000 WTNT62 KNHC 011358 TCUAT2 Hurricane Beryl Tropical Cyclone Update NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL022024 1000 AM AST Mon Jul 1 2024 ...EYEWALL OF EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY 4 BERYL NEARING THE SOUTHERN WINDWARD ISLANDS... ...1000 AM AST POSITION UPDATE... Beryl is nearing the southern Windward Islands and expected to make landfall within the next hour or two. This is an extremely dangerous and life-threatening situation. Take action now to protect your life! Residents in the Grenadine Islands and Carriacou Island should not leave their shelter as winds will rapidly increase within the eyewall of Beryl. Remain in place through the passage of these life-threatening conditions and do not venture out in the eye of the storm. A weather station located in Barbados at Grantley Adams International Airport recently reported a sustained wind of 52 mph (83 km/h) and a gust of 69 mph (111 km/h). SUMMARY OF 1000 AM AST...1400 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...12.2N 61.0W ABOUT 50 MI...75 KM E OF GRENADA ABOUT 25 MI...40 SE ESE OF CARRIACOU ISLAND MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...130 MPH...215 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 20 MPH...31 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...956 MB...28.23 INCHES $$ Forecaster Kelly/Cangialosi