Position: 31.5N 49.0W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: North [005°] near 7 mph [11 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 40 mph [ 65 kph].
Wind Gusts: 50 mph [ 80 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 35 miles [ 55 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1009 mb ↓.

Currently about 925 miles [1490 km] East of Bermuda.

* – Lee is back, but doesn’t appear to be ready for anything dangerous.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

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Position: 24.1N 71.7W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: North-Northwest [345°] near 9 mph [15 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 125 mph [205 kph].
Wind Gusts: 150 mph [240 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 185 miles [295 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 60 miles [ 95 km].
Minimum central pressure: 954 mb ↑.

Currently about 175 miles [ 285 km] East of San Salvador.

A NOAA P-3 Hurricane Hunter successfully deployed a Coyote UAV to take readings of the hurricane’s eyewall. The small drones are electric powered and can can be programmed to do things that even Hurricane Hunters think are insane.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the Turks & Caicos Islands, the Southeastern Bahamas, and the Central Bahamas.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

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Position: 39.3N 69.1W [ 4PM CDT 2100 UTC].
Movement: Southeast [140°] near 3 mph [ 6 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 45 mph [ 75 kph].
Wind Gusts: 65 mph [100 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 140 miles [220 km].
Minimum central pressure: 996 mb ↑.

Currently about 140 miles [ 225 km] South-Southeast of Nantucket, Massachusetts.

All watches and warnings have been cancelled. This is the final NHC advisory.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

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You can watch the arrival of the equinox at Archæoastronomy. It takes/took place at 3:02 PM CDT.

It’s time to man the rakes in northern climes while Spring arrives below the Equator.