Chantal Strengthens, Moving Rapidly

Tropical Storm Chantal continues to race towards the west-northwest today. Pressure has dropped and her winds have increased. Here are the latest details from the National Hurricane Center.

SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST…1500 UTC…INFORMATION
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LOCATION…14.4N 61.5W
ABOUT 55 MI…85 KM NW OF ST. LUCIA
ABOUT 410 MI…660 KM SE OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…60 MPH…95 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT…WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 29 MPH…46 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…1006 MB…29.71 INCHES

Here is the official track from the National Hurricane Center.

Here are some of the latest model runs on Chantal as well. They all bring her across the island of Hispaniola and that should affect her intensity due to the very high mountains on the island. She then continues to track to the west-northwest into the Bahamas and then looks to take a more westward turn across the Florida Peninsula. This is certainly a storm we will be keeping our eye on, as it could bring some very heavy rains to the Gulf Coast.

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Category: Tropical