Florence finally became a hurricane early this morning. She was upgraded on the 2 a.m. EDT advisory.
Top winds are 80 mph now and the central pressure dropped overnight to 976 mb.
Florence still is not totally organized on satellite pictures this morning, but the storm does have excellent outflow.
A hurricane warning is in effect for Bermuda.
At 7 a.m. CDT, the center of the hurricane was 305 miles SSW of Bermuda. It is moving NNW at 15 mph but is gradually turning to the north and will eventually turn to the NNE. This track will carry the center of the hurricane very near Bermuda Monday morning. The official track carries it about 40 miles west of the island, putting it in the dangerous eastern semicircle where hurricane force winds extend out 45 miles.
When it does, maximum winds are expected to be about 105 mph, making it a category two storm. It should start to weaken after passing Bermuda as sea surface temperatures will begin to cool.
Weather conditions in Bermuda will be going downhill shortly because of the large size of the tropical cyclone. In fact, gale force winds should begin there in the next few hours.
Here is the latest METAR observation from the Naval Air Station at Bermuda...
TXKF 101155Z 09021G26KT 8SM FEW014 SCT021 BKN037 OVC080 27/25 A2987 RMK HZ SLP114
It's overcast and breezy on the island this morning as one might expect...
Conditions at 6:55 a.m. CDT...
Temperature: 27.0°C (81°F)
Dewpoint: 25.0°C (77°F) [RH = 89%]
Pressure (altimeter): 29.87 inches Hg (1011.6 mb)
[Sea-level pressure: 1011.4 mb]
Winds: from the E (90 degrees) at 24 MPH (21 knots; 10.9 m/s)
gusting to 30 MPH (26 knots; 13.5 m/s)
Visibility: 8 miles (13 km)
Ceiling: 3700 feet AGL
Clouds: few clouds at 1400 feet AGL
scattered clouds at 2100 feet AGL
broken clouds at 3700 feet AGL
overcast cloud deck at 8000 feet AGL
The hurricane will continue to recurve out to sea, passing east of Newfoundland late on Wednesday, perhaps brushing the island. It should stay far enough east of the Canadian Martime Provinces (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island) to make effects there minimal.
Top winds are 80 mph now and the central pressure dropped overnight to 976 mb.
Florence still is not totally organized on satellite pictures this morning, but the storm does have excellent outflow.
A hurricane warning is in effect for Bermuda.
At 7 a.m. CDT, the center of the hurricane was 305 miles SSW of Bermuda. It is moving NNW at 15 mph but is gradually turning to the north and will eventually turn to the NNE. This track will carry the center of the hurricane very near Bermuda Monday morning. The official track carries it about 40 miles west of the island, putting it in the dangerous eastern semicircle where hurricane force winds extend out 45 miles.
When it does, maximum winds are expected to be about 105 mph, making it a category two storm. It should start to weaken after passing Bermuda as sea surface temperatures will begin to cool.
Weather conditions in Bermuda will be going downhill shortly because of the large size of the tropical cyclone. In fact, gale force winds should begin there in the next few hours.
Here is the latest METAR observation from the Naval Air Station at Bermuda...
TXKF 101155Z 09021G26KT 8SM FEW014 SCT021 BKN037 OVC080 27/25 A2987 RMK HZ SLP114
It's overcast and breezy on the island this morning as one might expect...
Conditions at 6:55 a.m. CDT...
Temperature: 27.0°C (81°F)
Dewpoint: 25.0°C (77°F) [RH = 89%]
Pressure (altimeter): 29.87 inches Hg (1011.6 mb)
[Sea-level pressure: 1011.4 mb]
Winds: from the E (90 degrees) at 24 MPH (21 knots; 10.9 m/s)
gusting to 30 MPH (26 knots; 13.5 m/s)
Visibility: 8 miles (13 km)
Ceiling: 3700 feet AGL
Clouds: few clouds at 1400 feet AGL
scattered clouds at 2100 feet AGL
broken clouds at 3700 feet AGL
overcast cloud deck at 8000 feet AGL
The hurricane will continue to recurve out to sea, passing east of Newfoundland late on Wednesday, perhaps brushing the island. It should stay far enough east of the Canadian Martime Provinces (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island) to make effects there minimal.