Position: 17.7N 72.5W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: Northwest [310°] near 14 mph [22 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 70 mph [110 kph].
Wind Gusts: 85 mph [135 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 230 Miles [370 km].
Minimum central pressure: 990 mb ↓.

Currently about 65 miles [ 100 km] South-Southwest of Port au Prince, Haiti.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the Dominican Republic; Haiti; the Cuban provinces of Ciego de Avila, Santi Spiritus, Villa Clara, Camaguey, Las Tunas, Granma, Holguin, Santiago de Cuba, and Guantanamo; the Bahamas; the Turks and Caicos Islands; and the Florida Keys including the Dry Tortugas; the Florida East Coast south of Jupiter Inlet, the Florida West Coast south of Bonita Beach, Florida Bay, and Lake Okeechobee.

A Hurricane Watch is in effect for Haiti; the Florida Keys including the Dry Tortugas; the Florida East Coast south of Ocean Reef, the Florida West Coast south of Bonita Beach, and Florida Bay.

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for the Cuban provinces of Matanzas and Cienfuegos; Jamaica; the Florida East Coast north of Jupiter Inlet to Sebastian Inlet.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

[For the latest information click on the storm symbol, or go to the CATEGORIES drop-down box below the CALENDAR and select “Hurricanes” for all of the posts related to storms on this site.]

Position: 17.8N 46.2W [10AM CDT 1500 UTC].
Movement: West-Northwest [300°] near 16 mph [26 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 35 mph [ 55 kph].
Wind Gusts: 45 mph [ 70 kph].
Minimum central pressure: 1009 mb ↑.

Currently about 1030 miles [1655 km] East of the Leeward Islands.

This is the final advisory on the storm from the NHC. Dry air and moderate wind shear have reduced it to a remnant low.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

[For the latest information click on the storm symbol, or go to the CATEGORIES drop-down box below the CALENDAR and select “Hurricanes” for all of the posts related to storms on this site.]

Ms Obnoxious

A victim …

[Editor: Lutu is earning her association with Lucrezia by preparing to attack Tip, the nicest cat outside.]

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