Hurricane Earl – Day 5
Position: 17.9N 61.1W [10 PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West-Northwest [285°] near 15 mph [24 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 100 mph [160 kph].
Wind Gusts: 120 mph [190 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 175 miles [280 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 45 miles [ 75 km].
Minimum central pressure: 971 mb ↓.
Currently about 50 miles [ 80 km] East of Barbuda.
Barbuda should be experiencing hurricane force winds shortly as the eye passes just North of the island.
A Hurricane Warning is in effect for Saint Martin, Saint Barthelemy, Antigua, Barbuda, British Virgin Islands, Montserrat, St. Kitts, Nevis, Anguilla, St. Maarten, Saba, and St. Eustatius.
A Hurricane Watch is in effect for US Virgin Islands, and for the islands of Culebra and Vieques.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for US Virgin Islands, and for the islands of Culebra and Vieques.
[Note that “Warning” is a probable event, while “Watch” is possible, i.e. the Virgin Islands will probably have Tropical Storm conditions, but may have Hurricane conditions.]
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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