Hurricane Igor – Day 6
Position: 17.7N 51.2W [10 PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West [275°] near 9 mph [15 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 140 mph [220 kph].
Wind Gusts: 165 mph [265 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 195 miles [315 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 50 miles [ 80 km].
Minimum central pressure: 937 mb ↑.
Currently about 785 miles [1260 km] East of the northern Leeward Islands.
Igor seems to have reached its peak intensity, and is now expanding as the wind field catches up with the eye. It is finally backing off slightly.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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