Tropical Storm Elsa – Day 5
Position: 20.6N 79.2W [10:00PM CDT 0300UTC].
Movement: Northwest [310°] near 15 mph [24 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 65 mph [100 kph].
Wind Gusts: 75 mph [120 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 80 miles [130 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1004 mb ↓.
Currently about 270 miles [ 440 km] Southeast of Havana, Cuba.
A Hurricane Warning is in effect for the Cuban provinces of Cienfuegos, Matanzas.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the Cuban provinces of Camaguey, Ciego de Avila, Sancti Spiritus, Villa Clara, Mayabeque, and Havana, and the Florida Keys from Craig Key westward to the Dry Tortugas.
A Hurricane Watch is in effect for the Cuban province of Camaguey.
A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Cayman Brac & Little Cayman, the Cuban province of Artemisa, and the Florida Keys from east of Craig Key to Ocean Reef, Florida Bay, and the west coast of Florida from Flamingo northward to the Anclote River.
A Storm Surge Watch is in effect for the west coast of Florida from Bonita Beach northward to the Suwannee River, including Tampa Bay.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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