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Gonzalo Strengthens to Major Hurricane, Takes Aim at Bermuda
Source: ABC
Gonzalo was a major hurricane this morning with winds of 125 mph, and it was strengthening on an expected path to hit Bermuda Friday.
If Gonzalo becomes a Category 4 hurricane, with winds of 140 mph, it would be the strongest hurricane in Atlantic Ocean since Oct. 2, 2011, when Hurricane Ophelia's winds reached 140 mph.
The current forecast would take Gonzalo over Bermuda Friday midday as possibly a major hurricane with winds around 115 mph. A hurricane watch has been posted for Bermuda.
If Gonzalo becomes a Category 4 hurricane, with winds of 140 mph, it would be the strongest hurricane in Atlantic Ocean since Oct. 2, 2011, when Hurricane Ophelia's winds reached 140 mph.
The current forecast would take Gonzalo over Bermuda Friday midday as possibly a major hurricane with winds around 115 mph. A hurricane watch has been posted for Bermuda.
Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/gonzalo-heading-bermuda-major-hurricane/story?id=26207153
UPDATE-Gonzalo upgraded to Cat 4
HURRICANE GONZALO ADVISORY NUMBER 13
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL082014
1100 AM AST WED OCT 15 2014
...GONZALO STRENGTHENS TO A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE...
SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
-----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...23.5N 68.0W
ABOUT 640 MI...1025 KM SSW OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...130 MPH...215 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 320 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...949 MB...28.03 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
--------------------
CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY...
NONE
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...
A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* BERMUDA
A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...IN THIS CASE WITHIN ABOUT 48 HOURS. A HURRICANE WARNING WILL LIKELY BE NECESSARY FOR BERMUDA THIS AFTERNOON.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL082014
1100 AM AST WED OCT 15 2014
...GONZALO STRENGTHENS TO A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE...
SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
-----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...23.5N 68.0W
ABOUT 640 MI...1025 KM SSW OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...130 MPH...215 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 320 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...949 MB...28.03 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
--------------------
CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY...
NONE
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...
A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* BERMUDA
A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...IN THIS CASE WITHIN ABOUT 48 HOURS. A HURRICANE WARNING WILL LIKELY BE NECESSARY FOR BERMUDA THIS AFTERNOON.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
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Gonzalo Strengthens to Major Hurricane, Takes Aim at Bermuda (Original Post)
brooklynite
Oct 2014
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Cha
(297,172 posts)1. Be safe in Bermuda!
mountain grammy
(26,619 posts)2. It's been a quiet hurricane season so far.. be safe out there.
starroute
(12,977 posts)3. Quiet in the Atlantic -- the western Pacific has gotten battered (n/t/)
mountain grammy
(26,619 posts)4. Yes, for sure. Thought about that right after I posted..
Baclava
(12,047 posts)5. Cat 3, 125 mph winds
Here it comes...gonna be a direct hit
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