NEWS ITEM ON HURRICANE SAM ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE AT 6AM EDT, MONDAY 27TH SEPTEMBER 2021.
...SAM EXPECTED TO BE A MAJOR HURRICANE FOR SEVERAL DAYS...
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT TO INVESTIGATE SAM LATER TODAY…
AT 5 AM EDT, THE CENTER OFHURRICANE SAM WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.2° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 51.4° WESTOR 1290 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS.
SAM IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS, WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED BEGINNING ON THURSDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 130 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SAM IS A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. LITTLE CHANCE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. THEREAFTER, SOME SLOW WEAKENING IS GFORECAST THROUGH MIDWEEK, ALTHOUGH SAM SHOULD REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE.
