Tuesday Morning Felix Update

Hurricane Felix, which is now a category four hurricane, is very close to landfall this morning.

…EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE FELIX ABOUT TO MAKE LANDFALL NEAR
THE NICARAGUA-HONDURAS BORDER…
…COULD REACH CATEGORY FIVE STRENGTH JUST AS IT CROSSES THE
COAST…

Here is the position:

AT 500 AM EDT…0900Z…THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FELIX WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 14.3 NORTH…LONGITUDE 82.5 WEST OR ABOUT 65 MILES…
110 KM…SOUTHEAST OF CABO GRACIAS A DIOS ON THE NICARAGUA/HONDURAS
BORDER.

FELIX IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 16 MPH…26 KM/HR. A CONTINUED
WESTWARD MOTION WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS
EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK…THE CENTER OF
FELIX WILL MAKE LANDFALL IN NORTHEASTERN NICARAGUA IN A FEW
HOURS…AND WILL PROCEED INLAND OVER NICARAGUA TODAY AND HONDURAS
LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT.

REPORTS FROM A UNITED STATES AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT
INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED AND ARE NOW
NEAR 155 MPH…250 KM/HR…WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

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