At 19/21Z, Hurricane Igor was located about 85 miles southwest of Bermuda moving just west of due north at 12 knots with sustained winds of 70 knots. Winds at Hamilton now gusting up to 69 knots. With the current motion likely to continue this evening it looks like Igor will pass about 125km west of Bermuda at 20/02Z later this evening, which will keep the strongest winds offshore to the west of the island. Winds on Bermuda should increase a little more as the center passes to the west - probably with gusts around 75 knots. Bermuda radar indicates that the constant rain should wind down in a few hours, but high winds are likely to continue throughout the night and into the early daylight hours on Monday. ED
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