Hurricane Richard – Day 5
Position: 17.3N 88.6W [10 PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West-Northwest [285°] near 9 mph [15 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 90 mph [145 kph].
Wind Gusts: 110 mph [175 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 105 miles [170 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 15 miles [ 25 km].
Minimum central pressure: 981 mb ↓.
Currently on land about 15 miles [ 25 km] East of Belmopan, Belize.
Storm made landfall at 7:45PM CDT [0045 UTC] at 17.2N 88.3W, about 20 miles [32 km] South-Southwest of Belize City as a strong category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 90 mph [145 kph] and a central pressure of 981 mb.
A Hurricane Warning is in effect for Belize.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the coast of Mexico from Punta Gruesa to Chetumal.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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