{"id":478842,"date":"2025-08-17T09:57:04","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T13:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/hurricane-erin-is-located-280-km-northeast-of-punta-cana-downgraded-to-category-3-but-could-re-intensify\/"},"modified":"2025-08-17T10:03:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T14:03:42","slug":"hurricane-erin-is-located-280-km-northeast-of-punta-cana-downgraded-to-category-3-but-could-re-intensify","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/the-weather\/hurricane-erin-is-located-280-km-northeast-of-punta-cana-downgraded-to-category-3-but-could-re-intensify\/","title":{"rendered":"Hurricane Erin is located 280 km northeast of Punta Cana; downgraded to category 3 but could re-intensify"},"content":{"rendered":"<strong>SANTO DOMINGO, RD.<\/strong> \u2013 Hurricane <strong>Erin<\/strong> continues moving through Atlantic waters heading west-northwest at a speed of 22 km\/h, being located on the morning of this Sunday about <strong>280 kilometers northeast of Punta Cana<\/strong>, according to meteorological reports.\n\nDuring the early hours of the morning, cloudy fragments and isolated wind gusts were recorded in the country as indirect effects of the phenomenon, according to meteorologist <strong>Jean Suriel.<\/strong>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You may be interested in:<\/strong>  <a href=\"http:\/\/INDOMET maintains weather warnings despite Hurricane Erin moving away\">http:\/\/INDOMET maintains weather warnings despite Hurricane Erin moving away<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nThe interaction of the cyclone&#8217;s outer bands with the mountainous area of the Dominican Republic, added to the cooling of the Atlantic waters during the night and early morning, caused Erin to descend to <strong>category 3<\/strong>, with maximum sustained winds of <strong>205 km\/h<\/strong>.\n\nHowever, authorities warn that, with daytime warming, the system could <strong>re-intensify<\/strong> in the coming hours.\n\nThe National Forecast Center of the Dominican Republic&#8217;s Institute of Meteorology (INDOMET) maintains preventive warnings for dangerous waves, scattered showers, and wind gusts associated with the outer bands of the hurricane, recommending that the population and boat operators comply with official provisions.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SANTO DOMINGO, RD. \u2013 Hurricane Erin continues moving through Atlantic waters heading west-northwest at a speed of 22 km\/h, being located on the morning of this Sunday about 280 kilometers northeast of Punta Cana, according to meteorological reports. 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