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Tropical Storm #Helene to Become a BIG #Hurricane in Size, NOAA NWS Experts Say




THE EIGHTH TROPICAL STORM (HELENE) WAS FORMED IN THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN.


SUMMARY OF 1100 AM... INFORMATION

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LOCATION... 19.5N 84.3W.

ABOUT 180 MI... 295 KM FROM COZUMEL MEXICO

ABOUT 170 MI... 275 KM SSE OF FAR WESTERN CUBA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 45 MPH... 75 km/h.

CURRENT MOVEMENT... NO OR 310 DEGREES AT 12 MPH... 19 km/h.

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 1000 MB... 29.53 INCHES


Over the next few hours, the storm will continue to move northwest, gradually gaining intensity, potentially becoming a hurricane before 8 a.m. tomorrow, Wednesday, when it is near or over the Yucatan Peninsula.


Tropical Storm winds extend 220 kilometers from the city center, so these will arrive in Pinar del Rio and the island of youth a little before 8 o'clock this Tuesday night and can be increased up to 70 km/h in the early morning. This morning, the wind will spread to the province of Artemis.


The cyclonic tide can raise water levels 1 m to 2.5 meters above normal tide levels along the southern coast of Pinar del Rio and the Island of Youth.


With the approach of the system, weather conditions will begin to deteriorate, becoming strong and intense in the west (mainly on its southern coast) as well as in the province of Cienfuegos according to the suggestion of the European model.


Stay tuned, the next update will be at 3pm.


National Hurricane Center.

Once in the Gulf of Mexico, it will strengthen to become a major CATEGORY 3 hurricane (sustained winds of 178-208 km/h).

Tropical Storm #Helene to Become a BIG #Hurricane in Size, NOAA NWS Experts Say

It is expected to make landfall in western Florida overnight Thursday into Friday according to the map below.

Other maps show the expected amount of rainfall as well as storm surges.

(up to 10 to 15 feet ie 3 to 4.5 m!) depending on the region.


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