At 10 a.m., the center of the remnant low, former Tropical Storm Omar was located near latitude 33.4 north, longitude 50.7 west or about 820 miles east of Bermuda and about 1365 miles west of the Azores.

Omar is moving toward the northeast near 15 mph and this motion is expected to continue during the next day or so.

At 4 a.m., the center of Tropical Storm Omar was located near latitude 32.9 north, longitude 51.5 west or about 775 miles east of Bermuda and about 1420 miles west of the Azores.

Omar is moving toward the northeast near 16 mph and this general motion is expected to continue for the next couple of days.

Hurricane Omar again weakens to a tropical storm.

At 10 p.m. the center of Tropical Storm Omar was located about 705 miles east of Bermuda and about 1,525 miles west of the Azores.

Tropical Storm Omar has briefly regained hurricane status over the open Atlantic Ocean.

At 4 p.m. the center of Hurricane Omar was located about 660 miles east of Bermuda and about 1,580 miles west-southwest of the Azores.

At 10:00 a.m. CDT the center of Tropical Storm Omar was located near latitude 28.9 north, longitude 55.1 west or about 625 miles, 1000 km, east-southeast of Bermuda.

Omar is moving toward the northeast near 35 mph, 56 km/hr, and and the system is expected to continue moving in this general direction with a decrease in forward speed during the next 48 hours.

NOAA

Omar continues to weaken as it moves northeastward over the atlantic,

At 4:00 a.m. CDT the center of tropical storm omar was located near latitude 26.0 north, longitude 56.4 west or about 670 miles, 1075 km, southeast of bermuda.

Omar is moving toward the northeast near 25 mph, 41 km/hr, and this general motion with a gradual decrease in forward speed is expected during the next day or two.

NOAA

Information from the National Weather Service

At 10 p.m., the center of Tropical Storm Omar was located near latitude 23.8 north, longitude 58.1 west, about 505 miles northeast of the northern Leeward Islands and about 715 miles southeast of Bermuda.

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Information from the National Weather Service

Omar is quickly moving into the open central Atlantic. Heavy rainfall still occurring in the northern and central Lesser Antilles

At 4 p.m., the center of Hurricane Omar was located near latitude 22.1 north, longitude 59.7 west, about 350 miles northeast of the northern Leeward Islands.

Omar is moving toward the north-northeast near 26 mph and the hurricane is expected to move toward the north-northeast or northeast at a slower forward speed during the next two days.

Maximum sustained winds are near 75 mph with higher gusts. Gradual weakening of the hurricane is anticipated during the next two days and Omar could become a tropical storm by tomorrow.

At 10:00 a.m. CDT the center of Hurricane Omar was located near latitude 20.2 north, longitude 61.3 west or about 180 miles, 290 km northeast of the northern Leeward Islands.

Omar is moving toward the northeast near 23 mph, 37 km/hr and this general motion is expected during the next two days.

Maximum sustained winds are near 85 mph, 140 km/hr with higher gusts. Some weakening is forecast during the next 48 hours.

NOAA

Hurricane Omar is moving rapidly away from the northern Leeward Islands and all warnings and watches have been discontinued for remainder of the Leeward Islands.

At 7 a.m. the center of Hurricane Omar was located about 160 miles north-northeast of the northern Leeward Islands.

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The core of Hurricane Omar is rapidly moving away from the northern Leeward Islands.

A hurricane warning remains in effect for St. Martin/Maarten, Saba, St. Eustatius, St. Barthelemy and Anguilla.

OMAR BECOMES CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE...MOVING QUICKLY NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE VIRGIN AND NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS...

A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND THE ISLANDS OF VIEQUES AND CULEBRA. A HURRICANE WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR ST. MARTIN/MAARTEN...SABA...ST. EUSTATIUS...ST.
BARTHELEMY...THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS...AND ANGUILLA. A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION.

A HURRICANE WATCH AND A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PUERTO RICO...AND ALSO FOR THE ISLANDS OF ST. KITTS AND NEVIS.

A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...IN THIS CASE..WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ANTIGUA...BARBUDA...AND MONTSERRAT.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR GUADELOUPE.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 800 PM AST...0000Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE OMAR WAS LOCATED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR NEAR LATITUDE 16.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE
65.2 WEST OR ABOUT 80 MILES...130 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ST. CROIX AND ABOUT 135 MILES...215 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO.

OMAR IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 17 MPH...28 KM/HR. A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...OMAR IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY.

REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 105 MPH...
170 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. OMAR IS NOW A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND OMAR IS EXPECTED TO BE A STRONG CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE BY THE TIME IT REACHES THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS. ALSO... STRONGER WINDS...ESPECIALLY IN GUSTS...ARE LIKELY OVER ELEVATED TERRAIN.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 15 MILES...30 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115
MILES...185 KM. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE BEGINNING TO SPREAD INTO THE VIRGIN ISLANDS...AND SHOULD SPREAD OVER THE LEEWARD ISLAND DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE RECENTLY REPORTED BY THE HURRICANE HUNTER WAS 971 MB...28.67 INCHES.

OMAR IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF THE NETHERLANDS ANTILLES...WITH MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF
12 INCHES POSSIBLE. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GUAJIRA PENINSULA. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH MAXIMUM AMOUNTS UP TO 20 INCHES...WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PUERTO RICO AND THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS. THESE RAINS COULD PRODUCE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES.

COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR AND TO THE RIGHT OF THE PATH OF OMAR. IN ADDITION...
OMAR IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE LARGE SWELLS THAT WILL AFFECT THE WEST- AND SOUTH-FACING COASTS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE ISLANDS OF THE LESSER ANTILLES. THESE SWELLS COULD CAUSE BEACH EROSION AND DAMAGE TO COASTAL STRUCTURES.

A hurricane warning is in effect for the U.S. Virgin Islands and the islands of Vieques and Culebra.

A hurricane warning is also in effect for st. Martin/Maarten, Saba, St. Eustatius, St. Barthpical storm warning is in effect for Antigua, Barbuda, and Montserrat.

A tropical storm warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected within the warning area within the next 24 hours.

A tropical storm watch is in effect for Guadeloupe.

For storm information specific to your area, including possible inland watches and warnings, please monitor products issued by your local weather office.

NOAA

The center of Hurricane Omar was located by an Air Force Reserve Unit Hurricane Hunter aircraft to be near latitude 15.5 north, latitude 66.6 west or about 195 miles southwest of St. Croix and about 205 miles south-southwest of San Juan Puerto Rico.

Omar, a Category 1 hurricane, is moving toward the east-northeast near 13 mph. A gradual turn back toward the northeast is forecast to occur later today, with an increase in forward speed expected over the next day or two.

At 10 a.m., the center of Hurricane Omar was located by satellite and NOAA Doppler weather radar to be near latitude 15.2 north, longitude 67.2 west or about 235 miles southwest of St. Croix and about 235 miles south-southwest of San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Omar is moving toward the northeast near 9 mph and this motion is expected to continue with a gradual increase in forward speed over the next day or two. On this track, the storm is forecast to move through the northern Leeward Islands late tonight and early Thursday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 85 mph with higher gusts. Omar is a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Additional strengthening is forecast during the next 24 hours, and Omar should be a Category 2 hurricane by the time it reaches the northern Leeward Islands.