Hurricane Dean has strengthened to a Category 3 storm with max. winds of 125mph. The latest from the National Hurricane Center:
THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DEAN WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 14.8 NORTH…LONGITUDE 63.6 WEST OR ABOUT 175 MILES…
280 KM…WEST OF MARTINIQUE AND ABOUT 300 MILES…480 KM…SOUTHEAST
OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO.DEAN IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 22 MPH…35 KM/HR…AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. ON THIS TRACK…DEAN WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA TODAY.SATELLITE IMAGES AND DATA FROM AN AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE PLANE
INDICATE THAT DEAN HAS STRENGTHENED. THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
ARE NOW 125 MPH…205 KM/HR…WITH HIGHER GUSTS. DEAN IS A MAJOR
CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE.
ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
The forecast path does not look as if has changed. I will be keeping an eye on this.
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Don’t look now, but he’s now a 4 with 135 mph winds (officially) and higher winds suggested.
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We’re almost at Cat 5. The current recon found 145-knot flight-level winds and a 926 mb pressure.
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