The Emergency Operations Center (COE) and the National Meteorological Office (Onamet) say that Hurricane Gonzalo will only bring rains and high surf to the east and northeastern coasts of the Dominican Republic as it moves north on its route to Bermuda.
As it continues on its northwest track moving away from the Dominican Republic, Hurricane Gonzalo has become a category two storm, packing winds of up to 175 kilometers per hour by this morning, Tuesday 14 October 2014. Forecasters say it will soon become a category 3 storm as it moves northwest away from Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Onamet director Gloria Ceballos said that rainfall would not be significant because the waters are concentrated around the eye of the storm.
Rains are forecast for today, Tuesday and Wednesday, 15 October 2014, especially in the east and northeast of the country.
Nonetheless, the COE is maintaining a green alert for the provinces of La Altagracia (Higuey), El Seibo, Hato Mayor, Samana and Maria Trinidad Sanchez (Nagua), for potential moderate rainfall.
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