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<p dir="auto">Now a <strong>tropical storm</strong> <strong>Iota</strong> is moving southeast of <strong>Tegucigalpa</strong>, Honduras with maximum winds of 65 km/h (40 mph). Iota is expected to be further downgraded to a tropical depression in the next hours.</p>
<p dir="auto"><strong>Life-threatening storm surge</strong> and <strong>flash flooding</strong> is expected across Central America till Thursday. <strong>Flooding</strong> and <strong>mudslides</strong> are possible in parts of Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua.</p>
<p dir="auto"><strong>Tropical strom warnin</strong>g is still in effect from the coast of Honduras west of Punta Castilla to the Honduras/Guatemala border and Bay Islands.</p>
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<h4>Update: 17th of November, 12:30 p.m. UTC</h4>
<p dir="auto">Iota has made landfall in Nicaragua as Category 4 hurricane. Located near <strong>13.7N 84.8W</strong>, is moving toward the west <strong>near 9 mph</strong> (15km/h). This motion is expected for the next day or so. Iota will move further inland across <strong>northern Nicaragua</strong> today and move across southern <strong>Honduras</strong> tonight and Wednesday.</p>
<p dir="auto"><strong>Maximum sustained winds are near 85 mph</strong> (135 km/h) with higher gusts. Rapid weakening is expected today into Wednesday and then dissipation over Central America by Wednesday night.</p>
<p dir="auto">Iota brings damaging winds and life-threatening storm surge to where a hurricane warning is in effect. Life-threatening flash flooding and river flooding is expected through Thursday across portions of Central America.</p>
<p dir="auto"><img src="https://media.giphy.com/media/AuDmWHfyxFQdmqsqbG/giphy.gif" alt="photo: Windy.com; desc: Satellite, Blue; licence: cc" class=" img-fluid img-markdown" /></p>
<h4>Update: 16th of November, 6:00 p.m. UTC</h4>
<p dir="auto"><strong>Iota</strong> is forecasted to make landfall on the <strong>Nicaragua coast</strong> tonight while maintaining the strength of <strong>Category 5 hurricane</strong>. Maximum winds have increased to 260 km/h (160 mph).</p>
<p dir="auto"><strong>Extreme winds</strong> together with <strong>life-threatening storm surge</strong> up to 15 to 20 feet will occur along the <strong>northeastern Nicaragua</strong>.</p>
<p dir="auto"><strong>Hurricane warnings</strong> are in effect for Providencia, the coast of Nicaragua from the Honduras/Nicaragua border to Sandy Bay Sirpi and for the coast of Honduras from Punta Patuca to the Nicaragua border.</p>
<p dir="auto"><img src="https://media.giphy.com/media/nTvlMdXkcCllYcaseH/giphy-downsized-large.gif" alt="photo: Windy.com; desc: Satellite; licence: cc" class=" img-fluid img-markdown" /></p>
<h4>Update: 16th of November, 10:00 a.m. UTC</h4>
<p dir="auto">Hurricane <strong>Iota</strong> is still rapidly strengthening in the western Caribbean and has become a dangerous <strong>Category 4</strong> hurricane.</p>
<p dir="auto">It is possible that Iota may even reach <strong>Category 5 hurricane</strong> when it approaches Central America.</p>
<p dir="auto">The hurricane is positioned near 13.6N 81.1W with maximum sustainable winds of 230 km/h (145 mph).</p>
<p dir="auto"><img src="https://media.giphy.com/media/kJEail5qtxt4cJOTIb/giphy.gif" alt="photo: Windy.com; desc: Satellite; licence: cc" class=" img-fluid img-markdown" /></p>
<p dir="auto">Hurricane warnings remain in effect from <strong>Sandy Bay Sirpi</strong> to the <strong>border with Honduras</strong> and from the <strong>border of Nicaragua</strong> to <strong>Punta Patuca</strong>.</p>
<h4>Update: 15th of November, 10:00 p.m. UTC</h4>
<p dir="auto"><strong>Iota</strong> has strengthen to <strong>Category 1 hurricane</strong> with maximum winds of 150 km/h (90 mph) and moving westward at 9 mph towards Honduras and Nicaragua coasts.</p>
<p dir="auto">The hurricane is expected to further rapidly intensify and possibly reach <strong>Category 4</strong> as it moves closer to the Central America on Monday.</p>
<p dir="auto"><img src="https://media.giphy.com/media/tm9sIEiI1f5NJcPEmY/giphy-downsized-large.gif" alt="photo: Windy.com; desc: Satellite; licence: cc" class=" img-fluid img-markdown" /></p>
<p dir="auto"><strong>Life-threatening</strong> storm surge of 10 to 15 feet and <strong>catastrophic winds</strong> are expected along northeastern Nicaragua and eastern Honduras.</p>
<p dir="auto">Hurricane warnings has been issued from <strong>Sandy Bay Sirpi</strong> to the <strong>border with Honduras</strong> and from the <strong>border of Nicaragua</strong> to <strong>Punta Patuca</strong>.</p>
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