The National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported in its latest bulletin from 8:00 a.m. that a hurricane-hunting aircraft found Hurricane Irma stronger, after increasing its sustained winds at 120 miles per hour (mph), five miles more than those recorded in the past hours. At this time, the eye of this system, which remains category 3, lies at latitude 16.8 degrees north longitude 52.6 degrees west, about 610 miles east of the Lesser Antilles. The hurricane continues to move southwest to 14 miles per hour. Until 5:00 a.m., Irma maintained sustained winds of 115 miles The forecast for the hurricane is coming down and up, "said Ernesto Morales, director of the National Weather Service (SNM) in San Juan, on the trajectory of this atmospheric system.
"The system continues with its west-southwest movement to 14 miles. It has a lower latitude, "he added.
It is expected that this atmospheric phenomenon will continue to intensify and W
when it reaches its closest point to Puerto Rico, which could be between Wednesday night and Thursday morning, would be category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, according to the forecasts of the SNM. A hurricane under this category has winds of 131 to 155 mph.
Morales did not rule out the NHC issuing a hurricane watch this afternoon for Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.
"It would pass northwest of Puerto Rico about 80 miles from San Juan," Morales said. "That's a prognosis. A fluctuation could bring stronger winds and the direct effect of stronger rains. "per hour.
"This is a dangerous hurricane." "We have to be well aware of its development and trajectory. Due to the type of cyclone, it is quite broad and somehow we will be affected, "he said.
The NHC's bulletin states that hurricane-force winds extend 30 miles from its center, while tropical storm force winds extend up to 140 miles from its eye.
The Leeward Islands are already under a hurricane watch. The islands of Antigua, Barbuda, Anguilla, Montserrat, St. Kitts, and Nevis could begin to feel hurricane conditions for Tuesday night.
In fact, Morales said that from this afternoon we will see some external bands bringing rain and some bursts. By tomorrow, those bands will be more frequent.
"Wednesday night is that we would be under the tropical storm winds prevailing over us," he added.
The official emphasized that it is important to monitor this atmospheric phenomenon today and tomorrow to know how close the system will be. "Although the models suggest that it will move north, a small fluctuation could make it change," he said.
The next NHC bulletin will be at 11:00 a.m.
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