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WTNT65 KNHC 201255
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Hurricane Maria Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL152017
900 AM AST Wed Sep 20 2017

...900 AM AST POSITION AND INTENSITY UPDATE...
...CENTER OF MARIA PASSING WEST-SOUTHWEST OF SAN JUAN...

A weather station near Arecibo, Puerto Rico, recently reported a
sustained wind of 71 mph (114 km/h) and a wind gust of 91 mph (146
km/h).


SUMMARY OF 900 AM AST...1300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...18.3N 66.3W
ABOUT 15 MI...25 KM WSW OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO
ABOUT 30 MI...50 KM ESE OF ARECIBO PUERTO RICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...145 MPH...230 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...927 MB...27.37 INCHES

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Forecaster Brennan