Position: 13.8N 64.9W [10:00PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West-Northwest [290°] near 22 mph [35 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 160 mph [260 kph].
Wind Gusts: 175 mph [280 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 125 miles (205 km).
Hurricane Wind Radius: 40 miles [ 65 km].
Minimum central pressure: 938 mb ↓.

Now a Category 5 Hurricane.

Currently about 510 miles [ 825 km] East-Southeast of Isla Beata, Dominican Republic

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for Jamaica

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for south coast of Dominican Republic from Punta Palenque westward to the border with Haiti; the south coast of Haiti from the border with the Dominican Republic to Anse d’Hainault.

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.]

Position: 20.2N 97.8W [10:00AM CDT 1500 UTC].
Movement: West-Northwest [290°] near 7 mph [11 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 35 mph [ 55 kph].
Wind Gusts: 45 mph [ 70 kph].
Minimum central pressure: 1007 mb ↑.

Currently about 60 miles [ 1oo km] South-Southeast of Tuxpan, Mexico.

All Watches and Warnings have been cancelled. The National Hurricane Center has issued its last public advisory on this system.

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.]

La fête du
Canada
Day

Thank you for not yet building a fence along your southern or western border, and for brewing great beer.

This is the 157th anniversary of the signing of the Constitution Act of 1867.

Schedule of Ottawa events and some background.