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Hurricane Maria – Day 2

Hurricane MariaPosition: 14.2N 58.4W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West-Northwest [290°] near 13 mph [20 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 85 mph [140 kph].
Wind Gusts: 110 mph [175 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 105 miles [165 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 15 miles [ 30 km].
Minimum central pressure: 979 mb ↓.

Currently about 100 miles [ 165 km] Northeast of Barbados.

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for Guadeloupe; Dominica; St. Kitts, Nevis, and Montserrat; Martinique.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Martinique; St. Lucia; Antigua and Barbuda; Saba and St. Eustatius.

A Hurricane Watch is in effect for Saba & St. Eustatius; St. Maarten; Anguilla; St. Martin & St. Barthelemy; U.S. Virgin Islands; British Virgin Islands.

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Barbados; and St. Vincent & the Grenadines.

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.]

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Hurricane Jose – Day 13

Hurricane JosePosition: 32.2N 71.6W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: North [360°] near 9 mph [15 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 90 mph [150 kph].
Wind Gusts: 110 mph [175 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 205 miles [335 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 60 miles [ 95 km].
Minimum central pressure: 972 mb ↑.

Currently about 305 miles [ 490 km] Southeast of the Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Fenwick Island, Delaware, to Sandy Hook, New Jersey, including Delaware Bay South, and from East Rockaway Inlet, New York, to Plymouth, Massachusetts, including Long Island Sound, Block Island, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket.

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.]

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Tropical Depression Lee – Day 3

Tropical Depression LeePosition: 13.6N 38.5W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West-Northwest [290°] near 10 mph [17 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 35 mph [ 55 kph].
Wind Gusts: 55 mph [ 90 kph].
Minimum central pressure: 1007 mb.

Currently about 980 miles [1580 km] West of the Cabo Verde Islands.

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.]

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