Hurricane Arthur – Day 4
Position: 41.2N 68.7W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: Northeast [045°] near 31 mph [50 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 75 mph [120 kph].
Wind Gusts: 90 mph [145 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 160 miles [260 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 70 miles [110 km].
Minimum central pressure: 976 mb.
Currently about 75 miles [ 120 km] East-Southeast of Chatham, Massachusetts.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Nantucket Island; Cape Cod from Provincetown to Woods Hole; New Brunswick from the US border to Grand-anse; Nova Scotia; Cape Breton Island; and Prince Edward Island.
Arthur is weakening and expanding as it picks up speed. This is the beginning of the transition to a post-tropical storm.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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