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Hurricane Maria Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL152017
600 PM AST Mon Sep 18 2017

...600 PM AST POSITION UPDATE...
...EYE OF DANGEROUS HURRICANE MARIA APPROACHING DOMINICA...

At 600 PM AST (2200 UTC), the eye of Hurricane Maria was estimated
by data from the French radar on Martinique near latitude 15.2
North, longitude 60.8 West.

A wind gust to 44 mph (70 km/h) was recently reported on Martinique.


SUMMARY OF 600 PM AST...2200 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...15.2N 60.8W
ABOUT 35 MI...60 KM ESE OF DOMINICA
ABOUT 35 MI...60 KM NNE OF MARTINIQUE
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...130 MPH...215 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...950 MB...28.06 INCHES

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Forecaster Brown

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