Hurricane Dean Update
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
5:00am AST
Around 3:30am CDT... Category FIVE Hurricane Dean made landfall on the East Coast of the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico...
As of 5:00 AM AST the center of Hurricane Dean was located near Latitude 18.7 North... Longitude 87.8 West... or about 35 miles East-Northeast of Chetumal Mexico and about 195 miles East-Southeast of Campeche Mexico.
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
5:00am AST
Around 3:30am CDT... Category FIVE Hurricane Dean made landfall on the East Coast of the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico...
As of 5:00 AM AST the center of Hurricane Dean was located near Latitude 18.7 North... Longitude 87.8 West... or about 35 miles East-Northeast of Chetumal Mexico and about 195 miles East-Southeast of Campeche Mexico.
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Hurricane Dean had Maximum Sustained Winds near 165 MPH with higher gust and Dean made landfall as a Category Five Hurricane. Although some weakening is forecast as Dean crosses the Yucatan Peninsula… Dean is expected to maintain Hurricane strength throughout the next 24 hours.
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Hurricane Force Winds extend outward up to 60 miles from the center and Tropical Storm Force Winds extend outward up to 175 miles.
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The Minimum Central Pressure was recorded by a Hurricane Hunter Plane at 906 MB... 26.75 Inches just before landfall this morning.
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* Update 4:00 pm CDT *
Dean Emerges into the Bay of Campeche as a Category One Hurricane with maximum sustained winds near 80 MPH with higher gust... Some re-strengthening is forecast during the next 24 hours...
Check out links above/below for updates on Hurricane Dean.
Dean Emerges into the Bay of Campeche as a Category One Hurricane with maximum sustained winds near 80 MPH with higher gust... Some re-strengthening is forecast during the next 24 hours...
Check out links above/below for updates on Hurricane Dean.
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Info/Map & Satellite Imagery by NWS TPC/National Hurricane Center, Miami FL
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