Tropical Storm Bonnie
Position: 23.4N 76.5W [10 PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: Northwest [305°] near 14 mph [22 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 40 mph [65 kph].
Wind Gusts: 50 mph [80 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 45 miles [ 70 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1007 mb.
It is 125 miles [200 km] South-Southeast of Nassau, Bahamas, and 285 miles [460 km] Southeast of Miami, Florida.
The current projected path takes the storm near or over BP’s Gulf Gusher.
A Tropical Storm Warning has been issued for the central and Northwestern Bahamas; the Florida East Coast from Deerfield Beach southward including the entire Florida Keys and Florida Bay and along the West Coast of Florida northward to Englewood.
A tropical storm watch has been issued for the East Coast of Florida from north of Deerfield Beach to Jupiter Inlet including Lake Okeechobee.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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