TCUAT5
 
Hurricane Erin Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL052025
1120 AM AST Sat Aug 16 2025

...AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTERS FIND ERIN IS NOW A 
CATASTROPHIC CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE...

Reports from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft 
indicate that Erin has become a Category 5 hurricane on the 
Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale with maximum sustained winds 
near 160 mph (255 km/h). The minimum pressure has fallen to near 
917 mb (27.08 inches). The next intermediate advisory will be issued 
at 200 PM AST (1800 UTC).

SUMMARY OF 1120 AM AST...1520 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...19.7N 62.8W
ABOUT 105 MI...170 KM N OF ANGUILLA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...160 MPH...255 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 17 MPH...28 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...917 MB...27.08 INCHES
 
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Forecaster Beven/Kelly
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