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Bad weather forecasts for eastern Cuba

Havana, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) The National Institute of Meteorology on Wednesday forecast an increase in clouds, showers and heavy rains in the eastern region of Cuba as of Thursday, due to the passing of tropical storm Fred through the Caribbean.

In its tropical cyclone warning number two, it forecast that rainfall will continue to increase in that area and may become intense, taking into account the location of this weather phenomenon at 18.1 degrees North latitude and 68.4 degrees West longitude.

It is currently located 160 kilometers east-southeast of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and about 655 kilometers east-southeast of Punta de Maisi, Cuba’s easternmost tip, heading nearly west-northwest at a speed of 26 kilometers per hour.

It has maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour, with higher gusts and a minimum central pressure of 1,000 9 hectoPascal.

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