L’shanah Tovah
Happy 5777!
At sunset Rosh Hashanah begins, so get your honey, challah, and apples ready.
October 2, 2016 Comments Off on L’shanah Tovah
Hurricane Matthew – Day 5
Position: 14.7N 75.0W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: North [360°] near 5 mph [ 7 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 145 mph [230 kph].
Wind Gusts: 170 mph [270 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 195 miles [315 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 25 miles [ 35 km].
Minimum central pressure: 943 mb ↓.
Currently about 255 miles [ 415 km] South-Southeast of Kingston, Jamaica.
A Hurricane Warning is in effect for Jamaica, Haiti, the Cuban provinces of Guantanamo, Santiago de Cuba, Holguin, Granma, and Las Tunas, and the Southeastern Bahamas.
A Hurricane Watch is in effect for the Camaguey province of Cuba, Southeastern Bahamas, including the Inaguas, Mayaguana, Acklins, Crooked Island, Long Cay, and Ragged Island, the Turks & Caicos Islands, the Central Bahamas.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the Dominican Republic from Barahona westward to the border with Haiti.
A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for the Dominican Republic from Puerto Plata westward to the border with Haiti.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
[For the latest information click on the storm symbol, or go to the CATEGORIES drop-down box below the CALENDAR and select “Hurricanes” for all of the posts related to storms on this site.]
October 2, 2016 Comments Off on Hurricane Matthew – Day 5