Hurricane Henri – Day 6
Position: 38.6N 71.0W [10:00PM CDT 0300UTC].
Movement: North [355°] near 21 mph [33 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 75 mph [120 kph].
Wind Gusts: 90 mph [145 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 150 miles [240 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 35 miles [ 55 km].
Minimum central pressure: 987 mb ↓.
Currently about 180 miles [ 290 km] South-Southeast of Montauk Point, New York.
A Hurricane Warning is in effect for the South shore of Long Island from Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Point; the North shore of Long Island from Port Jefferson Harbor to Montauk Point; New Haven, Connecticut to west of Westport, Massachusetts including Block Island.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Port Jefferson Harbor to west of New Haven, Connecticut; the South shore of Long Island from west of Fire Island Inlet to East Rockaway Inlet; Westport, Massachusetts to Chatham, Massachusetts including Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard; Coastal New York and New Jersey west of East Rockaway Inlet to Manasquan Inlet, including New York City.
A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for the South shore of Long Island from Mastic Beach to Montauk Point; the North shore of Long Island from Montauk Point to Flushing, New York; Flushing, New York to Chatham, Massachusetts; Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard, and Block Island.
A Storm Surge Watch is in effect for the South shore of Long Island from west of Mastic Beach to East Rockaway Inlet; North of Chatham, Massachusetts to Sagamore Beach, Massachusetts; Cape Cod Bay.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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