19Z Tropical Update

HURRICANE IGOR SPECIAL FORECAST 4
TROPICAL FORECAST CENTER
2:48 PM EDT SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 12, 2010

AT 2:30 PM EDT/1830Z...THE EYE OF HURRICANE IGOR WAS LOCATED NEAR 17.7 N 46.1 W OR 1120 MILES EAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS. IGOR WAS MOVING TO THE WEST NEAR 14 MPH AND THIS GENERAL MOTION WITH A GRADUAL TURN TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 135 MPH. IGOR IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. CONTINUED STRENGHTENING IS FORECAST AND IGOR COULD BECOME A CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE LATER TODAY OR MONDAY. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 950 MB/28.05 IN.

THIS A SPECIAL UPDATE TO INCREASE THE WINDS OF EXTREMELY POWERFUL HURRICANE IGOR...NOW WITH WINDS OF 115 KTS. CONDITIONS REMAIN VERY FAVORABLE FOR CONTINUED STRENGTHENING AND IGOR COULD BECOME A CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE.


JACKSON