Hurricane Omar – Day 3 – Cat 3
Position: 17.4 N 64.5 W [10 PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: Northeast [050°] near 20 mph.
Maximum sustained winds: 115 mph [185 kph].
Wind Gusts: 140 mph.
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 115 miles [185 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 35 miles [55 km].
Minimum central pressure: 967 mb ↓.
It is 30 miles [45 km] Southwest of St. Croix and 105 miles [165 km] West-Southwest of St. Martin/Maarten.
A Hurricane Warning has been issued for the U.S. Virgin Islands, Vieques, Culebra, St. Martin/Maarten, Saba, St. Eustatius, St. Barthelemy, the British Virgin Islands, Anguilla, St. Kitts, and Nevis by their respective governments.
The government of Antigua has issued a Tropical Storm Warning for Antigua, Barbuda, and Montserrat.
A Hurricane Watch and a Tropical Storm Warning remain in effect for Puerto Rico.
A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Guadeloupe.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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