Hurricane Maria – Day 2
Position: 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.
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