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WTNT65 KNHC 200358
TCUAT5

Hurricane Maria Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL152017
1200 AM AST Wed Sep 20 2017

...1200 AM AST POSITION AND INTENSITY UPDATE...
...SUSTAINED HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS REPORTED ON ST. CROIX...

A sustained wind of 75 mph (120 km/h) with a wind gust to 114 mph
(183 km/h) was recently reported in the western portion of St. Croix
in the U.S. Virgin Islands.


SUMMARY OF 1200 AM AST...0400 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...17.4N 64.9W
ABOUT 20 MI...35 KM SSW OF ST. CROIX
ABOUT 105 MI...170 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...908 MB...26.81 INCHES

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Forecaster Blake