Hurricane Jose Upgraded To Category 2, Expected To Become "Major Hurricane" On Friday

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Hurricane Jose Upgraded To Category 2, Expected To Become "Major Hurricane" On Friday




[size=10]by Tyler Durden
Sep 7, 2017 2:11 PM

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As of 2pm today, Hurricane Jose, located 660 Miles east of the Lesser Antilles, and following in Irma's footsteps, is now a Category 2 storm with maximum sustained winds od 105 mph (165kmh).

Here is the summary from the NHC:

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Hurricane Jose Intermediate Advisory Number 9A
 
...JOSE NOW A CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE...
 
At 200 PM AST (1800 UTC), the center of Hurricane Jose was located near latitude 15.2 North, longitude 51.4 West.  Jose is moving toward the west-northwest near 18 mph (30 km/h).  The hurricane is expected to continue on this heading with a slight decrease in forward speed during the next couple of days.
 
Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 105 mph (165 km/h) with higher gusts.  Additional strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours, and Jose is expected to become a major hurricane on Friday.
 
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 15 miles (30 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 100 miles (160 km).
 
The estimated minimum central pressure is 978 mb (28.88 inches).

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The good news is that, as of now, there is little chance that Jose will have nearly as devastating an impact on inhabited areas as Irma.
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