinidad S\u00e1nchez, Duarte, Espaillat, Puerto Plata and Montecristi. These conditions will extend during the next few hours towards Santo Domingo, Monte Plata, Santiago, La Vega and Monse\u00f1or Nouel.\n\nRegarding cyclonic activity in the Atlantic basin, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico, the agency indicated that:\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A broad area of showers near North Carolina has a low probability of development (10% in 48 hours and in 7 days), not posing a threat to the country.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Another low pressure in the tropical Atlantic has a 0% chance of formation in 48 hours and 20% in the next 7 days.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\nThe INDOMET maintains <strong>weather alerts<\/strong> due to the indirect effects of hurricane <em>Erin<\/em> in the following provinces: <strong>La Altagracia, El Seibo, Hato Mayor, Saman\u00e1, Mar\u00eda Trinidad S\u00e1nchez, Espaillat, Puerto Plata and Montecristi.<\/strong>\n\nThe institution urged the population, especially residents in coastal areas, to remain attentive to official bulletins due to the risk of urban flooding, sudden rises in rivers and streams, as well as dangerous waves on the north and east coasts of the country.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SANTO DOMINGO, RD. \u2013 The Dominican Institute of Meteorology (INDOMET) reported this Sunday that the cloud bands of hurricane Erin are producing showers, thunderstorms and wind gusts in several provinces of the country, in addition to dangerous waves with rip currents, groundswell and waves that exceed 10 feet in height. 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