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WTNT65 KNHC 200956
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Hurricane Maria Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL152017
600 AM AST Wed Sep 20 2017

...600 AM AST POSITION AND INTENSITY UPDATE...
...MARIA ABOUT TO MAKE LANDFALL IN PUERTO RICO...

A sustained wind of 76 mph (122 km/h) with a wind gust to 99 mph
(159 km/h) was recently reported at Del Rey Marina, Puerto Rico.

A sustained wind of 72 mph (116 km/h) with a wind gust to 98 mph
(157 km/h) was recently reported in Fajardo, Puerto Rico.

SUMMARY OF 600 AM AST...1000 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...18.0N 65.8W
ABOUT 20 MI...35 KM WSW OF VIEQUES
ABOUT 35 MI...55 KM SE OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...155 MPH...250 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...917 MB...27.08 INCHES

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Forecaster Pasch/Roberts