Tropical Storm Ida
September 21, 2015
Tropical Storm Ida to linger for several days
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Meteorological (Met) Service of Jamaica say at 4:00 pm the centre of Tropical Storm Ida was located near Latitude 20.5degrees north and Longitude 47.8 degrees west or about 1625 km east-northeast of the Northern Leeward Islands.
Ida is moving toward the east-southeast near 7 km/h, and this general motion with a decrease in forward speed is expected during the next day or two.
Maximum sustained winds remain near 75 km/h with higher gusts. Little change in strength is forecast during the next 48 hours.
Tropical Storm Ida is not a threat to Jamaica.