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MIAMI -- T.S. Omar has strengthened into a hurricane.

Omar formed Tuesday in the eastern Caribbean to the south of Puerto Rico. 

Meanwhile, Tropical Depression 16 was producing heavy rains over portions of Central America.

Omar's Position at 11 p.m.

Tropical Depression 16's Position at 11 p.m.

11 p.m. Tropical Storm Omar Advisory

This is the latest Tropical Storm Omar advisory from the National Hurricane Center.

The next advisory will be at 2 a.m.

Omar has strengthened into a hurricane. New warnings have been issued.

At 11 p.m. EDT, a Hurricane Warning has been issued for the U.S. Virgin Islands and the islands of Vieques and Culebra.
 
At 11 p.m., a Hurricane Warning has been issued for St. Martin/Maarten, Saba, St. Eustatius, St. Barthelemy, the British Virgin Islands, Anguilla, St. Kitts and Nevis by their respective governments.
 
At 11 p.m., the government of Antigua has issued a Tropical Storm Warning for Antigua, Barbuda and Montserrat.
 
A Hurricane Watch and a Tropical Storm Warning remain in effect for Puerto Rico. A Hurricane Warning could be required for Puerto Rico Wednesday morning.
 
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At 11 p.m., the center of Hurricane Omar was located near latitude 14.3 north, longitude 68.1 west or about 315 miles south-southwest of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
 
Omar is moving toward the northeast near 6 mph, and this motion is expected to continue with a gradual increase in forward speed over the next day or two. On the forecast track, Omar would move through the northern Leeward Islands Wednesday night.
 
Maximum sustained winds are near 75 mph, with higher gusts. Omar is a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Additional strengthening is forecast during the next 24 to 36 hours.
 
Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 15 miles from the center, and tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 90 miles.
 
The estimated minimum central pressure is 979 mb or 28.91 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 extreme northwestern and north-central Venezuela and 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 1-2 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.

The next advisory will be issued by the National Hurricane Center at 2 a.m. EDT.

11 p.m. Tropical Depression 16 Advisory

This is the latest Tropical Depression 16 advisory from the National Hurricane Center.

The next advisory will be at 2 a.m.

Tropical Depression 16 is producing heavy rains over portions of Central America.
 
A Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect for the coast of Honduras from the border with Nicaragua westward to Limon. A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected within the warning area within the next 24 hours. Tropical storm conditions are also possible within 24 hours along the northern coast of Honduras west of the warning area.
 
A tropical storm watch is in effect for the northern coast of Honduras from west of Limon westward to the Guatemala border. A tropical watch is also in effect for southern Belize from Belize City to the border with Guatemala. A tropical storm watch means that tropical storm conditions are possible within the watch area, generally within 36 hours.
 
For storm information specific to your area, including possible inland watches and warnings, please monitor products issued by your local weather office.
 
At 11 p.m. EDT, the center of Tropical Depression 16 was located near latitude 16.2 north, longitude 83.8 west or about 90 miles north-northwest of Cabo Gracias a Dios on the Nicaragua/Honduras border.
 
The depression is moving toward the northwest near 6 mph. A turn toward the west is expected tonight and a general westward motion is forecast during the next couple of days. On this track, the center of the depression is forecast to move very near the northern coast of Honduras during the next couple of days. Any deviation to the south of the forecast track would bring the center inland over Honduras.
 
Maximum sustained winds are near 30 mph with higher gusts. Gradual strengthening is forecast during the next couple of days as long as the center of the depression remains offshore, and the depression could become a tropical storm on Wednesday.
 
The estimated minimum central pressure is 1005 mb or 29.68 inches.
 
The depression is expected to produce total rainfall amounts of 4 to 8 inches over northeast Nicaragua, northern Honduras, Belize, Guatemala and the Yucatan Peninsula with maximum amounts up to 15 inches. These rains could produce life-threatening flash floods and mudslides. Rainfall amounts of 3 to 5 inches with maximum amounts up to 8 inches are possible over the Cayman Islands.

The next advisory will be issued by the National Hurricane Center at 2 a.m. EDT.

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