Hurricane Joaquin – Day 8
Position: 33.1N 65.5W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: North-Northeast [025°] near 13 mph [20 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 85 mph [140 kph].
Wind Gusts: 100 mph [160 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 185 miles [295 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 35 miles [ 55 km].
Minimum central pressure: 961 mb.
Currently about 70 miles [ 110 km] Northwest of Bermuda.
It looks like the storm is finally weakening.
A Hurricane Warning is in effect for Bermuda.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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