Hurricane Eta – Day 4
Position: 13.8N 84.0W [ 9PM CST 0300 UTC].
Movement: West [270°] near 6 mph [ 9 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 105 mph [165 kph].
Wind Gusts: 130 mph [210 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 115 miles [185 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 25 miles [ 35 km].
Minimum central pressure: 970 mb ↑.
Currently about 45 miles [ 70 km] West-Southwest of Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua.
At 3PM CST Eta is making landfall just south of Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua.
A Hurricane Warning is in effect for the coast of Nicaragua from the Honduras/Nicaragua border to Sandy Bay Sirpi.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the northeastern coast of Honduras from Punta Patuca to the Honduras/Nicaragua border; the coast of Nicaragua from south of Sandy Bay Sirpi to Laguna de Perlas.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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