Hurricane Igor – Day 7
Position: 19.0N 53.9W [10 PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West-Northwest [295°] near 9 mph [15 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 155 mph [250 kph].
Wind Gusts: 190 mph [305 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 205 miles [335 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 45 miles [ 75 km].
Minimum central pressure: 925 mb ↓.
Currently about 605 miles [975 km] East of the northern Leeward Islands.
Any further strengthening will elevate Igor to a category 5 storm.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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