By the Cuban Institute of Meteorology
HAVANA TIMES – This afternoon, Helene has moved west-northwest, showing signs of better organization, with an increase in rainfall areas near its center of circulation. Its maximum sustained winds have increased to 85 kilometers per hour (50 mph) with higher gusts, and its minimum pressure has dropped to 995 millibars.
At 6 p.m. (Cuban and ET time), the central region of the tropical storm was estimated at 19.8 degrees north latitude and 84.9 degrees west longitude, positioning it about 235 kilometers (145 mph) south of Cape San Antonio, the westernmost tip of Cuba. It is moving in a west-northwest direction at a speed of 19 kilometers an hour (12 mph).
Over the next 12 to 24 hours, it will continue moving through the far