WTNT65 KNHC 032057

TCUAT5



HURRICANE EARL TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL052016

400 PM CDT WED AUG 03 2016



...NOAA PLANE FINDS THAT EARL IS NOW A HURRICANE...



A NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft just reached Earl and measured

maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h), indicating that Earl

is now a hurricane.



SUMMARY OF 400 PM CDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...17.1N 86.0W

ABOUT 70 MI...110 KM NE OF ISLA ROATAN HONDURAS

ABOUT 150 MI...240 KM E OF BELIZE CITY

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...988 MB...29.18 INCHES



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Forecaster Avila