Tropical Storm Matthew
Position: 14.0N 78.4W [10 PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West [275°] near 17 mph [28 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 45 mph [ 70 kph].
Wind Gusts: 55 mph [ 90 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 45 miles [ 70 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1005 mb.
Currently about 335 miles [540 km] East of Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua.
A Hurricane Warning is in effect for Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua to Limon, Honduras, including the offshore islands.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Limon, Honduras westward to the Guatemala border.
This has been building in the Caribbean off the coast of Venezuela for several days, but finally spun up.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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