Hurricane OLI Update 2 – February 4
Posted by feww on February 4, 2010
OLI a Cat 4A Hurricane, Still Intensifying
Cyclone OLI Could Strengthen to a Monster Category 5 Hurricane in 24 Hours
Hurricane OLI. Credit: CIMSS. Click image to enter UW-CIMSS weather portal.
Background:
Hurricane OLI Details
- Time/Date: 4 February 2010 – 15:01 UTC
- Position: Near 19.0ºS, 152.1ºW
- Sustained Movement: 150 degrees
- Forward speed: 17 km/hr (~ 9 kt)
- Tropical Cyclone OLI has been tracking South-Southeast over the past 6 hours.
Current Wind Distribution:
- Maximum Sustained winds: 217 Km (117 kt)
- Maximum Gusts: ~ 260km/hr (140 kt)
Wave Height and Location:
- Maximum significant wave height: 8m (24 ft)
- Location: OLI was located about about 250 km (135 NM) SSW of Bora Bora
- Sources: JTWC and Others
Tropical Cyclone OLI is currently a dangerous Cat 4A hurricane on the FEWW New Hurricane Scale and expected to further intensify in the warm Pacific waters (SST ~ 26ºdegrees C) during the next 12 to 24 hours, possibly to a Category 5 monster storm.
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