Paloma A Major Hurricane

Hurricane Paloma has become a category three hurricane tonight.

FAST FACTS
6 PM CST
LOCATION…18.9 N…81.1 W…OR 30 MILES SOUTH OF GRAND CAYMAN
MOVEMENT…NNE 6
MAX WINDS…115 MPH
CENTRAL PRESSURE…962 MB

Paloma’s eyewall will brush Grand Cayman. The center may pass very near Little Cayman or Cayman Brac.

The storm is turning to the NE and will each the Central Cuban coast around midnight tomorrow night.

It should weaken slowly during the next 24 hours and be sheared apart after crossing Cuba. It may not even exist by late Monday.

SPOT REPORTS
Cayman Brac as not reported since 3 p.m. CST
Grand Cayman…5 PM CST…NNE 45 G 56…visibility 1 mile…heavy rain…pressure 29.53 falling rapidly

MAJOR NOVEMBER HURRICANES RARE
According to my database, I can only find the following major hurricanes in November…
…Paloma
…Michelle in 2001
…Lenny in 1999
…(I missed Kate in 1985)
…Greta in 1956
…The J Storm in 1932
…The F Storm in 1912

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