FAST FACTS…1 PM CDT
LOCATION: 13.4N/71.2W OR 490 MILES SE OF KINGSTON, JAMAICA
MOVEMENT: WNW-18 MPH
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS: 125 MPH (CATEGORY THREE)
CENTRAL PRESSURE: 964 MB…28.47 INCHES
Tropical storm watches for Caymans and Jamaica.
All warnings for the Netherlands Antilles have been dropped. Conditions are improving on Aruba, Curacao and Bonaire.
Here is the recon observation. Line H is the central pressure…
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URNT12 KNHC 021746
VORTEX DATA MESSAGE
A. 02/17:24:40Z
B. 13 deg 22 min N
070 deg 57 min W
C. 700 mb 2777 m
D. 120 kt
E. 46 deg 010 nm
F. 138 deg 122 kt
G. 048 deg 013 nm
H. 964 mb
I. 8 C/ 3048 m
J. 16 C/ 3043 m
K. 14 C/ NA
L. CLOSED WALL
M. C20
N. 12345/ 7
O. 0.02 / 1 nm
P. AF305 0806A FELIX OB 05
MAX FL WIND 122 KT NE QUAD 17:21:10 Z
SFC CNTR 050/07 NM FROM FL CNTR
