Hurricane Elsa still eyeing US landfall next week

Satellite animation of Hurricane Elsa in the Caribbean.

Hurricane Elsa is cruising across the Caribbean, centered just 100 miles southeast of the Dominican Republic as of 8 a.m. ET Saturday. Elsa’s sustained winds were at 75 mph, making it a Category 1 hurricane, and it’s heading to the northwest with a forward speed of 31 mph.

The hurricane could hit the western end of Haiti Saturday afternoon or evening, followed by Cuba Sunday. Elsa still has a good chance of a southern Florida landfall late Monday or early Tuesday, probably as a strong tropical...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hurricane-elsa-still-eyeing-us-landfall-next-week

Hurricane Elsa eyeing the Caribbean this weekend

Satellite animation of Hurricane Elsa.

Note: Elsa became a hurricane after the embedded video was recorded.

Tropical Storm Elsa quickly strengthened into a hurricane Friday morning, making a beeline for the Caribbean. At 8 a.m. ET Friday, Elsa was centered just 20 miles southwest of Barbados.

Surface observations from Barbados indicate that Elsa’s maximum sustained winds have increased to near 75 mph, making it a Category 1 hurricane. Gusts have reached 86 mph so far.

The Meteorological Service of Barbados has issued a hurricane...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hurricane-elsa-eyeing-the-caribbean-this-weekend

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