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Santo Domingo.- The indirect effects of Erin, which became the first hurricane of the Atlantic season this Friday, will cause significant rainfall in the Dominican Republic, especially in the northeast, southeast, and north, according to the authorities.
In addition, the swell will become very dangerous on the north coast of the country, deteriorating as the cyclone moves over the waters of the North Atlantic, becoming very dangerous on Sunday and Monday, according to forecasts from the Dominican Institute of Meteorology (Indomet) and the Emergency Operations Center (COE).
Faced with this situation, the authorities recommend that the population and users of vessels on the Atlantic coast remain in port from six o'clock in the evening on Saturday.
Erin, which threatens with intense rains and storm surges in the Northern Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, is located about 740 kilometers (460 miles) east of the Northern Leeward Islands, with maximum sustained winds of 120 kilometers per hour (75 miles per hour) and is moving west-northwest at 30 kilometers per hour (18 miles per hour).
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) of the United States warns that the outer bands of Erin will bring heavy rainfall of between 50 and 100 millimeters (2 to 4 inches) and isolated maximums of 150 millimeters (6 inches) from tonight until Sunday in the Northern Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, with a risk of flash floods and landslides.
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Dangerous surf and rip currents are also expected throughout the region starting this weekend. Hurricane hunter aircraft from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Air Force reported that the cyclone already has hurricane winds of up to 120 kilometers per hour (75 miles per hour) and could intensify rapidly in the next two to three days, becoming a major hurricane over the weekend. Hurricane-force winds extend up to 35 kilometers (25 miles) from the center, while tropical storm winds reach 185 kilometers (115 miles), mainly to the north.
