Hurricane Maria – Day 4
Position: 17.3N 64.7W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West-Northwest [300°] near 10 mph [17 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 175 mph [280 kph].
Wind Gusts: 200 mph [320 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 150 miles [240 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 60 miles [ 95 km].
Minimum central pressure: 909 mb.
Currently about 30 miles [ 45 km] South-Southeast of St. Croix and about 120 miles [ 190 km] Southeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
A Hurricane Warning is in effect for U.S. Virgin Islands; British Virgin Islands; Puerto Rico, Vieques, & Culebra; the coast of the Dominican Republic from Cabo Engano to Puerto Plata.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Saba & St. Eustatius; St. Maarten; Guadeloupe; the coast of the Dominican Republic from west of Puerto Plata to the northern Dominican Republic-Haiti border and west of Cabo Engano to Punta Palenque.
A Hurricane Watch is in effect for Saba & St. Eustatius; St. Maarten; St. Martin & St. Barthelemy; the coast of the Dominican Republic from Isla Saona to Puerto Plata; the Turks & Caicos Islands and the Southeastern Bahamas.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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