Post by NHC Olney Maryland on Sept 4, 2008 14:30:50 GMT -5
HURRICANE IKE TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL/OLNEY MD AL072008
330 PM EDT THRUS SEPT 04 2008
DATA FROM A NOAA RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT
IKE HAS CONTINUED TO STRENGTHEN AND NOW HAS MAXIMUM WINDS
NEAR 150 MPH...235 KM/HR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS MAKES IKE AN
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
HURRICANE SCALE.
FORECASTER ROSSI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL/OLNEY MD AL072008
330 PM EDT THRUS SEPT 04 2008
DATA FROM A NOAA RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT
IKE HAS CONTINUED TO STRENGTHEN AND NOW HAS MAXIMUM WINDS
NEAR 150 MPH...235 KM/HR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS MAKES IKE AN
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
HURRICANE SCALE.
FORECASTER ROSSI