Tropical Storm Isaac – Day 5
Position: 22.1N 77.2W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: Northwest [305°] near 17 mph [28 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 60 mph [ 95 kph].
Wind Gusts: 75 mph [120 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 205 Miles [335 km].
Minimum central pressure: 997 mb.
Currently about 65 miles [ 105 km] Northeast of Camaguey, Cuba.
A Hurricane Warning is in effect for the Florida Keys including the Dry Tortugas, the Florida West Coast south of Bonita Beach to Ocean Reef, Florida Bay.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for 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; the Florida East Coast south of Sebastion Inlet to Ocean Reef, Lake Okeechobee, and the Florida West Coast from north of Bonita Beach to Tarpon Springs including Tampa Bay.
A Hurricane Watch is in effect for the Florida East Coast south of Golden Beach to Ocean Reef; Andros Island in the Bahamas.
A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for the Cuban provinces of Matanzas and Cienfuegos; the Florida East Coast north of Sebastian Inlet to Flager Beach; the Florida West Coast north of Tarpon Springs to Indian Pass on the Panhandle.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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