Hurricane OLI Update 2 – February 4

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:

• Cyclone OLI May Target Tourist Spots
• Hurricane OLI Update 1 – February 4

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.

Related Links:

• Cyclone OLI May Target Tourist Spots
• Hurricane OLI Update 1 – February 4
• FEWW New Hurricane Scale