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Hurricane Sally Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL192020
1100 AM CDT Mon Sep 14 2020
 
...NOAA HURRICANE HUNTERS FIND THAT SALLY HAS RAPIDLY STRENGTHENED 
TO A HURRICANE...
 
Data from a NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft investigating Sally 
indicate the system has rapidly strengthened to a hurricane, 
with maximum sustained winds of around 85 mph (140 km/h) with higher 
gusts. The estimated minimum central pressure is 985 mb (29.09 
inches).  

A Special Advisory will be issued shortly to update the intensity 
forecast for Sally. 

  
SUMMARY OF 1100 AM CDT...1600 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...28.6N 86.9W
ABOUT 135 MI...220 KM ESE OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
ABOUT 175 MI...280 KM SE OF BILOXI MISSISSIPPI
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH...140 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...985 MB...29.09 INCHES
 
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Forecaster Brown/Brennan
 
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