Hurricane Katia – Day 2
Position: 21.7N 94.8W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: East-Southeast [105°] near 2 mph [ 4 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 80 mph [130 kph].
Wind Gusts: 90 mph [145 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 45 miles [ 75 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 10 miles [ 20 km].
Minimum central pressure: 989 mb ↓.
Currently about 200 miles [ 325 km] East of Tampico, Mexico.
Katia became a Hurricane at 4PM CDT.
A Hurricane Warning is in effect for the coast of the Mexican state of Veracruz from Cabo Rojo to Laguna Verde.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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