Obersturmfury Felix [Cat 4]
Position: 13.6 N/72.0 W.
Movement: West Northwest [285°] near 19 mph.
Maximum sustained winds: 140 mph [Cat 4].
Gusts: 165mph
Minimum central pressure: 956 mb.
Hurricane Force Wind Radius: 25 miles.
Tropical Storm Force Wind Radius: 115 miles.
It currently 440 miles Southeast of Kingston, Jamaica.
It is now forecast that Felix will become a major Cat 5 hurricane before landfall on the Yucatan. The central pressure has been dropping at a rate of 3.4mb per hour and the eye is contracting.
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yikes! that was quick.
There’s a lot of hot water in Caribbean this time of year, and if there is no wind shear, a storm can just spin up.
It’s looking more and more that the towns on the coast that got nailed by Dean, are going to get nailed by Felix. I hope people move out, because a lot of them are in temporary dwellings.