12am CDT Wednesday on Sally: 100mph; 970mb; North-northeast at 2mph
Posted by Chris in Tampa on 9/16/2020, 1:05 am
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Hurricane Sally Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL192020
1200 AM CDT Wed Sep 16 2020

...12 AM CDT POSITION UPDATE...
...SALLY STRENGTHENS INTO A CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE AS IT INCHES
NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD...

Recent data from An Air Force Reserve reconnaissance aircraft and
the Mobile Alabama Doppler weather radar indicate that Sally has
strengthened to 100 mph (160 km/h).

If further strengthening becomes likely before Sally's center
reaches the northern Gulf coast later this morning, then a Special
Advisory will be issued at 100 AM CDT.


A sustained wind of 76 mph (122 km/h) with a gust to 96 mph (155
km/h) was recently reported in Sally's northern eyewall by NOAA
buoy 42012, located about 50 miles southeast of Mobile, Alabama. An
unofficial report of a wind gust to 60 mph (97 km/h) was recently
received from an amateur radio operator in Navarre Beach, Florida.


SUMMARY OF 1200 AM CDT...0500 UTC...INFORMATION
-----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...29.8N 87.8W
ABOUT 65 MI...105 KM SSE OF MOBILE ALABAMA
ABOUT 60 MI...95 KM SW OF PENSACOLA FLORIDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100 MPH...160 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 030 DEGREES AT 2 MPH...4 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...970 MB...28.64 INCHES

$$
Forecaster Stewart
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