Summary Of 100 PM EDT...Information
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Location: About 25 MI...NE of Freeport, Grand Bahama Island
About 105 MI...E of West Palm Beach FL
Max Sustained Winds...155 MPH...
Movement:...WNW at 1 MPH...
Pressure...922 MB...
Hazards:
- Wind Gusts to 190 mph
- Storm Surge 18 to 23 feet above normal tide levels with higher
destructive waves
It's always wise to be wary of how hurricanes can deviate from expected tracks, like Iniki in 1992. Normally they track east to west across the Pacific, but on September 11, Iniki turned north and slammed directly into Kauai as a cat 4 with bursts that supposedly over 225mph.
The movie Jurassic Park was wrapping up filming there and captures some of fury of the storm.