...Irene continues to strengthen as it pounds the southeastern Bahamas...will likely become a major hurricane later today...
summary of 500 am EDT...0900 UTC...information ---------------------------------------------- location...21.6n 72.9w about 370 mi...595 km se of Nassau about 955 mi...1535 km S of Cape Hatteras North Carolina maximum sustained winds...110 mph...175 km/h present movement...WNW or 295 degrees at 9 mph...15 km/h minimum central pressure...962 mb...28.41 inches -------------
next intermediate advisory...800 am EDT. Next complete advisory...1100 am EDT.
$$ Forecaster Pasch/Kimberlain
Good morning NN, been up most of the night watchin the storm. I ate three chilli dogs before I went to bed last night so I been up with a case of indigestion.