Tropical Storm Earl – Day 3
Position: 16.0N 47.9W [10 PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West [275°] near 20 mph [32 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 50 mph [ 85 kph].
Wind Gusts: 65 mph [105 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 85 miles [140 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1002 mb ↓.
Currently about 1015 miles [1635 km] East of the Leeward Islands.
A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for French Saint Martin and Saint Barthelemy.
While conditions are good for strengthening, Earl seems content to just move East away from the dry air to the North.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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