Hurricane Danny – Day 4
Position: 14.8N 49.8W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West-Northwest [295°] near 10 mph [17 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 110 mph [175 kph].
Wind Gusts: 130 mph [210 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 60 miles [ 95 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 15 miles [ 30 km].
Minimum central pressure: 977 mb ↑.
Currently about 810 miles [1305 km] East of the Leeward Islands.
At 10AM CDT the storm had strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane.
At 2PM a NOAA aircraft reported that the storm had spun up to Category 3 – a major hurricane. Danny’s very small, compact form has protected it from the infiltration of dry air and allowed it to strengthen.
As forecast, after peaking as a Cat 3, Danny is beginning to be affected by the dry air to the North, and will soon encounter increasing wind shear.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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2 comments
Well, drat! Where’s the dry air when you need it?
It arrived at 10PM. The islands need the rain as most of them in the Caribbean are experiencing a drought.