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Hurricane SALLY


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Hurricane Sally Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL192020
800 PM CDT Tue Sep 15 2020
 
...8 PM CDT POSITION AND INTENSITY UPDATE...
...SALLY A LITTLE STRONGER...

NHC is beginning hourly position updates for Hurricane Sally for as 
long as the eye remains well defined in NOAA Doppler radar images.

Data from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate 
that Sally's maximum winds have increased to near 85 mph (140 
km/h).  This new intensity will be incorporated into the next full 
advisory issued at 10 PM CDT.  Some additional strengthening is 
possible before Sally's center reaches the northern Gulf coast on 
Wednesday.
 
  
SUMMARY OF 800 PM CDT...0100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...29.7N 87.9W
ABOUT 70 MI...115 KM S OF MOBILE ALABAMA
ABOUT 70 MI...115 KM SW OF PENSACOLA FLORIDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH...140 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 010 DEGREES AT 2 MPH...4 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...972 MB...28.70 INCHES
 
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Forecaster Berg
 
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