Tropical Storm Isaac – Day 4
Position: 17.7N 72.5W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: Northwest [310°] near 14 mph [22 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 70 mph [110 kph].
Wind Gusts: 85 mph [135 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 230 Miles [370 km].
Minimum central pressure: 990 mb ↓.
Currently about 65 miles [ 100 km] South-Southwest of Port au Prince, Haiti.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the Dominican Republic; Haiti; the Cuban provinces of Ciego de Avila, Santi Spiritus, Villa Clara, Camaguey, Las Tunas, Granma, Holguin, Santiago de Cuba, and Guantanamo; the Bahamas; the Turks and Caicos Islands; and the Florida Keys including the Dry Tortugas; the Florida East Coast south of Jupiter Inlet, the Florida West Coast south of Bonita Beach, Florida Bay, and Lake Okeechobee.
A Hurricane Watch is in effect for Haiti; the Florida Keys including the Dry Tortugas; the Florida East Coast south of Ocean Reef, the Florida West Coast south of Bonita Beach, and Florida Bay.
A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for the Cuban provinces of Matanzas and Cienfuegos; Jamaica; the Florida East Coast north of Jupiter Inlet to Sebastian Inlet.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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