000 WTNT61 KNHC 202150 TCUAT1 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 --------------------------------------------------- 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 $$ Forecaster Bucci/Reinhart/Papin