As of Friday evening, Nate had led to a total of 25 deaths in Central America hardest hit were Nicaragua with 12 deaths, and Costa Rica with 9. The Hurricane Hunters found Nate’s strongest winds were southeast of the center, over the Yucatan Channel, where Buoy 42056, 120 nm ESE of Cozumel, reported sustained winds of 56 mph, gusting to 69 mph, just after 4 pm EDT Friday.ĭangerous heavy rains from Nate have affected large parts of Central America. As of 9 pm EDT Friday, the top winds in Cozumel, Mexico and Cancun, Mexico had not exceeded 20 mph, and only intermittent light rain had been reported. Nate’s strongest winds and heaviest rains missed the northeast tip of the Yucatan Peninsula, which was located on the left (weak) side of the storm. Gulf Coast between Southeast Louisiana and the Florida Panhandle. Nate was in the process of closing off an eyewall, and it is likely to be a Category 1 hurricane on Saturday night when it makes landfall on the U.S. Very intense thunderstorms were erupting on Friday night near Nate’s center, located about 90 miles northeast of Cozumel as of 8 pm EDT Friday. Update: Nate was upgraded to hurricane strength by the NOAA/NWS National Hurricane Center at 11:30 pm EDT Friday, with top sustained winds of 75 mph based on Hurricane Hunter reports. Image credit: Naval Research Laboratory.Ī hurricane warning was in effect from Grand Isle, Louisiana, to the Alabama/Florida border on Friday evening as Tropical Storm Nate, with sustained winds of 70 mph as of 11 pm EDT, sped through the narrow Yucatan Channel between Mexico and Cuba and into the Gulf of Mexico. Imagery at the 85 GHz frequency, which does distinguish deep convection, showed that Nate lacked a complete eyewall at this point. The wavelength at which this image was collected, 37 GHz, senses precipitating clouds but does not highlight deep convection (intense showers and thunderstorms). Above: Microwave satellite view of Nate taken at 7:45 pm EDT Friday, October 6, 2017, showing a calm area at Nate's center surrounded by precipitation.
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