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

...700 PM AST POSITION UPDATE...
...EYE OF DANGEROUS HURRICANE MARIA NEARING DOMINICA...

At 700 PM AST (2300 UTC), the eye of Hurricane Maria was estimated
by data from the French radar on Martinique near latitude 15.3
North, longitude 60.9 West.

A wind gust to 48 mph (78 km/h) was recently reported on Dominica.

SUMMARY OF 700 PM AST...2300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...15.3N 60.9W
ABOUT 30 MI...45 KM ESE OF DOMINICA
ABOUT 40 MI...65 KM N 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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