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WTNT61 KNHC 202150
TCUAT1
HURRICANE OSCAR TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL162024
550 PM EDT SUN OCT 20 2024
...HURRICANE OSCAR MAKES LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN COAST OF EASTERN
CUBA...
SATELLITE IMAGERY AND RADAR DATA INDICATE THAT OSCAR HAS MADE
LANDFALL IN THE CUBAN PROVINCE OF GUANTANAMO NEAR THE CITY OF
BARACOA AT 550 PM EDT (2150 UTC). THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE
NEAR 80 MPH (130 KM/H) BASED ON EARLIER AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE
HUNTER OBSERVATIONS. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATED
FROM THE EARLIER RECONNAISSANCE DATA IS 986 MB (29.12 INCHES).
SUMMARY OF 550 PM EDT...2150 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...20.3N 74.4W
ABOUT 5 MI...10 KM ESE OF BARACOA
ABOUT 50 MI...80 KM E OF GUANTANAMO CUBA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WSW OR 250 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...986 MB...29.12 INCHES
FORECASTER BUCCI/REINHART/PAPIN
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