04 November 2010

tropical storm tomas forecast to head into the atlantic between cuba and hispaniola

UPDATE: HURRICANE TOMAS ADVISORY NUMBER 29
500 AM EDT FRI NOV 05 2010

...AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE PLANE FINDS THAT TOMAS HAS BECOME A HURRICANE...

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NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL212010
500 PM EDT THU NOV 04 2010

...TOMAS STILL A TROPICAL STORM WITH RAINBANDS AFFECTING HAITI...JAMAICA...AND SOUTHEASTERN CUBA...

SUMMARY OF 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION

LOCATION...16.6N 76.0W
ABOUT 110 MI...175 KM SSE OF KINGSTON JAMAICA
ABOUT 280 MI...450 KM WSW OF PORT AU PRINCE HAITI
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 350 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...995 MB...29.38 INCHES
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