Hurricane Paloma
Position: 17.5 N 81.8 W [12 AM CST 0600 UTC].
Movement: North [360°] near 8 mph.
Maximum sustained winds: 75 mph [120 kph].
Wind Gusts: 90 mph.
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 70 miles [110 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 15 miles [30 km].
Minimum central pressure: 987 mb.
It is about 125 miles [200 km] South of Grand Cayman.
At 3 pm CST [2100 UTC] the government of the Cayman Islands has issued a Hurricane Warning for the Cayman Islands.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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November 6, 2008 Comments Off on Hurricane Paloma