▁the ▁watch ▁was ▁expanded ▁to ▁include ▁Puerto ▁Rico ▁and ▁areas ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁Domin ican ▁Republic ▁between ▁Cab o ▁Eng añ o ▁and ▁Cab o ▁Be ata . ▁As ▁Ana ▁weak ened ▁and ▁diss ip ated , ▁the ▁watch es ▁were ▁dis cont in ued . ▁ ▁In ▁San ▁Ma arten , ▁cru ise ▁ag encies ▁redirect ed ▁ships ▁to ▁avoid ▁the ▁storm ▁and ▁secured ▁vessels ▁dock ed ▁at ▁port . ▁Several ▁ships ▁were ▁moved ▁to ▁Sim pson ▁Bay ▁L ago on ▁where ▁waves ▁are ▁generally ▁small . ▁In ▁St . ▁K itt s , ▁officials ▁ev acu ated ▁ 4 0 ▁families ▁in ▁flo od - pr one ▁areas ▁to ▁sh el ters ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁storm . ▁On ▁August   1 7 , ▁the ▁National ▁We ather ▁Service ▁in ▁San ▁Juan , ▁Puerto ▁Rico ▁issued ▁an ▁Urban ▁and ▁Small ▁Stream ▁Flo od ▁Ad vis ory ▁for ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁eastern ▁municipal ities ▁on ▁the ▁island . ▁Fl ights ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁were ▁delayed ▁by ▁several ▁hours ▁to ▁avoid ▁the ▁de pression . ▁In ▁the ▁Domin ican ▁Republic , ▁officials ▁posted ▁flo od ▁alert s ▁for ▁ 1 2 ▁provinces ▁as ▁the ▁rem n ants ▁of ▁Ana ▁were ▁forec ast ▁to ▁produce ▁up ▁to ▁ ▁of ▁rain ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁General ▁L una ▁Paul ino ▁of ▁the ▁civil ▁army ▁activ ated ▁relief ▁ag encies ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁storm ▁and ▁not ified ▁residents ▁of ▁possible ▁mand atory ▁ev acu ations . ▁Official s ▁ins pected ▁the ▁d ams ▁threatened ▁by ▁the ▁storm