Hurricane Sally Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL192020
1100 AM CDT Mon Sep 14 2020
...NOAA HURRICANE HUNTERS FIND THAT SALLY HAS RAPIDLY STRENGTHENED
TO A HURRICANE...
Data from a NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft investigating Sally
indicate the system has rapidly strengthened to a hurricane,
with maximum sustained winds of around 85 mph (140 km/h) with higher
gusts. The estimated minimum central pressure is 985 mb (29.09
inches).
A Special Advisory will be issued shortly to update the intensity
forecast for Sally.
SUMMARY OF 1100 AM CDT...1600 UTC...INFORMATION
Location...About 130 MI ESE of the Mouth of the Mississippi River
...About 165 MI SE of Biloxi MS
Max Sustained Winds...90 MPH
Moving...WNW at 7 MPH
Minimum Pressure...986 MB
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 25 miles and
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 125 miles
The NHC is now expecting Sally to blow up to 100-ish mph.