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Hurricane LAURA


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Hurricane Laura Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL132020
715 AM CDT Tue Aug 25 2020

...NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER REPORTS THAT LAURA HAS BECOME A 
HURRICANE...
 
NOAA hurricane hunter aircraft data indicate that Laura has become 
a hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h), with 
higher gusts. 

 
SUMMARY OF 715 AM CDT...1215 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...23.4N 86.4W
ABOUT 145 MI...235 KM NW OF THE WESTERN TIP OF CUBA
ABOUT 625 MI...1005 KM SE OF LAKE CHARLES LOUISIANA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 17 MPH...28 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...991 MB...29.26 INCHES
 
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Forecaster Beven
 
 
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