Hurricane Omar – Latest update on Hurricane Omar projected path and latest storm track models from the National Hurricane Center.
The latest projected path for Hurricane Omar is shown here.
Hurricane Omar computer models show the storm’s projected path.
Latest storm track model for Hurricane Omar:
Hurricane Omar – Latest Update
HURRICANE OMAR INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 8A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL152008
800 AM AST WED OCT 15 2008AT 800 AM AST…1200Z…THE CENTER OF HURRICANE OMAR WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.9 NORTH…LONGITUDE 67.5 WEST OR ABOUT 265 MILES…425 KM…SOUTHWEST OF ST. CROIX AND ABOUT 265 MILES…425 KM…SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO.
OMAR IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS…AND OMAR COULD BE A CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE BY THE TIME IT REACHES THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 15 MILES…30 KM…FROM THE CENTER…AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES…165 KM.
HURRICANE OMAR IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF THE NETHERLANDS ANTILLES…WITH MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 12 INCHES POSSIBLE.
TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES…WITH MAXIMUM AMOUNTS UP TO 20 INCHES…WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PUERTO RICO AND THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS. THESE RAINS COULD PRODUCE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES.
And that’s the latest update on the projected path of Hurricane Omar.
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