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WTNT65 KNHC 192159
TCUAT5

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

...600 PM AST POSITION UPDATE...
...WEATHER CONDITIONS RAPIDLY DETERIORATING IN THE U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS...

A wind gust to 54 mph (87 km/h) was recently reported at St. Croix
in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

SUMMARY OF 600 PM AST...2200 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...16.8N 64.0W
ABOUT  80 MI...130 KM SE OF ST. CROIX
ABOUT 175 MI...285 KM SE OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...165 MPH...270 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...913 MB...26.96 INCHES

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Forecaster Brown