Hurricane Fiona is now a Category 3 hurricane after slamming Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic with strong winds and extremely heavy rainfall.
The 5 a.m. advisory from the National Hurricane Center showed maximum sustained winds are at 115 mph with higher gusts.
NHC said Fiona is moving toward the north-northwest near 10 mph and the northwestward motion will continue through tonight, followed by a turn toward the north-northwest and to the north on Wednesday. On the forecast track, Fiona will continue to bring wind and rain to Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. The storm will pass near or to the east of the Turks and Caicos today.
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 150 miles and hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 30 miles from the center.The system will stay well east of northeast Florida and southeast Georgia, but swells from the hurricane will impact the beaches by midweek. The rip current threat will also be elevated for much of the week.Copyright 2022 by WJXT News4JAX - All rights reserved.
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