Hurricane Oscar | peak 85 mph 986 mb | 45mph 1000mb sipping a daiquiri

[Sentinel]

2 hours ago, StretchCT said:

Hurricane Oscar Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL162024
550 PM EDT Sun Oct 20 2024

...HURRICANE OSCAR MAKES LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN COAST OF EASTERN 
CUBA...

Satellite imagery and radar data indicate that Oscar has made 
landfall in the Cuban province of Guantanamo near the city of 
Baracoa at 550 PM EDT (2150 UTC).  The maximum sustained winds are 
near 80 mph (130 km/h) based on earlier Air Force Reserve Hurricane 
Hunter observations.  The latest minimum central pressure estimated 
from the earlier reconnaissance data is 986 mb (29.12 inches).

SUMMARY OF 550 PM EDT...2150 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...20.3N 74.4W
ABOUT 5 MI...10 KM ESE OF BARACOA
ABOUT 50 MI...80 KM E OF GUANTANAMO CUBA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WSW OR 250 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...986 MB...29.12 INCHES
 

Oscar looked stronger than that. 

[StretchCT]

Oscar has been sipping a daiquiri, unwinding over eastern Cuba for the last 18 hrs or so.  Just moving at 2mph.  Oscar is not expected to recover.

LOCATION...20.2N 75.3W
ABOUT 5 MI...10 KM W OF GUANTANAMO CUBA
ABOUT 70 MI...115 KM W OF THE EASTERN TIP OF CUBA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 2 MPH...4 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB...29.53 INCHES

INIT  21/0900Z 20.2N  75.1W   45 KT  50 MPH...INLAND
 12H  21/1800Z 20.6N  75.3W   40 KT  45 MPH...INLAND
 24H  22/0600Z 21.5N  75.0W   40 KT  45 MPH...OVER WATER
 36H  22/1800Z 22.9N  74.0W   40 KT  45 MPH
 48H  23/0600Z 24.5N  72.4W   40 KT  45 MPH
 60H  23/1800Z 26.7N  70.2W   40 KT  45 MPH
 72H  24/0600Z...ABSORBED BY NON-TROPICAL LOW PRESSURE AREA

 

[Harley8778]

Any total rainfall reports out of Cuba? Seems like they'd be getting insane amounts of rain with it just sitting there like that.