Florence Now a Major Hurricane in Atlantic

As of 11 a.m. Hurricane Florence is now a Major Atlantic Hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 125 MPH and a minimum central pressure of 957 MB. Florence is moving toward the northwest near 13 mph, and this general motion is expected to continue through tonight.  A turn toward the west-northwest with a decrease in forward speed is forecast on Thursday, followed by a turn back toward the northwest early next week. Florence is a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Some weakening is possible during the next few days, but Florence is expected to remain a strong hurricane through early next week. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 15 miles from the center, and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 90 miles.

Bermuda and the east coast of the US should keep a close eye on this storm as it progresses this week into the beginning of next week.  The storm is expected to approach Bermuda on Tuesday and could possibly pose a threat to the Eastern United States late next week, though it is too far out to know for sure.  We will continually provide updates over the next few days.

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