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Position: 27.1N 55.4W [10:00PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: North [010°] near 13 mph [20 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 30 mph [ 45 kph].
Wind Gusts: 40 mph [ 65 kph].
Minimum central pressure: 1010 mb ↑.

Currently about 785 miles [1265 km] Northeast of the Northern Leeward Islands.

This is the last public advisory issued by the National Hurricane Center on this system.

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Position: 16.6N 59.1W [10:00PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West-Northwest [300°] near 5 mph [ 7 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 50 mph [ 85 kph].
Wind Gusts: 60 mph [ 95 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 175 miles [280 km].
Minimum central pressure: 998 mb ↓.

Currently about 190 miles [ 310 km] East-Southeast of Barbuda.

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Antigua & Barbuda.

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

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October 1 through 7, 2023

“Das war ein Vorspiel nur, dort wo man Bücher verbrennt, verbrennt man auch am Ende Menschen.” That is the original German. My English translation would be ‘That is but a prelude, where they burn books, they will in the end burn people.” It is from Heinrich Heine’s 1821 play Almansor.

John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men and Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird keep making the top ten of banned books. It makes no sense to me why people can’t just not read books they don’t like, and let other people make their own choices. But then again, I live in a county where people have a fit if children dress up as witches, wizards, or devils on Halloween, and have “harvest festivals” instead of Halloween parties… it’s really pathetic.

Position: 23.5N 52.8W [10:00PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: Northwest [310°] near 14 mph [22 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 40 mph [ 65 kph].
Wind Gusts: 50 mph [ 80 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 70 miles (110 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1004 mb ↑.

Currently about 760 miles [1220 km] East-Northeast of the Northern Leeward Islands.

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

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Position: 16.1N 57.0W [10:00PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: Southwest [235°] near 5 mph [ 7 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 50 mph [ 85 kph].
Wind Gusts: 60 mph [ 95 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 150 miles [240 km].
Minimum central pressure: 999 mb.

Currently about 430 miles [ 690 km] East-Southeast of the Northern Leeward Islands.

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

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Position: 20.4N 48.8W [10:00PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: Northwest [305°] near 12 mph [19 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 50 mph [ 85 kph].
Wind Gusts: 60 mph [ 95 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 150 miles (240 km].
Minimum central pressure: 999 mb ↓.

Currently about 945 miles [1520 km] East-Northeast of the Northern Leeward Islands.

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

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Position: 17.6N 55.8W [10:00PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: Southwestt [220°] near 3 mph [ 6 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 50 mph [ 85 kph].
Wind Gusts: 60 mph [ 95 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 140 miles [220 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1002 mb.

Currently about 480 miles [ 775 km] East of the Northern Leeward Islands.

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

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Position: 18.4N 46.6W [10:00PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: Northwest [315°] near 7 mph [11 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 40 mph [ 65 kph].
Wind Gusts: 50 mph [ 80 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 70 miles (110 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1005 mb ↑.

Currently about 1080 miles [1740 km] East of the Northern Leeward Islands.

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Position: 18.3N 55.0W [10:00PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West-Southwestt [240°] near 5 mph [ 7 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 45 mph [ 75 kph].
Wind Gusts: 55 mph [ 90 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 140 miles [220 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1004 mb ↑.

Currently about 530 miles [ 855 km] East of the Northern Leeward Islands.

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

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Position: 18.2N 54.5W [10:00PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: Northwestt [305°] near 8 mph [13 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 50 mph [ 85 kph].
Wind Gusts: 60 mph [ 95 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 175 miles [280 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 70 miles [110 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1002 mb ↑.

Currently about 565 miles [ 910 km] East of the Northern Leeward Islands.

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

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Position: 17.4N 52.0W [10:00PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West [280°] near 12 mph [19 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 45 mph [ 75 kph].
Wind Gusts: 55 mph [ 90 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 230 miles [370 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1003 mb.

Currently about 730 miles [1180 km] East of the Northern Leeward Islands.

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Position: 17.6N 47.8W [10:00PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West-Northwest [285°] near 12 mph [19 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 50 mph [ 85 kph].
Wind Gusts: 60 mph [ 95 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 175 miles [280 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1001 mb ↓.

Currently about 1005 miles [1620 km] East of the Northern Leeward Islands.

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

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Position: 17.1N 43.3W [10:00PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West-Northwest [290°] near 14 mph [22 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 50 mph [ 85 kph].
Wind Gusts: 60 mph [ 95 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 115 miles [185 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1000 mb.

Currently about 1305 miles [2100 km] East of the Northern Leeward Islands.

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

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The equinox arrived at 1:50AM CDT.

It’s time to man the rakes in northern climes while Spring arrives below the Equator.