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Dutch tourists in the Dominican Republic are afraid of scary moments, now shaving Maria Kapping along their resorts in Punta Cana.

It is there in the early morning and Mary is now bending to the north. That is beneficial for the rest of the vacation island. Everyone has to stay in the shelters or in the bathroom of the hotel, according to reports.


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Marloes is on a honeymoon in Punta Cana. "We were evacuated to the hotel casino last night. There we also sleep on field beds. The casino is completely clogged with heavy shutters. The roof starts to leak a bit, "she said, just during a short app conversation with The Telegraaf.
http://www.telegraaf.nl/buitenland/29330293/__NL_ers_schuilen_in_casino__.html
 
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It's been breezy here in Rio San Juan since I woke up.  Winds are picking up now with some heavy gusts, at least here up on the hillside.  I ran upstairs and outside for kitty litter a half hour ago which I forgot and it was doable but I wouldn't want to run back up there now.
 
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Getting crazy in RSJ now.  I can't believe I was outside a half an hour ago.  With Irma, I had a nice view out the south shutter windows.  But just now I had to close them.  Sheets of rain were not just coming from the west like with Irma, but from opposite directions and meeting in the middle.  Wind is blowing all kinds of crazy directions.  I saw a flock of white birds get torn up a few minutes ago, they went every which way and a couple were stuck flying but not able to move forward, they kept getting blown back and spun around.  After a few minutes of craziness, the winds just died down this instant as I'm writing.  Now I hear a lot of water dripping, better get on it.
 
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Have not heard from Mike on the WhatsApp group (thanks Rubio). They posted a video of some zinc roofing materials flying off in Veron....about par for the course. Let's hope that is the worst that happens out that way.


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Catseye said:
Getting crazy in RSJ now.  I can't believe I was outside a half an hour ago.  With Irma, I had a nice view out the south shutter windows.  But just now I had to close them.  Sheets of rain were not just coming from the west like with Irma, but from opposite directions and meeting in the middle.  Wind is blowing all kinds of crazy directions.  I saw a flock of white birds get torn up a few minutes ago, they went every which way and a couple were stuck flying but not able to move forward, they kept getting blown back and spun around.  After a few minutes of craziness, the winds just died down this instant as I'm writing.  Now I hear a lot of water dripping, better get on it.
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I really hate to bring this up but hurricanes can make tornados. They are usually small and short lived.
 
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So if I have got this right, based on the satellite images from 5am, the recent reports from Cabrera and Rio San Juan, the "meat of Maria is still east of Cabarete, correct?
 
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DR Solar said:
I really hate to bring this up but hurricanes can make tornados. They are usually small and short lived.
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The craziness was short lived whatever it was, now I have my shutter windows back open!  It's back to just very breezy now.  I'm glad I got more tupperware containers when I got the kitty litter, I have more leaks to fix, grrr.

I sure don't want to see any tornadoes.  I've had my fair share of those, too.  Not fun.
 
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Cabrera tells me it's windy but not terrible. It'll take hours to,pass it looks like
Going north but not fast enough 

8am report will tell more. Was at Samana a couple of hours ago 
 
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Have not heard from Mike on the WhatsApp group (thanks Rubio). They posted a video of some zinc roofing materials flying off in Veron....about par for the course. Let's hope that is the worst that happens out that way.


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DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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At 800 AM AST (1200 UTC), the large eye of Hurricane Maria was
located near latitude 19.9 North, longitude 68.7 West. Maria is
moving toward the northwest near 9 mph (15 km/h), and this general
motion is expected through tonight. A turn toward the
north-northwest is forecast on Friday. On the forecast track, the
eye of Hurricane Maria will continue to pass offshore of the
northeastern coast of the Dominican Republic today. Maria should
then move near the Turks and Caicos Islands and the southeastern
Bahamas tonight and Friday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 115 mph (185 km/h) with higher
gusts. Maria is a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson
Hurricane Wind Scale. Some strengthening is possible during the
next day or so.

Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 60 miles (95 km) from
the center, and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 150
miles (240 km).

The estimated minimum central pressure is 959 mb (28.32 inches).

REMINDER
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RSJ is 70.0..... current is east still 68.7 - but sufficiently north at 19.9N... Cabrera is 19.6N
 
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william webster said:
Cabrera tells me it's windy but not terrible. It'll take hours to,pass it looks like
Going north but not fast enough 

8am report will tell more. Was at Samana a couple of hours ago 
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MARIA is moving slowly. Very slowly. Won't be going to the north past Cabarete until Friday morning.
 
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Location: 19.9 N 68.7 W Movement: NW at 8 mph Wind: 115 mph Pressure: 28.32

Hurricane Maria Discussion Number 21
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL152017
500 AM AST Thu Sep 21 2017

Although the large, 40 n mi diameter, eye of the hurricane is still
a little ragged-looking, it is gradually becoming better defined,
and a ring of cold cloud tops is intensifying around the eye. The
current intensity estimate is 100 kt based on earlier Air Force
Hurricane Hunter data and recent Dvorak classifications from TAFB
and SAB. Maria is likely to move over warm waters with moderate
southwesterly vertical shear for the next couple of days. Maria's
well-developed upper-level outflow suggests that shear is probably
not having much influence over the hurricane at this time. Although
the numerical guidance is not very aggressive about intensification,
based on the current trends of the cloud pattern, some strengthening
seems likely over the next day or so. Later in the forecast period,
shear will probably cause gradual weakening. The official intensity
forecast is a little above the latest model consensus.

Maria continues its northwestward motion, at about 315/8 kt. The
hurricane is expected to turn north-northwestward and northward
around a subtropical ridge over the Atlantic for the next 2 to 3
days. Late in the forecast period, a mid-level high over the
northeastern U.S. could slow the forward motion somewhat. This
high is forecast by the global models to subsequently weaken
however, which should allow Maria to turn north-northeastward in
the flow on the northwestern edge of a subtropical ridge over the
west-central Atlantic. The official track forecast lies between
the corrected consensus guidance and the latest ECMWF prediction.
This is quite similar to the previous NHC track.
 
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