Hurricane Dennis - July 2005
Hurricane: a tropical cyclone with winds of 74 miles (118 kilometers) per hour or greater that occurs especially in the western Atlantic, that is usually accompanied by rain, thunder, and lightning, and that sometimes moves into temperate latitudes
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NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
8 PM EDT THU JUL 07 2005 -
...Major Hurricane Dennis continuing to strengthen .. approaching Cabo Cruz
in Southeastern Cuba...
A Hurricane warning is in effect for the lower Florida Keys from the seven
mile bridge westward to the dry Tortugas.. and a tropical storm warning is
in effect for the remainder of the Florida Keys..East of the Seven Mile Bridge
to the Ocean Reef and Florida Bay a hurricane watch remains in effet for the
Florida Keys east of the Seven Mile Bridge to Ocean Reef and Florida Bay.
A HURRICANE OR TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE OR TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS...RESPECTIVELY...ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN
THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED
TO COMPLETION IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA.
A Tropical storm watch is in effect for all of the Southern Florida Peninsula
from Golden Beach southward on the east coast and South of Bonita Beach on
the west coast. Watches and warning along both the east and west coasts of
Florida will likely be extended northward later this evening.
A HURRICANE OR TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE OR TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS...RESPECTIVELY...ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY
WITHIN 36 HOURS.
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AT 8 PM EDT...0000Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DENNIS WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 19.4 NORTH... LONGITUDE 77.1 WEST OR ABOUT 50
MILES... 80 KM... SOUTHEAST OF CABO CRUZ IN SOUTHEASTERN CUBA AND
ABOUT 135 MILES... 215 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF GUANTANAMO CUBA.
Dennis is moving toward the northweest near 15 MPH .. 25 KM/HR.. and this
motion is expected to continue for the next 24 hours.
REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE:
That Dennis has continues to strengthen .. and maximum sustaines winds are
now near 130 MPH .. 210 KM/HR.. with higher gusts. Dennis is a dangerous cateogry
3 hurricane on the safir-simpson scale. Some additional strengthening is forecast
before the center reaches Central Cuba...and Dennis could become a Category
4 hurricane before reaching Cuba.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES... 75 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140
MILES...220 KM. SANTIAGO DE CUBA RECENTLY REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 58 MPH
WITH A GUST TO 80 MPH.
AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER PLANE RECENTLY REPORTED A MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 951 MB...28.08 INCHES.
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REPEATING THE 8 PM EDT POSITION...19.4 N... 77.1 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...130 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 951 MB.