7pm AST Tues: 175mph; 909mb; Extremely dangerous category 5 hurricane Maria still strengthening
Posted by
Chris in Tampa on 9/19/2017, 7:05 pm
NHC: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
Floater: http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/floaters/15L/15L_floater.html Wider Atlantic views: http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/trop-atl.html
San Juan radar: https://www.wunderground.com/radar/radblast.asp?ID=JUA&type=N0Z&num=12&delay=50&showlabels=1&showstorms=1&lightning=1
Hurricane Maria Tropical Cyclone Update NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL152017 700 PM AST Tue Sep 19 2017
...700 PM AST POSITION AND INTENSITY UPDATE... ...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE MARIA STILL STRENGTHENING...
Reports just received from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate that the maximum sustained winds have increased to 175 mph (280 km/h). The estimated minimum pressure based on data from the aircraft is 909 mb (26.84).
A wind gust to 63 mph (102 km/h) was recently reported in the eastern portion of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
SUMMARY OF 700 PM AST...2300 UTC...INFORMATION --------------------------------------------------- LOCATION...16.9N 64.1W ABOUT 70 MI...115 KM SE OF ST. CROIX ABOUT 165 MI...270 KM SE OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...175 MPH...280 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...909 MB...26.84 INCHES
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7pm AST Tues: 175mph; 909mb; Extremely dangerous category 5 hurricane Maria still strengthening - Chris in Tampa, 9/19/2017, 7:05 pm
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