Tropical Storm Laura – Day 2
Position: 17.0N 63.5W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West-Northwest [285°] near 18 mph [30 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 45 mph [ 75 kph].
Wind Gusts: 55 mph [ 90 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 205 miles [335 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1008 mb ↑.
Currently about 195 miles [ 315 km] East-Southeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Saba and St. Eustatius; St. Maarten; St. Martin and St. Barthelemy; Puerto Rico, Vieques and Culebra; U.S. Virgin Islands; British Virgin Islands; the northern coast of the Dominican Republic from Cabo Engano to the border with Haiti; The northern coast of Haiti from Le Mole St. Nicholas to the border with the Dominican Republic; the southeastern Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for the central Bahamas.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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