Hurricane Gordon – Day 4
Position: 34.5N 33.9W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: East [080°] near 22 mph [35 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 110 mph [175 kph].
Wind Gusts: 125 mph [200 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 125 Miles [205 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 35 miles [ 55 km].
Minimum central pressure: 965 mb ↓.
Currently about 455 miles [ 730 km] West-Southwest of the Azores.
A Hurricane Warning is in effect for the central and eastern Azores.
Gordon is a small, tight storm with a very distinctive eye in satellite images. It is expected to weaken before passing through the Azores as shear increases and the water becomes cooler.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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