Hurricane Dean Update - Monday, August 20, 2007

Hurricane Dean Update
Monday, August 20, 2007
11:00am AST

As of 11:00 AM AST the center of Hurricane Dean was located near Latitude 17.9 North... Longitude 82.4 West... or about 125 miles Southwest of Grand Cayman and about 385 miles East of Belize City.

Hurricane Dean has Maximum Sustained Winds near 150 MPH with higher gust. Dean is a Category Four Hurricane. and could become a Category Five Hurricane later today.

Hurricane Force Winds extend outward up to 60 miles from the center and Tropical Storm Force Winds extend outward up to 205 miles.

The Estimated Minimum Central Pressure is 925 MB... 27.32 Inches.
Read more up to date info on DEAN HERE

* View 30 minute updates of Tropical Satellite Floater Imagery HERE

* View 30 minute updates of Western Atlantic-Infrared Satellite Loop HERE
Info and Map by NWS TPC/National Hurricane Center Miami FL

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About Photo:

Crewmembers on the Space Shuttle Endeavour captured this image of Hurricane Dean in the Caribbean on August 18th around Noon CDT. At the time the shuttle and International Space Station passed overhead, the Category 4 storm was moving westerly at 17 mph nearing Jamaica carrying sustained winds of 150 mph. Image Credit: NASA

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UPDATE: 8:30pm AST
DATA FROM THE AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING HURRICANE DEAN INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 160 MPH... MAKING DEAN A POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC CATEGORY FIVE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE.
(Info from forecaster KNABB - NWS TPC/National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL)