Sep 7 Thu 2017

Tropical Report

Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
800 AM EDT Thu Sep 7 2017

Weather In Cayman

Synopsis

Isolated showers and thunder along with light northeasterly winds and slight seas will continue across the Cayman area for the next 24 hours as an upper level low lingers over the Northwest Caribbean. Radar images show isolated showers in and around the Cayman area moving west. At 4 am Hurricane Irma, a category 5 hurricane was located near 20.0 N and 68.3 W or about 95 miles north of Punta Cana Dominican Republic. Irma is moving towards the west-northwest at 17 mph with maximum sustained winds of 180 mph. WHILE FORECAST PATH OF HURRICANE IRMA CONTINUES TO BE OVER THE BAHAMAS, LOCAL RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM AS IT IS STILL EXPECTED TO INFLUENCE LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS FROM THIS WEEKEND. THE CAYMAN ISLANDS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUES TO MONITOR THIS SYSTEM AND WILL PROVIDE DETAILS ON ANY LOCAL WEATHER IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS HURRICANE.

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Humidity: 70%  (UP from yesterday)

UV: 11.7  EXTREME  (UP from yesterday)

Temperature: Today’s current temperature – See Weather Forecast Top Right of Website.   Yesterday: H 92.4°F  L 78.6°F

Wind direction TODAY:  NNE  5-10 mph GC

Wind direction TONIGHT: N 5-10 mph GC

Barometer: 1013:00 mb  Rising slowly  Rain:   Last month: 4.29 in    Last 24 hrs 0.00 This month:  1.64 in

Sea Temperature in Sep 84°F

Moon: 98% waning gibbous

TIDES, SUNRISE, SUNSET, MOON RISE, MOON SET AND MOON PHASE

GRAND CAYMAN SEP 2017 – Click to enlarge

http://www.weather.gov.ky/portal/page?_pageid=4421,7428393&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL

FOR RADAR IMAGE GO TO:  http://www.weather.gov.ky/portal/page/portal/nwshome/forecasthome/radar

http://www.weather.gov.ky/portal/page?_pageid=4421,7428393&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL

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