Hurricane Katia – Day 8
Position: 25.8N 64.4W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: Northwest [315°] near 10 mph [17 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 135 mph [215 kph].
Wind Gusts: 160 mph [260 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 205 miles [335 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 60 miles [ 95 km].
Minimum central pressure: 946 mb ↓.
Currently about 450 miles [ 725 km] South of Bermuda.
Katia is a Category 4 as of 10PM CDT. I hope it does make the turn and there are no vessels anywhere near this storm. No one needs to deal with this.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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