Hurricane Danielle – Day 7
Position: 28.1N 60.6W [10 PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: North-Northwest [355°] near 10 mph [16 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 135 mph [215 kph].
Wind Gusts: 160 mph [255 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 205 miles [335 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 60 miles [ 95 km].
Minimum central pressure: 942 mb.
Currently about 385 miles [ 615 km] Southeast of Bermuda.
A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Bermuda.
The storm spun up overnight into a very small category 4 storm, the first major hurricane of the season. Bermuda is already experiencing the swells generated by the storm and the US coast will start seeing high surf and rip tides this weekend.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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