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Hurricane Maria Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL152017
1000 PM AST Tue Sep 19 2017

...1000 PM AST POSITION AND INTENSITY UPDATE...
...SUSTAINED HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS SHOULD START ON ST. CROIX SOON...

A wind gust to 87 mph (141 km/h) was recently reported in the
western portion of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands.


SUMMARY OF 1000 PM AST...0200 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...17.2N 64.5W
ABOUT 40 MI...65 KM SSE OF ST. CROIX
ABOUT 135 MI...215 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 Blake

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