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Position: 20.7N 96.3W [10:00PM CDT 0300UTC].
Movement: West [270°] near 10 mph [17 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 120 mph [195 kph].
Wind Gusts: 135 mph [215 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 150 miles [240 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 30 miles [ 45 km].
Minimum central pressure: 967 mb.

Currently about 75 miles [ 165 km] East-Southeast of Tuxpan, Mexico.

This is the first major hurricane of the season.

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for the coast of mainland Mexico from Puerto Veracruz to Cabo Rojo.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the coast of mainland Mexico from north of Cabo Rojo to Barra del Tordo.

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

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Position: 29.8N 72.3W [10:00PM CDT 0300UTC].
Movement: West-Northwest [285°] near 8 mph [13 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 65 mph [100 kph].
Wind Gusts: 80 mph [130 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 90 miles [150 km].
Minimum central pressure: 997 mb.

Currently about 415 miles [ 670 km] South-Southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.

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

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Position: 20.8N 91.8W [10:00PM CDT 0300UTC].
Movement: West [280°] near 16 mph [26 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 65 mph [100 kph].
Wind Gusts: 80 mph [130 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 160 miles [260 km].
Minimum central pressure: 994 mb ↓.

Currently about 105 miles [ 170 km] Northwest of Campeche, Mexico.

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for the coast of mainland Mexico from Puerto Veracruz to Cabo Rojo.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico from Progresso to Campeche and the coast of mainland Mexico from north of Cabo Rojo to Barra del Tordo.

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

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Position: 29.8N 68.5W [10:00PM CDT 0300UTC].
Movement: West [265°] near 9 mph [15 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 70 mph [110 kph].
Wind Gusts: 80 mph [130 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 80 miles [130 km].
Minimum central pressure: 995 mb.

Currently about 280 miles [ 450 km] Southwest of Bermuda.

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

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Position: 19.8N 85.6W [10:00PM CDT 0300UTC].
Movement: West [280°] near 18 mph [30 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 80 mph [130 kph].
Wind Gusts: 95 mph [155 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 140 miles [220 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 35 miles [ 55 km].
Minimum central pressure: 988 mb ↓.

Currently about 125 miles [ 205 km] East-Southeast of Tulum, Mexico.

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico from Cancun to Punta Herrero, including Cozumel.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico from north of Cancun to Campeche and south of Punto Herrero to Puerto Costa Maya.

A Hurricane Watch is in effect for the coast of mainland Mexico from Puerto Veracruz to Cabo Rojo.

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for the southern coast of the Cuban province of Pinar del Rio, as well as Isla de la Juventud; the coast of mainland Mexico north of Cabo Rojo to Puerto de Altamira.

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

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Governor DeMentis just announced his plan to deal with Covid-19 – an outpatient IV center at a sports arena in Mouseland (Orlando) to give people monoclonal antibody infusions:

Gov. Ron DeSantis revealed Thursday the creation of mobile rapid response units to deliver the COVID-19 antibody treatment Regeneron to Floridians at higher risk for the virus.

Regeneron, a monoclonal antibody cocktail, is an FDA-approved treatment for those who have already gotten sick. DeSantis said vaccination, while effective at preventing severe illness and death, hasn’t been as successful as hoped in preventing waves of infection.

Regeneron has the same Emergency Use Authorization as the vaccines. It has to be administered soon after someone contracts the virus to be effective. It does not protect you from getting Covid again in a few months. It is a treatment, not a cure, and not a vaccine replacement. It was used on Trump before it had received its EUA and Trump was vaccinated after he recovered.

Let’s look at the economics. You can get a decent mask for under $2/day. The vaccine costs under $40 for both doses. Regeneron costs $2100 per infusion. The “rapid response units” can process 320 people a day.

Convenience: You have to go to a special facility to go through the IV infusion; almost every supermarket and drug store in the state can vaccinate now; I can get masks online, or at any store that I enter.

Why is DeMentis pushing an expensive treatment instead of a cheap vaccination? Why is he banning masks? What is his problem? The people his policies are killing are mostly Republicans, except for the children.

Position: 30.0N 65.1W [10:00PM CDT 0300UTC].
Movement: West-Southwest [255°] near 8 mph [13 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 65 mph [105 kph].
Wind Gusts: 80 mph [130 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 70 miles [110 km].
Minimum central pressure: 998 mb ↑.

Currently about 160 miles [ 255 km] South of Bermuda.

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Bermuda.

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

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Position: 18.4N 79.2W [10:00PM CDT 0300UTC].
Movement: West [280°] near 14 mph [22 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 60 mph [ 95 kph].
Wind Gusts: 75 mph [120 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 115 miles [185 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1000 mb ↓.

Currently about 145 miles [ 235 km] East-Northeast of Grand Cayman.

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico from Cancun to Punta Herrero, including Cozumel.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the southern coast of the Cuban provinces of Granma, Las Tunas, and Camaguey; the Cayman Islands; Jamaica; the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico from north of Cancun to Dzilam and south of Punto Herrero to Puerto Costa Maya.

A Hurricane Watch is in effect for the Cayman Islands.

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for the southern coast of the Cuban provinces of Ciego de Avila, Sancti Spiritus, Cienfuegos, Matanzas, and Pinar del Rio, as well as Isla de la Juventud; the north and west coasts of the Yucatan Peninsula from west of Dzilam to Campeche.

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Position: 32.3N 85.0W [ 4:00AM CDT 0900UTC].
Movement: North-Northeast [015°] near 14 mph [22 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 35 mph [ 55 kph].
Wind Gusts: 45 mph [ 70 kph].
Minimum central pressure: 1004 mb.

Currently about 15 miles [ 25 km] South-Southwest of Columbus, Georgia.

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

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Position: 30.7N 63.3W [10:00PM CDT 0300UTC].
Movement: Southwest [215°] near 5 mph [ 7 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 45 mph [ 75 kph].
Wind Gusts: 60 mph [ 95 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 35 miles [ 55 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1008 mb ↓.

Currently about 140 miles [ 230 km] Southeast of Bermuda.

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Bermuda.

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

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Position: 18.2N 73.8W [10:00PM CDT 0300UTC].
Movement: West [280°] near 14 mph [22 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 35 mph [ 55 kph].
Wind Gusts: 50 mph [ 80 kph].
Minimum central pressure: 1006 mb ↓.

Currently about 100 miles [ 165 km] West-Southwest of Port au Prince, Haiti.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the southern coast of the Cuban provinces of Santiago de Cuba, Granma, Las Tunas, and Camaguey; the Cayman Islands

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for the entire coast of Haiti; Jamaica; the southern coast of the Cuban provinces of Ciego de Avila, Sancti Spiritus, Cienfuegos, Matanzas, and Pinar del Rio, as well as Isla de la Juventud.

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Position: 31.2N 85.2W [10:00PM CDT 0300UTC].
Movement: North-Northeast [020°] near 10 mph [17 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 40 mph [ 65 kph].
Wind Gusts: 55 mph [ 90 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 45 miles [ 75 km].
Minimum central pressure: 999 mb.

Currently about 10 miles [ 20 km] East of Dothan, Alabama.

Fred made landfall near Cape San Blas at 2:15PM CDT.

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

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Position: 17.3N 68.6W [10:00PM CDT 0300UTC].
Movement: West [275°] near 15 mph [24 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 35 mph [ 55 kph].
Wind Gusts: 50 mph [ 80 kph].
Minimum central pressure: 1011 mb.

Currently about 120 miles [ 190 km] Southeast of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for the entire coast of the Dominican Republic; the entire coast of Haiti.

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

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Position: 27.3N 85.9W [10:00PM CDT 0300UTC].
Movement: North-Northwest [330°] near 9 mph [15 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 50 mph [ 85 kph].
Wind Gusts: 65 mph [105 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 90 miles [150 km].
Minimum central pressure: 999 mb ↓.

Currently about 200 miles [ 325 km] South of Panama City, Florida.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the coast of the Florida Panhandle from Navarre to the Wakulla/Jefferson County line.

A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for the coast of Florida from Indian Pass to Yankeetown.

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

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