Large Eye Of Hurricane Maria Gradually Approaching The Turks And Caicos Islands
At 800 PM AST (0000 UTC), the large eye of Hurricane Maria was located near latitude 20.9 North, longitude 70.0 West. Maria is moving toward the northwest near 9 mph (15 km/h), and this general motion is expected to continue through tonight. A turn toward the north-northwest is forecast early Friday, with that motion continuing through Saturday. On the forecast track, Maria’s eye will continue to pass offshore of the northern coast of the Dominican Republic this evening, and then move near or just east of the Turks and Caicos Islands and southeastern Bahamas later tonight and on Friday.
