Invest 99-L, Strong Tropical Wave passing through the Lesser Islands and Puerto Rico, #Gaston is on the way...
Invest 99-L, is an strong Tropical Wave which is affecting the Lesser Islands and Puerto Rico, in late afternoon.
Puerto Rico has an flash flooding watch effective till tomorrow.
LOCATION...14.9N 38.6W
ABOUT 975 MI...1570 KM W OF THE CABO VERDE ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH...110 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 17 MPH...28 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...999 MB...29.50 INCHES
At 500 AM AST (0900 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Gaston was located near latitude 14.9 North, longitude 38.6 West. Gaston is moving toward the west-northwest near 17 mph. A turn toward the northwest is expected later today.
Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 70 mph (110 km/h) with higher gusts. Additional strengthening is forecast during the next day or so, and Gaston is expected to become a hurricane later today.
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 70 miles (110 km) from the center.
The estimated minimum central pressure is 999 mb (29.50 inches).
ABOUT 975 MI...1570 KM W OF THE CABO VERDE ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH...110 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 17 MPH...28 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...999 MB...29.50 INCHES
At 500 AM AST (0900 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Gaston was located near latitude 14.9 North, longitude 38.6 West. Gaston is moving toward the west-northwest near 17 mph. A turn toward the northwest is expected later today.
Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 70 mph (110 km/h) with higher gusts. Additional strengthening is forecast during the next day or so, and Gaston is expected to become a hurricane later today.
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 70 miles (110 km) from the center.
The estimated minimum central pressure is 999 mb (29.50 inches).
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