Post by NHC Olney Maryland on Sept 3, 2008 19:17:07 GMT -5
HURRICANE IKE TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL/ OLNEY MD AL092008
8:15PM AST SEPT 03,2008
DATA FROM AN NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE
THAT IKE HAS CONTINUED TO STRENTHEN HAS MAXIMUM WINDS
NEAR 115 MPH...190 KM/HR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS MAKES IKE AN
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
HURRICANE SCALE
FORECASTER ROSSI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL/ OLNEY MD AL092008
8:15PM AST SEPT 03,2008
DATA FROM AN NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE
THAT IKE HAS CONTINUED TO STRENTHEN HAS MAXIMUM WINDS
NEAR 115 MPH...190 KM/HR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS MAKES IKE AN
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
HURRICANE SCALE
FORECASTER ROSSI