Hurricane Edouard – Day 6
Position: 32.3N 57.5W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: Northeast [035°] near 17 mph [28 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 90 mph [150 kph].
Wind Gusts: 105 mph [165 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 185 miles [295 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 80 miles [130 km].
Minimum central pressure: 959mb ↑.
Currently about 495 miles [ 795 km] East-Northeast of Bermuda.
This is the first time in two seasons that there is a major hurricane [category 3 or higher] in the Atlantic basin.
After peaking this morning, the storm has begun weakening and lost its major hurricane status this afternoon.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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