Hurricane Igor advisory for 5 a.m. Sept. 15

Sep 15, 2010 1 min read

At 5 a.m. AST, Igor was moving toward the west-northwest near 9 MPH. A generally northwestward motion is expected during the next 48 hours.

Maximum sustained winds are near 145 MPH with higher gusts. Igor is a category four hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale. Fluctuations in strength are anticipated during the next day or two.

Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 45 miles from the center and tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 225 miles.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service