ORLANDO, Fla. — The center of Tropical Storm Kirk crossed over St. Lucia Thursday evening and is now in the eastern Caribbean Sea.

Kirk is located about 25 miles west of St. Lucia and 70 miles south-southwest of Martinique, and is moving to the west at 12 mph.

Maximum sustained winds are 50 mph with higher gusts. The minimum pressure is 1002 mb. Now that Kirk is in the Caribbean, high wind shear will start to impact this storm. It may hold tropical storm status for the next 24 hours, but looks to weaken to a remnant low by Saturday morning.

Tropical Storm warnings and watches continues for portions of the Lesser Antilles.

A tropical storm warning is in effect for:

  • Barbados
  • St. Lucia
  • Dominica
  • Martinique
  • Guadeloupe

A tropical storm watch is in effect for:

  • St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Kirk is expected to produce total rainfall of 4-6” with higher totals of 10” across portions of the Lesser Antilles.

These rains may produce life-threatening flash floods and mudslides on the islands. Across eastern Puerto Rico, this storm will likely bring 2-4” of rain with isolated 6 “ by Friday and Saturday. Kirk is no threat to Florida.


Elsewhere in the Atlantic, the remnants of Leslie continue to reorganize. Leslie will be reclassified as a subtropical or tropical system Friday.

Hurricane season runs through Nov. 30.