THE CENTRE OF TROPICAL STORM KIRK WILL CROSS THE ISLAND CHAIN NEAR THE ISLAND OF MARTINIQUE THIS EVENING.

AT 5:00 PM TODAY, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KIRK WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.2 NORTH, LONGITUDE 59.3 WEST OR 55 MILES OR 89 KILOMETERS EAST OF SAINT LUCIA.

KIRK IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST OR 290 DEGREES NEAR 14 MPH OR 22 KM/H. ON THIS FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTRE WILL CROSS THE ISLAND CHAIN NEAR THE ISLAND OF MARTINIQUE THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH OR 85 KM/H, WITH HIGHER GUSTS. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES (220 KM) FROM THE CENTER.

RESIDENTS AND INTERESTS IN AND AROUND SAINT LUCIA AND THE REST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO CONTINUE MONITORING THE PROGRESS OF KIRK.

TWO TROPICAL WAVES LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN TROPICAL ATLANTIC ARE BOTH MOVING WESTWARD AT ABOUT 17 MPH OR 28 KM/H.