Felix stronger…no change in forecast thinking.
Felix looks even more organized on satellite photos late this morning, with deep convection growing around the center. The eye is more defined and warmer on the IR photos.
Top winds are 105 mph. The central pressure is 980 mb.
Tropical storm warnings and a hurricane watch in effect for Bonaire, Curacao and Aruba.
Tropical storm watches for the Caymans and Jamaica.
Felix located 13.2N 70.1W…or 50 miles north of Aruba…moving WNW 18 mph.
Felix will become a major hurricane later today and will probably achieve category four status in the next 48 hours.
No real change in forecast thinking, with an emphasis on the uncertainty in the four and five day period anticipating a trough over the Central U.S. that could turn the hurricane more northward.
