U.S. Embassy, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Very stormy weather expected for this weekend (May 27-30, 2016)
The Embassy would like to inform U.S. Citizens that this weekend’s weather promises to be stormy and overcast, throughout the country. Temperatures will probably decline this Sunday, May 29. Forecasters are monitoring a disturbance that has a chance (approximately 70%) to become the second storm of the Atlantic hurricane season.
A few days before the arrival of the hurricane season ( June 1st will mark the beginning of the 2016 season), there is a possible early hurricane arrival. This follows Hurricane Alex, which formed in January in the Atlantic Northeast and moved through the Azores before weakening. It is noted that the low pressure area is centered between Bermuda and the Bahamas.
“Environmental conditions are expected to become more conducive to a tropical cyclone or subtropical by this Friday or Saturday, as the storm moves to the West-North-West or Northwest towards the southeast coast of the United States,” according to the National Hurricane Centre (NHC) (http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/) in Miami. Plan accordingly and be vigilant.
For further information about security in Haiti:
- See the State Department’s travel website (http://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en.html) for the Worldwide Caution, Travel Warnings, Travel Alerts, and Haiti Specific Information (http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/country/haiti.html)
- Enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (https://step.state.gov/step/) (STEP) to receive security messages and make it easier to locate you in an emergency.
- Contact the U.S. Embassy in Haiti, located at Tabarre 41, Boulevard du 15 Octobre, Tabarre, Haiti; telephone 509-2229-8000; after-hours emergency telephone 509-3464-3998; ACS unit fax 509-2229-8027; e-mail ; website (https://haiti.cms.getusinfo.com/index.html) .
- Call 1-888-407-4747 toll-free in the United States and Canada or 1-202-501-4444 from other countries from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays).
