Tropical Depression Karl – Day 4
Position: 18.6N 97.4W [10 PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West-Southwest [250°] near 7 mph [11 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 35 mph [ 55 kph].
Wind Gusts: 45 mph [ 70 kph].
Minimum central pressure: 1000 mb ↑.
Currently about 55 miles [90 km] East-Southeast of Puebla, Mexico.
Karl made landfall at 11:30 AM CDT [1630 UTC] as a category 3 hurricane with 115 mph [185 kph] sustained winds and a pressure of 976mb about 10 miles [15 km] North of Veracruz. It has a relatively small wind field, but it is dumping rain, and there will be 6-9 feet of surge topped by waves battering the coast.
Mexico has canceled its coastal Warnings and Watches. Karl has reached the coastal mountains and is losing strength. It is expected to become a remnant low in the next 6 to 12 hours.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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