1:00 am Intermediate Update: Sally Continues to Strengthen
…SALLY CONTINUING TO STRENGTHEN, A SPECIAL ADVISORY IS COMING OUT SHORTLY…
Recent data from An Air Force Reserve reconnaissance aircraft and the Mobile Alabama Doppler weather radar indicate that Sally’s maximum sustained winds have increased to 105 mph (165 km/h).
Further strengthening is possible, and a Special Advisory will be issued within 15 minutes in lieu of the intermediate advisory to update the intensity forecast.
SUMMARY OF 100 AM CDT…0600 UTC…INFORMATION
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LOCATION…29.9N 87.8W
ABOUT 60 MI…95 KM SSE OF MOBILE ALABAMA
ABOUT 55 MI…85 KM SW OF PENSACOLA FLORIDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…105 MPH…165 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT…NNE OR 030 DEGREES AT 2 MPH…4 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…968 MB…28.58 INCHES
From the National Hurricane Center.
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