POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC HURRICANE MARIA MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN CARIBBEAN TOWARD THE VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO... ...PREPARATIONS AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE AND RAINFALL FLOODING AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION... 2:00 PM AST Tue Sep 19 Location: 16.6°N 63.6°W Moving: WNW at 10 mph Min pressure: 927 mb Max sustained: 160 mph http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT FINDS THAT MARIA HAS STRENGTHENED... 2:15 PM AST Tue Sep 19 Location: 16.6°N 63.6°W Moving: WNW at 10 mph Min pressure: 920 mb[185-mph max max sustained Irma's lowest was 914 mb, 140-mph max max sustained Harvey's 938 mb] Max sustained: 165 mph http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ [emphasis added]
Hurricane Maria Update Statement
ZCZC MIATCUAT5 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM
Hurricane Maria Tropical Cyclone Update NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL152017 215 PM AST Tue Sep 19 2017
...HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT FINDS THAT MARIA HAS STRENGTHENED...
Recent reports from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate that Maria has strengthened above the intensity in the 2 PM AST advisory, with estimated maximum sustained winds of 165 mph (265 km/h).
SUMMARY OF 215PM AST...1815 UTC...INFORMATION --------------------------------------------------- LOCATION...16.6N 63.6W ABOUT 110 MI...175 KM SE OF ST. CROIX ABOUT 140 MI...225 KM W OF GUADELOUPE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...165 MPH...265 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...920 MB...27.17 INCHES
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