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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Forecaster Brown
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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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