Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Atlantic Hurricane Trifecta

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Hurricane Irma 

The center of Hurricane Irma, at 07/0000 UTC is near 18.8N 65.4W, or about 30 nm NW of St. Thomas, and about 45 nm ENE of San Juan Puerto Rico. Irma is moving WNW or 295 degrees, at 14 knots. The estimated minimum central pressure is 914 mb. The maximum sustained wind speeds remain 160 kt with gusts to 195 kt. Irma is the strongest hurricane to be in the Atlantic basin outside of the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.

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IRMA AT A GLANCE
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UPDATE
CAT 
WIND / MB
COMMENTS
11:00 PM AST 
Sun Sep 10 2017

2  
100 MPH 155 KM/H
952 MB
...IRMA PRODUCING HURRICANE 
FORCE WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS
 OF CENTRAL FLORIDA...

Hurricane Jose

The center of newly upgraded Hurricane Jose, at 07/2100 UTC is near 13.9N 45.8W, or about 905 NM E of the Lesser Antilles. Jose is moving WNW, 285 degrees, at 15 knots. The estimated minimum central pressure is 994 mb. The maximum sustained wind speeds are now 65 kt with gusts to 80 kt.

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UPDATE
CAT 
WIND / MB
COMMENTS
11:00 PM AST 
Sun Sep 10 2017

3  
115 MPH 185 KM/H
962 MB
...JOSE CONTINUES TO WEAKEN 
OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC...



Hurricane Katia 

The center of newly upgraded Hurricane Katia, at 07/0000 UTC, is in the SW Gulf of Mexico near 21.7N 94.9W, or about 170 nm E of Tampico, Mexico, moving SE or 135 degrees, at 3 knots. The estimated minimum central pressure is 992 mb. The maximum sustained wind speeds are 65 kt with gusts to 80 kt.

KATIA AT A GLANCE
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UPDATE
CAT 
WIND / MB
COMMENTS
10:00 AM AST 
Sat Sep 09 2017

TD  
35 MPH 55 KM/H
1004 MB
...KATIA DISSIPATES OVER THE
TERRAIN OF EASTERN MEXICO BUT THREAT
FOR HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES...
...THIS IS THE LAST ADVISORY...


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