Tropical Depression Sixteen
Position: 21.9N 81.9W [10 PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: Northeast [035°] near 8 mph [13 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 35 mph [ 55 kph].
Wind Gusts: 45 mph [ 70 kph].
Minimum central pressure: 997 mb.
Currently about 95 miles [155 km] South-Southeast of Havana, Cuba.
I knew wouldn’t last, but another day or so wouldn’t have been bad.
The pressure continues down, but this is a very large system and it will take a long time to spin up the wind.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for all of the Cayman Islands; the Cuban provinces from Mantanzas eastward to Ciego de Avila; the northwestern and central Bahamas including the Abacos, Andros Island, Berry Islands, Bimini, Eleuthera, Grand Bahama Island, New Providence, Cat Island, the Exumas, Long Island, Rum Cay, and San Salvador; and the Florida coast from Jupiter Inlet southward to East Cape Sable, and for all of the Florida Keys, including Florida Bay and the Dry Tortugas.
A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for the West Coast of Florida from north of East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee and for the East Coast of Florida from north of Jupiter Inlet to Sebastian Inlet.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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