455
WTNT65 KNHC 161520
TCUAT5
HURRICANE ERIN TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL052025
1120 AM AST SAT AUG 16 2025
...AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTERS FIND ERIN IS NOW A
CATASTROPHIC CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE...
REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT
INDICATE THAT ERIN HAS BECOME A CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
NEAR 160 MPH (255 KM/H). THE MINIMUM PRESSURE HAS FALLEN TO NEAR
917 MB (27.08 INCHES). THE NEXT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED
AT 200 PM AST (1800 UTC).
SUMMARY OF 1120 AM AST...1520 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...19.7N 62.8W
ABOUT 105 MI...170 KM N OF ANGUILLA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...160 MPH...255 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 17 MPH...28 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...917 MB...27.08 INCHES
FORECASTER BEVEN/KELLY
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