Caribbean: Tropical Storm Hortense [DHA-03: 10-Sep-96]

                TROPICAL STORM HORTENSE
           DHA-GENEVA INFORMATION REPORT NO. 3
                    10 SEPTEMBER 1996



THIS MESSAGE IS NOT AN OFFICIAL HURRICANE WARNING OR ALERT FOR
ANY COUNTRY.



1. THE US NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE REPORTS THAT AS OF
15.00 GMT ON TUESDAY 10 SEPTEMBER 1996 THE GOVERNMENT OF
THE BAHAMAS HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE WARNING FOR THE TURKS
AND CAICOS ISLANDS AND FOR THE INAGUA ISLANDS AND
MAYAGUANA IN THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS.   HURRICANE
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC EAST
OF BAHIA DE CALDERAS ON THE SOUTH COAST AND EAST OF
CABRERA ON THE NORTH COAST.  A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN
EFFECT FOR PUERTO RICO BUT LIKELY TO BE DISCONTINUED
LATER TODAY.
2. TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS IS DISCONTINUED .

3. THE US NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATES THAT AS OF
1500 GMT ON TUESDAY 10 SEPTEMBER 1996 THE CENTER OF
HURRICANE HORTENSE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.4 NORTH,
LONGITUDE  68.2 WEST OR JUST EAST OF CABO ENGANO ON THE
EASTERN TIP OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.  HORTENSE HAS BEEN
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH (19 KMH).
MOTION AT THIS SPEED IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY.  ON
THIS TRACK THE CENTER WILL MOVE ALONG OR NEAR THE
NORTHEASTERN
COAST OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS ARE NEAR  75 MPH (120 KMH).

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