FAST FACTS…1 P.M. CDT
LOCATION: LATITUDE 17.1 NORTH…LONGITUDE 76.0 WEST OR ABOUT 80 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KINGSTON JAMAICA.
MOVEMENT: WNW-18 MPH
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…145 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…930 MB/27.46 INCHES
Here is an image from the Cuban Meteorological Institute radar at Pilon. Note the concentric eyewall structure.
Virtually no change in the forecast thinking.
The eyewall of this powerful hurricane is poised to overspread Jamaica. It looks like the eye will remain offshore.
Over the past few satellite images, it appears that cloud tops are cooling aroundthe core. This could signify that intensifation is beginning.
Category five status still appears likely for Dean.
