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Hurricane Irma maintains winds of 185 mph

Meghan Mangrum
Naples
Hurricane Irma 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5 forecast

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Hurricane Irma maintains maximum winds of 185 mph in the latest 5 p.m. advisory from the National Hurricane Center. 

Irma continues to move west at 15 mph with a central pressure of 926 milibars.

The storm is currently located about 135 miles east of Antigua.

According to the NHC, the government of the Dominican Republic has issued a Hurricane Warning along the north coast of the Dominican Republic from the border with Haiti eastward to Cabo Engano. A tropical storm warning has been issued for the south coast of the Dominican Republic from south of Cabo Engano westward to the southern border with Haiti.

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