{"id":56350,"date":"2017-09-04T15:41:38","date_gmt":"2017-09-04T15:41:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=56350"},"modified":"2017-09-04T16:37:07","modified_gmt":"2017-09-04T16:37:07","slug":"a-hurricane-watch-has-been-issued-for-u-s-virgin-islands-hurricane-warnings-issued-for-8-islands-as-irma-strengthens-to-120-mph-hurricane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=56350","title":{"rendered":"A Hurricane Watch Has Been Issued For U.S. Virgin Islands; Hurricane Warnings Issued For 8 Islands As Irma Strengthens To 120 MPH Hurricane"},"content":{"rendered":"

The National Hurricane Center at 11:00 a.m. today issued hurricane watches for the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Vieques and Culebra, as Hurricane Irma continues its west-southwest track towards the Leeward Islands. The storm has strengthened into a 120 mile-per-hour hurricane, with additional strengthening forecast today and into Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Irma is expected to reach the northern Leeward Islands — which includes the USVI and PR — as a category 4 storm late Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, hurricane warnings were issued for 8 Caribbean islands, including Antigua and Barbuda, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, Anguilla, Saba, St. Eustatius, Saint Martin, and Saint Barthelemy.<\/p>\n

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A hurricane watch was issued for the British Virgin Islands by the government of Antigua; a hurricane watch was issued for the island of Dominica by the government of Barbados; a hurricane watch was issued for Guadeloupe by the government of France.<\/p>\n

According to the National Hurricane Center, a hurricane warning means that hurricane conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area. A warning is typically issued 36 hours before the anticipated first occurrence of tropical-storm- force winds, conditions that make outside preparations difficult or dangerous. Preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion.<\/p>\n

A hurricane watch means that hurricane conditions are possible within the watch area. A watch is typically issued 48 hours before the anticipated first occurrence of tropical-storm-force winds, conditions that make outside preparations difficult or dangerous.<\/p>\n

Interests in the Dominican Republic, Haiti, the Turks and Caicos Islands, and the southeastern Bahamas should monitor the progress of Irma, N.H.C. says.<\/p>\n

At 11:00 a.m. today, the eye of Hurricane Irma was located near latitude 16.8 North, longitude 53.3 West. Irma is moving toward the west-southwest near 14 mph (22 km\/h). A turn toward the west is expected later today, followed by a west-northwestward turn late Tuesday. On the forecast track, the center of Irma will move near or over portions of the northern Leeward Islands Tuesday night and early Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Maximum sustained winds are near 120 mph (195 km\/h) with higher gusts. Irma is a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Additional strengthening is forecast through Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 35 miles (55 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 140 miles (220 km). The estimated minimum central pressure based on data from a NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft is 944 mb (27.88 inches).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The National Hurricane Center at 11:00 a.m. today issued hurricane watches for the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Vieques and Culebra, as Hurricane Irma continues its west-southwest track towards the Leeward Islands. The storm has strengthened into a 120 mile-per-hour hurricane, with additional strengthening forecast today and into Tuesday. Irma is expected to reach the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":56352,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[228,11,191,147],"tags":[7365],"yoast_head":"\nA Hurricane Watch Has Been Issued For U.S. Virgin Islands; Hurricane Warnings Issued For 8 Islands As Irma Strengthens To 120 MPH Hurricane - V.I. 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