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Tropical Storm Grace – Day 2

Tropical Storm GracePosition: 16.6N 61.5W [10:00PM CDT 0300UTC].
Movement: West-Northwest [285°] near 20 mph [31 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 40 mph [ 65 kph].
Wind Gusts: 55 mph [ 90 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 35 miles [ 55 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1010 mb.

Currently about 265 miles [ 430 km] East-Southeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Saba and Sint Eustatius; Sint Maarten; St. Martin and St. Barthelemy; U.S. Virgin Islands; Puerto Rico, including Vieques and Culebra; the Dominican Republic from Cabo Caucedo northward to Samana.

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for the south coast of the Dominican Republic from the Haiti border eastward to Cabo Caucedoo, and for the north coast from Samana westward to the Haiti border; the entire coast of Haiti.

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

[For the latest information click on the storm symbol, or go to the CATEGORIES drop-down box below the CALENDAR and select “Hurricanes” for all of the posts related to storms on this site.]

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Remnant Fred – Day 6

Remnant FredPosition: 23.8N 84.3W [10:00PM CDT 0300UTC].
Movement: West-Northwest [300°] near 9 mph [15 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 35 mph [ 55 kph].
Wind Gusts: 50 mph [ 80 kph].
Minimum central pressure: 1012 mb.

Currently about 530 miles [ 855 km] South-Southeast of Mobile, Alabama.

Fred devolved to a wave but is expected to reform over the Gulf later. All watches and warnings have been discontinued.

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

[For the latest information click on the storm symbol, or go to the CATEGORIES drop-down box below the CALENDAR and select “Hurricanes” for all of the posts related to storms on this site.]

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