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WTNT64 KNHC 271712
TCUAT4
 
Hurricane Ida Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL092021
115 PM EDT Fri Aug 27 2021
 
...IDA STRENGTHENS INTO A HURRICANE AS IT NEARS THE ISLE OF YOUTH...

Data from an Air Force Reserve hurricane hunter aircraft indicate 
that Ida has strengthened into a hurricane as it approaches the 
Isle of Youth, Cuba. The maximum sustained winds are estimated to 
be 75 mph (120 km/h) with higher gusts. 

A sustained wind of 44 mph (70 km/h) and a gust of 60 mph (96 km/h) 
were recently reported on Cayo Largo, Cuba. 


SUMMARY OF 110 PM EDT...1710 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...21.4N 82.4W
ABOUT 30 MI...50 KM ESE OF THE ISLE OF YOUTH
ABOUT 165 MI...270 KM E OF THE WESTERN TIP OF CUBA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 320 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...987 MB...29.15 INCHES

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Forecaster Brown