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HURRICANE IDA TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL112009
1115 PM EST SAT NOV 7 2009

...IDA REACHES HURRICANE INTENSITY...

DATA FROM NOAA BUOY 42056...LOCATED IN THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN
SEA ABOUT 120 MILES...195 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF COZUMEL MEXICO...
RECENTLY REPORTED A 1-MINUTE SUSTAINED WIND OF 74 MPH...119 KM/HR. 
THIS INDICATES THAT IDA HAS ONCE AGAIN REACHED HURRICANE STATUS...
WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF AROUND 75 MPH...120 KM/HR.  

AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS CURRENTLY
APPROACHING IDA AND WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE
INTENSITY AND STRUCTURE OF THE HURRICANE IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

FORECASTER BRENNAN/KIMBERLAIN