Tropical Storm Dennis has been upgraded to a hurricane based upon recent windspeed measurements.
"SHORTLY BEFORE 527 PM EDT...RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT MEASURED A FLIGHT-LEVEL WIND OF 79 KT IN THE NORTHEAST QUADRANT ON THEIR OUTBOUND LEG...WHICH EQUATES TO A SURFACE WIND OF ABOUT 71 KT. A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 985 MB WAS ALSO MEASURED. BASED ON THIS INFORMATION...DENNIS IS BEING UPGRADED TO A HURRICANE AND A SPECIAL ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED AT 6 PM EDT."
Current landfall is expected to occur on the Gulf Coast portions of Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida panhandle.
More information at the
Hurricane Dennis Track Map page.
# posted by MapWatch @ Wednesday, July 06, 2005
