Weather Updates

Isaac Projected To Further Weaken As It Passes South Of St. Croix; Some Rain Is Expected

The National Hurricane Center (N.H.C.) said in its 5:00 a.m. advisory the U.S. Virgin Islands could experience up to 1.5 inches of rain and up to 3 inches in scattered areas as Tropical Storm Isaac passes south of St. Croix Friday. By then, the storm is expected to further deteriorate, and its tropical storm-force winds, which on Tuesday extended 175 miles out, has shrunk to 160 miles. This latest update bodes well for the territory, but residents are urged to continue monitoring the system as it moves past the Lesser Antilles and into the Eastern Caribbean Sea. A tropical storm warning remains in effect for Dominica, Guadeloupe and Martinique. A tropical storm watch is in effect for Antigua, Barbuda, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saba and St. Eustatius, St. Martin and St. Maarten. According to N.H.C.'s 5:00 a.m. advisory, the center of Tropical Storm Isaac was located near latitude 15.4 North, longitude 59.7 West. Isaac is moving toward the west near 17 mph (28 km/h). This gen...