6:00 AM CDT Mon Oct 7: ESE at 8 mph: 954 mb: 120 mph - now Major Hurricane Milton
Posted by
cypresstx on 10/7/2024, 7:26 am
look at that pressure drop...
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/#Milton
Hurricane Milton Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL142024
600 AM CDT Mon Oct 07 2024
...NOAA HURRICANE HUNTERS FIND MILTON A MAJOR HURRICANE...
Data from a NOAA Hurricane Hunter aicraft indicate that Milton has
strengthened to a major hurricane. The maximum sustained winds are
estimated to be 120 mph (195 km/h). Milton is a category three
hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Data from
the aircraft also indicate that the minimum pressure has fallen to
954 mb (28.17 inches).
A special advisory will be issued by 7 AM CDT (1200 UTC) to reflect
this change and update the forecast.
SUMMARY OF 600 AM CDT...1100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...21.9N 92.4W
ABOUT 180 MI...285 KM WNW OF PROGRESO MEXICO
ABOUT 750 MI...1210 KM WSW OF TAMPA FLORIDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...120 MPH...195 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...ESE OR 105 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...954 MB...28.17 INCHES
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Forecaster Brown/Blake
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