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| Hurricane Sandra (Category 3) | |
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| As of: | 0000 Eastern Probitas time April 23, 2139 |
| Location: | 85 miles (135 km) southwest of Miramar, Laudo Deo |
| Wind speed: | 110 mph (175 km/h) |
| Pressure: | 945 hPa/mbar (70.88 cmHg, 27.90 inHg) |
| Movement: | North at 8 mph (13 km/h) |
| See update below. Past advisories and discussions available here | |
Hurricane Sandra Public Advisory
HURRICANE SANDRA (3904) BULLETIN ADVISORY 010 LIVERPOOL ENGLAND MET SERV CYCLONE PREDICTION CENTRE OREAN, LIVERPOOL ENGLAND 12 AM EASTERN PROBITAS TIME APR 23 2139 ...SANDRA SLOWS ITS WEAKENING... LOSES 5 KNOTS IN WIND INTENSITY... STILL A CATEGORY THREE STORM WITH THREAT OF CATEGORY FOUR STORM SURGE... AT 12 AM...HURRICANE WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE COAST OF LAUDO DEO FROM MIRAMAR SOUTH TO SAN CAPISTRANO ON THE EDGE OF THE AOR. A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS EXPECTED OF AN IN A HURRICANE ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN 24 HOURS. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AT 12 AM, HURRICANE SANDRA WAS LOCATED IN CAECILLIAN SEA... 75 NM... 135 KM OR 85 MILES... SOUTHWEST OF MIRAMAR, LAUDO DEO. HURRICANE SANDRA IS CURRENTLY MOVING N AT 7 KT... 13 KM/H... 8 MPH AND HAS STARTED WEAKENING IN THE COOLER WATERS OF THE CAECILLIAN SEA BROUGHT ON IN ITS OWN WAKE. TROPICAL STORM-FORCE WINDS CURRENTLY EXTEND OUTWARD ABOUT 200 NM... 370 KM OR 230 MILES... AND HAVE BEEN AFFECTING MIRAMAR AND SAN CAPISTRANO. AT LEAST 120 STORM-RELATED INJURIES AND 27 DEATHS HAVE SO FAR BEEN REPORTED IN THE TWO CITIES... ALTHOUGH THESE NUMBERS DO NOT INCLUDE SMALL COMMUNITIES ALONG THE COAST AND COULD THEREFORE BE MUCH HIGHER IF THERE WAS NO EVACUATION. HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD 120 NM... 220 KM OR 140 MILES... AND CATEGORY THREE CONDITIONS ARE BEING FELT IN SAN CAPISTRANO... THIS SHOULD START TO CALM DOWN AND IN ABOUT SIX HOURS CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE... CATEGORY THREE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN MIRAMAR WITHIN THE NEXT FOUR HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 95 KNOTS... 175 KM/H OR 110 MPH... THIS MAKES SANDRA A DANGEROUS CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE AT THIS TIME IS 945 HECTOPASCALS... 70.88 CENTIMETRES OF MERCURY... 27.90 INCHES. REPEATING THE 12 AM POSITION...SW OF MIRAMAR, LAUDO DEO. MOVEMENT N 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 95 KNOTS...CATEGORY 3...WITH HIGHER GUSTS... MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 945 HPA. THE NEXT FULL ADVISORY ON THIS SYSTEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 3 AM. FORECASTED BY CALTS
