Hurricane Dean Update 9 AM
Monday, August 20th, 2007AT 700 AM CDT…1200Z…THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DEAN WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 17.8 NORTH…LONGITUDE 81.5 WEST OR ABOUT 440
MILES…EAST OF BELIZE CITY.
DEAN IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 21 MPH…AND A
WESTWARD OR WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24
HOURS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 150 MPH…WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. DEAN IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON
THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE…AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO REACH CATEGORY
FIVE STRENGTH WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 926 MB…27.34 INCHES.
Could be something in the Bahamas in the next 5 days and back in the gulf about 10-14 days out. More at 9 PM..
Also, can we STOP THE RAIN PLEASE
