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| Hurricane Sandra (Category 2) | |
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| As of: | 0300 Eastern Probitas time April 23, 2139 |
| Location: | 60 miles (95 km) south of Miramar, Laudo Deo |
| Wind speed: | 105 mph (170 km/h) |
| Pressure: | 965 hPa/mbar (72.38 cmHg, 28.49 inHg) |
| Movement: | North-northwest at 8 mph (13 km/h) |
| See update below. Past advisories and discussions available here | |
Hurricane Sandra Public Advisory
HURRICANE SANDRA (3904) BULLETIN ADVISORY 011 LIVERPOOL ENGLAND MET SERV CYCLONE PREDICTION CENTRE OREAN, LIVERPOOL ENGLAND 3 AM EASTERN PROBITAS TIME APR 23 2139 ...SANDRA NOW A CATEGORY TWO... EYE NOW LESS WELL-DEFINED... MAY WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM BEFORE LANDFALL IF LUCKY. AT 3 AM...HURRICANE WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE COAST OF LAUDO DEO FROM MIRAMAR SOUTH 240 MILES. AT 3 AM... THE HURRICANE WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR THE CITY OF SAN CAPISTRANO... HAVE BEEN CHANGED TO TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS FOR THE MOUTH OF THE ZION RIVER NORTH TO SAN CAPISTRANO... AND FURTHER NORTH 80 MILES. A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS EXPECTED OF AN IN A HURRICANE ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN 24 HOURS. THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS HAVE LET UP AND NOW TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE IN FORCE. IT IS STILL UNSAFE TO GO OUTSIDE. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AT 3 AM, HURRICANE SANDRA WAS LOCATED IN CAECILLIAN SEA... 50 NM... 90 KM OR 60 MILES... SOUTH OF MIRAMAR, LAUDO DEO. HURRICANE SANDRA IS CURRENTLY MOVING NNW AT 7 KT... 13 KM/H... 8 MPH AND ON THIS PATH SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL ABOUT 85 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF MIRAMAR WITHIN 12 HOURS. 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 130 STORM-RELATED INJURIES AND 29 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 100 NM... 185 KM OR 115 MILES... AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER AFFECTING SAN CAPISTRANO... CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE FURTHER AS DAYBREAK COMES. CATEGORY TWO CONDITIONS NOW BEING FELT IN MIRAMAR. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 90 KNOTS... 170 KM/H OR 105 MPH... THIS MAKES SANDRA A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE AT THIS TIME IS 965 HECTOPASCALS... 72.38 CENTIMETRES OF MERCURY... 28.49 INCHES. REPEATING THE 3 AM POSITION...S OF MIRAMAR, LAUDO DEO. MOVEMENT NNW 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 90 KNOTS...CATEGORY 2...WITH HIGHER GUSTS... MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 965 HPA. THE NEXT FULL ADVISORY ON THIS SYSTEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6 AM. FORECASTED BY CALTS
