Hurricane Sam – Day 7
Position: 18.4N 55.6W [10:00PM CDT 0300UTC].
Movement: Northwest [305°] near 9 mph [15 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 140 mph [220 kph].
Wind Gusts: 165 mph [265 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 140 miles [220 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 40 miles [ 65 km].
Minimum central pressure: 944 mb ↓.
Currently about 490 miles [ 790 km] East of the northern Leeward Islands.
Sam is maintaining wind speed and the barometer is still dropping.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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September 28, 2021 Comments Off on Hurricane Sam – Day 7