Sally Now a Hurricane, May be Beginning Rapid Intensification Phase

| September 14, 2020 @ 11:07 am

Hurricane Hunters have found that the pressure has now dropped all the way to 985 millibars and found flight-level winds near 90 knots and surface measurements near 80 knots. The intensity is now 85 mph. New forecasts out shortly.



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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