NEWS ITEM ON HURRICANE SAM, ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION AT 12PM EDT, SATURDAY 2ND OCTOBER 2021.
… STEADFAST SAM MAINTAINING CATERGORY 4 WINDS…
AT 11AM EDT, THE EYE OF HURRICANE SAMWAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 33.9° NORTHAND LONGITUDE 59.3° WEST, OR ABOUT 335 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF BERMUDA.
SAM IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 17 MILES PER HOUR.THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, SAM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE AWAY FROM BERMUDA.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 130 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SAM IS A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. SOME SLOW WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 36 HOURS. SAM COULD BECOME A POWERFUL POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE ON TUESDAY.
