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DATE ISSUED: Friday, August 21st, 2015 TIME ISSUED: 5:30 PM
MAJOR HURRICANE DANNY (CATEGORY 3 AND ABOVE) LIKELY AT PEAK
INTENSITY…WEAKENING TREND EXPECTED TO BEGIN TONIGHT.
Location: Lat. 14.5N ....Lon. 49.1W
About: 840 miles ESE of St. Maarten
Maximum sustained winds: 115 mph .....185 KM/H
Present Movement: WNW ...295 degrees at 10 mph
Minimum Central Pressure: 974mb....28.77 inches

DISCUSSION AND 24-HOUR OUTLOOK
AT 05:00 PM...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DANNY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.5
NORTH...LONGITUDE 49.1 WEST OR ABOUT 840 MILES EAST SOUTH EAST OF ST. MAARTEN.
DANNY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTH WEST AT 10 MPH...THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.

A TURN TOWARD THE WEST IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY OR SUNDAY NIGHT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 115 MPH...185 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND UP TO 15 MILES...30KM FROM THE CENTER AND TROPICAL STORMFORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES...110 KM FROM THE CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS NOW 974 MB...28.77 INCHES.
NO ADDITIONAL INTENSIFICATION IS EXPECTED, AS DANNY IS MOVING INTO AN AREA OF UNFAVORABLE
UPPER-LEVELS WINDS AND A WEAKENING TREND IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TONIGHT.
ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DANNY IS EXPECTED TO PASS JUST SOUTH OF ST.
MAARTEN ON MONDAY.

ALL RESIDENTS/VISITORS SHOULD REMAIN VIGILANT AND MAKE PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT
LIFE AND PROPERTY AND BE READY TO TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTION WHEN CALLED UPON.
THE METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR HURRICANE DANNY AND
ISSUE SPEACIAL WEATHER BULLETINS.

The next update will be issued Saturday at 05:30 Lst (09:30 UTC).
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