Major Hurricane Beryl neared Jamaica on Wednesday morning.\u00a0 At 11:00 a.m. EDT on Wednesday the center of Hurricane Beryl was located at latitude 17.1\u00b0N and longitude 76.1\u00b0W which put the center about 75 miles (120 km) southeast of Kingston, Jamaica.\u00a0 Beryl was moving toward the west-northwest at 18 m.p.h. (30 km\/h).\u00a0 The maximum sustained wind speed was 145 m.p.h. (235 km\/h) and there were wind gusts to 175 m.p.h. (280 km\/h).\u00a0 The minimum surface pressure was 954 mb.<\/p>\n
Hurricane Warnings were in effect for Jamaica, Grand Cayman, Little Cayman and Cayman Brac.\u00a0 A Hurricane Warning was also in effect for the portion of the coast from Puerto Costa Maya to Cancun, Mexico.<\/span> A Hurricane Watch was in effect for portion of the coast from Cabo Catoche to Cancun, Mexico.\u00a0 A Hurricane Watch was also in effect for the portion of the coast from Puerto Costa Maya to Chetumal, Mexico.<\/span><\/p>\n A Tropical Storm Warning was in effect for the south coast of Haiti from Anse d\u2019Hainault to the border with the Dominican Republic.\u00a0 A Tropical Storm Warning was in effect for the portion of the coast from Cabo Catoche to Cancun, Mexico.\u00a0 A Tropical Storm Warning was also in effect for the portion of the coast from Puerto Costa Maya to Chetumal, Mexico. A Tropical Storm Watch was in effect for the portion of the coast from Chetumal, Mexico to Belize City, Belize.\u00a0 A Tropical Storm Watch was also in effect for the portion of the coast from Cabo Catoche to Campeche, Mexico.<\/span><\/p>\n U.S. Air Force Reserve and NOAA aircraft found that Hurricane Beryl was still a major hurricane on Wednesday morning.\u00a0\u00a0 Although the eye appeared cloud filled on visible satellite images, the reconnaissance aircraft reported a circular eye with a diameter of 23 miles (37 km) was present at the center of Beryl\u2019s circulation. \u00a0 The eye was surrounded by a ring of thunderstorms and the strongest winds were occurring in that ring of storms.\u00a0\u00a0 Bands of showers and thunderstorms were revolving around the core of Hurricane Beryl.\u00a0\u00a0 Storms near the core generated strong upper level divergence that pumped mass away from the hurricane.\u00a0 Westerly winds in the upper levels of the atmosphere were inhibiting divergence of mass to the west of Hurricane Beryl.\u00a0 Since the removal of mass was less than the inflow of mass in the lower levels of the atmosphere, the surface pressure was increasing slowly.<\/p>\n The size of the circulation around Hurricane Beryl was nearly steady during Wednesday morning.\u00a0 Winds to hurricane force extended out 45 miles (75 km) from the center of Beryl\u2019s circulation.\u00a0 Winds to tropical storm force extended out 185 miles (295 km) from the center of Hurricane Beryl.<\/p>\n The Hurricane Intensity Index (HII) for Hurricane Beryl was 29.9.\u00a0 The Hurricane Size Index (HSI) was 14.0 and the Hurricane Wind Intensity Size Index (HWISI) was 43.9.\u00a0 Hurricane Beryl was similar in size and intensity to Hurricane Ida when Ida hit Louisiana in 2021.<\/p>\n Hurricane Beryl will move through an environment that will be less favorable for a powerful hurricane during the next 24 hours.\u00a0 Beryl will move over water where the Sea Surface Temperatures are near 29\u00b0C.\u00a0 It will move under the southeastern part of an upper level low over Northwestern Caribbean Sea.\u00a0 The upper level low will produce westerly winds that will blow toward the top of Beryl\u2019s circulation.\u00a0 Those winds will also cause the vertical wind shear to increase.\u00a0 Hurricane Beryl will weaken as the wind shear increases.<\/p>\n Hurricane Beryl will move around the southern side of a high pressure system over the western Atlantic Ocean.\u00a0 The high pressure system will steer Beryl toward the west-northwest during the next 24 hours.\u00a0 On its anticipated track, the center of Hurricane Beryl pass near the southern coast of Jamaica on Wednesday afternoon.\u00a0 Beryl will begin to affect the Cayman Islands later on Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n The core of Hurricane Beryl is likely to pass just south of Jamaica during the next few hours.\u00a0 Much of Jamaica could experience winds to hurricane force.\u00a0 The strongest winds will occur along the southern coast of Jamaica. \u00a0 Beryl will be capable of causing regional major damage. Widespread electricity outages are likely.\u00a0 Hurricane Beryl will also drop heavy rain on Jamaica.\u00a0 Heavy rain is likely to cause flash floods.\u00a0 Beryl could cause a storm surge of up to 13 feet (4 meters) along the south coast of Jamaica where the wind blows the water toward the coast.<\/p>\n Hurricane Beryl will reach the Cayman Islands on Wednesday night. Beryl is forecast still to be a hurricane when it reaches the Cayman Islands.\u00a0 Hurricane Beryl will be capable of causing regional serious damage when it reaches the Cayman Islands.<\/p>\n Hurricane Beryl will approach the Yucatan Peninsula on Thursday evening.\u00a0 Beryl is likely to still be a hurricane when it approaches the Yucatan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Major Hurricane Beryl neared Jamaica on Wednesday morning.\u00a0 At 11:00 a.m. EDT on Wednesday the center of Hurricane Beryl was located at latitude 17.1\u00b0N and longitude 76.1\u00b0W which put the center about 75 miles (120 km) southeast of Kingston, Jamaica.\u00a0 Beryl was moving toward the west-northwest at 18 m.p.h. 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