The Emergency Operations Center (COE) has decided to keep its green alert in place for five provinces, even as the system starts to leave Dominican territory.
The green alert is in place for Duarte province, especially the Lower Yuna Basin, as well as Maria Trinidad Sanchez, Samana, La Altagracia and Hato Mayor, because light rains are expected to continue in the area, mostly in the northeast. Rainfall is also forecast along the frontier and in the central mountains. The low-pressure system is currently over Haiti.
Local conditions will improve over the next 24 hours, according to the COE and Meteorological Office bulletins. Nevertheless, the COE does recommend that residents of low-lying areas in the provinces mentioned in the alert should take precautionary measures against flooding and landslides.
The COE also issued a small craft warning for Samana Bay and the Atlantic Coast.
According to the organization that deals with the preparation and aftermath of natural events such as tropical storms and hurricanes, people located in the alert area should follow the guidelines that have been issued in the past.
Bulletins from the Onamet, Civil Defense, Armed Forces, Red Cross, the National Police and the COE can be accessed by dialing *462 or 809 472 0909.