23 • Continued from previous page and longitude of all CARICAD member states. Remember that the precise location within a multiisland state for a particular island in that state could be slightly different from the figures shown. Further, in geographically large member states such as Guyana, Suriname and Belize the values will be different for different locations within the country. The cardinal points of the compass (north, south, east, and west), and the intercardinal points (north-east, north-west, south-east, south-west) allow us to create reference points for tracking weather systems. It is still very useful to refer to Hurricane Tracking Maps or to understand the East/West and North/South locations of Caribbean countries and territories when you see the countries on a screen of an appliance or a device when following or tracking a weather system. COUNTRY/TERRITORY Anguilla Antigua & Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize British Virgin Islands Dominica Grenada Guyana Jamaica Montserrat St. Kitts & Nevis Saint Lucia St. Vincent & the Grenadines Suriname Trinidad & Tobago Turks & Caicos Islands 18 17 25 13 17 18 15 12 04 18 16 17 13 12 3. 10 21 The direction of travel of weather systems, storms and hurricanes may also be given in degrees in addition to North, East, West, South-South-West, North-West or North-North-West. In the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. The systems usually arise off the coast of Africa and travel westward. There are some forces that promote a northward turn in the northern hemisphere. However, not every system curves. That is why in terms of degrees we usually hear from about 240° ranging around to 340° degrees . It is really interesting to note that in 1999 Hurricane Lenny travelled from West to East. Note on the compass face illustrated here, due (exactly) East is 90°. Due South is 180°. Due West is 270°. Due north is 0°. • Continues on next page LATITUDE IN DEGREES NORTH LONGITUDE IN DEGREES WEST 63 61 77 59 88 64 61 61 58 77 62 62 60 61 56 61 71
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