National Hurricane Center Update

Key Information

• Time of Update: 5:00
• Hurricane Name: Barrel
• Category: 4

Current State

• Condition: Disorganized but still Category 4
• Location: Eye Wall: Skirting southern coast of Jamaica
  • Jamaica experiencing extreme storm surge, heavy rainfall, and mudslide threat

Next in Path

• Next Affecting: Cayman Islands
  • Sustained winds: 140 mph
  • Gusts: 165 mph
  • Expected to move south of Cayman Islands tonight
  • Cayman Islands under hurricane warnings

Forecasted Path

• Next Landfall: Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
  • Expected as Category 2
  • Time: Thursday night/Friday morning
  • Interaction with land to weaken storm
• Re-entry into Gulf of Mexico:
  • Expected to become a tropical storm
  • Potential to strengthen back to Category 1
  • Possible landfall near Texas-Mexico border
• Impact Areas: Parts of Texas early next week
  • Heavy rainfall expected
  • Not a threat to Florida (Sunshine State)

Warnings

• Hurricane Warnings:
  • Jamaica
  • Cayman Islands
  • Caribbean side of the Yucatan Peninsula
• Tropical Storm Watch:
  • Gulf side of Yucatan Peninsula