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Hurricane Maria Advisory Number 14
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL152017
1100 AM AST Tue Sep 19 2017

...POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC HURRICANE MARIA CONTINUES WEST-
NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD THE VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO...
...PREPARATIONS AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE AND RAINFALL
FLOODING AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION...

SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION

LOCATION...16.3N 63.1W
ABOUT 115 MI...180 KM W OF GUADELOUPE
ABOUT 150 MI...240 KM SE OF ST. CROIX
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...160 MPH...260 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...927 MB...27.37 INCHES

242 posted on 09/19/2017 7:51:53 AM PDT by NautiNurse (Tear down the Mexican Carrier plant and use the materials to build the wall)

GFS has it hitting the east tip of PR but it tracks right over San Juan. Of course the size brings some major impact to the whole island. This is 30 hours out I believe.

243 posted on 09/19/2017 8:19:07 AM PDT by KC Burke (If all the world is a stage, I would like to request my lighting be adjusted.)

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