At 4:00 a.m. the center of Hurricane Nate was located near latitude 24.5 North, longitude 87.0 West. Nate is moving toward the north-northwest near 35 km/h, and this general fast motion is expected to continue through tonight. A turn toward the north is forecast on Sunday morning, followed by a turn toward the north-northeast thereafter. On the forecast track, the center of Nate will move across the Gulf of Mexico today and will make landfall along the central U.S. Gulf coast tonight.

Maximum sustained winds are near 130 km/h with higher gusts. Some strengthening is possible before Nate makes landfall along the northern Gulf coast. Another reconnaissance plane will investigate Nate soon.

Hurricane Nate is not a threat to Jamaica.

The Meteorological Service will continue to monitor this system.