...ERNESTO A LITTLE STRONGER AS IT PASSES JUST SOUTH OF ST. KITTS AND NEVIS... ...HURRICANE WATCH ISSUED FOR THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, VIEQUES, AND CULEBRA... As of 11:00 AM AST Tue Aug 13 the center of Ernesto was located near 16.9, -62.6 with movement WNW at 18 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1003 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 50 mph.