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WTNT65 KNHC 200059
TCUAT5

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

...900 PM AST POSITION AND INTENSITY UPDATE...
...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE MARIA APPROACHING ST.
CROIX...

A wind gust to 72 mph (117 km/h) was recently reported in the
eastern portion of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands.


SUMMARY OF 900 PM AST...0100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...17.1N 64.4W
ABOUT 50 MI...80 KM SSE OF ST. CROIX
ABOUT 145 MI...230 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