Hurricane Omar – Day 2
Position: 14.3 N 68.1 W [10 PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: Northeast [050°] near 6 mph.
Maximum sustained winds: 75 mph [120 kph].
Wind Gusts: 85 mph.
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 90 miles [150 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 15 miles [30 km].
Minimum central pressure: 979 mb ↓.
It is 315 miles [505 km] South-Southwest of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
At 11 PM AST [0300 UTC] a Hurricane Warning has been issued for the U.S. Virgin Islands and the islands of Vieques and Culebra; a Hurricane Warning has been issued for St. Martin/Maarten, Saba, St. Eustatius, St. Barthelemy, the British Virgin Islands, Anguilla, St. Kitts, and Nevis by their respective governments.
At 11 PM AST the government of Antigua has issued a Tropical Storm Warning for Antigua, Barbuda, and Montserrat.
A Hurricane Watch and a Tropical Storm Warning remain in effect for Puerto Rico. A Hurricane Warning could be required for Puerto Rico Wednesday morning.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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