Eye on Igor

EYE ON IGOR: Hurricane Igor is going to cause big problems for the island of Bermuda on Sunday. Air Force reconnaissance last night found that the central pressure in Igor was 939 milllibars, still quite impressive. Top winds this morning were 110 mph, which equates to a category two hurricane. But conditions favor some additional strengthening over the next 24 hours, and Igor will like become a category 3 or major hurricane shortly.

An Air Force plane is enroute to Igor right now from Saint Croix.

In addition, the forecast track brings the center quite close to or directly over Bermuda on Sunday. The hurricane is not only powerful, it is large as well, as the large wind field will bring tropical storm conditions to Bermuda starting late tonight. Strong tropical storm force winds will arrive there just after lunch tomorrow with hurricane force winds arriving during the evening and peaking between midnight and 3 a.m. Sustained winds will likely exceed 100 mph in Bermuda tomorrow night between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. Conditions will gradually improve on Monday.

FROM THE BERMUDA WEATHER SERVICE:  Hurricane Igor is expected to be a direct hit, passing over Bermuda early Monday morning. Tropical storm force winds will develop Saturday night then increase to hurricane force Sunday afternoon. Wind speed and direction will be dependent on subtle track changes that are likely over the next few days. Heavy rain and thunder are likely as Igor passes.  

Forecast for Sunday – Cloudy, frequent rain, showers, risk thunder, heavy at times…  Winds easterly gale force gusts to storm force, increasing east-northeasterly hurricane force gusts hurricane force overnight, easing southeasterly to southwesterly storm force gusts hurricane force near dawn…  High near 28°C/83°F.

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