| ShanaTX |
| (Storm Tracker) |
| Sat Jul 16 2005 08:40 AM |
Re: Emily-Late Recon Update
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New advisory is out
Quote:
Hurricane Emily Advisory Number 22
Statement as of 5:00 am AST on July 16, 2005
At 5 am AST...0900z...the center of Hurricane Emily was located near
latitude 15.6 north... longitude 75.8 west or about 180 miles...
285 km... south-southeast of Kingston Jamaica and about 440
miles... 705 km...southeast of Grand Cayman.
Emily is moving toward the west-northwest near 18 mph...30 km/hr...
and this general motion is expected to continue for the next 24
hours.
Maximum sustained winds are near 140 mph...220 km/hr...with higher
gusts. This makes Emily is a category four hurricane on the
Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale. Some fluctuations in strength are
possible during the next 24 hours.
Hurricane force winds now extend outward up to 70 miles...110 km...
from the center...and tropical storm force winds extend outward up
to 150 miles...240 km. For Jamaica...hurricane force winds may
occur in gusts later today along the coasts...with possible
sustained hurricane force winds at higher elevations...especially
above 3000 feet.
The estimated minimum central pressure is 950 mb...28.05 inches.
So she's gettin bigger and more powerful too?
Wowie.
'shana