Hurricane Ernesto – Day 8
Position: 37.1N 62.3W [ 4:00PM CDT 2100 UTC].
Movement: North-Northeast [025] near 17 mph [28 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 75 mph [120 kph].
Wind Gusts: 90 mph [145 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 220 miles (350 km).
Hurricane Wind Radius: 35 miles [ 55 km].
Minimum central pressure: 977 mb ↓.
Currently about 520 miles [ 844 km] South of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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