Hurricane Igor – Day 9
Position: 22.0N 58.7W [10 PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: Northwest [310°] near 9 mph [15 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 125 mph [205 kph].
Wind Gusts: 155 mph [250 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 290 miles [465 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 105 miles [165 km].
Minimum central pressure: 935 mb ↓.
Currently about 805 miles [1295 km] South-Southeast of Bermuda.
Igor just finished its second eyewall replacement. It had maintained its status as a category 4 hurricane since September 12 but finally dropped to a strong category 3 this afternoon.
A Hurricane Watch is in effect for Bermuda
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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