Hurricane Paloma – Day 3
Position: 19.3 N 80.5 W [12 AM CST 0600 UTC].
Movement: Northeast [045°] near 6 mph.
Maximum sustained winds: 120 mph [185 kph].
Wind Gusts: 140 mph.
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 115 miles [185 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 30 miles [35 km].
Minimum central pressure: 958 mb ↓.
It is about 40 miles [65 km] Southwest of Little Cayman hurricane force winds and large waves are battering the the Cayman Islands.
A Hurricane Warning remains in effect for the Cayman Islands.
A Hurricane Warning is now in effect for the Cuban provinces of Sancti Spiritus, Ciego de Avila, Camaguey, and Las Tunas.
A Tropical Storm Warning and a Hurricane Watch are now in effect for the Cuban province of Granma.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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