Envirocast® On-Line Feature of the Week -- November 7, 2008

Hurricane Paloma in the Caribbean

The image in this Envirocast® On-Line was taken by the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) GOES-East and enhanced by StormCenter Communications.  It shows Hurricane Paloma in the Caribbean Sea south of Cuba.

Hurricane Paloma

The above image was taken by the GOES-East satellite at 11:55 am EST (16:66 UTC) on November 7, 2008.  It shows Hurricane Paloma in the Caribbean Sea south of Cuba and Southwest of Jamaica.

Additional Information:

  • As of 1:00 pm EST (18:00 UTC) on November 7, 2008, Hurricane Paloma is a category 1 hurricane located about 60 miles south of Grand Cayman Island.  The storm has sustained winds of 90 mph, pressure of 974 mb, and moving north-northeast at about 6 mph.

  • Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 25 miles from the center of the storm and tropical storm force winds extend up to 105 miles.

  • Hurricane Paloma is expected to strengthen to a category 2 hurricane later today and possibly reach category 3 status late tonight or tomorrow.

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