Hurricane Iota – Day 3
Position: 13.3N 80.2W [ 9PM CST 0300 UTC].
Movement: West [270°] near 10 mph [17 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 105 mph [165 kph].
Wind Gusts: 115 mph [185 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 150 miles [240 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 35 miles [ 55 km].
Minimum central pressure: 960 mb ↓.
Currently about 235 miles [ 375 km] East-Southeast of Cabo Gracias a Dios on the Nicaragua/Honduras border.
Currently about 80 miles [ 130 km] East of the island of Providencia.
A Hurricane Warning is in effect for the island of Providencia; the coast of Nicaragua from the Honduras/Nicaragua border to Sandy Bay Sirpi; the coast of northeastern Honduras from Punta Patuca to the Honduras/Nicaragua border.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the island of San Andres; the northern coast of Honduras from west of Punta Patuca to Punta Castilla; the coast of Nicaragua from south of Sandy Bay Sirpi to Bluefields.
A Hurricane Watch is in effect for the island of San Andres.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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