Formation
chance through 48 hours...medium...60 percent
Formation chance through 5
days...high...80 percent
Satellite
images, surface observations, and radar data indicate that a broad area of low
pressure associated with a tropical wave is located over the northern Leeward
Islands.
Showers
and thunderstorms have become more concentrated overnight and are showing signs
of organization, but the system still appears to lack a well-defined
circulation.
Although
environmental conditions are currently only marginally conducive for additional
development, this system could become a tropical depression at any time during
the next few days while it moves west-northwestward at about 15 mph across the
northern Leeward Islands, near or over Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, and the
Bahamas.
An
Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft is scheduled to investigate the
disturbance late this morning.
Gusty
winds, heavy rains, and possible flash floods and mudslides are expected to
occur over portions of the Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, and the
southeastern and central Bahamas.
A TROPICAL STORM
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE TURKS
AND CAICOS ISLANDS AND THE SOUTHEAST
BAHAMAS WHICH INCLUDES:
·INAGUA
·MAYAGUANA
·ACKLINS
·CROOKED
ISLAND
·RAGGED
ISLAND.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS CAN POSSIBLY BE EXPERIENCED IN THOSE ISLANDS WITHIN THE NEXT 48
HOURS.
A TROPICAL STORM
ALERT ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLANDS OF THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WHICH
INCLUDES:
·LONG ISLAND
·CAT ISLAND
·THE EXUMAS
·SAN SALVADOR
·RUM CAY
A TROPICAL STORM ALERT MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS CAN POSSIBLY BE EXPERIENCED IN THOSE ISLANDS WITHIN THE NEXT 60
HOURS.
AT 8:00 AM, THE
CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ERIKA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.5 DEGREES NORTH AND
LONGITUDE 62.7 DEGREES WEST OR ABOUT 675 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GRAND TURK,
750 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF INAGUA AND 1110 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NEW PROVIDENCE.
ERIKA IS MOVING
TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 16 MILES PER HOUR. A TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS FORECAST
LATER TODAY AND THIS GENERAL MOTION SHOULD CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 48 HOURS.ON THIS TRACK, THE CENTER OF ERIKA WILL MOVE
NEAR THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS AND THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH
IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES OF THE CENTER MAINLY TO THE NORTH
AND EAST OF THE CENTER.
RAINFALL: ERIKA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO
5 INCHES WITH MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 8 INCHES ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS THROUGH SATURDAY.
RESIDENTS IN THE AFOREMENTIONED ISLANDS
SHOULD BEGIN TO SECURE THEIR PROPERTIES. SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS IN THE WATCH
AREA SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF ERIKA.
ALERT #1 ON TROPICAL STORM ERIKA ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AT NOON EDT, WEDNESDAY AUGUST 26, 2015.
A TROICAL STORM ALERT IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS AND THE ISLANDS OFINAGUA, MAYAGUANA, ACKLINS, CROOKED ISLAND AND RAGGED ISLAND.
A TROPICAL STORM ALERT MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS CAN POSSIBLY BE EXPERIENCED IN THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS AND THE ISLANDS OF INAGUA, MAYAGUANA, ACKLINS, CROOKED ISLAND AND RAGGED ISLAND WITHIN FORTY-EIGHT TO SIXTY HOURS.
AT 11:00 AM EDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ERIKA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.1° DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 57.5 DEGREES WEST OR ABOUT 886MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GRAND TURK, 938 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF INAGUA AND 1,231 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NEW PROVIDENCE.
TROPICAL ERIKA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 17 MILES PER HOUR AND A WEST TO WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK, THE CENTER OF ERIKA WILL MOVE NEAR THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS AND THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES PRIMARILY TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER.
RESIDENTS IN THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS AND THE ISLANDS OF INAGUA, MAYAGUANA, ACKLINS, CROOKED ISLAND AND RAGGED ISLAND SHOULD BEGIN TO SECURE THEIR PROPERTIES FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE HURRICANE CONDITIONS.
Tropical Storm Erika Prompts Watches For Leeward Islands; Potential Threat to Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Hispanola, Bahamas
Tropical Storm Erika formed late Monday night about 730 miles east of the Leeward Islands.
Erika is expected to remain a tropical storm and slowly gather strength as it moves quickly to the west.
The northern Leeward Islands may feel tropical storm-force winds by late Wednesday night into early Thursday.
Erika's future track and intensity beyond Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands is highly uncertain, and may involve a track near the Bahamas this weekend and possibly parts of the Southeast U.S. coast next week.
NEWS ITEM
NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM ERIKA ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT NOON TUESDAY 25TH AUGUST 2015.
…ERIKA SHOWING LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH AT THIS TIME …
AT 11:00 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ERIKA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.2° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 51.0° WEST OR ABOUT 730 MILES EAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS.
ERIKA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST AT NEAR 20 MPH AND A WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION AT A SLIGHTLY SLOWER FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THIS FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF ERIKA WILL BE NEAR THE LEEWARD ISLANDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDSARE NEAR 45 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME SLOW STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 80 MILES FROM THE CENTER.
RESIDENTS, PARTICULARLY IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE MOVEMENT OF THIS SYSTEM AS ERIKA HAS THE POTENTIAL TO AFFECT THE ISLANDS OF THE BAHAMAS.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6:00 PM.
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Due to Erika's fast movement, it's already forecast to arrive in the northern Leeward islands Wednesday night or early Thursday with potential tropical storm-force winds and heavy rain, prompting tropical storm watches to be issued early Tuesday morning for Montserrat, Antigua, Barbuda, St. Kitts and Nevis, Aguilla, Saba, St. Eustatius, St. Maarten, Guadeloupe, St. Martin and St. Barthelemy.
NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM DANNY ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6PM TUESDAY 18TH AUGUST 2015.
DEPRESSION STRENGTHENS INTO THE FOURTH TROPICAL STORM OF THE 2015 ATLANTIC SEASON…
AT 5PM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DANNY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 10.9°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 37.5° WEST.
DANNY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 12 MPH. A MOTION TOWARD THE WEST IS EXPECTED TONIGHT, FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDSARE NEAR 40 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AND DANNY IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE BY THURSDAY.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6AM (6/19/2015)
BREAKING: Tropical Depression Four has just formed in the eastern Atlantic Ocean about 1,665 miles east of the Windward Islands. The depression is expected to become Tropical Storm Danny by tonight or tomorrow and could become a hurricane by the weekend. The system is expected to continue to strengthen but is still many days and almost 2000 miles away from The Bahamas. RARE TO NOT HAVE AN AUGUST STORM It's not very often we go through an entire August without a single active named storm. In fact, the last time it happened was 18 years ago in August 1997. Before that you have to go back to 1961 to find an August with no named storms.
ALERT #26 ON TROPICAL STORM ISAAC ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS
DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AT 3AM EDT, SUNDAY 26TH AUGUST 2012.
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ALERT #26 ON TROPICAL STORM ISAAC ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS
DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AT 3AM EDT, SUNDAY 26TH AUGUST 2012.
…..THE CENTER OF ISAAC IS MOVING BETWEEN THE NORTH COAST OF CUBA
AND ANDROS ISLAND…
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLAND OF ANDROS.
A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE
EXPECTED WITHIN THE WATCH AREA WITHIN 36 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINING ISLANDS OF THE BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREAS WITHIN 36 HOURS.
AT 2AM EDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 22.9 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 78.0 DEGREES WEST OR
ABOUT 70 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF MARS BAY ANDROS, 144 MILES
WEST-SOUTHWEST OF GEORGETOWN EXUMA, 145 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST
OF NASSAU, 178 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF DUNCAN TOWN RAGGED
ISLAND AND 185 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF SOUTH BIMINI.
ISAAC IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MILES PER HOUR
AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT
48 HOURS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK…THE CENTER OF ISAAC SHOULD
MOVE JUST NORTH OF THE CENTRAL COAST OF CUBA OVERNIGHT, JUST
SOUTHWEST OF ANDROS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND MOVE NEAR OR
OVER THE FLORIDA KEYS SUNDAY OR SUNDAY NIGHT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 60 MILES PER HOUR WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS
AND ISAAC IS EXPECTED TO BE AT OR NEAR HURRICANE STRENGTH WHEN IT
REACHES THE FLORIDA KEYS.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205 MILES FROM
THE CENTER.
LOCALIZED FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED IN ALL OF THE ISLANDS IN THE WARNING AREAS, AS RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN BAHAMAS.
UNLESS THERE IS A CHANGE IN MOTION, RESIDENTS IN THE CENTRAL
BAHAMAS SHOULD BE EXPERIENCING TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
UNTIL LATE SUNDAY MORNING. RESIDENTS IN THE ISLAND OF ANDROS
SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED PREPARATION FOR THE PASSAGE OF TROPICAL
STORM ISAAC AS TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST UNTIL LATE
AFTERNOON SUNDAY. ELSEWHERE, RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO
CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF ISAAC IN THE EVENT OF ANY SHIFT IN
THE STORM’S TRACK AND INTENSITY.
SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS IN THE WARNING AREAS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT
AND ENSURE THAT THEIR VESSELS ARE SAFELY MOORED.
ALERT #25 ON TROPICAL STORM ISAAC ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AT 12AM EDT, SUNDAY 26TH AUGUST 2012.
…..ISAAC IS HEADING TOWARD THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN ….
FIVE DAY CONE FOR TS ISSAC --- Courtesy: Weather Underground www.wunderground.com
A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLAND OF ANDROS.
A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WATCH AREA WITHIN 48 HOURS.
TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINING ISLANDS OF THE BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREAS WITHIN 36 HOURS.
AT 11PM EDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.1 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 77.2 DEGREES WEST OR ABOUT 118 MILES WEST OF DUNCAN TOWN RAGGED ISLAND, 125 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF GEORGETOWN EXUMA, 116 MILES SOUTH OF MARS BAY SOUTH ANDROS, AND 192 MILES SOUTH OF NASSAU.
ISAAC IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MILES PER HOUR ANDTHIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK…THE CENTER OF ISAAC SHOULD MOVE JUST NORTH OF THE CENTRAL COAST OF CUBA TONIGHT, JUST SOUTHWEST OF ANDROS LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND MOVE NEAR OR OVER THE FLORIDA KEYS SUNDAY OR SUNDAY NIGHT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 60 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48HRS AND ISAAC IS EXPECTED TO BE AT OR NEAR HURRICANE STRENGTH WHEN IT REACHES THE FLORIDA KEYS.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205 MILES FROM THE CENTER.
LOCALIZED FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED IN ALL OF THE ISLANDS IN THE WARNING AREAS, AS RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN BAHAMAS.
UNLESS THERE IS A CHANGE IN MOTION, RESIDENTS IN THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS SHOULD BE EXPERIENCING TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS UNTIL LATE SUNDAY MORNING. RESIDENTS IN THE ISLAND OF ANDROS SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED PREPARATION FOR THE PASSAGE OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC AS TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON SUNDAY. ELSEWHERE, RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF ISAAC IN THE EVENT OF ANY SHIFT IN THE STORM’S TRACK AND INTENSITY.
SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS IN THE WARNING AREAS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND ENSURE THAT THEIR VESSELS ARE SAFELY MOORED.
ALERT #19 ON TROPICAL STORM ISAAC ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY SATURDAY 25TH AUGUST 2012 AT 6AM EDT.
…..ISAAC EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE BY SUNDAY EVENING WHILE WEST-SOUTHWEST OF ANDROS ISLAND …
A HURRICANE WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLAND OF ANDROS.
FIVE DAY TRACK FOR TS ISSAC --Weather Underground www.wunderground.com
A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WATCH AREA WITHIN 48 HOURS.
TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINING ISLANDS OF THE BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREAS WITHIN 36 HOURS.
AT 5 AM EDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.0 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 73.3 DEGREES WEST OR ABOUT 182 MILES SOUTH OF MATTHEW TOWN INAGUA, 224 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF GRAND TURK IN THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, AND 227 MILES SOUTH OF ABRAHAM’S BAY MAYAGUANA.
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MILES PER HOUR AND A WEST-NORTHWEST TO NORTHWEST MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. ON THE FORECAST TRACK THE CENTER OF ISAAC SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL IN HAITI SOON…MOVE NEAR OR OVER EASTERN CUBA TODAY…AND MOVE NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF CUBA TONIGHT AND APPROACH THE FLORIDA KEYS ON SUNDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST AFTER ISAAC MOVES OVER EASTERN CUBA LATER TODAY…ISAAC IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE ON SUNDAY.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES MAINLY NORTHWEST AND NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER.
INAGUA, MAYAGUANA AND GRAND TURK ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. ON THE PROJECTED TRACK, TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL SPREAD INTO ACKLINS, CROOKED ISLAND, LONG ISLAND, RAGGED ISLAND, GREATER EXUMA AND RAGGED ISLAND LATER TODAY. HOWEVER, THIS TRACK WILL LESSEN THE THREAT TO THE ISLANDS IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS THAT INCLUDES NEW PROVIDENCE, GRAND BAHAMA, ABACO, ELEUTHERA, BIMINI AND THE BERRY ISLANDS.
GENERALIZED FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN ALL OF THE ISLANDS IN THE WARNING AREAS.
RESIDENTS IN THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED PREPARATION FOR THE PASSAGE OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC. RESIDENTS IN THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT OUTDOOR PROPERTIES. ELSEWHERE, RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF ISAAC IN THE EVENT OF ANY SHIFT IN THE STORM’S TRACK AND INTENSITY.
SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS IN THE WARNING AREAS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND ENSURE THAT THEIR VESSELS ARE SAFELY MOORED.
THE NEXT ALERT ON TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WILL BE ISSUED AT 9AM EDT SATURDAY.
Chris started his career in journalism as a freelance sports photographer 15 year ago. From there he visited several media houses in The Bahamas before landing at the national broadcaster as a sports anchor and producer. Along the way he picked up several awards for sports journalism and feature reporting.
The 2007 Paul Quinn College graduate (BA Mass Comm.) interned at NBC-5 (DFW) and The Dallas Weekly and has covered everything from hurricanes to elections to outer space aliens—ask him about that one, its a great story! The 2002 CNN-International Fellow has also contributed to the CNN World Report, The Associated Press and BBC's World Service.
In his spare time he's a basketball referee & swimming starter. The Bahamas native has traveled throughout the Caribbean & U.S. covering sports including: the '96 Atlanta Olympic Games, the 2004 Baltimore Ravens rookie camp, the 2006 FIBA Americas U18 Championship for Men, early rounds of the 2006 NCAA Men's National Championship, the 2002 FIBA Americas U17 Championship for Men, 11 regional swimming championships, regional track & field championships on the junior & senior level along with local high school athletic championships.
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