Alma is should be running winds around 80-90 mph winds now (my estimate, not official) ... landfall for the center should be in the next 2-6 hrs if it maintains its slow movement to the north. See there has been another round of intense storms flaring up right on the west side of the eye....about to wrap around to the east side... another short burst in intensification?

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Close up of Costa Rica

**i'm interested in the area of storms near 75w and 15n... in the caribbean.. got a mid level spin to it... south of jamica... is this the tropical wave/area of storms that the GFS is goin to drag to the NW and try to develope? well the epac started off with a bang! i hope the atlantic is not like that, but i have a feeling the GFS is goin to be right down the road with something on the atlantic side flaring up within the next week or so.**